Title: JB Shortener
Author: Josh Betz
Published: <strong>November 29, 2011</strong>
Last modified: August 20, 2012

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# JB Shortener

 By [Josh Betz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/betzster/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/jb-shortener.1.1.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jb-shortener/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jb-shortener/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jb-shortener/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jb-shortener/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jb-shortener/)

## Description

Changes the Short URL and the Twitter Tools URL for each post on your site using
a custom, shortened domain and a base-36 encode of the post ID.

## Installation

 1. Buy a short domain
 2. Upload `jb-shortener.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 4. Update the “Short URL” in Options->General

If you’re running a multisite configuration, copy `sunrise.php` to the `wp-content`
folder and set `define('SUNRISE', 'on');` in `wp-config.php`.

## FAQ

#### Why would I want this Plugin?

You can use a custom, shorter url for the short urls in WordPress and with Twitter
Tools.

#### Does it work with Multisite enabled?

Yes, but you have to copy the `sunrise.php` file into the `wp_content` folder.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“JB Shortener” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Josh Betz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/betzster/)

[Translate “JB Shortener” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/jb-shortener)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jb-shortener/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/jb-shortener/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/jb-shortener/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/jb-shortener/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1.1

 * Fix formatting on options page
 * Display warning if no short domain is set

#### 1.1

 * Now works with multisite installs with subdirectories
 * Various optimizations
 * Removed explicit support for domain mapping plugin

#### 1.0

 * Removes entries from the redirect database in multisite mode
 * No longer continues to redirect after plugin has been disabled in multisite mode
 * more efficient check for database install

#### 0.8

 * No longer requires hosting of short-url redirect scripts, even for multisite
 * Added `sunrise.php`

#### 0.7

 * Straight redirect to post instead of bouncing to `?p=POSTID` first

#### 0.5

 * No longer need to host the short-url redirect on an external domain for non-multisite
   installs

#### 0.4

 * First version

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.1**
 *  Last updated **14 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.3 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.4.2**
 * Tags
 * [shorturl](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shorturl/)[twitter](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/twitter/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jb-shortener/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Josh Betz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/betzster/)

## Support

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