![]() ![]() Once you’ve logged into Bitly, you’ll need to go to Settings in the top right hand corner, and then click on the Advanced button. ![]() You'll need to sign in or register for a Bitly account. Your short domain name needs to be 15 characters or less (including the dot and extension), or your links won’t display your custom URL. It’s important to note that this domain can only be used for shortened URLs. ![]() You'll then be prompted for authorization, at which point you can ensure you're logging into the Bitly account you'd like to use. If you have multiple custom link shorteners, registered under different Bitly accounts, and you'd like to connect different ones to different channels within Buffer, please log out of your Bitly account before going through the steps below. Please note that it will need to be registered with Bitly. Setting up your own custom link shortenerįollow the steps below if you'd like to connect your own custom link shortener. Please see section below for more information. You'll also have the option to connect your own custom link shortener if it's registered with Bitly. You can also select "No Shortening" if you want to disable link shortening completely. In the drop down menu, you can choose between buff.ly and bit.ly. Under the General tab, you'll find a section at the top called Link Shortening. To change your link shortener, select the channel on the left hand side of your dashboard that you'd like to change, and then select the Settings tab. Link shorteners are set individually for each social channel, meaning you might use buff.ly for some channels, and bit.ly for others (for example). Setting up your own custom link shortener. ![]() This article contains the following sections: □ Keen to learn more about link shortening and Google Analytics? View our tutorial videos here! ![]()
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