Managing Short Links

Once you have created short links, Leenkies gives you full control over their lifecycle. You can edit where a link points, temporarily disable it, re-enable it, permanently delete it, and review the complete history of destination changes. This guide covers every management action available to you.

Viewing All Short Links

To see all of your short links:

1. From your dashboard, navigate to the Links section in the sidebar (via Create then Links).
2. The short links list displays all of your links, showing the short link URL, the current destination URL, the creation date, and the link's current status (active or disabled).

The list gives you a quick overview of all your links in one place. From here, you can access any management action by clicking on the individual link or using the action icons next to each entry.

Editing the Destination URL

You can change where a short link redirects without changing the short link code itself. This is one of the most powerful features of short links -- if you have already shared a link on business cards, in print materials, or across social media, you can update its destination without needing to re-share a new URL.

To edit a destination:

1. In the short links list, find the link you want to update.
2. Click the edit action on the link.
3. Update the destination URL field with the new URL you want the short link to redirect to.
4. Click Save to apply the change. The update takes effect immediately.

The short link code (the abc123 part of leenkies.com/l/abc123) remains exactly the same. Anyone who clicks the link from this point forward will be redirected to the new destination. Previously recorded analytics data is preserved -- only future clicks will go to the new URL.

Pro Tip: This feature is especially valuable for links printed on physical materials. If you printed business cards with a short link to your old website, you can simply update the destination to your new website without reprinting anything. Your printed link continues to work seamlessly.

Enabling and Disabling Short Links

Sometimes you need to temporarily pause a short link without permanently deleting it. Leenkies lets you toggle links between active and disabled states.

Disabling a Short Link

To disable a short link:

1. In the short links list, find the link you want to disable.
2. Click the disable toggle or action. The link's status changes to disabled.
3. While disabled, anyone who clicks the short link will not be redirected to the destination. The link is effectively paused.

Disabling a link does not delete it or its analytics data. The link and all its historical click data are fully preserved. You are simply pausing the redirect temporarily.

Re-enabling a Short Link

To re-enable a disabled short link:

1. Find the disabled link in your short links list. Disabled links are visually distinguished so you can easily identify them.
2. Click the enable toggle or action. The link's status changes back to active.
3. The short link immediately starts redirecting visitors to its destination again, and new clicks will be tracked as normal.

Pro Tip: Use the disable feature when running time-limited promotions. Create a short link for your promotion, share it across your channels, and then disable it when the promotion ends. If you run the same promotion later, simply re-enable the link instead of creating a new one -- all your historical analytics remain intact.

Deleting Short Links

If you no longer need a short link and want to permanently remove it, you can delete it. This action is permanent and cannot be undone.

To delete a short link:

1. In the short links list, find the link you want to delete.
2. Click the delete action.
3. Confirm the deletion when prompted.

Once deleted:

• The short link code is permanently removed. It will not be reused or reassigned.
• Anyone who clicks the deleted short link will see a 404 (not found) error page.
• All analytics data associated with the link is removed.

Because deletion is permanent, make sure the link is no longer in active use before deleting it. If the link is printed on materials, embedded in emails, or shared on social media, those references will all lead to a 404 page after deletion.

Pro Tip: If you are unsure whether to delete a short link, disable it first instead. A disabled link can always be re-enabled later, but a deleted link is gone forever. Only delete links you are absolutely certain you will never need again.

Destination History

Leenkies automatically tracks every change you make to a short link's destination URL, giving you a complete history of where the link has pointed over time.

What Destination History Shows

Each entry in the destination history includes:

• The destination URL -- The URL the short link was pointing to at that time.
• The date of the change -- When the destination was set or updated.

This creates a chronological log of every URL the short link has redirected to since it was created.

Why Destination History Matters

Destination history is valuable in several situations:

• Audit trail -- If you manage links for a team or client, the history provides a clear record of every change, when it happened, and what the previous destinations were.

• Reverting changes -- If you accidentally change a destination to the wrong URL, you can quickly check the history to see what the previous destination was and change it back.

• Campaign tracking -- If you reuse a short link across multiple campaigns by updating its destination each time, the history shows you every campaign the link has served, making it easy to correlate analytics data with specific campaigns.

The destination history tracks every URL change, giving you a complete audit trail of where your short link has pointed over time.

What to Read Next

• Creating Short Links -- Learn how to create new short links.
• Short Link Analytics -- Track detailed click analytics for each short link.