Hum

By Will Norris

Site Administration & Utilities / URL Redirects & 301 Management

Hum Review - In-Depth Analysis

Hum is a personal URL shortener for WordPress, allowing you to create short links for your content. It uses the NewBase60 encoding scheme for brevity and readability.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

7.22/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 8+ reviews)

Active Installations

600+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Hum is a personal URL shortener for WordPress, designed to provide short URLs to your personal content, both hosted on WordPress and elsewhere. For example, rather than a long URL for a WordPress post, you could have a short URL. Additionally, if you have a custom domain for short URLs, you can shorten things even further.

Once the plugin is enabled, the shortlink for a page or post can be found in the Shortlink item in the WordPress Admin Bar. WordPress post IDs are shortened using the NewBase60 encoding scheme which is specifically optimized for brevity and readability, with built-in error correction for commonly confused characters.

Hum is not designed as a general purpose URL shortener but is specifically intended as a personal shortener for your own content. It provides options for adding custom filters and types for better integration with your workflow.