This means your URLs for blog posts will be instead of or something along those lines. It took me a while to realize all the features Bitly has to offer, and now it’s my favorite go-to page for when I need to share links with a little style. The source parameter is a place to store information about various traffic sources for a tracking link.
In addition to easy link shortening, you can use the service with your own domain, customize the characters at the end of your links, get real-time statistics and even see which countries your clicks are coming from. Authenticate your Google Analytics profile or enter UA-Code manually. How to track Link Clicks with Google Analytics To track link clicks in Google Analytics you’ll need to set up custom events. Before we answer that question, lets first talk about why would you want to track links in Google Analytics? You publicize this page through twitter, facebook, various banner placement on your website, email newsletter, etc. In general, don't remove vowels at the beginning of words, though.
So understanding how users are interacting with those external links can be helpful. The network shares on the link source computer are changed. In April 2009, TinyURL was reported to be blocked in Saudi Arabia.[27] Yahoo! The examples use curl and OACurl to show you how to get started interacting with the API quickly, right from the command line. Adding tracking directly to your site If you have added the Analytics tracking code directly to your site, you can copy and paste the script below into your own pages to set up Event tracking for outbound links.
That’s a lot of back and forth just to get me a a web page. STEP 1: Create a Link Click Listener Tag Note: This step is not required any more with newer versions of Tag Manager. For example, say you are using UTM codes to track website traffic.
Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 20 May 2011 More Revision 360: x Refactored Thanks. 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. If Google determines that your request and the token are valid, it returns the requested data. The search algorithm is based on the last known path of the file and file information that includes the creation date, file size, and file name and extension. On 14 August 2009 WordPress announced the wp.me URL shortener for use when referring to any WordPress.com blog post.[11] In November 2009, shortened links on bit.ly were accessed 2. When someone pastes this shorter URL in their browser, they are initially directed to the Bitly site. 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. OneLink™ enables using a single link to diagnose and redirect users to different locations based on their devices' type. I also worry that because shorteners are essentially open proxies of HTTP they’ll be exploited by spammers and malware distributors to the point where businesses, anti-phishing, and anti-virus services will be forced to block them. Another reference to URL shortening was in 2001.[8] The first notable URL shortening service, TinyURL, was launched in 2002.