Stats Page: Example Features Powered by Google Shortener API. Type or paste the full URL of the link that you want to add to your Facebook wall into the input field.
It doesn’t work for any URL in the world, just WP.com-hosted ones. In the example above we have created a link to be shared on Twitter, as a tweet. utm_source parameter identifies the source of traffic this could be a site, a social media network, newsletter, app, etc. Owned media is often a great source for abundant (and mostly free) traffic, but it's equally important to track and measure it properly, to get more installs and better engagements from your new users. Let’s say the link is www.tech-recipes.com/2017/how-to-shorten-links-on-twitter-easily and it’s then shortened.
In this article we’ll discover how to add outbound link tracking. Not all protocols are capable of being shortened as of 2011, although protocols such as http, https, ftp, ftps, mailto, mms, rtmp, rtmpt, ed2k, pop, imap, nntp, news, ldap, gopher, dict and dns are being addressed by such services as URL Shortener. This doesn’t change the way the PDF document is displayed or downloaded by your users. Users are warned with the error message below when clicking on potentially harmful URLs. If the URL of a site you manage has been flagged, please see this help page about flagged URLs for more information.Viral videos are a great way to market your business, and YouTube is the most widely used video-sharing service on the Web.
If the shorthand link is found to be associated with a URL, the URL is fetched, otherwise an error message is returned.[7] The patent was filed in September 2000; while the patent was issued in 2005, US patent applications are made public within 18 months of filing. To enable it, you can upload your own SSL certificate for the link domain using the same workflow that Sailthru provides for enabling Apple’s iOS Universal Links. In choosing a source, think in terms of broad categories so that you can do roll-up reports for each type of email.
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. This allows you to track which user invited whom, and additionally allows you to deliver rewards in real time without implementing further matching logic. Error responses If your request does not succeed, the Google URL Shortener API will return an error response. This sounds like a lot of work if you want to track all your outgoing links. Abuse[edit] URL shortening may be utilized by spammers or for illicit internet activities.