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SharePoint URL Shortener

5 October, 2011 (14:57) | SharePoint | By: Paul Liebrand

A few years ago I developed a free SharePoint URL Shortener and released it to the community. I have not had much time to go back to it since.  I had some time recently and decided to add a feature that I have wanted to have for a long time and many have asked for.

With the release of 1.0.2, you can now customize the short name before it gets created.  If you do not specify a name then one will be generated for you.

The following screenshots show the process:

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If you decide not to customize the name, you simply click “Ok” and one is generated for you:

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You can download this solution from my CodePlex site at http://spurlshortener.codeplex.com.

Future plans for this solution include:

  • Removing the dependency on Central Admin
  • Allowing users to update shortened URLs
  • Provide a list of shortened URLs assigned to an item

[Updated]

SharePoint URL Shortener 1.0.3 was released that added initial SharePoint 2010 support.

SharePoint 2010 Generate URL


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  • Piscus

    Paul, your solution works great.  I noticed that if I use the solution to short a wiki page but the wiki page gets renamed later on then the shortname will no longer work. 

    I was wondering if it would be possible to use the ID of the file, item or page within the library or list instead of the name. Would that be possible?

    Thanks!
    Antonio