Find out how to use the redirection types for your short URLs. This tutorial is part of the owl URL - features for your social media and WordPress.
The less is more notion: The simplicity and clarity is often better understood and more appreciated!
Use redirection features under SHORTEN button:
- DIRECT: Using the DIRECT redirection feature, user clicking on your links will be automatically redirected to your initial long URL.
- FRAME: Using the FRAME redirection feature, user clicking on your links will be redirected to our url.owlpower.eu domain, where the initial long URL will load in a frame, under a top flaoting bar. Example: url.owlpower.eu/tdCXe. This is how a frame page looks like:
- SPLASH: Using the SPLASH redirection feature, user clicking on your links will be redirected to our url.owlpower.eu domain, where a splash page will load. Example: url.owlpower.eu/ymzj8. This is how a frame page looks like:
- CUSTOM SPLASH: Add your branding to the short URL you create on our url.owlpower.eu domain. Read this tutorial for detailed information: https://owlpower.eu/owlsome-apps/owl-url/branding/. Example: url.owlpower.eu/branding. This is how a frame page looks like:
- MEDIA GATEWAY: A media gateway is a page, where you load a media file from its url and display it in your webpage. Read this tutorial for detailed information: https://owlpower.eu/owlsome-apps/owl-url/media-gateway/.
Youtube Media Gateway print screen from owl URL example:
Vimeo Media Gateway print screen from owl URL example:
Dailymotion Media Gateway print screen from owl URL example:
Short URLs promote sharing: You can simply fit more content in less space with short URLs!
