The EmDash alternative to Pretty Links

Every post, one clean URL to copy.

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Auto-generates short URLs for published posts, stored in Cloudflare KV. Ships CopyLink.astro with three variants - circle, pill, inline. Green check on copy, resets in two seconds.

npm install @plugdash/shortlink

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circle

pill

ghost

inline

Every variant. The first is the default, no configuration.

Setup

Install and register
bash
```
npm install @plugdash/shortlink
```
js
```
import shortlink from "@plugdash/shortlink"
// in emdash plugins array:
shortlink({ autoCreate: true })
```

Add to your layout

import CopyLink from "@plugdash/shortlink/CopyLink.astro"

<CopyLink post={post} />

After this, each published post gets a short URL automatically. The component copies it to the clipboard on click.

It looks right. But it's yours to change.

Props

prop	type	default	description
`post`	`EmDash content item`		Required
`variant`	`"circle" \| "pill" \| "inline"`	`"circle"`	Visual style

CSS custom properties

token	description
`--plugdash-copy-color`	Icon colour
`--plugdash-copy-size`	Button size

Components are intentionally simple. Copy src/CopyLink.astrointo your theme and modify freely - no upstream coupling.

Pairs well with

copy link sits naturally alongside share and heart. Most readers use one of the three.

beta

Readers who want to share your work shouldn't have to work for it.

npm install @plugdash/sharepost

heartpost

alpha

The simplest signal readers can send. Show them you counted it.

npm install @plugdash/heartpost