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Yeah, we do that. It's simple and easy, allows us to tweak the destination of a published link if the site shuffles, lets us print simple short links that are
by kbelder 5y ago
Yeah, we do that. It's simple and easy, allows us to tweak the destination of a published link if the site shuffles, lets us print simple short links that are quick to type but still are obviously our own domain.
You can't do it for everything... for one thing, you don't gain search engine karma from the links. But it's often very useful.
- andruby 5y agoDo you also do that for links with secret tokens like the reset password link the op mentioned? Because -spoiler- that makes those links very easy to guess/brute force
- kbelder 5y agoNo, I should have made that clear. Don't do it for links including tokens, user accounts, or anything like that. (Obviously.) Only on links you'd put out for mass consumption. Still, it can eliminate lots of unsightly cruft in a link. It can replace this: https://thisonecompany.com/productinfo/specs/?sku=sdfdf432&format=detail https://thisonecompany.com/productinfo/specs/?sku=sdfdf432&f... with: https://this.co/proddeets https://this.co/proddeets