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Does anyone know of a (potentially hosted) shortener that supports deleting links and using your own aliases for them? Bonus points if I can use my own domain.

donmcronald 6y ago
Try rebrandly.com. I don't know what the pricing is like on the paid plans, but they have a free tier to try it out and I think it does all of the things you asked about.
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dgivney 6y ago
Hi StavrosK I launched a URL Shortener last month that supports custom keywords, deleting links & custom domains. The default domain is a grandfathered .com emoji domain that I thought looked like a Ninja Star so I called the service Ninja Linka (marketing writes itself really). Here's the homepage: https://ninjalinka.com https://ninjalinka.com More info in the API Docs: https://ninjalinka.com/docs/1.0/home https://ninjalinka.com/docs/1.0/home Out of interest, what is your use case for deleting your links?
- StavrosK 6y ago
  Hey dgivney! That looks quite good, thanks! Is there a trial so I can try it out for a few days? It looks like I need to pay to even try the UI. Also, the star domain is interesting, but you may want to have an alternative as well. I usually use the links so I can type them on other people's computers to get access to my Dropbox, and hunting for an emoji on a computer is rather inconvenient... I want to delete the links mostly for tidiness, but I also need to edit them because I sometimes want to change where they point to (to different folders in my Dropbox, etc).
  - dgivney 6y ago
    Interesting use case, I see. You can use the URL shortener on the homepage to create links but yes, the custom keywords, custom domains and link analytics require a small one-off payment for personal use. I did this thinking it will prevent spam but I understand it's probably important - I will create some trail accounts and send you one this weekend.
    - StavrosK 6y ago
      Thanks!

donmcronald 6y ago

Try rebrandly.com. I don't know what the pricing is like on the paid plans, but they have a free tier to try it out and I think it does all of the things you asked about.

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dgivney 6y ago

Hi StavrosK I launched a URL Shortener last month that supports custom keywords, deleting links & custom domains. The default domain is a grandfathered .com emoji domain that I thought looked like a Ninja Star so I called the service Ninja Linka (marketing writes itself really). Here's the homepage: https://ninjalinka.com https://ninjalinka.com More info in the API Docs: https://ninjalinka.com/docs/1.0/home https://ninjalinka.com/docs/1.0/home Out of interest, what is your use case for deleting your links?

StavrosK 6y ago
Hey dgivney! That looks quite good, thanks! Is there a trial so I can try it out for a few days? It looks like I need to pay to even try the UI. Also, the star domain is interesting, but you may want to have an alternative as well. I usually use the links so I can type them on other people's computers to get access to my Dropbox, and hunting for an emoji on a computer is rather inconvenient... I want to delete the links mostly for tidiness, but I also need to edit them because I sometimes want to change where they point to (to different folders in my Dropbox, etc).
- dgivney 6y ago
  Interesting use case, I see. You can use the URL shortener on the homepage to create links but yes, the custom keywords, custom domains and link analytics require a small one-off payment for personal use. I did this thinking it will prevent spam but I understand it's probably important - I will create some trail accounts and send you one this weekend.
  - StavrosK 6y ago
    Thanks!