Title: shortlink
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# shortlink

 *  [funsail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/funsail/)
 * (@funsail)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortlink-1/)
 * Where does shortlink come from?
    I have 2 sites in a network, using the same 
   kinda stuff, but one generates this
 * <link rel=’shortlink’ href=’[http://mysite.com/?p=1334&#8242](http://mysite.com/?p=1334&#8242);/
   >
 * the other doesn’t. I don’t really want it, is it a setting somewhere?

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 *  [Hristo Pandjarov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hristo-sg/)
 * (@hristo-sg)
 * SiteGround Representative
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortlink-1/#post-3484077)
 * Hello,
 * This is a new functionality brought by WordPress 3.0. The application automatically
   adds this when you use URL shorteners. Actually, it’s good for your search optimisation,
   so I wouldn’t remove it if I were you.
 * However, in case you want to remove this rel tag, add this line to your functions.
   php file:
 * `remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_shortlink_wp_head', 10, 0 );`
 *  Thread Starter [funsail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/funsail/)
 * (@funsail)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortlink-1/#post-3484100)
 * What is the benefit of this? I already use short slugs. I am told the ? Is bad
   for caching. Do you know why only 1 site generated it?
 *  [Hristo Pandjarov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hristo-sg/)
 * (@hristo-sg)
 * SiteGround Representative
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortlink-1/#post-3484110)
 * It shouldn’t have anything to do with that. Could you give me the exact link 
   that is marked as shortening service incorrectly?
 *  Thread Starter [funsail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/funsail/)
 * (@funsail)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortlink-1/#post-3484116)
 * My site is already [http://mysite.com/bost-name/](http://mysite.com/bost-name/)
   
   the addition of ?p= benefits who? I don’t understand why 1 site has it and the
   other doesn’t
 *  [Hristo Pandjarov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hristo-sg/)
 * (@hristo-sg)
 * SiteGround Representative
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortlink-1/#post-3484119)
 * Your website is correctly using the search engines friendly links. The **shortlink**
   rel specifies that even if this page is linked via [http://mysite.com/?p=1334](http://mysite.com/?p=1334)
   it is the same URL and should be considered the same. This actually benefits 
   the SEO of your site. You can consider it as an addition to the rel canonical
   tag.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Hristo Pandjarov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hristo-sg/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortlink-1/#post-3484119)
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