YOURLS

I regularly get reports or call for helps about YOURLS installs that are flooded with spam links despite being configured as private (ie constant YOURLS_PRIVATE set to true, as 99% of installs should have) In 9 cases out of 10, … Continue reading →

Version 1.6 YOURLS is fully “localizable”, ie translatable, and the translation process itself is very simple. We’re going to create a translation file, but first, a very little theory. A… “locale” ? The default language of YOURLS is U.S. English … Continue reading →

Version 1.6 YOURLS is fully “localizable”, ie translatable, and the translation process itself is very simple. We’re going to create a translation file, but first, a very little theory. A… “locale” ? The default language of YOURLS is U.S. English … Continue reading →

Change of plans for YOURLS 1.6. According to the RoadMap and previous posts here, the upcoming version 1.6 of YOURLS would introduce a new DB schema. But plans are made to be changed! Internaglobacalization Localization has always been a long … Continue reading →

As of writing, YOURLS version number says “1.6-alpha“. Despite boasting an intimidating “alpha” tag, it’s currently completely stable: I didn’t introduce yet any major change, especially in the DB structure, so feel really free to update today using SVN or … Continue reading →

What’s up, gents? I’ve begun working on the next iteration and here’s what I’m up to. YOURLS 1.5 : DB suckage As everybody knows, the current database design in YOURLS is dumb and very inefficient. Its biggest flaw is that … Continue reading →

I’m happy to announce that YOURLS 1.5.1 is available and waiting for you. Get it quick, the first 1,000 installs get 20% off the regular price! What’s new YOURLS 1.5.1 is a “minor” release, as in “there are no really … Continue reading →

I’m regularly asked if there’s a chance that YOURLS be hosted on GitHub instead of Google Code as it is now. Sure, GitHub is sexier, the web interface is much slicker, trendy and all. On the other hand, Google Code … Continue reading →

I decided to remove the forums on this site. Long story made short: I’m uberfedup with dealing with spam and I’d rather do something productive with my too rare free time (and, to be honest, I’m surprised it lasted so … Continue reading →

For many, Twitterfeed means you have to use bitly. See, it is very easy to set up Twitterfeed to use your own YOURLS install and effortlessly publish tweets from a custom RSS feed using your own URL shortener. For instance, … Continue reading →