jQuery Plugin For URL Shortener with Google API - URL Shortener

URL Shortener is a jQuery plugin that allows you to shorten a URL, get long url from a short url or get short url info using Google URL Shortener API.

Basic Usage:

1. Include the latest version of jQuery javascript library from google CDN

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>

2. Include jQuery URL Shortener Plugin after jQuery library

<script src="jquery.urlshortener.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

3. Create the html to shorten a URL

<input type='text' id='longUrl' value='https://www.jqueryscript.net/' />
<input type="button" id="shortIt" value="Short It" />

4. The javascript

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function()
{
//jQuery.urlShortener.settings.apiKey='AIzaSyDoE0akrBvl1f3IIRLpuXpVBDsxTfa4ceg';
$("#shortIt").click(function()
{
	$("#shortUrlInfo").html("<img src='images/loading.gif'/>");
	var longUrlLink =$("#longUrl").val();
	shortUrl = jQuery.urlShortener({longUrl:longUrlLink});
	$("#shortUrlInfo").html(shortUrl);
});

});
</script>

Change log:

v1.0.1 (2013-10-25)

• Used Google API Client

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This awesome jQuery plugin is developed by hayageek. For more Advanced Usages, please check the demo page or visit the official website.