Social Planner - Link Shortener

Modified on Tue, 15 Sep at 12:00 PM

Using the Link Shortener in Social Planner

What is the Link Shortener

The Link Shortener is a built-in feature within Social Planner that automatically converts long, complex URLs into shorter, more manageable links in your post preview. The full URL stays visible in your content editor, while the shortened link is what displays in the live preview and the published post itself — helping keep social content clean when sharing blogs, landing pages, or external websites.

Clean posts

Keeps social posts uncluttered by shortening long URLs.

Better experience

Improves user experience with concise, easy-to-read links.

Auto-shortening

Automatically generates a shortened version of any long URL.

Post preview

Shows how the final post will look with the shortened link.

Cross-platform support

Works across all connected social platforms in Social Planner.

  • 1Navigate to Social Planner
    From the left-hand menu, go to Marketing → Social Planner.
  • 2Start a new post
    Click + New Post → + Create New Post.
  • 3Select your social accounts
    In the post composer, select the social media accounts where you'd like to publish the post.
  • 4Add your content
    In the Content input box, add your post content. Then click the URL Shortener icon located next to the content editor.
  • 5Add the link name and target URL
    Enter a Name of the Link and the Target URL you want to shorten.
  • 6Set up tracking details
    • UTM Campaign (utm_campaign) — select or create a campaign
    • Add Custom UTM Parameters like source, campaign, etc.
  • 7Generate and insert the link
    Click Generate and Insert Link. Once inserted, the preview pane will show the shortened version of the URL, while the input field still displays the original long URL.
  • 8Review and publish
    Review your post, then choose Publish or Schedule to send it out at a later time.
Content input vs. preview — the long URL stays in the input box so you can always see the full link you're sharing, while the shortened version appears in the preview and is used in the final post.
Click tracking is coming — analytics showing how many users clicked your shortened links are currently in development and will be available in a future update.
Auto conversion — you don't need to manually replace the link; just click the shortener icon and it does the rest for you.

Social Planner also provides link-level performance analytics directly inside the Statistics page — so beyond shortening links inside your posts, you can track how those links perform after publishing. The Link Shortener continues to shorten long URLs in your post preview and final published post, and with URL Tracking:

Shortened links and long URLs both appear in your performance analytics
Every link you publish becomes trackable automatically
You don't need to do anything extra for click tracking — it starts as soon as the post goes live
Campaign Names help you group multiple posts that share the same link
Link Click Analytics

Every URL you share through Social Planner is measurable. You can track:

  • Total clicks on each shortened or original URL
  • Platform-wise performance (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)
  • Trends over time
Campaign Tracking

When composing a post, you can assign a Campaign Name to your link. All posts using that same link and campaign are grouped together in analytics, helping you compare performance across posts and channels.

Filters & Sorting

Inside Marketing → Social Planner → Statistics → URL Tracking, you can filter for top-performing and low-performing links.

Quick URL Preview

Selecting any URL shows a preview panel so you can see exactly which link you're analyzing.

Note: only the link created via Social Planner will be displayed on the statistics page.

Good to know
  • You don't need to manually shorten links — the icon handles it for you
  • Click tracking now starts automatically as soon as a post goes live
  • Use consistent Campaign Names to compare link performance across posts
Where to find it

Shorten links from the post composer under Marketing → Social Planner. View performance under Marketing → Social Planner → Statistics → URL Tracking.

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