cydrobolt/polr
:aerial_tramway: A modern, powerful, and robust URL shortener observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4691
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 827
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5095 stars · 887 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Polr is a self-hostable, open-source URL shortening web application written in PHP on the Lumen framework, with a REST API and click analytics. It lets users run their own branded link shortener on their own domain while keeping control of their data.
Use cases
- self-host a URL shortener on my own domain
- shorten links with my own branding
- get an API to programmatically create short links
- track click analytics for shortened URLs
- look up the destination of an existing short link
- manage short links with an admin panel and user accounts
When to choose
- you want full control and ownership of your link-shortening data
- you need a lightweight PHP-based shortener deployable on standard LAMP/LEMP hosting
- you need a simple REST API for shortening and lookup with per-user API keys and quotas
When to avoid
- you need enterprise-grade link management with deep marketing analytics
- your stack is not PHP/MySQL and you prefer a Node, Go, or Python solution
- you need actively developed features - the project is largely in maintenance mode
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
http-server api-framework analytics web-framework web-development self-hosted developer-tools apis php self-hosted url-shortener link-shortening laravel lumen rest-api link-analytics branding web-server linux
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cydrobolt/polr · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0fa0ceac27dc
- homepage: https://polrproject.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6f1ca1981722
- site_page: http://docs.polrproject.org/en/latest/user-guide/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3c0bad9c9092
- site_page: http://docs.polrproject.org/en/latest/developer-guide/api · fetched 2026-08-29 · cb95b485384f
- site_page: https://docs.polrproject.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · bce29c132709
- site_page: http://docs.polrproject.org/en/latest/about/license · fetched 2026-08-29 · 79bbdc3a9807
- site_page: http://docs.polrproject.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · bce29c132709
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cydrobolt/polr | main | 23 |
For agents
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem