Extension:ShortUrl

ShortUrl is a special page extension that helps create shortened URLs for wiki pages, using their base36 encoded IDs. Adds a 'Short URL' link to the Toolbox. Primarily developed for use in the Indic Language Wikipedias.

Usage

 * 1) When installed redirects are available under Special:ShortUrl/&lt;base36>.


 * 1) Links to redirects can be found in the Toolbox and under the heading (JavaScript only)

Configuration

 * 1) (Optional) Run   maintenance script. Fills the shorturl database table with entries for all namespace/title parts of all currently existing articles.


 * 1) Set   to the template of the path for generating short URLs. $1 is replaced with the actual short URL ID.