Comments on: How To Easily Create Your Own URL Shortener With WordPress http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/how-to-easily-create-your-own-url-shortener-with-wordpress/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:57:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ashley http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/how-to-easily-create-your-own-url-shortener-with-wordpress/#comment-6282 ashley Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:52:52 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=1521#comment-6282 awesommmmmmeeee awesommmmmmeeee

]]> By: barb hipsman http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/how-to-easily-create-your-own-url-shortener-with-wordpress/#comment-6227 barb hipsman Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:25:41 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=1521#comment-6227 It's not too smart if its owners aren't using grammar correctly. it's v. its.... It’s not too smart if its owners aren’t using grammar correctly.
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]]> By: Sean O http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/how-to-easily-create-your-own-url-shortener-with-wordpress/#comment-5041 Sean O Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:21:23 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=1521#comment-5041 Great article on using Wordpress for short URLs. For those who may or may not be using WP, but are still looking to create a short URL service using their own web site (and their own brand), I've recently posted an article on how to do so yourself, in under 50 lines of code: <a href="http://sean-o.com/short-URL" rel="nofollow">http://sean-o.com/short-URL</a> Great article on using Wordpress for short URLs. For those who may or may not be using WP, but are still looking to create a short URL service using their own web site (and their own brand), I’ve recently posted an article on how to do so yourself, in under 50 lines of code:

http://sean-o.com/short-URL

]]> By: Team Nirvana http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/how-to-easily-create-your-own-url-shortener-with-wordpress/#comment-4834 Team Nirvana Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:31:23 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=1521#comment-4834 301, 302, 307 I was just wondering where would this end and whether I was getting anything into my grey matter. But, eventually I backfired and researched a bit of the redirects mentioned. Thanks for the explanation in detail. I am going to use this plugin now and make the changes mentioned. 301, 302, 307 I was just wondering where would this end and whether I was getting anything into my grey matter. But, eventually I backfired and researched a bit of the redirects mentioned.

Thanks for the explanation in detail. I am going to use this plugin now and make the changes mentioned.

]]> By: Blair Williams http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/how-to-easily-create-your-own-url-shortener-with-wordpress/#comment-2730 Blair Williams Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:59:17 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=1521#comment-2730 Lee, I appreciated your comment about the 302 redirect so much that I've added a new feature. Pretty Link now gracefully degrades to a 302 redirect from 307 when it sees that the client is HTTP 1.0 ... Even though this issue is pretty much moot -- (almost all HTTP 1.0 clients are able to understand 307 redirects these days) I thought you'd like to know that Pretty Link behaves in this manor now. Lee, I appreciated your comment about the 302 redirect so much that I’ve added a new feature. Pretty Link now gracefully degrades to a 302 redirect from 307 when it sees that the client is HTTP 1.0 … Even though this issue is pretty much moot — (almost all HTTP 1.0 clients are able to understand 307 redirects these days) I thought you’d like to know that Pretty Link behaves in this manor now.

]]> By: Ralph http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/how-to-easily-create-your-own-url-shortener-with-wordpress/#comment-2061 Ralph Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:54:33 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=1521#comment-2061 This is great. Thanks for sharing this information and for everyone that commented on their experience. If I ever get around to tweeting more, I'll definitely give this a try. This is great. Thanks for sharing this information and for everyone that commented on their experience. If I ever get around to tweeting more, I’ll definitely give this a try.

]]> By: Kaila S. http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/how-to-easily-create-your-own-url-shortener-with-wordpress/#comment-2057 Kaila S. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:18:39 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=1521#comment-2057 What a great bit of information Rae, wow. I'm surprised I only saw this now many weeks after the initial post date. What a great bit of information Rae, wow. I’m surprised I only saw this now many weeks after the initial post date.

]]> By: Lee http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/how-to-easily-create-your-own-url-shortener-with-wordpress/#comment-1937 Lee Tue, 26 May 2009 19:57:08 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=1521#comment-1937 Well, I grabbed copies of both "Link Shortcut" and "Synected", but I found Link Shortcut had some warnings that kept appearing on its settings page, and Synected doesn't handle redirects very well when it has to inject stuff into .htaccess (if you specify a blank url prefix). So I went with Pretty Links, by the above commenter. So far, so good. Pretty links doesn't barf with non-prefixed redirects, generates a random slug on the fly for you, and keeps awesome stats! I went through and changed the 307's to 302's because every so often I see an old HTTP/1.0 UserAgent and I don't want them getting hung up on the newer 307. That's my mini review of the plugins! @l0gic Well, I grabbed copies of both “Link Shortcut” and “Synected”, but I found Link Shortcut had some warnings that kept appearing on its settings page, and Synected doesn’t handle redirects very well when it has to inject stuff into .htaccess (if you specify a blank url prefix). So I went with Pretty Links, by the above commenter.

So far, so good. Pretty links doesn’t barf with non-prefixed redirects, generates a random slug on the fly for you, and keeps awesome stats! I went through and changed the 307’s to 302’s because every so often I see an old HTTP/1.0 UserAgent and I don’t want them getting hung up on the newer 307.

That’s my mini review of the plugins!

@l0gic

]]> By: Blair Williams http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/how-to-easily-create-your-own-url-shortener-with-wordpress/#comment-1596 Blair Williams Thu, 07 May 2009 04:10:49 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=1521#comment-1596 I got fed up with the URL shortening options in WordPress and so I wrote my own plugin that makes this waaaay easier than this process. My plugin is called Pretty Link - you can download it here: <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/pretty-link" rel="nofollow">http://wordpress.org/extend/pretty-link</a> ... You can alter your redirect type from temporary to permanent, forward parameters, generate random slugs (that would keep you well below the 30 char max), adds a nofollow attribute to your links if you want, and allows you to add an optional bar at the top of the screen -- kind of like the DiggBar only not quite as evil :) ... In addition to all of this it tracks your links like a nightmare, gives you a great reporting interface and allows you to download the hit data in a spreadsheet. I know I'm biased because I wrote the thing but I've been using it in my twitter stream and marketing efforts and it ROCKS! I got fed up with the URL shortening options in WordPress and so I wrote my own plugin that makes this waaaay easier than this process. My plugin is called Pretty Link – you can download it here: http://wordpress.org/extend/pretty-link …

You can alter your redirect type from temporary to permanent, forward parameters, generate random slugs (that would keep you well below the 30 char max), adds a nofollow attribute to your links if you want, and allows you to add an optional bar at the top of the screen — kind of like the DiggBar only not quite as evil :) …

In addition to all of this it tracks your links like a nightmare, gives you a great reporting interface and allows you to download the hit data in a spreadsheet. I know I’m biased because I wrote the thing but I’ve been using it in my twitter stream and marketing efforts and it ROCKS!

]]> By: Dean Crame http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/how-to-easily-create-your-own-url-shortener-with-wordpress/#comment-1578 Dean Crame Tue, 05 May 2009 04:47:31 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=1521#comment-1578 Wow. Very good information. Thank you. Wow. Very good information. Thank you.

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