Devenia / WordPress plugin
Devenia Canonical Shortlinks keep WordPress references on the current canonical permalink
When WordPress generates a shortlink tag, the returned address can stay aligned with the destination visitors already recognize instead of exposing a numeric ?p= reference.
The address readers receive
A shortlink can name the record or point to its destination
WordPress’s default shortlink identifies a post with a query string; this plugin makes the post’s current permalink the returned address.
Query-string shortlink
The usual ?p= form identifies the record by number, even when the page already has a canonical address.
Canonical permalink
The resolved post’s current permalink becomes the shortlink output, so the address and destination agree.
How WordPress resolves it
The available post context decides the returned address
A supplied post ID
When WordPress supplies an ID, the plugin resolves that exact post and returns its current permalink.
A singular request
Without an ID, a singular request provides the post currently being viewed for resolution.
No resolvable post
If no post or permalink is available, the incoming shortlink passes through unchanged.
What it does not change
Only the shortlink output is replaced
The plugin stays at the output boundary, so the rest of the site’s content and address settings remain yours.
Settings
Nothing to configure; the plugin adds no settings.
Storage
No values or configuration are stored.
Public endpoint
No endpoint is added for readers to call.
Redirect
Requests are not redirected.
Content and address settings
Post slugs, canonical tags, permalink settings, and content remain unchanged.
Shortlink filter
Only the value returned through WordPress’s get_shortlink filter changes.
Before installation
Two runtime requirements
These native runtime requirements provide WordPress’s shortlink context and the server runtime that executes the plugin.
6.0 or later
WordPress 6.0 or laterProvides the shortlink filter, singular request context, and canonical permalink resolution.
7.4 or later
PHP 7.4 or laterRuns the plugin on the server.
Stable package
Add canonical shortlinks to a WordPress site
Download the stable ZIP to install the plugin and let resolvable posts return the addresses they already own.