YOURLS comes with two handy bookmarklets for easier link shortening.
The bookmarklets will take you to a page where you can easily edit or delete your brand new short URL.
There is also a Quick Share tool box to make posting to Twitter, Facebook or Friendfeed a snap.
If you want to share a description along with the link you're shortening, simply select text on the page you're viewing before clicking on your bookmarklet link
YOURLS allows API calls the old fashioned way, using username and password parameters. If you're worried about sending your credentials into the wild, you can also make API calls without using your login or your password, using a secret signature token.
Your secret signature token:
(It's a secret. Keep it secret)
This signature token can only be used with the API, not with the admin interface.
Simply use parameter signature in your API requests. Example:
/yourls-api.php?signature=&action=...
<?php
$timestamp = time();
// actual value: $time =
$signature = md5( $timestamp . '' );
// actual value: $signature = ""
?>
Now use parameters signature and timestamp in your API requests. Example:
/yourls-api.php?timestamp=$timestamp&signature=$signature&action=...
Actual values:
/yourls-api.php?timestamp=&signature=&action=...
This URL would be valid for only seconds
(See the API documentation for more)