diff --git a/ursh/MANIFEST.in b/ursh/MANIFEST.in
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+++ b/ursh/MANIFEST.in
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+graft indico_ursh/static
+graft indico_ursh/translations
+
+global-exclude *.pyc __pycache__ .keep
diff --git a/ursh/indico_ursh/__init__.py b/ursh/indico_ursh/__init__.py
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+++ b/ursh/indico_ursh/__init__.py
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+# This file is part of Indico.
+# Copyright (C) 2002 - 2018 European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
+#
+# Indico is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Indico is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Indico; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from indico.util.i18n import make_bound_gettext
+
+
+_ = make_bound_gettext('ursh')
diff --git a/ursh/indico_ursh/blueprint.py b/ursh/indico_ursh/blueprint.py
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+++ b/ursh/indico_ursh/blueprint.py
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+# This file is part of Indico.
+# Copyright (C) 2002 - 2018 European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
+#
+# Indico is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Indico is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Indico; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from indico.core.plugins import IndicoPluginBlueprint
+
+from indico_ursh.controllers import RHShortenURL
+
+
+blueprint = IndicoPluginBlueprint('ursh', 'indico_ursh')
+blueprint.add_url_rule('/ursh', 'get_short_url', RHShortenURL, methods=('POST',))
diff --git a/ursh/indico_ursh/client/index.js b/ursh/indico_ursh/client/index.js
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+++ b/ursh/indico_ursh/client/index.js
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+/* This file is part of Indico.
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 - 2018 European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
+ *
+ * Indico is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Indico is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Indico; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import {handleAxiosError, indicoAxios} from 'indico/utils/axios';
+
+
+async function _makeUrshRequest(originalURL, triggerElement) {
+    const urshEndpoint = '/ursh';
+
+    let response;
+    try {
+        response = await indicoAxios.post(urshEndpoint, {
+            original_url: originalURL,
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        handleAxiosError(error);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const data = response.data;
+    if (data.success) {
+        $(triggerElement).copyURLTooltip(data.msg).show();
+    } else {
+        $(triggerElement).qtip({
+            content: {
+                text: $T.gettext(`URL shortening service is unavailable: ${data.msg}`),
+            },
+            hide: {
+                event: 'mouseleave',
+                fixed: true,
+                delay: 700,
+            },
+            show: {
+                event: false,
+                ready: true,
+            }
+        }).show();
+    }
+}
+
+
+$(document).on('click', '.ursh-get', (event) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    const originalURL = $(event.target).attr('data-original-url');
+    _makeUrshRequest(originalURL, event.target);
+});
diff --git a/ursh/indico_ursh/controllers.py b/ursh/indico_ursh/controllers.py
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+++ b/ursh/indico_ursh/controllers.py
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+# This file is part of Indico.
+# Copyright (C) 2002 - 2018 European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
+#
+# Indico is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Indico is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Indico; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import posixpath
+
+from flask import jsonify, request
+from werkzeug.exceptions import BadRequest
+from werkzeug.urls import url_parse
+
+from indico.core.config import config
+from indico.web.rh import RH
+
+from indico_ursh.util import request_short_url
+
+
+class RHShortenURL(RH):
+    """Make a request to the URL shortening service"""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _resolve_full_url(original_url):
+        if url_parse(original_url).host is not None:
+            return original_url
+        original_url = original_url.lstrip('/')
+        return posixpath.join(config.BASE_URL, original_url)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _check_host(full_url):
+        if url_parse(full_url).host != url_parse(config.BASE_URL).host:
+            raise BadRequest('Invalid host for URL shortening service')
+
+    def _process(self):
+        original_url = request.json.get('original_url')
+        full_url = self._resolve_full_url(original_url)
+        self._check_host(full_url)
+        short_url = request_short_url(full_url)
+        return jsonify(success=True, msg=short_url)
diff --git a/ursh/indico_ursh/plugin.py b/ursh/indico_ursh/plugin.py
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+++ b/ursh/indico_ursh/plugin.py
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+# This file is part of Indico.
+# Copyright (C) 2002 - 2018 European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
+#
+# Indico is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Indico is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Indico; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from flask_pluginengine import render_plugin_template
+
+from indico.core.plugins import IndicoPlugin
+from indico.web.forms.base import IndicoForm
+from indico.web.views import WPBase
+
+from indico_ursh import _
+from indico_ursh.blueprint import blueprint
+from wtforms.fields.core import StringField
+from wtforms.fields.html5 import URLField
+from wtforms.validators import DataRequired
+
+
+class SettingsForm(IndicoForm):
+    api_key = StringField(_('API key'), [DataRequired()],
+                          description=_('The API key to access the <tt>ursh</tt> service'))
+    api_host = URLField(_('API host'), [DataRequired()],
+                        description=_('The <tt>ursh</tt> API host, providing the interface to generate short URLs'))
+
+
+class UrshPlugin(IndicoPlugin):
+    """URL Shortener
+
+    Provides a URL shortening service for indico assets, events, etc.
+    """
+
+    configurable = True
+    settings_form = SettingsForm
+    default_settings = {
+        'api_key': '',
+        'api_host': '',
+    }
+
+    def init(self):
+        super(UrshPlugin, self).init()
+        self.template_hook('url-shortener-link', self._inject_ursh_button)
+        self.inject_bundle('main.js', WPBase)
+
+    def get_blueprints(self):
+        return blueprint
+
+    def _inject_ursh_button(self, target, element_type='a', element_class='', text='(short-url)', **kwargs):
+        if self.settings.get('api_key') and self.settings.get('api_host'):
+            return render_plugin_template('ursh_button.html', target=target,
+                                          element_type=element_type, element_class=element_class, text=text)
diff --git a/ursh/indico_ursh/templates/ursh_button.html b/ursh/indico_ursh/templates/ursh_button.html
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+++ b/ursh/indico_ursh/templates/ursh_button.html
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+<{{ element_type }} class="ursh-get {{ element_class }}"
+                    title="{% trans %}Obtain short URL{% endtrans %}"
+                    data-original-url="{{ target }}">
+    {{- text -}}
+</{{ element_type }}>
diff --git a/ursh/indico_ursh/util.py b/ursh/indico_ursh/util.py
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+++ b/ursh/indico_ursh/util.py
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+# This file is part of Indico.
+# Copyright (C) 2002 - 2018 European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
+#
+# Indico is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Indico is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Indico; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import requests
+from werkzeug.exceptions import ServiceUnavailable
+
+
+def request_short_url(original_url):
+    from indico_ursh.plugin import UrshPlugin
+    api_key = UrshPlugin.settings.get('api_key')
+    api_host = UrshPlugin.settings.get('api_host')
+
+    if not api_key or not api_host:
+        raise ServiceUnavailable('Not configured')
+
+    headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer {api_key}'.format(api_key=api_key)}
+    response = requests.post(api_host, data=dict(url=original_url, allow_reuse=True), headers=headers)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+
+    data = response.json()
+    return data['short_url']
diff --git a/ursh/setup.py b/ursh/setup.py
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+++ b/ursh/setup.py
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+# This file is part of Indico.
+# Copyright (C) 2002 - 2018 European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
+#
+# Indico is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Indico is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Indico; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
+
+
+setup(
+    name='indico-plugin-ursh',
+    version='3.0-dev',
+    description='URL shortening service for Indico',
+    url='https://github.com/indico/indico-plugins',
+    license='https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt',
+    author='Indico Team',
+    author_email='indico-team@cern.ch',
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    zip_safe=False,
+    include_package_data=True,
+    install_requires=[
+        'indico>=2.2.dev0',
+    ],
+    classifiers=[
+        'Environment :: Plugins',
+        'Environment :: Web Environment',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7'
+    ],
+    entry_points={'indico.plugins': {'ursh = indico_ursh.plugin:UrshPlugin'}}
+)
diff --git a/ursh/webpack-bundles.json b/ursh/webpack-bundles.json
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+++ b/ursh/webpack-bundles.json
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+{
+  "entry": {
+    "main": "./index.js"
+  }
+}