YOURLS Link Creator
Limited data: YOURLS Link Creator has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is YOURLS Link Creator still maintained?
- No. Last release 25 Feb 2016, over 10 years ago. 25 Feb 2016 · wordpress.org
- Who owns YOURLS Link Creator, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was YOURLS Link Creator removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is YOURLS Link Creator safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest YOURLS Link Creator update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.1.1. No one-star spike after it. 25 Feb 2016 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change since 2012.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 11 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.4 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 25 Feb 2016. Tested up to 4.4, 27 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
| 5 star | 11 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
500+ 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
| Version | 2.1.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Andrew Norcross |
| Added | 11 Oct 2012 |
| Last updated | 25 Feb 2016 |
| Active installs | 500+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.6 |
| Tested up to | 4.4.34 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | yourls, shortlink, custom url |
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Questions
Is YOURLS Link Creator still maintained?
No. Last release 25 Feb 2016, over 10 years ago.
Who owns YOURLS Link Creator, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was YOURLS Link Creator removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is YOURLS Link Creator safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest YOURLS Link Creator update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.1.1. No one-star spike after it.