After you click on “Edit” you can change your slug to match whatever keywords (2-5 words are best) you are focusing on in the post. The disconnection of the server caused us serious problems, and to be honest, the level and nature of the abuse has become quite demoralizing. In addition to using bit.ly as a tool integrated into third-party tools you can also use it directly at the bit.ly website. True to its name, the URL macro plug the URL of the page that the link click occurred on.
There is now a “Get Shortlink” button next to your permalink when you edit or write a post, and when you click it you’ll get a popup with the beautiful link already highlighted for your copy and pasting pleasure. The associated shorthand link and URL are logged in a registry database. Tracking Search Traffic to the PDF Add a URL parameter to every link pointing to each PDF document on your site.
You can also get a visual glimpse of your engagement for a different perspective. Is there more than one type of Google Analytics tracking on your links? If you combine MailChimp's Google Analytics tracking with custom UTM tracking, this could skew results in reports. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better.
If you do nothing but add the tracking script to your pages, you’ll be faced with an endless stream of data and reports about user activity on your site. Is this part of a broader campaign to talk about a new product?
An Alternative To Link Shorteners Perhaps you’d like to avoid using a link shortening service. The {redirect} macro is replaced by the offer URL for the click, and the {eredirect} macro is replaced by the URL-encoded offer URL for that click. The links are permanent, they will work as long as WordPress.com is around. You can use Analytics Events to track clicks on links that take users to a website other than your own.