Name: Hi.Fan URL Shortener
Author: hifan

Hi.Fan URL Shortener automatically creates short, branded URLs for your WordPress content. Perfect for social media sharing, email marketing, and tracking engagement.

Transform your long WordPress URLs into short, memorable links that are easier to share and track.

This plugin connects to Hi.Fan URL Shortener service (https://hi.fan) to create and manage short links.

By using this plugin, you agree to:
* Create a Hi.Fan account (free)
* Hi.Fan Terms of Service: https://hi.fan/page/terms
* Hi.Fan Privacy Policy: https://hi.fan/page/privacy-policy

Data sent to Hi.Fan:
* Your email address (during registration)
* WordPress site URL
* Post/page URLs for shortening

Features:

✓ Automatically generate short links when publishing posts/pages
✓ Copy short link with one click from post editor
✓ Choose your custom domain
✓ Display short link in content with [hifan_shortlink] shortcode
✓ NEW Click statistics displayed in post editor
✓ NEW QR code generation for each short link
✓ NEW Custom alias support – choose your own short URL slug
✓ NEW WooCommerce product support
✓ NEW Bulk create short links for existing content
✓ NEW Short link column in posts/pages list
✓ NEW Delete and regenerate short links
✓ Simple 30-second setup

Shortcode Options:

Basic usage:
[hifan_shortlink]

With custom text:
[hifan_shortlink text=”Share this”]

With QR code:
[hifan_shortlink show_qr=”1″ qr_size=”150″]

Requirements:

Active Hi.Fan account (free registration available)
PHP 7.4 or higher
WordPress 5.0 or higher

External Services

This plugin connects to external services to provide its functionality. By using this plugin, you acknowledge and agree to the use of these services.

Hi.Fan URL Shortener Service

This plugin requires connection to Hi.Fan (https://hi.fan) to create and manage short links.

What data is sent:
* Your WordPress site URL and site name (during authorization)
* Post/page URLs when creating short links
* API key for authentication

When data is sent:
* When you authorize the plugin with Hi.Fan
* When a short link is created (automatically on publish or manually)
* When fetching click statistics for existing short links
* When fetching your available domains

Service information:
* Service provider: Hi.Fan
* Website: https://hi.fan
* Terms of Service: https://hi.fan/page/terms
* Privacy Policy: https://hi.fan/page/privacy-policy

Google Charts API (QR Code Fallback)

This plugin may use Google Charts API as a fallback for QR code generation when the primary Hi.Fan QR service is unavailable.

What data is sent:
* The short link URL to be encoded in the QR code

When data is sent:
* Only when displaying a QR code and the Hi.Fan QR endpoint is not available

Service information:
* Service provider: Google LLC
* Google Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
* Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Privacy Policy

This plugin connects to Hi.Fan service (https://hi.fan) to create short links.

Data collected:
* Email address (for account creation)
* WordPress site URL
* Post/page URLs

Data usage:
* Create and manage short links
* Provide analytics (click tracking)

Third-party service:
* Hi.Fan: https://hi.fan
* Privacy Policy: https://hi.fan/page/privacy-policy
* Terms of Service: https://hi.fan/page/terms

No data is collected without user consent. Users must explicitly create a Hi.Fan account or connect an existing one.