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# Links

Links creates short links to your site that tell you where every visit came from. Use them in social bios, WhatsApp messages, or email.

## Open Links

1. In the top navigation, click the Marketing tab.
2. On Marketing Home, click the Links card under Add-ons.

## Create a link

1. Click Create link.
2. In Name, type a name that makes the link easy to recognize.
3. In Destination URL, enter the destination page.
4. Optional: under Short link, pick a domain and change the link ending. Click the refresh icon to generate a new random ending.
5. Optional: fill in Additional Data (see the next section).
6. Click Create link.

The panel on the right shows your link and a preview of its destination page. Click the copy icon to copy the link.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/zFvvakHJ5OVubOo4WKlR/blobs/9G5VQLd7kIKyaYy3Mr41/Unknown%20image" alt="Figure 1. Enter the name (1) and destination URL (2), set the short link (3) and additional data (4), then click Create link (5)."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Add additional data

Click Additional Data to add details that are recorded with every visit from this link.

* Campaign: the link's campaign name, such as “payday sale”. This name groups your links in Reports.
* Custom fields: key and value pairs, such as the key `content_variant` with the value `hero`. Click the + icon to add a row, or the trash icon to remove one.

Both are optional. Don't put secrets or sensitive personal data in custom fields.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/zFvvakHJ5OVubOo4WKlR/blobs/TNC2HpnC8uHgKNtlOR0t/Unknown%20image" alt="Figure 2. Open Additional Data (1), fill in Campaign (2), and add Custom fields (3)."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Manage links

The link list shows each link's name, short link, destination page, and when it was created.

* To find a link, type its name, destination, or reference in the search field.
* To filter by status, click the status picker, such as Active.
* To copy a short link, click the copy icon next to it.
* For more options, click the ⋮ icon on the right of the link.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/zFvvakHJ5OVubOo4WKlR/blobs/0h2D1WhwWpzoyN4c0vqq/Unknown%20image" alt="Figure 3. Create a link (1), search links (2), filter by status (3), copy the short link (4), and open the link menu (5)."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
