How to Remove a WordPress WP.ME Shortlink
Later releases of the WordPress content management system include a plug-in known as JetPack. The JetPack plug-in is primarily a statistics plug-in, but it also includes a few other features, including an automatic WP.ME URL shortener. If you dislike the shortener, or would prefer to use your own shortener, you have a couple of options. You can disable the JetPack plug-in completely, or you can override the URL-shortening function by editing your theme's files.
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Instructions
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Disabling or Removing the JetPack Plug-in
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Log in to your WordPress dashboard. Click on the "JetPack" menu link.
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Click on "Disconnect" if you simply want to disconnect the JetPack plugin. This will disable the WP.ME shortlinks.
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Click on "Plugins" if you want to uninstall the JetPack plugin altogether. Click on "Deactivate" next to JetPack, then click on "Delete." Click on "OK."
Manually Removing the WP.ME Shortlinks
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Sign in to your dashboard and click on "Appearance."
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Click on "Editor" then click on the "Functions.php" theme file.
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Paste the following at the bottom of the Functions file, before the closing tag (?>).
remove_action('wp_head', 'shortlink_wp_head');
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Click on "Update." The WP.ME shortlinks will now be removed.
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