One of the most requested features for the TinyUrl Creator extension is to support other URL shrinking services like bit.ly and is.gd. After some dedicated research and development I have been able to add the following seven URL shrinking services to the latest version of TinyUrl (v2.0):
To change the service you’re using click Tools > Options and select the service from the dropdown list.
If you prefer another URL shrinking service and would like it to be added to this extension, leave a comment here to let me konw. Be sure to check if the service has an API, because if they don’t the extension will have to resort to screen scraping; which is pretty ugly.
Thanks for all your support.
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11 Responses
Eric Says:
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Jeremy,
TinyURL no longer works for me. As of 1.0.5 it doesn’t work. When I use it to make a link it puts some weird characters in the link. For example:
This link:
http://www.speakerrepair.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=BS8&Category_Code=black_chrome
Gets turned into this:
http://www.speakerrepair.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc%3FScreen%3DPROD%26Product_Code%3DBS8%26Category_Code%3Dblack_chrome
All versions prior to 1.0.5 worked fine. I am also using Firefox 2.0.0.16.
Hope you can fix it, because I rely on this add-on every day.
Frank Says:
July 26th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Jeremy, thanks for all of your extensions. It’s greatly appreciated. However, TinyURL 1.5 & 2.0 do not work with urls that have a ? (maybe other special characters too) in them. Just thought you’d like to know.
markus Says:
July 30th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
hi jeremy!
i have the same problem as the above commenters. tried v. 1.0.5 as well as 2.0 with firefox 2.0.0.16.
apart from this little bug, i think this is one of the most useful firefox add-ons out there.
Richard Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 4:43 am
A great extension. I am running FF v3.0.1 on a Kubuntu Hardy Heron linux machine. I have noticed that TinyUrl is mis-mapping many links. Twice I tried to map http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjM3MQ and I get http://tinyurl.com/63zuje which take me to http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=home
I notice that the correct link flashes for an instant before reverting to the incorrect one.
Since this is a free piece of software, I am in no position to complain. So I wont. Just wanted to let your know.
Richard Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:01 am
Was using 1.0.5 version from Firefox extensions page when I wrote of previous problem. Installed from this site new version 2.0. When I used tiny.url shrinking service I got same problem.
But when I switched to bit.ly service, problem disappeared.
Thanks for all hard work.
Joe Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 11:22 am
Version 2.0 isn’t working for many web sites.
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Dominic Shields Says:
August 10th, 2008 at 8:37 am
TinyURL Creator is a fantastic idea but as others have said Version 1.0.4 was the last version that worked reliably for me. Here’s hoping its a simple thing to fix.
Reginald Blue Says:
August 12th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Ditto on the problems with certain characters in the URL. However, as a work around, if you install the 2.0 version and switch (so far, just tried this one) to the Shrunklink provider, the problem goes away.
steve mcallister Says:
August 15th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Wish I’d have found this blog about two weeks ago - after tearing my hair out trying to figure out why TinyURL Creator was no longer working, I see that apparently when I upgraded to FF3 (and therefore upgraded TinyURL Creator) I ran into a known bug. Any URL with special characters ($,#, space, etc) generates an invalid Tinyurl. I can get a good Tinyurl by going directly to http://www.tinyurl.com and entering the url, but it just doesn’t work with the extension. I did notice that bit.ly works fine, so I guess I’ll be using that one for the time being.
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