URL Shortener

This project tackled the challenge of simplifying long URLs from the ed.ac.uk domain, transforming them into shorter links with the edin.ac domain. The project integrated PHP, JavaScript, and the Bitly API, the application could quickly shrink lengthy ed.ac.uk URLs into compact edin.ac links. The end result was easier sharing and smoother user experience.

As version 3 of the Bitly API was due to be deprecated, the application had to be updated to utilise version 4 of the API. The main challenge was that the analytics information which was viewable in version 3 was no longer accessible to external users in version 4.

As a result, an analytics dashboard was developed to provide the same functionality as before and reveal essential information like clicks and engagement metrics for each shortened URL, giving both insiders and outsiders a clearer view of link performance.