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PublishPress Shortlinks

PublishPress Shortlinks - The Link Manager for WordPress
by PublishPress · 200+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Limited data

Limited data: PublishPress Shortlinks has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for PublishPress Shortlinks
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is PublishPress Shortlinks still maintained?
Yes. Last release 16 Sep 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months. 16 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns PublishPress Shortlinks, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer stevejburge since Dec 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was PublishPress Shortlinks removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is PublishPress Shortlinks safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest PublishPress Shortlinks update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.10.1. No one-star spike after it. 16 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master20 Jan 2023 to 20 Jan 2023, 1 commits
pluginbazar18 Feb 2023 to 9 May 2024, 33 commits
jaedm9713 Mar 2025 to 14 Mar 2025, 2 commits
stevejburge22 Dec 2025 to 8 Sep 2026, 42 commits
deji9829 Jan 2026 to 16 Sep 2026, 22 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2023.

Maintenance

Last release
49 days ago
Releases, 24 months
13
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for PublishPress Shortlinks
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20264
Q2 20263
Q3 20264
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

200+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.10.1
AuthorPublishPress
Added18 Feb 2023
Last updated16 Sep 2026
Active installs200+
Requires WordPress6.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
Categorynot stated
Tagsredirects, shortlinks, custom URLs, link tracking, link shortener

Other plugins by this author: Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories, PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions, PublishPress Taxonomies - Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager - Autotagger Automatically Add Terms, Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors, PublishPress Blocks - Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions, PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access, PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes, PublishPress Planner - Editorial Calendar, Marketing Content, Kanban Board, PublishPress Tag Groups: Stylish Displays For Your Tags and Categories, PublishPress Checklists: Pre-Publishing Approval Checklist - Validate Post Requirements, Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, Publishers, Writers, PublishPress Statuses - Custom Post Status and Workflow

Questions

Is PublishPress Shortlinks still maintained?

Yes. Last release 16 Sep 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns PublishPress Shortlinks, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer stevejburge since Dec 2025.

Was PublishPress Shortlinks removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is PublishPress Shortlinks safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest PublishPress Shortlinks update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.10.1. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue