We have just completed the roll-out of a nifty, new feature to the WooFramework, which now includes support for URL Shortening. The basic idea is to offer you a template tag which would output a shorter URL – currently only supports TinyURL (default) and bit.ly (with your API key) – which you can then publish as added meta on your posts.
This functionality was inspired by the implementation thereof on various Tumblr-powered sites (for example: Matthew Buchanan). The benefit of publishing a shortened URL is in minimizing the amount of time that your readers will need to link to your content (i.e. increasing their convenience). So it’s a pretty nifty feature to have we believe! 
As mentioned, this functionality is available in the WooFramework now and we’ll soon be publishing a little tutorial with regards to the backwards integration thereof. Both Cinch & Slanted have been updated to include the backend functionality, as well as the publishing of “Short URL” links in the front-end.
Too Easy
Here’s a little preview of the backend:
WooFramework: URL Shortening Settings
And this is what the function (in the front-end) looks like:
<a title='Short URL for <?php the_title(); ?>' href='<?php echo woo_short_url(get_permalink()); ?>'>Short URL</a>
Instead of thus using a standard WP template tag for the link, we’re now just using one function:
<?php echo woo_short_url(get_permalink()); ?>
What do you think?
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