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Use your own short domain to create your own branded short links instead of using bit.ly or ow.ly.

Step 1 - Install jLinks in your Joomla or WordPress site

You can download the latest version of jLinks from this link.

Step 2 - Implement short URL

Using .htaccess

Using PHP

put this code into index.php file of your short domain

my-main-domain.com is your website domain


Sample

Joobi.co short URL is joobi.info and we use jLinks to track the number of hits.

Step 3 - Create your first short URL

  • From the admin panel, go to jLinks -> Redirects
  • Click New button and fill in the correct information for your shortlink
  • Click "Save" to save your changes.
  • Destination: The URL you want to redirect to.

Namekey: A unique name for you to identify the link

Alias: The alias of the short link. If left empty, this will be fill up automatically base on the namekey you provided.

Extras: Do the extra parameters in the URL need to be passed on?

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Step 4 - Save and copy the short link

Once you fill-in all your short link information, click Save and you should see the short link generated that you can share to your customers through social media and email newsletter.

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