Sorry about this. There were some problems with the bit.ly service that powered the addon at this time and even more so recently.

As of June 2024 it's working with an alternative provider.

You probably had an outdated version of the addon that still relied on goo.gl service that was discontinued.

Can you check if that is the case by updating the addon to the latest

If not, please share more details on this bug report: https://github.com/averissimo/shorten-me/issues/5

Thanks

The backend now uses bit.ly instead of google. Copy/paste now works better using newer Firefox feature.

Sorry to hear, I've updated the backend and now uses bit.ly instead of google. Copy/paste now works better using newer Firefox feature.

Debería trabajar ahora. Ahora usa bit.ly en lugar de google. Copy/Paste funciona mejor usando la nueva característica de Firefox.

Changed backend to bit.ly. Should work without problems now

Sorry about that. Copy/paste now uses a newer firefox feature. Should work without problems now.

Sorry about that. Changed to bit.ly API. If you wish to use own API use "Generic Access Token" with your bit.ly account

Updated the code and it should work now. Sorry about your experience.

Thanks for the feedback :)

Regarding security concerns, the code can and should be reviewed in https://github.com/averissimo/shorten-me *(or in the actual compressed file that is downloaded from firefox add-ons)*... I understand that it could be difficult for non-coders to do it.

The addon only has one call to an external service in this block: https://github.com/averissimo/shorten-me/blob/master/src/core.js#L92-L104

That then is copied to clipboard by running some javascript code in the current tab with really complicated code, but -- as of the time of writing -- it was the only way to do it *(even in examples from firefox)*

https://github.com/averissimo/shorten-me/blob/master/src/core.js#L20-L80

I thought it was quite compact already, what do you think should be the message?

1) "The link was copied to clipboard"
2) "https://goo.gl/____ was copied"
3) "Success!"
4) Something else?

ps. You can edit your comment and add a reply to this question.

pps. I think the notification is quite important because it is only triggered when the link is copied, which becomes relevant in slower or problematic connections.

What version of firefox are you using?

Sorry, I can't reproduce this scenario, I've tested it by downloading v56.0.2 from: https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/56.0.2/linux-x86_64/en-GB/

ShortenMe was also not updated so the only element in the chain that could have broke is Google API which shows 8 errors from last 2 days. I have no idea if these errors were from you and can only ask you to try again with a generic website, such as reddit.com

note: "Firefox Addons" website and some others are designed to not work (by firefox not me), the error message of the last update to shorten me should be clear enough for you to understand if this is the situation.

I really hope you can solve this problem.