Articles Tagged "url shortener"
Explore our collection of guides, tutorials, and expert resources tagged "url shortener", covering URL shortening, analytics, QR codes, and developer tools.
REST API
How to Choose a URL Shortener API for Your App
A guide to choosing a URL shortener API: six criteria, each of which can be checked before you integrate. Limits, pricing and capabilities compared against Bitly's plans, authentication methods in light of RFC 9700, a method for measuring latency yourself, and Lix.li's published limits including custom ones on request.
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#Short links
#Developer tools
#Web-analytics
#Smart link
Guides
How to Prepare a List of Links for Bulk Shortening
A practical guide to preparing a list of links for bulk shortening: what file the uploader accepts, how to give different links different UTM parameters, how many rows go in one upload, and how to read the report when some rows don't get created.
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#Seo
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#Digital marketing
REST API
API Key vs OAuth: Choosing One, and What It Costs You
A comparison of two ways to authenticate an API: what a key gives you, what OAuth gives you, and the single question that decides between them. Plus which OAuth flows RFC 9700 deprecated, and why revoking an API key usually takes effect with a delay.
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#Developer tools
#Digital marketing
Guides
What OpenAPI Is, and Why Specifications Drift From Code
A walk through the OpenAPI format: the required fields of a document, the difference between OpenAPI and Swagger, and what changed in 3.1 and 3.2. Plus the part most introductions skip — nothing connects the specification to the code, how drift shows up in both directions, and the test that catches it.
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SEO
Why a 301 turns your POST into a GET
A practical breakdown of redirects 301, 302, 303, 307 and 308: which preserve the request method, why permanent codes are nearly impossible to roll back, where this breaks APIs and webhooks, and which code to choose in each case.
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SEO
Short links and link equity: the shortener is almost never the problem
An examination of link equity through short links: why the redirect loses nothing, why there was nothing to lose on social platforms, three genuine risks of shortening, and an open question about nofollow in the HTTP header.
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SEO
Canonical tags: how they work and when Google ignores them
A practical guide to rel=canonical: syntax, what the tag does and does not solve, a decision table covering canonical, 301, 302 and noindex, pairing it with hreflang across 21 languages, common mistakes, and the short-link question.
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Technology
How far a short link travels
A study of the geography of 723,758 short links: how many countries the median link reaches, what share of links are genuinely local, how much traffic the leading country supplies, and why this explains the flat daily click curve.
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Technology
When people actually click short links
A study of 723,783,029 redirects across 6,768,413 links: how clicks distribute by hour and by day of week, why the creation curve is sharp while the click curve is flat, and what that means for scheduling.
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Technology
How long a short link actually lives
A study of 144 million redirects across 5.9 million short links: how clicks distribute over time, how long a link keeps working by median and percentile, why 69% of redirects carry no referrer, and what that means for campaign measurement.
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#Short links
#Link management
#Marketing
#Analytics
Technology
What happened to goo.gl, and what it means for your short links
An accurate account of the goo.gl shutdown: the original plan, the reversal three weeks before the deadline, which links were actually deactivated, how to test a link you still have, and what the episode says about depending on any third-party shortener.
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Guides
How to check a short link without opening it
A practical method for judging a short link without visiting it: how to expand the destination, which 14 signals point to phishing, and why weighing them matters more than spotting any single one.
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#CTR
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Marketing
How to Shorten an X (Twitter) Link
This article explains why and how to shorten links to tweets and profiles on X (Twitter) using Lix.li. It covers the advantages of short links: convenience for social media and printed materials, branding, and click analytics. It provides a step-by-step guide to shortening a link through the dashboard, and explains what a deep link is and how to set up a link so it opens the X app directly on a smartphone.
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Marketing
How to Shorten a Reddit Link
This article explains why and how to shorten links to Reddit posts, subreddits, and profiles using Lix.li. It covers the advantages of short links: convenience for social media and printed materials, branding, and click analytics. It provides a step-by-step guide to shortening a link through the dashboard, and explains what a deep link is and how to set up a link so it opens the Reddit app directly.
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#Digital marketing
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Marketing
How to Shorten a VK Link
This article explains why and how to shorten links to VK posts, groups, pages, and profiles using Lix.li. It covers the advantages of short links: convenience for social media and printed materials, branding, and click analytics. It provides a step-by-step guide to shortening a link through the dashboard, and explains what a deep link is and how to set up a link so it opens the VK app directly.
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Marketing
How to Shorten a Facebook Link
This article explains why and how to shorten links to Facebook posts, pages, groups, and profiles using Lix.li. It covers the advantages of short links: convenience for social media and printed materials, branding, and click analytics. It provides a step-by-step guide to shortening a link through the dashboard, and explains what a deep link is and how to set up a link so it opens the Facebook app directly.
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#Marketing
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#Facebook
Marketing
How to Shorten a Pinterest Link
This article explains why and how to shorten links to Pinterest pins, boards, and profiles using Lix.li. It covers the advantages of short links: convenience for social media and printed materials, branding, and click analytics. It provides a step-by-step guide to shortening a link through the dashboard, and explains what a deep link is and how to set up a link so it opens the Pinterest app directly.
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#Seo
#Short links
#Digital marketing
#Deep link
#Pinterest
Marketing
How to Shorten a Telegram Link
This article explains why and how to shorten links to Telegram channels, chats, bots, and invites using Lix.li. It covers the advantages of short links: convenience for social media and printed materials, branding, and click analytics. It provides a step-by-step guide to shortening a link through the dashboard, and explains what a deep link is and how to set up a link so it opens the Telegram app directly.
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#Seo
#Short links
#Technologies
#Deep link
#Telegram
Marketing
How to Shorten a TikTok Link
This article explains why and how to shorten links to TikTok videos and profiles using Lix.li. It covers the advantages of short links: convenience for social media and printed materials, branding, and click analytics. It provides a step-by-step guide to shortening a link through the dashboard, and explains what a deep link is and how to set up a link so it opens the TikTok app directly on a smartphone.
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#Seo
#Short links
#Marketing
#Features
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Marketing
How to Shorten a Spotify Link
This article explains why and how to shorten links to Spotify tracks, albums, playlists, and artist profiles using Lix.li. It covers the advantages of short links: convenience for social media and printed materials, branding, and click analytics. It provides a step-by-step guide to shortening a link through the dashboard, and explains what a deep link is and how to set up a link so it opens the Spotify app directly.
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#Short links
#Branding
#Deep link
#Features
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Marketing
How to Shorten an Instagram Link
This article explains why and how to shorten links to Instagram profiles, reels, posts, and stories using Lix.li. It covers the advantages of short links: convenience for a bio and printed materials, branding, and click analytics. It provides a step-by-step guide to shortening a link through the dashboard, and explains what a deep link is and how to set up a link so it opens the Instagram app directly on a smartphone.
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#Seo
#Short links
#Branding
#Deep link
#Instagram
Marketing
How to Shorten a YouTube Link
This article explains why and how to shorten links to YouTube videos and channels using Lix.li. It covers the advantages of short YouTube links: convenience, branding, and click analytics. It provides a step-by-step guide to shortening a link through the dashboard, and explains what a deep link is and how to set up a link so it opens the YouTube app directly on a smartphone.
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#Short links
#Deep link
#YouTube
#Video
Guides
Smart Links: How One Link Sends Different Users to Different Destinations
This article explains what Smart Links are in Lix.li and what problem they solve: a single short link sends different visitors to different destinations based on their country, device, operating system, or browser language. It covers how rules and priority work, practical examples (app stores, geo-targeting, device adaptation), a step-by-step setup guide, the built-in tester, compatibility with other service features, and answers to common questions.
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#Seo
#Short links
#Digital marketing
#Conversion
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#Features
News
Lix.li Now Has Deep Links
A news announcement about the launch of Deep Links in Lix.li: a short link automatically opens the target app (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and others) if it's installed on the device, and falls back to the browser if it isn't. The feature is available on the PRO and Premium plans. Includes a link to a detailed article on how it works and how to set it up.
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#Seo
#Conversion
#Branding
#Webhook
#Deep link
Marketing
Short Links: Pros and Cons
This article examines short links from both sides: the benefits they offer users and businesses (compactness, analytics, branding, convenience for social media and offline materials), as well as the drawbacks and risks (loss of trust, service dependency, security issues, SEO impact). It offers practical guidance on when short links make sense and when a full URL is the better choice.
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#Marketing
#Digital marketing
#Redirects
Marketing
How URL Shorteners Work: A Complete Technical Breakdown
This article explains how URL shortening services work technically — from the moment a short URL is created to the moment a user clicks it. It covers HTTP redirect mechanisms, methods for generating unique codes (counters, hashing, base62), database architecture, analytics collection, and security considerations.
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Guides
How to Shorten a URL for Free: 4 Easy Methods
Need to shorten a URL for free? This comprehensive guide explains everything you need to know about URL shortening, including why short links are useful and how to create them in seconds. Learn four easy ways to shorten URLs using the online URL shortener, personal dashboard, REST API, or official browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. You'll also discover the benefits of Lix.li's free plan, click analytics, QR code generation, UTM parameters, custom domains, and automation tools for individuals, businesses, and developers.
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#Rest api
#Short links
#Analytics
#Chrome extension
Marketing
What Are UTM Parameters, Why They Matter, and How to Use Them
UTM parameters are one of the most important tools in digital marketing and web analytics. This guide explains what UTM tags are, how they work, what each parameter means, and how to use them to accurately measure advertising campaigns, email marketing, social media, QR codes, and other traffic sources. You'll also learn best practices, common mistakes to avoid, and how to improve campaign tracking with clean, consistent UTM links.
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#Marketing
#Analytics
#Utm
#Web-analytics
Marketing
How to use short links in marketing
Short links have become an essential marketing tool rather than just a way to shorten long URLs. This guide explains how to use short links for campaign tracking, analytics, UTM parameters, QR codes, branded domains, automation, and better traffic management across digital and offline marketing channels.
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#Analytics
REST API
How to Create a Short Link with the PHP SDK
Learn how to create short links in PHP using the official Lix.li PHP SDK. This guide covers Composer installation, creating your first short URL, working with custom aliases, UTM parameters, tags, and other advanced options to integrate URL shortening into your PHP applications.
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#Rest api
#Developer tools
#Php
Guides
Lix.li — A Modern URL Shortener with Analytics, QR Codes, and REST API
Lix.li is a modern cloud-based URL shortening and link management platform designed for developers, marketers, and businesses. It combines short links, QR codes, advanced analytics, REST API, OpenAPI documentation, official SDKs, custom domains, and automation tools in a single platform.
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#Link management
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#Qr codes
#Developer tools