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nilsenpaul/bitly-connect
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This Craft CMS plugin makes it easy for you to create shortened URLs directly from your templates, through Bitly

1.0.0(4y ago)07proprietaryPHPPHP >=7.1

Since Sep 14Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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Bitly Connect plugin for Craft CMS 3.x
======================================

[](#bitly-connect-plugin-for-craft-cms-3x)

This plugin lets you connect your Craft CMS to Bitly, to create shortened URLs directly from your Twig templates. All you need is a Bitly access token, and off you go!

License
-------

[](#license)

This plugin requires a commercial license which can be purchased through the [Craft Plugin Store](https://plugins.craftcms.com/bitly-connect).
The license fee is $29 plus $9 per subsequent year for updates (optional).

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

This plugin requires Craft CMS 3.1.0 or later.

**Installation**

1. Install with Composer via `composer require nilsenpaul/bitly-connect` from your project directory
2. Install plugin in the Craft Control Panel under Settings > Plugins
3. [Get a Bitly access token](https://app.bitly.com/settings/api/) and enter this into the plugin's settings.

You can also install Bitly Connect via the **Plugin Store** in the Craft Control Panel.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

After you've installed the plugin, you can create a new shortened URL (or "Bitlink"), by using the `bitlink` filter:

```
{{ 'https://nilsenpaul.nl' |bitlink }}

```

Optionally, you can define a custom domain (you'd have to create one on Bitly's side first) and/or group:

```
{{ 'https://nilsenpaul.nl' |bitlink('np.link', 'o_u4j1oih') }}

```

Bitlinks widget
---------------

[](#bitlinks-widget)

The plugin comes with a widget, showing you the created bitlinks and the click count for each of them. Click counts are cached between 900 and 1800 seconds, to prevent the plugin from running in to rate limits.

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 19% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1699d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1955a9bff4966445ce621192a1e0fef4d86c50af5d3b95277ab4ff47bc31059d?d=identicon)[nilsenpaul](/maintainers/nilsenpaul)

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Top Contributors

[![nilsenpaul](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6794819?v=4)](https://github.com/nilsenpaul "nilsenpaul (5 commits)")

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