[wp-hackers] Overriding the Link button in the Editor?

[Chip Bennett]

Note: code examples are taken from the WP-Bitly
Plugin<http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-bitly>
.

It's actually pretty straight-forward; you merely need to hook your own
shortlink into the get_shortlink filter:

add_filter( 'get_shortlink', 'wpbitly_get_shortlink', 10, 3 );


Then, you merely need to define your own shortlink. (Reference the WP-Bitly
Plugin to see how we did it.)

Note, you need to unhook the wp.me shortlink provided by the WordPress.com
Stats Plugin, if active:

remove_action( 'wp',      'wpme_shortlink_header' );
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wpme_shortlink_wp_head' );


It's actually pretty easy. If you want a lighter code example, Yoast has
also released a bit.ly Plugin that filters the shortlink button.

Chip

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Thomas Belknap
<dragonfly at dragonflyeye.net>wrote:

> Thanks for the reply, Gavin. My motivation is for a number of reasons:
>
>   1. Using Bitly Pro, I have a custom shortening domain and it would be
>   nice to push most of my links that direction.
>   2. Tracking CTR for all my links - from posts, from Twitter, from
>   FaceBook - would be a real convenience.
>   3. I'm working on availing myself of the Bitly API to do more fancy,
>   paper.li, type stuff on the blog. One location for all links would be
>   hugely helpful in this regard.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Gavin Pearce <Gavin.Pearce at 3seven9.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi Thomas,
> >
> > Out of interest - why would you like to do this?
> >
> > Bit.ly is a great service when you need to shorten the URL (Twitter for
> > example, or TXT emails), however surely if it's part of the link button,
> > then the full URL will do?
> >
> > Maybe if we know your reasons, we can suggest a better solution?
> >
> > Gav
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> > [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Thomas
> > Belknap
> > Sent: 09 February 2011 14:12
> > To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> > Subject: [wp-hackers] Overriding the Link button in the Editor?
> >
> > I know I can create my own button - which I'm doing. But I'd really like
> > to
> > override the Link button to do what I'd like it to do - namely, to
> > create
> > Bit.ly links instead of standard.
> >
> > Is that possible? Or is this a better question for TinyMCE forums?
> >
> > Thanks.
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