URL Shortener & Link Management Blog
TutorialsHow to Create a QR Code: Static, Dynamic, Trackable
Create a QR code in three steps - pick the content, choose static or dynamic, download. The one decision that decides if you can edit and track it later.
7 min readhow to create a qr code · qr code generator · make a qr code
ComparisonsGoogle URL Shortener Alternative After goo.gl Shut Down
Google retired goo.gl - creation ended in 2019, redirects in 2025. What happens to your old links, how to migrate them, and which alternative to pick.
5 min readgoogle url shortener alternative · goo.gl alternative · goo.gl shut down
TutorialsLink Preview Not Showing? Causes and How to Fix It
A link preview is built from Open Graph tags on the destination. Why previews break on WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and Slack - and the exact steps to fix each.
6 min readlink preview not showing · fix link preview · open graph tags
ComparisonsBitly vs TinyURL: Features, Pricing, and Which to Pick
Bitly vs TinyURL compared on speed, analytics, branded domains, QR codes, and price - where each wins, and the EU-residency gap neither one closes.
5 min readbitly vs tinyurl · tinyurl vs bitly · url shortener comparison
ComparisonsBitly vs Rebrandly: Branded Links, Pricing, and Fit
Bitly vs Rebrandly compared on branded domains, analytics, QR codes, and price - where each one wins, and the EU data-residency gap neither closes.
5 min readbitly vs rebrandly · rebrandly vs bitly · branded link platform
Engineering301 vs 302 Redirects: Which One Should Short Links Use
A 301 is a permanent redirect that passes ranking signals; a 302 is temporary and usually does not. What that means for short links, SEO, and caching.
8 min read301 vs 302 redirect · 301 redirect · 302 redirect
TutorialsUTM Parameters Explained: The 5 Tags and How They Work
UTM parameters are five tags you add to a link so analytics can attribute traffic. What each tag does, which are required, and how to avoid messy reports.
7 min readutm parameters · what are utm parameters · utm parameters explained
TutorialsURL Shortener for SMS Marketing That Carriers Trust
An SMS marketing URL shortener must clear carrier filters and fit the 160-character limit. Branded short links keep texts deliverable, tracked, and compliant.
8 min readurl shortener for sms marketing · sms link shortener · text message link tracking
FeaturesLink Retargeting Explained: Pixels on Your Short Links
Link retargeting puts an ad pixel on your short links, so anyone who clicks - even on content you don't own - joins your remarketing audience. How it works.
7 min readlink retargeting · retargeting pixel short link · add pixel to short link
EngineeringURL Shortener API: Rate Limits, Retries, Idempotency
How to call a URL shortener API in production: token-bucket rate limits, which status codes to retry with backoff, and idempotency keys that stop duplicates.
8 min readurl shortener api rate limits · api idempotency key · retry with exponential backoff
EngineeringDo URL Shorteners Hurt SEO? The Mechanics That Matter
Do URL shorteners hurt SEO? Reputable ones do not - Google passes ranking signals through redirects. The four cases that cost you rank, and how to avoid them.
8 min readdo url shorteners hurt seo · are short links bad for seo · 301 vs 302 redirect seo
ComparisonsThe best EU URL shorteners in 2026 (and why it matters)
Which URL shorteners actually host in the EU, what their sub-processor lists look like, and how to read a residency claim against the underlying infrastructure
11 min readeu url shortener · gdpr url shortener · european url shortener
IntegrationsSlack URL shortener bot: shorten links and route alerts
Install the Elido Slack app, use the /shorten slash command, and route threshold alerts to any channel without writing webhook handlers.
8 min readslack url shortener · slack link shortening bot · slack short links
IntegrationsPipedrive Link Click Tracking: Deals From Short Link Hits
Create Pipedrive deals automatically when an Elido short link crosses 100, 1k, or 10k clicks. Setup, pipeline picker, token rotation.
8 min readpipedrive link click tracking · pipedrive automation · pipedrive deal triggers
IntegrationsNotion URL shortener integration: OAuth + 2-way database sync
Connect Notion via OAuth, sync Elido short links into a Notion database, and pull destination edits back. Field map, scopes, troubleshooting.
9 min readnotion url shortener integration · notion link tracking · notion oauth integration
EngineeringShort Link Monitoring with Sentry and Datadog: Who Does What
Short link monitoring with Sentry and Datadog: which Elido events become Sentry issues, what Datadog receives, and how to watch redirect latency yourself.
9 min readshort link monitoring · sentry url monitoring · datadog short link metrics
IntegrationsShort Link Automation: Make vs IFTTT vs n8n vs Zapier
Short link automation compared: Make, IFTTT, n8n and Zapier on the Elido API. Which fits your job, what each plan unlocks, and where to read the full recipe.
8 min readshort link automation · make.com url shortener · ifttt short links
IntegrationsLinear URL shortener integration - auto-file issues on alerts
Wire Elido broken-link detection and click-threshold spikes to a Linear team. Setup, team filter, label routing, real failure modes.
7 min readlinear url shortener integration · linear broken link detection · linear automation
IntegrationsHubSpot link click tracking: write clicks to deal timeline
Pipe Elido short-link clicks into the HubSpot contact and deal timeline via the conversion-forwarding API. Setup, UTM mapping, and refresh tokens.
10 min readhubspot link click tracking · hubspot url shortener · hubspot utm tracking
IntegrationsEmail Click Attribution for Mailchimp, Brevo and Klaviyo
Email click attribution across Mailchimp, Brevo and Klaviyo: which ESPs receive Elido click events today, what each event carries, and where UTMs belong.
8 min reademail click attribution · mailchimp link tracking · brevo click events