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URL Shortener guides

Get more out of every link you share: custom short links people trust, click analytics, smart routing by device or geography, A/B tests, and password or expiry controls. Each guide is grounded in what a modern link shortener can actually do, with a free tool to try it.

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Do Short Links Expire? What Actually Happens to a Shortened URL

Do short links expire? It depends on the provider. Here's how link expiry really works, why some shorteners kill links, and how to keep yours permanent.

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Free URL Shortener With No Subscription (Pay by the Link)

A free URL shortener with no subscription: standard short links are free with analytics, a QR code, and UTM tags. Pay a few cents only for custom or power links.

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How to A/B Test a Link: Split Traffic and Find the Winner

Learn how to A/B test a link by splitting one short URL across weighted variants, tracking which destination converts, then promoting the winner without reshare.

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How to Add a QR Code to a Short Link (Free, Re-pointable)

Every short link comes with a free, downloadable QR code for print. Because the link is re-pointable, you can change the destination without ever reprinting the code.

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How to Change a Short Link Destination Without Reprinting

Learn how to change a short link destination in seconds — re-point where any link goes, fix a typo, or swap a landing page while every printed link and QR code keeps working.

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How to Create a Custom Short Link (Branded Vanity URL)

Learn how to create a custom short link with a readable back-half people trust before they tap — set your own slug in seconds, for just 2 credits ($0.10).

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How to Password Protect a Link (and Gate It With Expiry or Click Limits)

To password protect a link, create a short link, turn on the password option, and set a passphrase. Only people who enter it reach the destination. Here's how.

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How to Track Link Clicks: Count Every Click on Any URL

Wrap any URL in a free short link and every click is logged — total and unique clicks, over time, by country, device, and referrer. Here's how to track link clicks step by step.

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URL Shortener With Analytics: Track Every Click for Free

A URL shortener with analytics logs total and unique clicks, plus country, device, and referrer for every link. Here's what the data shows and how to read it — free.

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What Are Smart Links? One URL, Many Destinations by Country & Device

Smart links are one short URL that routes each visitor to a different destination by country, device, or OS — send iOS to the App Store, Android to Google Play, everyone else to your site.

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