TLY URL Shortener is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by tlyshortener.
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TLY URL Shortener is a newly-listed WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. no published reviews yet means feature claims are unverified by the wider merchant base. Without a published review base, the only fit-signal available is the developer's own documentation plus the marketplace's listing-quality audit (linked below). Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by tlyshortener — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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How TLY URL Shortener works
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TLY URL Shortener connects WordPress to the T.LY API so editors can create, regenerate, copy, and manage short links without leaving the dashboard.
Features
Settings page under Settings > T.LY
Automatic short-link generation on publish for posts and pages
Post editor meta box with generate, regenerate, copy, and delete-local actions
Gutenberg sidebar panel integration
Manual external-link shortener for selected or pasted external links
Posts list column and row actions
Analytics service scaffold for future reporting
Installation
Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
Activate TLY URL Shortener from the Plugins screen.
Go to Settings > T.LY.
Add your T.LY API key.
Optionally set a default short domain and enable the workflows you want.
Hooks used
init
transition_post_status
admin_menu
admin_init
admin_enqueue_scripts
add_meta_boxes
rest_api_init
admin_post_tlyursh_generate_short_link
admin_notices
manage_post_posts_columns
manage_page_posts_columns
manage_post_posts_custom_column
manage_page_posts_custom_column
post_row_actions
page_row_actions
Filters provided
tlyursh_supported_post_types
tlyursh_auto_generate_for_post_type
tlyursh_enable_logging
tlyursh_enable_analytics_ui
Updating API behavior Endpoint paths and response parsing are centralized in:
src/API/TLYURSH_Api_Client.php
If the T.LY API changes, update the ENDPOINTS map and request/response handling there.
Screenshots
Settings page with API and automation options
Posts list table with the T.LY link column and row actions
Post edit screen meta box for copying, regenerating, and shortening links
External Services This plugin connects to the T.LY API to shorten URLs.
Service: T.LY API
Purpose: URL shortening
Data sent:
Long URL entered by user
API key (if configured)
When:
When user creates a short link
Provider:
T.LY
Terms of Service:
https://t.ly/terms
Privacy Policy:
https://t.ly/privacy
Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is TLY URL Shortener?
TLY URL Shortener is an app for WordPress. It is published on WordPress Plugin Directory and tracked by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by tlyshortener.