Setting Up Smart Shortlinks

Send the same short link to different destinations based on the day and time.

Available on Pro and Max plans

A Smart Shortlink sends visitors to different URLs based on the day and time. Use one short link to send people to a campaign page during business hours and a contact form on weekends, or to swap destinations seasonally without changing the link itself.

Before You Start

  • Smart routing is based on day and time only. Geographic and device-based routing aren’t supported.
  • A single rule can’t span midnight. To run from 10pm to 2am, split it into two rules.
  1. Click URL Shortener in the sidebar.
  2. Either click Create Shortlink to start a new one, or open an existing shortlink and click Edit rules in the Smart rules card.
  3. Enter a Default destination. This is where visitors go when no rule matches.
  4. Pick a Time zone for your rules.
  5. Click Add rule and for each rule, pick the days, set a From and To time, and enter the Destination.
  6. You can add up to ten rules per shortlink. Reorder by dragging. When two rules match the same time, the one higher in the list wins.
  7. Click Save changes.

Tips

  • You can switch a shortlink back and forth between a single destination and Smart rules without the short URL itself changing.
  • If two rules cover overlapping windows, SnapGlyph will warn you before saving so you can confirm the order is right.

Next Steps