I'm just seeking a place to start learning how to do this, as I haven't found anything yet aside from instructions on how to shorten links in WordPress. My goal is to create a page where visitors enter a link and we return a shortened link with tracking analytics, basically, a custom knock-off Bit.ly. I have done a lot of research but come up empty except for this question: Auto Link shorting via PHP&AJAX (bit.ly), which is unfortunately not quite what I'm looking for. This has to be done in WordPress, and I've read through dozens of WordPress forums with no luck yet. Obviously, a solution would be welcome, but I'm really just trying to find a place to start researching/learning how to do this (especially since I have no useful research yet to offer). Thanks!
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1The first result that I googled up is this plugin: [URL Shortify](https://wordpress.org/plugins/url-shortify/). Probably does everything you need. – Roman K. Jul 20 '21 at 17:40
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You know, I read through over 30 URL shortening plugins and for some reason, never saw that they have a public facing option in their premium options. Thank you for this! And for not making me feel as stupid as I probably should ;) Also, you deserve points for the answer, as simple as it may be. I'll accept it right away if you add it as an answer :) – Brian - RGY Studio Jul 20 '21 at 18:02
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No need to feel stupid. It’s sometimes impossible to find and pick the right plugin in the Wordpress universe. – Roman K. Jul 20 '21 at 20:58
