URL shortening settings

The plugin uses 2 services to optimize the use of the characters in the message when it includes a link. You can either choose to use Bitly or TinyUrl.

By enabling Bitly, any address included in the message body will be turned into a shorter link that will still lead to the same address.

First, how to register a Bitly account?

1- register a free account on https://bitly.com/ website

2- once logged in click in the top-right button

3- click on “Profile Settings”

4- click on “Generic Access token”

5- insert your password and click on generate token.

6- in the popup that will appear click on “Copy” button and insert it in the relative plugin field

The plugin uses 2 services to optimize the use of the characters in the message when it includes a link. You can either choose to use Bitly or TinyUrl.

By enabling TinyUrl, any address included in the message body will be turned into a shorter link that will still lead to the same address.

The steps to create a TinyUrl are the following

1- register a free account on https://tinyurl.com/website

2- visit this page https://tinyurl.com/app/settings/api

3- set a name and click on create button

4- copy the code that will be displayed in the plugin setting

5- choose the domain that you want to use in your short links.