URL Shortener
What is URL Shortener?
Including links in your campaigns cost a lot of precious characters that could be used for your text message instead. It is therefore important to shorten a link as much as possible. Our URL shortener serves great for this purpose as it can shorten any longer link substantially.
How do I create a new short URL?
To create a new short URL:
- Go to the second step of the SMS campaign
- Expand the
URL shortener
menu below the typing window - Select
New short URL
if not selected - Enter the URL you want to shorten
- Select a short domain
- Click
Create
- A new shortened URL has been added to your list of URLs
- To insert a shortened URL into your campaign, click on the green highlighted URL next to your link or use the
Insert to text
icon from the menu on the right - Use the
Edit
icon to edit - Use the
Delete
icon to remove the address from the list
Watch a video on how to use URL shortener
How do I add existing short URL to my campaign?
To add existing short URL to your campaign:
- Go to the second step of the SMS campaign
- Expand the
URL shortener
menu below the typing window - Select
Existing short URL
- Select which existing short URLs you want to paste into your campaign and click
Add
- To paste a short URL into your campaign, click the
Paste into text
icon from the menu to the right of the link or the green highlighted URL in your address list
How do I add a file to my campaign?
- Go to the second step of the SMS campaign
- Expand the
URL shortener
menu below the compose window - Select
Add file
- Select the file you want to insert into your campaign
- Expand the
Expiration time
menu and select the file expiration time - Expand the
Short Domain
menu and select a short domain - Click
Upload
- To insert a link to a file into your campaign, click the
Paste into text
icon from the menu to the right of the link or the green highlighted URL in your address list