We wanted to see: A) How many page views the PDFs were getting B) How long people were staying on these PDFs C) How prone they were to bouncing (just in case we needed to redesign them) D) The links we were getting to the PDFs E) Where those links were coming from The solution was pretty simple. First thing you need to do is install and activate the Google Analytics for WordPress plugin.
You can copy/paste the backlink URLs that you want to check from your website. Allow it, and this will create an ~/.oacurl.properties file containing the OAuth access token and secret. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Links shared on Twitter, including links shared in Direct Messages, will automatically be processed and shortened to an link. An example Turn this URL: X0DER&pf_rd_s=center-10&pf_rd_r=11EYKTN682A79T370AM3&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=1270985982&pf_rd_i=B002Y27P3M into this TinyURL: Which one would you rather cut and paste into your browser? More » Goo.gl Here’s Google’s very own URL shortener, which is a popular choice that’s useful for just getting the job done as quickly as possible.
People have learned that shortened links can lead to any random spam page on the web. Once you've found a domain you like, you'll need to register it. This is something you’ll often hear from link shortener detractors. Shortened links allow you to share long URLs in a Tweet while maintaining the maximum number of characters for your message. Twitter.com: The truth is that the best URL shortener for Twitter is the one that’s built into Twitter. To track owned media successfully you need to create Custom Tracking Links.
I could probably go on and on with a dozen more URL shorteners, but lets be honest, you only need one. The real benefit of using this link shortener comes with using it in conjunction with HootSuite itself for all your social media marketing.
Some URL shortening services support the forwarding of mailto URLs, as an alternative to address munging, to avoid unwanted harvest by web crawlers or bots. There are several techniques to implement a URL shortening. Shorten a URL If you want to shorten an URL, simply log into your Google account and then go to goo.gl. See the URL insert method in the Reference document for more details. After integrating, any short link which redirects to a web link that you have provided to Google through App Indexing will open automatically in your native app for your users. The links are permanent, they will work as long as WordPress.com is around. If you already have a domain you want to use just point it at our site and add it to your account.