If you’re logged in you can also get the shortlink for any page on WordPress.com, there’s a link under the “Blog Info” menu in your admin bar. Facebook automatically detects the link and parses the page description and an image from the original page. Google has additional means of collecting data: you can gather a lot of statistics when you own the top browser and search engine! Technically not part of any protocol, it is simply a convention standing for world wide web. This can result in URLs that are hundreds of characters long and that contain complex character patterns.
Many people use URL shorteners when they share links to private content, and in fact many web services like Google Maps have offered automatic generation of shortened links for driving directions that reveal personal information like home addresses and sensitive destinations like "clinics for specific diseases (including cancer and mental diseases), addiction treatment centers, abortion providers, correctional and juvenile detention facilities, payday and car-title lenders, gentlemen’s clubs, etc."[34][35] Additional layer of complexity[edit] Short URLs, although making it easier to access what might otherwise be a very long URL or user-space on an ISP server, add an additional layer of complexity to the process of retrieving web pages. That redirect through our server is logged in your campaign report as a click. The solution… We’ll attach a click event handler to the body element. Go to Admin > Edit Posts, hover over the post link, look at the status bar, the number at the end of the URL is the post ID. Namely, I want to make sure that if have an absolute internal URL with www vs non-www that I capture both cases. After integrating, any short link which redirects to a web link that you have provided to Google through App Indexing will open automatically in your native app for your users.
You can access detailed campaign click stats from the report Overview, the Click Performance, and the Clicked pages in the campaign report. Many extensions are available from companies you already use for domain registration — such as Hover. I could probably go on and on with a dozen more URL shorteners, but lets be honest, you only need one. 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.
It’s a pain, but the outbound link tracking code shown below won’t work without it. (It could be made to work with legacy Analytics, but it’ll eventually stop working so it’s best to upgrade now.) Custom Event Tracking Analytics supports event tracking. It is reserved for campaigns using paid keywords. Short Domain The first thing you will need to do is purchase a domain for your custom URL shorterner. I’ll use jQuery 1.x for this example since most sites use it but you can substitute a lightweight option such as min.js, Zepto.js, Minified.js or your own event handling functions. URL shorteners are nothing new, Tiny URL has been around for 100 years, but WP.me is different in a few ways.
Low cost way to start a personal brand and make vanity URLs. Bonus: Using your custom URL shortener with WordPress If you want to use your custom URL shortener with your WordPress website without having to manually log in to your URL shortener every time, you can use the free WP to Twitter plugin. Tip: The Google APIs client libraries can handle some of the authorization process for you. Bitly also offers a paid version, but it's pretty pricey. With its own URL shortener, you can ensure that your long links are kept safe and secure for your visitors. Using it for spamming or illegal purposes is forbidden and any such use will result in the TinyURL being disabled and you may be reported to all ISPs involved and to the proper governmental agencies. Here's an example of an affiliate tracking link that includes both of these types of parameters: For the above tracking link, the affiliate would provide the appropriate macros from their tracking system to replace the "CLICKID" and "UNIQUEVALUE" placeholder values. Use the Eventbrite Organiser mobile app to scan and sell tickets and track entry in real time. There are several techniques to implement a URL shortening. Check out our review of this fantastic tool to see how it works. You are also able to use the same tools such as bookmarklets and third-party apps using their API with your custom domain name. The Apple App Site Association File is not required.