In reply to John Dalton.

This is my exacdt question. I need shorter links, and now the button's gone!
The old way worked well, and now I've got to spend my valuable time, attempting a workaround, for no other reason than somebody thought the editing page was cluttered.

Give it a rest, and leave us alone. If it works, don't fix it.

BRING BACK THE 'GET SHORTLINK' BUTTON.