- Start typing or paste your URL into the Compose message box.
- The system will automatically generate text from the URL and shorten your URL based on the link shortener you’ve selected to use on your account.
- The system will also automatically generate a link preview. You can choose to cancel this preview by selecting the ‘x’.
- To edit the title of the preview click on the title text in bold.
- You can edit the paragraph text by clicking on this text box.
- You can select which image you want to include from that URL by using the directional arrows.
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Creating Custom URLs
- Click the cog next to the shorten links icon, this will open the Custom URLs menu.
- Enter the URL you want to insert into your post.
- Enter the parameters and values you wish to be appended to the URL.
- Press Apply & Insert.
- The URL and parameters will be shortened based on the link shortener you’ve selected to
use on your account
Using Custom URL templates
- To use a template, select it from the drop down menu.
- To add a new template press the add template icon, this will copy the parameters and values from the template you are currently on.
- To edit a template select it from the list and edit, pressing Apply and insert will save the template and apply it to the URL.
- To save a template without applying it to a URL- press Apply without a URL entered.
- To add parameter lines press the add icon
- To delete parameter lines click the delete icon
- To delete a template, choose the template from the dropdown list and press the delete template icon. Note- you cannot delete the Google Analytics template.
- If you wish to always use this template when shortening links, select the checkbox.