Links
Short links, per-video attribution, UTM parameters, and redirects.
Everything about creating and managing GoloLink short links. New here? Start with Link shortening basics.
Creating links
How to create a link - Name, destination, optional branded domain, optional custom slug.
How to edit a link - Change the destination, tracking, or rules - the slug doesn't change.
How to delete a link - Permanent - there's no restore. Consider expiration first.
How to duplicate a link - There's no duplicate button - here's the fastest way to recreate one.
How to pause a link - Stop a link's short URLs without deleting its click history.
How to restore a deleted link - Deletion is permanent - there's no undo.
How to change a destination URL - Edit it directly, or schedule a future swap.
How to customize a slug - Set it when you create a link, or change it later per short URL.
How to create a branded short link - Connect your domain first, then pick it when creating a link.
Link settings
What is a slug? - The part of a short URL after the domain.
What is a custom alias? - Same thing as a custom slug.
How does link expiration work? - Set a date and the short URL stops redirecting automatically.
What happens when I change a destination? - The short URL keeps working - it just sends people somewhere new.
What happens when I delete a link? - The link, every short URL on it, and its click history are all gone.
Can I reuse a deleted slug? - Yes - it's freed up immediately, for anyone.
What happens if a slug is already taken? - GoloLink tells you immediately and suggests alternatives.
Link management
Searching links - Find a link by name or destination URL.
Filtering links - All, getting clicks, broken, or by tag.
Sorting links - Newest, oldest, most clicks, fewest clicks, or name.
Organizing links with tags - Group links with color-coded tags, then filter by them.
Bulk actions - Select multiple links and delete them in one action.
Smart Links - Core concepts
What are Smart Links? - Video attribution and Smart Redirects, together.
How Smart Links work - Two mechanisms - video attribution and Smart Redirects - layered onto a regular link.
Smart Links vs. regular short links - There's only one kind of link - this is what changes when you add attribution or routing.
How per-video click attribution works - Know exactly which YouTube video generated every click.
Attaching links to videos - How to connect a short URL to the video it's placed in.
How to track links by video - Attach a short URL to the video, then read the breakdown in Analytics.
How to track links by campaign - Use the campaign UTM field, not a separate GoloLink feature.
Smart Links - YouTube
How to create a YouTube link - There's no separate "YouTube link" type - create a link, then attach it to the video.
Attaching links to videos - How to connect a short URL to the video it's placed in.
How per-video click attribution works - Know exactly which YouTube video generated every click.
Where to put GoloLink links on YouTube - The description and pinned comment cover most of it.
YouTube description links - A quick preset fills in sensible tracking values for you.
YouTube pinned comments - Use a separate short URL so its clicks stay distinguishable.
Tracking multiple videos with the same destination - One link, one short URL per video - clicks still stay separate.
Understanding YouTube click data - These are GoloLink's own click logs, not numbers pulled from YouTube.
Smart Links - Smart routing
What is Smart Routing? - GoloLink calls this "Smart Redirects" - sending visitors to different destinations by country or device.
How geographic routing works - Send specific countries to a different destination.
How device routing works - Send mobile, desktop, or tablet visitors to different destinations.
Creating routing rules - Add geo and device rules from the link's own page.
Default destinations - There's no separate "default" field - it's just the link's destination URL.
What happens when no rule matches? - The visitor gets the link's normal destination URL.
Geo and device routing - Send visitors to different destinations based on country or device.
App redirects - Send mobile visitors straight into your app instead of a browser.
Open in native browser - Prompt visitors stuck in Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook webviews to continue in Safari or Chrome.