Simple-URL-Shortener
KISS URL shortener, public or private (with account). Minimalist and lightweight. No dependencies.
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Still maintained? Slowing: no commits in the last 90 days, last push Aug 2025.
Comparisons in URL Shorteners: Bitly alternatives.
At a glance
Simple-URL-Shortener quick facts
- Health score
- 17/100 STALE
- Stars
- 60
- Last commit
- 1.2 years ago (Aug 2025)
- Latest release
- v1.3, May 2015
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "I don't really use this project anymore, so I will not improve this project."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Simple-URL-Shortener scores 17/100, #10 of 11 in URL Shorteners: 0 commits in the last 90 days earn 0.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.3, 11.5 years ago) earns 0.0 of 25, 60 stars add 7.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the stale band (below 40). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 35.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 0.0 / 35
0 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 0.0 / 25
v1.3 released 11.5 years ago
- Stars 7.1 / 20
60 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 0
- Last 12 months
- 1.2 years ago
- Last push
Ranked #10 of 11 tools in URL Shorteners by health , between rs-short (#9) and clink (#11) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | v1.3 · 11.5 years ago |
| Stars | 60 |
| Open issues | 2 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | azlux/Simple-URL-Shortener ↗ |
Simple-URL-Shortener vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Simple-URL-Shortener (URL Shorteners), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shlink | 95 | 5.4k | MIT | 6 days ago |
| Chhoto URL | 92 | 996 | MIT | today |
| YOURLS | 84 | 12k | MIT | 3 days ago |
| bit | 67 | 108 | MIT | 25 days ago |
| Kutt | 66 | 11k | MIT | 11 days ago |
| Simple-URL-Shortener (this tool) | 17 | 60 | MIT | 1.2 years ago |
Simple-URL-Shortener: common questions
Is Simple-URL-Shortener still maintained?
Simple-URL-Shortener had 0 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 1.2 years ago; the latest tagged release, v1.3, is from 11.5 years ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.