Branded URL shortener

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I would like to create branded URL shortener with my domain. Will this be possible to do at Wix in the near future? #featurerequest

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This is a good feature request! Thanks for sharing it with us :slight_smile:

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Hi, you can achieve this with Corvid. Example: lnik.in/l/AMzb (Although this is complicated)

Basically purchase a domain of your choice then:

  • Create a dashboard where you can shorten URLs (there will be some expertise required for coding this part to generate a shortened version of your URL)

  • Store the URLs (both destination and shortened versions) in a database collection

  • Create a dynamic page with the unique URL you generated on your dashboard, use the unique code as the URL path

  • Use a Before Router hook to lookup the path name and return the destination URL as a redirect parameter whenever the dynamic page is visited

But then again, its going to require coding expertise so not sure everyone will like the suggestion.

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Thanks Shan this is very useful!

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Woohoo! Thank you Shan.

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Hi Sheyla, anything new in regards to my feature request?

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@livingfromtheheart hi there! Not at the moment - but it looks like @shantanukumar847 shared a solution below :slight_smile:

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@sheyla No, that solution doesn’t work for me - too complicated!

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@livingfromtheheart Oh no! Perhaps you can collaborate with another partner - you may want to post in Network & Opportunities .

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Thanks, it works. You do not need dynamic page, regular page is good enough, if the URL you are making short is an existing URL on other page or website.

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I just got this message from a long time ago…
One simple way is to open the page/post Wix SEO basic at the URL Slug field and to add 1-2 relevant words of your page’s content, connected by -
As simple as that: https://www.yourdomain.com/feature-request, and share it.

Hope it helps

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