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Perfect for social media sharing, email marketing, and tracking engagement.<\/p>\n\n<p>Transform your long WordPress URLs into short, memorable links that are easier to share and track.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>This plugin connects to Hi.Fan URL Shortener service (https:\/\/hi.fan) to create and manage short links.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>By using this plugin, you agree to:\n* Create a Hi.Fan account (free)\n* Hi.Fan Terms of Service: https:\/\/hi.fan\/page\/terms\n* Hi.Fan Privacy Policy: https:\/\/hi.fan\/page\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Data sent to Hi.Fan:<\/strong>\n* Your email address (during registration)\n* WordPress site URL\n* Post\/page URLs for shortening<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\u2713 Automatically generate short links when publishing posts\/pages<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 Copy short link with one click from post editor<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 Choose your custom domain<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 Display short link in content with <code>[hifan_shortlink]<\/code> shortcode<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 <strong>NEW<\/strong> Click statistics displayed in post editor<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 <strong>NEW<\/strong> QR code generation for each short link<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 <strong>NEW<\/strong> Custom alias support - choose your own short URL slug<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 <strong>NEW<\/strong> WooCommerce product support<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 <strong>NEW<\/strong> Bulk create short links for existing content<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 <strong>NEW<\/strong> Short link column in posts\/pages list<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 <strong>NEW<\/strong> Delete and regenerate short links<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 Simple 30-second setup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Shortcode Options:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Basic usage:\n    [hifan_shortlink]<\/p>\n\n<p>With custom text:\n    [hifan_shortlink text=\"Share this\"]<\/p>\n\n<p>With QR code:\n    [hifan_shortlink show_qr=\"1\" qr_size=\"150\"]<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Active Hi.Fan account (free registration available)<\/li>\n<li>PHP 7.4 or higher<\/li>\n<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>External Services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to external services to provide its functionality. By using this plugin, you acknowledge and agree to the use of these services.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Hi.Fan URL Shortener Service<\/h4>\n\n<p>This plugin requires connection to Hi.Fan (https:\/\/hi.fan) to create and manage short links.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>What data is sent:<\/strong>\n* Your WordPress site URL and site name (during authorization)\n* Post\/page URLs when creating short links\n* API key for authentication<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>When data is sent:<\/strong>\n* When you authorize the plugin with Hi.Fan\n* When a short link is created (automatically on publish or manually)\n* When fetching click statistics for existing short links\n* When fetching your available domains<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Service information:<\/strong>\n* Service provider: Hi.Fan\n* Website: https:\/\/hi.fan\n* Terms of Service: https:\/\/hi.fan\/page\/terms\n* Privacy Policy: https:\/\/hi.fan\/page\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n\n<h4>Google Charts API (QR Code Fallback)<\/h4>\n\n<p>This plugin may use Google Charts API as a fallback for QR code generation when the primary Hi.Fan QR service is unavailable.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>What data is sent:<\/strong>\n* The short link URL to be encoded in the QR code<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>When data is sent:<\/strong>\n* Only when displaying a QR code and the Hi.Fan QR endpoint is not available<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Service information:<\/strong>\n* Service provider: Google LLC\n* Google Terms of Service: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\n* Google Privacy Policy: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy<\/p>\n\n<h3>Privacy Policy<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to Hi.Fan service (https:\/\/hi.fan) to create short links.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Data collected:<\/strong>\n* Email address (for account creation)\n* WordPress site URL\n* Post\/page URLs<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Data usage:<\/strong>\n* Create and manage short links\n* Provide analytics (click tracking)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Third-party service:<\/strong>\n* Hi.Fan: https:\/\/hi.fan\n* Privacy Policy: https:\/\/hi.fan\/page\/privacy-policy\n* Terms of Service: https:\/\/hi.fan\/page\/terms<\/p>\n\n<p>No data is collected without user consent. Users must explicitly create a Hi.Fan account or connect an existing one.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<p><strong>Automatic Installation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/li>\n<li>Search for \"Hi.Fan URL Shortener\"<\/li>\n<li>Click \"Install Now\"<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p><strong>Manual Installation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>hifan-links<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu<\/li>\n<li>Go to Hi.Fan Shortener in the admin menu<\/li>\n<li>Follow the setup wizard<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p><strong>Setup (30 seconds):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Hi.Fan Shortener in your WordPress admin menu<\/li>\n<li>Click \"Authorize with Hi.Fan\" or enter existing API key<\/li>\n<li>Select your domain<\/li>\n<li>Done! Short URLs will be created automatically<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20a%20hi.fan%20account%3F\"><h3>Do I need a Hi.Fan account?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, you need a free Hi.Fan account. You can create one directly from the plugin in about 30 seconds.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20this%20plugin%20free%3F\"><h3>Is this plugin free?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, the plugin is completely free. Hi.Fan offers both free and premium plans.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20get%20my%20api%20key%3F\"><h3>How do I get my API key?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>After creating your Hi.Fan account, you can find your API key in your Hi.Fan dashboard under Settings \u2192 API.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20my%20own%20domain%3F\"><h3>Can I use my own domain?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes! If you have a custom domain connected to your Hi.Fan account, you can select it in the plugin settings.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20to%20my%20short%20links%20if%20i%20deactivate%20the%20plugin%3F\"><h3>What happens to my short links if I deactivate the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Your short links will continue to work on Hi.Fan. You can manage them from your Hi.Fan dashboard.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20customize%20the%20short%20link%20aliases%3F\"><h3>Can I customize the short link aliases?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes! When creating a short link manually from the post editor, you can enter a custom alias.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20work%20with%20woocommerce%20products%3F\"><h3>Does this work with WooCommerce products?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes! 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