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How to Customize Shortlinks

With the PublishPress Shortlinks plugin, every post has its own URL.

By default, the final part of the URL will be a unique combination of 5 characters. By default, your shortlink will look like this: https://example.com/go/8vi3n.

However, you can customize two parts of this URL. You can customize or remove the “go” folder in the URL. You can also customize the slug for each link.

Go to Shortlinks > Settings > Options. You can use the “Shortlink Prefix” option to remove the “go” folder completely. You can use the “Prefix Slug” option to change the name of the “go” folder.

Shortlink URLs

It's also possible to change the last part of the URL. When you're editing a post, look in the sidebar under the “Shortlinks” heading. You will be able to customize the final characters of the shortlink. In the screenshot below, the final characters will be “custom-url”.

Custom URL link