YOURLS
🔗 The 𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰 standard, self hosted, powerful and customizable, URL shortener in PHP observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
86/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 61
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 114.5
- age_days: 5124
- days_rel: 102
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
12177 stars · 2077 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
YOURLS is a free, open-source PHP application for running your own URL shortener on your own server and domain. It provides an admin interface, a developer API, detailed click statistics and analytics, and an extensible plugin architecture.
Use cases
- self-host a URL shortener on my own domain
- shorten links with full control over my data
- track click stats and referrers for short links
- create branded short URLs with a custom API
- extend a link shortener with plugins
- replace bit.ly with a private open-source alternative
When to choose
- you want full ownership and control of your short links and data
- you need detailed click analytics, referrer tracking, and geo-location reports
- you want a PHP/MySQL stack with a plugin ecosystem and developer API
- you prefer free, open-source software with no service fees
When to avoid
- you need a managed hosted solution with zero server maintenance
- your stack is not PHP or you cannot run Apache with mod_rewrite and MySQL/MariaDB
- you need enterprise features like SSO or multi-tenant link management out of the box
Facets
application · maturity stable
web-framework api-framework analytics plugin-system self-hosted web-development self-hosted analytics developer-tools php self-hosted windows url-shortener link-shortening click-tracking mysql mit-license web-server linux macos
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS · fetched 2026-08-28 · d0b0a5900853
- homepage: https://yourls.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · a14daf39b74d
- site_page: https://yourls.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · f8fde1e51217
- site_page: https://yourls.org/docs/development/plugins · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5dc95ec11d85
- site_page: https://yourls.org/docs/guide/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 10063e7b1479
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| YOURLS/YOURLS | main | 86 |
| YOURLS/awesome | docs | 76 |
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