Shorten links to your posts and pages so you can have more space to write on social media sites. Shortlinks use the wp.me domain.
To activate the Shortlinks feature, go to Jetpack → Settings → Traffic and toggle on Create short and simple links for all posts and pages in the Shortlinks section.
Find the shortlink for a post or page
Here is how to find the shortlink for your post or page:
- Go to your page edit screen.
- Click the Jetpack icon in the top-right corner of the post-writing screen. This will open the Jetpack plugin sidebar.
- Find and expand the Shortlink section.
- You will see your
wp.meURL; you can copy it to your clipboard.
Note: If you’re using the Classic Editor, you will instead see a Get Shortlink button next to the permalink, just below the post title. Click the Get Shortlink to see the shortlink displayed in a pop-up.
How WP.me shortlinks work
The functionality for WP.me shortlinks is similar to other URL shortening services. WP.me is different, though, in a few ways:
- Every post on WordPress.com and Jetpack-powered blogs has a WP.me URL.
- These are all exposed in your pages
<head>tags usingrel=shortlink. - WP.me shortlinks don’t work for any URL in the world, just WordPress-hosted ones.
- The links are permanent, they will work as long as WordPress.com is around.
- The WP.me domain is spam-free, because we are constantly monitoring and removing spam from WordPress.com.
Enable shortlinks for Custom Post Types
By default, WP.me shortlinks are generated for posts, pages, and attachment pages.
You can add shortlink support to other post types with the add_post_type_support() function. To do so, add the following code to a functionality plugin:
add_action('init', 'my_custom_init');
function my_custom_init() {
add_post_type_support( 'custom_post_type', 'shortlinks' );
}
Please be aware that code snippets are provided as a courtesy and our support team is unable to offer assistance customizing them further.
Privacy Information
Shortlinks are deactivated by default. They can be activated/deactivated at any time by toggling the Create short and simple links for all posts and pages setting in the Shortlinks section at Jetpack → Settings → Traffic.
| Data Used | |
|---|---|
| Site Owners / UsersThe WordPress.com-based ID of the site and the specific post ID are used to generate the shorlink.Additionally, for activity tracking (detailed below): IP address, WordPress.com user ID, WordPress.com username, WordPress.com-connected site ID and URL, Jetpack version, user agent, visiting URL, referring URL, timestamp of event, browser language, country code. | Site VisitorsNone. |
| Activity Tracked | |
| Site Owners / UsersWe track when, and by which user, the feature is activated and deactivated. | Site VisitorsNone. |
| Data Synced (Read More) | |
| Site Owners / UsersWe sync a single option that identifies whether or not the feature is activated. The specific, individual shortlinks themeselves are also synced with post data. | Site VisitorsNone. |
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