Title: Bit.ly Shortlinks Multisite (Uses OAuth 2 API)
Author: Denis Lam
Published: <strong>March 15, 2013</strong>
Last modified: July 2, 2013

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# Bit.ly Shortlinks Multisite (Uses OAuth 2 API)

 By [Denis Lam](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spiffyd/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bitly-shortlinks-multisite.1.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-shortlinks-multisite/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-shortlinks-multisite/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-shortlinks-multisite/#installation)
 * [Development](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-shortlinks-multisite/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bitly-shortlinks-multisite/)

## Description

WordPress generates shortlinks for your posts and pages. By default it uses the `?
p=` with the post ID added to it, but if you have a rather long domain name this
isn’t very useful. If you use [Bit.ly](http://bit.ly), this plugin will help you
replace the shortlink WordPress generates with a proper Bit.ly shortlink.

This plugin uses the latest Bit.ly OAuth 2 draft specification API instead of its
deprecated V3 API and enables you to use generic access token to automatically enable
Bit.ly shortlinks in your entire multisite network without the need for each site
user to have to tinker with any settings or authentication configurations.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Screenshot of Bit.ly shortlinks in action.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `plugin` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Insert this code to define your bit.ly generic access token in your `wp-config.
    php` at the end right above “That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging.”:
 4. define(‘BITLY_ACCESS_TOKEN’, ‘your_generic_access_token_goes_here’);

You can get your generic access token here: [https://bitly.com/a/oauth_apps](https://bitly.com/a/oauth_apps)

#### Multisite Installation

Install and set up your access token the same way as a single site installation 
but make sure you Network Activate the plugin.

#### How To Call Bitly Shortlinks In Your Templates

I’ve included the function `get_bitly($url)` to help developers easily shorten URLs
in their templates.

_Example Usage:_

    ```
    <?php
        $url = 'http://YourLongURL.com';
        echo get_bitly($url); // display your shortened URL
    ?>
    ```

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Bit.ly Shortlinks Multisite (Uses OAuth 2 API)” is open source software. The following
people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Denis Lam ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spiffyd/)

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### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bitly-shortlinks-multisite/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/bitly-shortlinks-multisite/),
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## Changelog

#### 1.2

 * Fixed bug that occurs when `WP_ DEBUG` is on (Thanks to Luke Childs for the bug
   find.)

#### 1.1

 * Added `get_bitly()` function.

#### 1.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2**
 *  Last updated **13 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.5.2**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-shortlinks-multisite/)
 * Tags
 * [bitly](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bitly/)[multisite](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/)
   [shortlink](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortlink/)[shortlinks](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortlinks/)
   [url shortener](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/url-shortener/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/bitly-shortlinks-multisite/advanced/)

## Ratings

 3.7 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Denis Lam ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spiffyd/)

## Support

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