Short Links
Version
3.0.0 (last update on Apr 16, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
9
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
5 March 2006
Shortlink won't officially support older releases anymore. In special cases you might have a look at the sources at GitHub, there you'll find dedicated branches for older Joomla releases.
** 2012-04-16: a current package working for Joomla 2.5 can be found at https://github.com/gesellix/shortlink/downloads **
Please give it a try and me some feedback. Thanks!
** 2012-04-09: I'm currently working on a transition from the joomlacode repository to github. Old downloads can still be found at http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/gesellix/frs/ but future releases will be available at https://github.com/gesellix/shortlink **
Component using short phrases to redirect the user to a specific website or article. Links to articles or external sites are shortened like this (the example will lead to the joomla homepage.):
http://www.gesellix.de/goto.php?link=joomla
'shortlink' is the short phrase defined to lead the visitor to another url or article.
The component shows some statistics about the number of hits.
The optional module may be configured to either let the visitor enter the phrase or to choose one from the complete list of available shortlinks.
When using Shortlink, you may also find the content plugin "TitleLink" useful. TitleLink comes with included support for this component! See http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,427/Itemid,35/ for details.
A good componente to make long links short. I will use it to shorten long links with piwik campagnes.
What could be better:
If you use SEO url in your joomla you have to copy the link to an article manually. The componente only refers to the ID, wich is not working for me.
What could be better:
If you use SEO url in your joomla you have to copy the link to an article manually. The componente only refers to the ID, wich is not working for me.
Shortlink resolved a big issue we had, as we needed a way to "passkey" redirect people to certain articles without making them become registered users.
We use joomla 1.5 and are looking to upgrade to 2.5, so as previous reviewers, we'd love to see an update on this.
Also, by default the word "shortlink" appears in the field box, which means nothing to most users and is potentially confusing. I overwrote it in the language file to say "Pass Key"
We use joomla 1.5 and are looking to upgrade to 2.5, so as previous reviewers, we'd love to see an update on this.
Also, by default the word "shortlink" appears in the field box, which means nothing to most users and is potentially confusing. I overwrote it in the language file to say "Pass Key"
Owner's reply
Thanks for your review!
For an update to Joomla 2.5, please try the downloads at https://github.com/gesellix/shortlink/downloads
This is a fantastic extension and you can make it work with Joomla 1.6/1.7 by adding two lines of code.
Very simple to use and adds functionality that should probably be added to base Joomla.
My only wish would be that it would pass the query along to the search engine if it wasn't found in the shortlink list.
Other than that, two thumbs up!
Very simple to use and adds functionality that should probably be added to base Joomla.
My only wish would be that it would pass the query along to the search engine if it wasn't found in the shortlink list.
Other than that, two thumbs up!
This pluging/component is very useful for my J15 site structure. But now, I need to upgrade my site to J17. I want to donate to encourage the upgrade of this component! Please, upgrade to J16/J17!
Owner's reply
Please have a look at my answer to the similar question below: I'll have a look at it next week, but I cannot tell any date when an upgraded release will be available.
For me this is one of the essential exts within J15. Easy install, transparent handling, stable function, period. As I´d like to upgrade my site to J17 I´d be very interested to know WHETHER this functionality will be upgraded to J17 in near future. I´d "even" donate to encourage it. A statement here would be very appreciated.
Owner's reply
Generally answering your question: I'm going to release an upgrade compatible with Joomla 1.7. Nevertheless I cannot declare any date when I can give you an update, but I will try to have a look at it next week.
I needed a way to make short cuts for my docman downloads to use phplist for tracking these links on email marketing messages. I used the short links component to create the short cut urls for my emails, I really like the results. Good tool !
