Title: Silvercover Link Shortener Author: Hamed Takmil Published: August 11, 2026 Last modified: August 11, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/silvercover-link-shortener/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3641942) ![](https://ps.w.org/silvercover-link-shortener/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=3641915) # Silvercover Link Shortener By [Hamed Takmil](https://profiles.wordpress.org/silvercover/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/silvercover-link-shortener.1.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/silvercover-link-shortener/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/silvercover-link-shortener/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/silvercover-link-shortener/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/silvercover-link-shortener/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/silvercover-link-shortener/) ## Description **Silvercover Link Shortener** turns long URLs into clean, branded short links served from your own WordPress site (e.g. `https://yoursite.com/go/abc123`). It is ideal for sharing posts and WooCommerce products, tracking campaign performance, and keeping all your click data in your own database instead of an external shortener. #### Features * Branded short links on your own domain (`/go/your-code`). * Automatic or custom slugs — let the plugin generate a random code, or type your own. * Detailed click tracking — date/time, IP address, country, browser, and referrer. * Per-link reports inside a dedicated admin dashboard. * Editor metabox — create and copy a short link directly from the post/page/product edit screen. * AJAX row actions — shorten or copy a link straight from the Posts/Products list, with no page reload. * One-click copy to clipboard (with a fallback for non-HTTPS environments). * Translation ready (i18n) — full text domain support with an included `.pot` file. * Secure — nonce-protected forms and `manage_options` capability checks (admins only). #### Requirements * WordPress 5.6 or higher * PHP 7.4 or higher * (Optional) WooCommerce — for short links on product pages ### External services This plugin connects to the ip-api.com IP geolocation API to look up the country associated with a visitor’s IP address, so that country can be shown in the per- link click reports. It sends the visitor’s IP address to ip-api.com every time a tracked short link is clicked (one request per click, containing only the IP address). No other data is transmitted. This service is provided by ip-api.com: [Terms of Service and Privacy Policy](https://ip-api.com/docs/legal). ## Screenshots [⌊Link Shortener admin dashboard with the list of created links.⌉⌊Link Shortener admin dashboard with the list of created links.⌉[ Link Shortener admin dashboard with the list of created links. [⌊Per-link click report showing date, IP, country, browser, and referrer.⌉⌊Per-link click report showing date, IP, country, browser, and referrer.⌉[ Per-link click report showing date, IP, country, browser, and referrer. [⌊Short Link metabox in the post/page/product editor sidebar.⌉⌊Short Link metabox in the post/page/product editor sidebar.⌉[ Short Link metabox in the post/page/product editor sidebar. [[ ## Installation 1. Upload the `silvercover-link-shortener` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, or install the plugin directly through the WordPress plugins screen. 2. Activate **Silvercover Link Shortener** through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress. 3. Go to **Settings Permalinks** and click **Save Changes** once to flush rewrite rules (required for `/go/...` links to work). #### Upgrading If you upgrade from an older version, deactivate and reactivate the plugin once so the database schema updates safely. ## FAQ ### How do I create a short link manually? Go to **Link Shortener** in the admin menu, enter a target URL, optionally set a custom slug, and click **Create Short Link**. ### How do I shorten a link for a post or product? From the editor, use the **Short Link** metabox in the sidebar to generate and copy a link instantly. From the Posts/Products list, hover over any row and click **Shorten link** (AJAX, no reload). Once created, it becomes a **Copy short link** action. ### How do I view click reports? On the Link Shortener page, click **Report** next to any link to see every recorded click with its details. ### Can I change the `/go/` base path? Yes. Edit the following constant in the main plugin file and re-save your permalinks: ``` define( 'SILVLISH_SLUG_BASE', 'go' ); // e.g. change 'go' to 'link' or 's' ``` ### Does this plugin send any data to third parties? Visitor IP addresses are sent to the free ip-api.com service for country lookup. You can disable or replace this in `includes/class-links.php` if you prefer not to use it. ### Is the plugin translatable? Yes, it is fully translatable. A `silvercover-link-shortener.pot` template is included in the `languages/` folder. To regenerate it with WP-CLI: ``` wp i18n make-pot . languages/silvercover-link-shortener.pot ``` ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Silvercover Link Shortener” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Hamed Takmil ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/silvercover/) [Translate “Silvercover Link Shortener” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/silvercover-link-shortener) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/silvercover-link-shortener/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/silvercover-link-shortener/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/silvercover-link-shortener/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/silvercover-link-shortener/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.0 * Added AJAX row actions to shorten and copy links from the Posts/Products list. * Added editor metabox for quick short link creation and copying. * Improved click reports UI. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.1.0** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [click tracking](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/click-tracking/)[link shortener](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link-shortener/) [short link](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/short-link/)[url shortener](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/url-shortener/) [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/silvercover-link-shortener/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/silvercover-link-shortener/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/silvercover-link-shortener/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Hamed Takmil ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/silvercover/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/silvercover-link-shortener/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://silvercover.ir)