Turn your links on and off, point them to a new destination or add new options any time. With TinyURL, you can actually customize the end letters and numbers as an option.
This may sometimes be done using short, CAPTCHA-protected URLs, but this is not common.[3] Makers of URL shorteners usually register domain names with less popular or esoteric Top-level domains in order to achieve a short URL and a catchy name, often using domain hacks. The custom tracking link page enables converting a regular custom tracking link to OneLink™. First thing you need to do is install and activate the Google Analytics for WordPress plugin.
This can be added to existing JavaScript files or in a script block as long as it’s loaded somewhere within the HTML body (ideally, just before the closing tag). jQuery (or your alternative) must be loaded first although the Google Analytics tracking code can appear anywhere on the page. /* Track outbound links in Google Analytics */ (function($) { "use strict"; // current page host var baseURI = window.location.host; // click event on body $("body").on("click", function(e) { // abandon if link already aborted or analytics is not available if (e.isDefaultPrevented() || typeof ga !== "function") return; // abandon if no active link or link within domain var link = $(e.target).closest("a"); if (link.length != 1 || baseURI == link[0].host) return; // cancel event and record outbound link e.preventDefault(); var href = link[0].href; ga('send', { 'hitType': 'event', 'eventCategory': 'outbound', 'eventAction': 'link', 'eventLabel': href, 'hitCallback': loadPage }); // redirect after one second if recording takes too long setTimeout(loadPage, 1000); // redirect to outbound page function loadPage() { document.location = href; } }); })(jQuery); // pass another library here if required The event is recorded with the category name ‘outbound’, action name ‘link’ and the value set to the URL of the outbound page. Replace: Consider using letters or numbers in place of words. When you check the box to enable tracking, we'll show the campaign title as it will appear in your Google Analytics account after the campaign is sent. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Troubleshooting Consider these possibilities if you see behavior you don't expect.
For example, your website has fifteen content pages. Publish one custom branded short link on my business card, then keep the destination URL updated so that people are always taken to my latest blog post when they visit. A collaborative and customizable editorial calendar. It is stored in your My Sailthru Settings under Setup > Domains.
According to Tonic Corporation, the registry for .to domains, it is "very serious about keeping domains spam free" and may remove URL shortening services from their registry if the service is abused.[21] In addition, "u.nu" made the following announcement upon closing operations: The last straw came on September 3, 2010, when the server was disconnected without notice by our hosting provider in response to reports of a number of links to child pornography sites. ClickMeter is a link tracking tool that focuses on tracking links for your website so that you can monitor relevant clicks. Edit short URLs or QR codes to fix broken pages any time I need it. Many URL-shortener services offer the option to track how many clicks each link gets. Also, you can choose the redirect type of your link, depending on whether you plan on changing your destination URL in the future. It would be advisable first to list all the links to your site and if you find any suspicious links, use this utility to examine it. For example, if you send out weekly newsletters, this might be "newsletter". Some will show up as a referral from a webmail address, like mail.yahoo.com.