This article describes how to deploy and set up Vitextra Short URL Online in a Microsoft 365 tenant.

Installation Package

The Short URL Online installation package contains two .sppkg files:

  • vitextra.short-url-online.sppkg
  • vitextra.short-url-online.webparts.sppkg

Short URL Online. Installation Package

Short URL Online. Installation Package

The vitextra.short-url-online.sppkg package contains a command bar extension for shortening the URL of a document or folder.

Short URL Online. Command Bar

Short URL Online. Command Bar

📝 Note
The command bar extension can't be deployed globally. You must add the app to each SharePoint site where you want to enable the command bar extension.

The vitextra.short-url-online.webparts.sppkg package contains a web part for creating a shortened link to any content.

Short URL Online. Web Part

Short URL Online. Web Part

📝 Note
The Short URL web part is available immediately once the package is deployed to the SharePoint App Catalog.

Deploy

Open the SharePoint App Catalog and upload the .sppkg files from the installation package.

When a file is uploaded, SharePoint displays a confirmation dialog. Click Deploy to confirm the operation. When deploying the Short URL Online web part, select the Make this solution available to all sites in the organization checkbox to allow global deployment.

Deploy confirmation dialog

Deploy confirmation dialog

💡 Tip
If you need only the web part or only the command bar extension, you can deploy the appropriate package and ignore the other one.

Command Bar Extension

The Short URL command bar extension lets users create shortened links to any document or folder with a single click. You must activate this feature on each site where you want to use the Short URL command bar extension.

Select New > App on the site command bar.

New App Menu

New App Menu

Under the Apps you can add heading, select Vitextra Short URL.

Available SharePoint Apps

Available SharePoint Apps

It takes a couple of minutes to activate the feature on the site.

Once the app is installed, users can use the extension in all document libraries on the site.

Create shortened link to a document

Create shortened link to a document

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