You may still want to track your URLs to see how well your tweets are performing. Total clicks Total number of times any tracked link was clicked.
Once you are sure that your WordPress site does not have Google Analytics code, go to Settings » Google Analytics. More » Ow.ly Another popular alternative, Ow.ly is a link shortener from the leading social media application known as HootSuite. Clickmeter can also be used as a URL-shortening tool with advanced click-tracking. 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.
Fortunately, we can gather outbound link details ourselves. Transnational law[edit] Shortened internet links typically use foreign country domain names, and are therefore under the jurisdiction of that nation. This will bring up: A) All linking root domains that are pointing to your PDF B) The page they are linking from C) The domain authority of their site. Bitly has a lot of advanced features and tools over google.
Once the call is complete, it can run a callback function so we can redirect to the outbound page. One of the most popular link shorteners is Bit.ly, and their use of the .ly domain has been a problem for some.
Simply enter your long URL and click the Shorten button. You may also want to consider joining 301works, a free service from the Internet Archive that works to create a database of all shortened URL mappings. The links toolbar may not be visible in all setups and in most browsers, you can enable it in the View->Toolbars menu of your web browser. The regEx is a bit more complex than one would expect but it’s addressing a couple of use cases. Note: If the address bar is not visible, try scrolling up using your finger. Such URLs are difficult to memorize, type-out or distribute. Example: Nissan uses nssn.co Use initials: This tip works for personal or organization URL shorteners. Choosing A Link Shortener There are no shortage of link shorteners out there. Links could also be added to texts and that will also affect the length. If you set Use Google Analytics? to “Yes”, then all links will add special utm parameters that will allow you to identify traffic coming from emails in Google Analytics. TweetDeck and Seesmic (TweetDeck’s direct competitor) both offer numerous URL-shortener options (bit.ly, is.gd, TinyURL, and twURL), but only bit.ly offers click tracking. Another consideration is that some countries also restrict what content can be used their TLDs, so if you intend in shortening content that might be in violation of these laws, you'll need to find another TLD. Get everything hooked up Some services, such as Bitly, let anyone create a vanity URL shortener. You can always register additional domain names on our site. Some link shorteners end up on domain block lists because of heavy spammer use.