diff --git a/lib/utils/wechat-mp.js b/lib/utils/wechat-mp.js
index 0b467c449d..8e32780198 100644
--- a/lib/utils/wechat-mp.js
+++ b/lib/utils/wechat-mp.js
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
  *
  * If your new route is not in the above folders, please add it to the list.
  *
- * If your route need to fetch MP articles from mp.weixin.qq.com, you SHOULD use `finishArticleItem`.
+ * If your route needs to fetch MP articles from mp.weixin.qq.com, you SHOULD use `finishArticleItem`.
  * However, if your route need to determine some metadata by itself, you MAY use `fetchArticle`.
  * If you find more metadata on the webpage, consider modifying `fetchArticle` to include them.
  * NEVER fetch MP articles from mp.weixin.qq.com in your route in order to avoid cache key collision.
  * NO NEED TO use cache if you are using `finishArticleItem` or `fetchArticle`, they will handle cache for you.
  *
- * If your route fetch MP articles from other websites, you SHOULD use `fixArticleContent` to fix the content format.
+ * If your route fetches MP articles from other websites, you SHOULD use `fixArticleContent` to fix the content format.
  * If you find more fixes that should be applied, consider modifying `fixArticleContent` to include them.
  *
  * For more details of these functions, please refer to the jsDoc in the source code.
@@ -82,6 +82,52 @@ const fixArticleContent = (html, skipImg = false) => {
     return $.html();
 };
 
+// Ref:
+// https://soaked.in/2020/08/wechat-platform-url/
+// Known params (permanent long link):
+// __biz (essential), mid (essential), idx (essential), sn (essential), chksm, mpshare, scene, ascene, subscene, srcid,
+// lang, sharer_sharetime, sharer_shareid, version, exportkey, pass_ticket, clicktime, enterid, devicetype, nettype,
+// abtest_cookie, wx_header
+// Known params (temporary link):
+// src, timestamp, ver, signature, new (unessential)
+const normalizeUrl = (url, bypassHostCheck = false) => {
+    const oriUrl = url;
+    const urlObj = new URL(url);
+    if (!bypassHostCheck && urlObj.host !== 'mp.weixin.qq.com') {
+        throw new Error('wechat-mp: URL host must be "mp.weixin.qq.com", but got ' + oriUrl);
+    }
+    urlObj.protocol = 'https:';
+    urlObj.hash = ''; // remove hash
+    if (urlObj.pathname.match(/^\/s\/.+/)) {
+        // a short link, just remove all the params
+        urlObj.search = '';
+    } else if (urlObj.pathname.match(/^\/s$/)) {
+        const biz = urlObj.searchParams.get('__biz');
+        const mid = urlObj.searchParams.get('mid') || urlObj.searchParams.get('appmsgid');
+        const idx = urlObj.searchParams.get('idx') || urlObj.searchParams.get('itemidx');
+        const sn = urlObj.searchParams.get('sn') || urlObj.searchParams.get('sign');
+        if (biz && mid && idx && sn) {
+            // a permanent long link, remove all unessential params
+            // no need to escape anything so no need to use `new URLSearchParams({...}).toString()`
+            urlObj.search = `?__biz=${biz}&mid=${mid}&idx=${idx}&sn=${sn}`;
+        } else {
+            const src = urlObj.searchParams.get('src');
+            const timestamp = urlObj.searchParams.get('timestamp');
+            const ver = urlObj.searchParams.get('ver');
+            const signature = urlObj.searchParams.get('signature');
+            if (src && timestamp && ver && signature) {
+                // a temporary link, remove all unessential params
+                urlObj.search = `?src=${src}&timestamp=${timestamp}&ver=${ver}&signature=${signature}`;
+            } else {
+                // unknown link, just let it go
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        // IDK what it is, just let it go
+    }
+    return urlObj.href;
+};
+
 /**
  * Fetch article and its metadata from WeChat MP (mp.weixin.qq.com).
  *
@@ -92,11 +138,7 @@ const fixArticleContent = (html, skipImg = false) => {
  * @return {Promise<object>} - An object containing the article and its metadata.
  */
 const fetchArticle = async (ctx, url, bypassHostCheck = false) => {
-    const oriUrl = url;
-    url = url.replace(/^http:\/\//, 'https://').replace(/#\w*$/, ''); // normalize url
-    if (!bypassHostCheck && !url.startsWith('https://mp.weixin.qq.com/')) {
-        throw new Error('wechat-mp: URL must start with https://mp.weixin.qq.com/ or http://mp.weixin.qq.com/, but got ' + oriUrl);
-    }
+    url = normalizeUrl(url, bypassHostCheck);
     return await ctx.cache.tryGet(url, async () => {
         const response = await got(url);
         const $ = cheerio.load(response.data);
@@ -161,4 +203,7 @@ module.exports = {
     fixArticleContent,
     fetchArticle,
     finishArticleItem, // a new route SHOULD use this function instead of manually calling the above functions
+    _internal: {
+        normalizeUrl, // for internal use only, exported for testing
+    },
 };
diff --git a/test/utils/wechat-mp.js b/test/utils/wechat-mp.js
index d9bbe80659..2be41f35e1 100644
--- a/test/utils/wechat-mp.js
+++ b/test/utils/wechat-mp.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 process.env.REQUEST_TIMEOUT = '500';
 const cheerio = require('cheerio');
-const wechatMp = require('../../lib/utils/wechat-mp');
+const {
+    _internal: { normalizeUrl },
+    fetchArticle,
+    finishArticleItem,
+    fixArticleContent,
+} = require('../../lib/utils/wechat-mp');
 const nock = require('nock');
 const ctx = require('../../lib/app').context;
 
@@ -31,21 +36,47 @@ describe('wechat-mp', () => {
             '<script>const test = "test"</script>';
         const expectedHtmlSection = '<p>test</p>' + '<div><p>test</p></div>' + '<div><div>test</div></div>' + '<div><div><p>test</p></div></div>' + '<div><div><p>test</p></div></div>' + '<p>test</p>' + '<div><p>test</p></div>';
         let $ = cheerio.load(divHeader + htmlSection + divFooter);
-        expect(wechatMp.fixArticleContent(htmlSection)).toBe(expectedHtmlSection);
-        expect(wechatMp.fixArticleContent($('div#js_content.rich_media_content'))).toBe(expectedHtmlSection);
+        expect(fixArticleContent(htmlSection)).toBe(expectedHtmlSection);
+        expect(fixArticleContent($('div#js_content.rich_media_content'))).toBe(expectedHtmlSection);
 
         const htmlImg = '<img alt="test" data-src="http://rsshub.test/test.jpg" src="http://rsshub.test/test.jpg">' + '<img alt="test" data-src="http://rsshub.test/test.jpg">' + '<img alt="test" src="http://rsshub.test/test.jpg">';
         const expectedHtmlImg = new Array(3 + 1).join('<img alt="test" src="http://rsshub.test/test.jpg">');
         $ = cheerio.load(divHeader + htmlImg + divFooter);
-        expect(wechatMp.fixArticleContent(htmlImg)).toBe(expectedHtmlImg);
-        expect(wechatMp.fixArticleContent($('div#js_content.rich_media_content'))).toBe(expectedHtmlImg);
-        expect(wechatMp.fixArticleContent(htmlImg, true)).toBe(htmlImg);
-        expect(wechatMp.fixArticleContent($('div#js_content.rich_media_content'), true)).toBe(htmlImg);
+        expect(fixArticleContent(htmlImg)).toBe(expectedHtmlImg);
+        expect(fixArticleContent($('div#js_content.rich_media_content'))).toBe(expectedHtmlImg);
+        expect(fixArticleContent(htmlImg, true)).toBe(htmlImg);
+        expect(fixArticleContent($('div#js_content.rich_media_content'), true)).toBe(htmlImg);
 
-        expect(wechatMp.fixArticleContent('')).toBe('');
-        expect(wechatMp.fixArticleContent(null)).toBe('');
-        expect(wechatMp.fixArticleContent(undefined)).toBe('');
-        expect(wechatMp.fixArticleContent($('div#something_not_in.the_document_tree'))).toBe('');
+        expect(fixArticleContent('')).toBe('');
+        expect(fixArticleContent(null)).toBe('');
+        expect(fixArticleContent(undefined)).toBe('');
+        expect(fixArticleContent($('div#something_not_in.the_document_tree'))).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('normalizeUrl', () => {
+        const mpRoot = 'https://mp.weixin.qq.com';
+        const mpArticleRoot = mpRoot + '/s';
+
+        const shortUrl = mpArticleRoot + '/-rwvHhqYbKGCVFeXRNknYQ';
+        const shortUrlWithQueryAndHash = shortUrl + '?foo=bar#baz';
+        expect(normalizeUrl(shortUrlWithQueryAndHash)).toBe(shortUrl);
+
+        const longUrlShortened = mpArticleRoot + '?__biz=MzA4MjQxNjQzMA==' + '&mid=2768628484' + '&idx=1' + '&sn=93dcc54ce807f7793739ee2fd2377056';
+        const longUrl = longUrlShortened + '&chksm=bf774d458800c453c94cae866093680e6cac6a1f02cab7e82683f82f35f7f487e2daa1dcde20' + '&scene=75' + '#wechat_redirect';
+        expect(normalizeUrl(longUrl)).toBe(longUrlShortened);
+
+        const temporaryUrlShortened =
+            mpArticleRoot + '?src=11' + '&timestamp=1620536401' + '&ver=3057' + '&signature=vCDI8FQcumnNGv4ScvFP-swQRlirdQSqTfjS8m-oFzgHMkqlNM3ljzjSevcjXLC-z-n0RzzMkNt-lwKMUaskfaqFFrpYZNq4ZCKkFFGj8L*KvH780aEUBJFvWTGmMGLC';
+        const temporaryUrl = temporaryUrlShortened + '&new=1#foo';
+        expect(normalizeUrl(temporaryUrl)).toBe(temporaryUrlShortened);
+
+        const somethingElse = mpRoot + '/something/else?__biz=foo&mid=bar&idx=baz&sn=qux';
+        const somethingElseWithHash = somethingElse + '#foo';
+        expect(normalizeUrl(somethingElseWithHash.replace('https://', 'http://'))).toBe(somethingElse);
+
+        const notWechatMp = 'https://im.not.wechat.mp/and/an/error/is/expected';
+        expect(() => normalizeUrl(notWechatMp)).toThrow();
+        expect(normalizeUrl(notWechatMp, true)).toBe(notWechatMp);
     });
 
     it('fetchArticle_&_finishArticleItem', async () => {
@@ -69,15 +100,6 @@ describe('wechat-mp', () => {
         const httpsUrl = 'https://mp.weixin.qq.com/rsshub_test/wechatMp_fetchArticle';
         const httpUrl = httpsUrl.replace(/^https:\/\//, 'http://');
 
-        let _ret;
-        try {
-            _ret = await wechatMp.fetchArticle(ctx, 'https://im.not.wechat.mp/and/an/error/is/expected');
-        } catch (e) {
-            expect(e.name).toBe('Error');
-        }
-
-        expect(_ret).toBeUndefined();
-
         const expectedItem = {
             title: 'title',
             summary: 'summary',
@@ -88,15 +110,15 @@ describe('wechat-mp', () => {
         };
         const expectedDate = new Date(ct * 1000);
 
-        const fetchArticleItem = await wechatMp.fetchArticle(ctx, httpUrl);
+        const fetchArticleItem = await fetchArticle(ctx, httpUrl);
         expect(compareDate(fetchArticleItem.pubDate, expectedDate)).toBe(true);
         delete fetchArticleItem.pubDate;
         expect(fetchArticleItem).toEqual(expectedItem);
 
         delete expectedItem.mpName;
-        const finishArticleItem = await wechatMp.finishArticleItem(ctx, { link: httpUrl });
-        expect(compareDate(finishArticleItem.pubDate, expectedDate)).toBe(true);
-        delete finishArticleItem.pubDate;
-        expect(finishArticleItem).toEqual(expectedItem);
+        const finishedArticleItem = await finishArticleItem(ctx, { link: httpUrl });
+        expect(compareDate(finishedArticleItem.pubDate, expectedDate)).toBe(true);
+        delete finishedArticleItem.pubDate;
+        expect(finishedArticleItem).toEqual(expectedItem);
     });
 });