Migration articles
Switching link platforms is scary because old short links must keep working. These migration guides cover moving from Bitly, TinyURL, Rebrandly, and Short.io to Elido: exporting your links, preserving slugs, redirect strategies for links you can't move, and what breaks if you skip a step. Each guide is a checklist you can follow in an afternoon.
MigrationExport Short Link Data: The Four Things You Can Take
A shortener holds four data classes, but only two travel reliably: what you can export short link data for, and how to verify a full pull before you trust it.
8 min readexport short link data · export links · click history export
MigrationMigrate from TinyURL: two paths and what each one preserves
TinyURL migration depends on whether you have a Pro API account. Two paths, what survives the move, and the realist's note on tinyurl.com slugs you can't preserve
9 min readmigrate from tinyurl · tinyurl export · leave tinyurl
MigrationMigrate from Rebrandly: branded domain handover without slug loss
Rebrandly's strength is the branded domain - so its migration is a DNS handover with link preservation. Two paths, the export shape, and the validation script
11 min readmigrate from rebrandly · rebrandly export · leaving rebrandly
CornerstoneMigrationMigrating from Bitly to Elido: a technical guide
Move link infrastructure from Bitly without a 404 spike: CSV export, bulk provisioning on Elido, DNS cutover timing, and click-history reconciliation.
10 min readbitly migration · link infrastructure · custom domains