Short links and QR codes

How to shorten a link for free and track the clicks

19 October, 2026 • Short links and QR codes • 75 views

Risograph illustration of scissors cutting a long chain of links into one short link

Shorten a link in under a minute, pick a readable name and a short domain, and track the clicks. What the free plan includes and the mistakes that break printed links.

UTM parameters explained with a UK campaign example for GA4

18 September, 2026 • Short links and QR codes • 224 views

A tagged campaign link with UTM parameters shown on a phone

What utm_source, utm_medium and utm_campaign do, naming rules that keep GA4 reports tidy, a worked UK Black Friday example and a free UTM builder.

vCard QR codes for business cards that save your details in one scan

18 September, 2026 • Short links and QR codes • 233 views

A business card with a QR code being scanned by a phone

How a vCard QR code saves your name, number and email straight into a phone, the difference between a static and a dynamic vCard, and how to make one for a business card in minutes.

Branded short links on a .uk domain, why yourbrand.uk/offer beats a generic shortener

18 September, 2026 • Short links and QR codes • 139 views

A branded .uk short link shown on a phone next to a generic one

Generic short links get ignored because nobody can see where they go. A branded link on digily.uk, ukbio.link or your own .uk domain shows the brand at the moment of the tap. What the research says and how to set one up.

Spotify link shortener that opens tracks in the Spotify app

16 May, 2025 • Short links and QR codes • 4,285 views

A short link opening a Spotify track in the app on a phone

Long Spotify addresses are awkward to share and open in a logged-out web player inside Instagram. Shorten them on Digily Link with app linking so listeners land in the Spotify app, then count every tap.

Advanced link redirection by country, device, language and A/B rotation

16 May, 2025 • Short links and QR codes • 1,188 views

One short link branching to different destinations by country and device

One short link can send visitors to different destinations by country, city, device, browser, language or operating system, or split them for an A/B test. How targeting works on Digily Link and when it pays off.

QR code menus for UK pubs, cafés and restaurants that survive a reprint

16 May, 2025 • Short links and QR codes • 1,241 views

A QR code on a café table opening a menu page on a phone

How to put a menu, reviews, table booking and ordering behind one QR code on Digily Link, why the code should point at a short link rather than a file, and the print details that make it scan first time.

YouTube link shortener that opens videos in the YouTube app

16 May, 2025 • Short links and QR codes • 1,318 views

A short link opening a YouTube video in the app on a phone

Shorten a YouTube link on Digily Link, switch on app linking, and visitors from Instagram or TikTok land in the YouTube app, signed in, instead of a browser tab. Setup steps, ideas and answers.

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