{"id":1981,"date":"2011-01-24T08:49:23","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T16:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:20:33","slug":"google-url-shortener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/google-url-shortener\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add the Google URL Shortener to Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been using the Google URL shortener to shorten links manually at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/<\/a>, you\u00a0know how time-consuming it is to shorten every link you share on social media.<\/p>\n<p>dlvr.it is pleased to bring you the ability to use the Google URL shortener service seamlessly within dlvr.it. This new feature\u00a0creates goo.gl short URLs for your posts automatically. No more manual posting. When we receive a blog post to share from you, we automatically add the goo.gl short URL and send it to social media.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1982 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/google_icon.png\" alt=\"Google URL Shortener\" width=\"189\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Google URL Shortener promises the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stability: Google&#8217;s scalable, multi-datacenter infrastructure provides great uptime and a reliable service to our users.<\/li>\n<li>Security: As we do with web search, shortened URLs are automatically checked to detect sites that may be malicious and warn users when the short URL resolves to such sites.<\/li>\n<li>Speed: At Google, we like fast products, and we&#8217;ve worked hard to ensure this service is quick. We&#8217;ll continue to iterate and improve the speed of Google Url Shortener.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This feature is just another free\u00a0<a title=\"Share Content Using Smart Automation\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/share-content-using-smart-automation\/\">smart automation<\/a> service from dlvr.it.<\/p>\n<p>dlvr.it supports many popular <a title=\"The Best Way to Add a Link Shortener to Blog Posts Quickly\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/link-shortener\/\">link shortener<\/a> services including <a href=\"http:\/\/su.pr\">su.pr<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/migre.me\">migre.me<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cli.gs\">cli.gs<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/is.gd\">is.gd<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\">bit.ly<\/a>, \u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/pro\/\">bit.ly pro<\/a>.\u00a0Support for\u00a0the Google URL shortener\u00a0is in addition to dlvr.it&#8217;s existing support for your own <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2010\/05\/brand-your-short-links-with-a-custom-domain-for-free\/\">custom domains<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_add_the_Google_URL_Shortener_to_dlvrit\"><\/span>How to add the Google URL Shortener to dlvr.it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Log into <a href=\"http:\/\/dlvr.it\">dlvr.it<\/a>\u00a0&lt; click the &#8216;Socials&#8217; tab<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Click &#8216;Short Links&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Click + Add a Shortener<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16206 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-set-up-a-Link-Shortener-1024x210.jpg\" alt=\"How to set up the Google URL Shortener in dlvr.it\" width=\"1024\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-set-up-a-Link-Shortener-1024x210.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-set-up-a-Link-Shortener-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-set-up-a-Link-Shortener-768x158.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-set-up-a-Link-Shortener.jpg 1324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.\u00a0Click the drop down menu to expose the link shortener options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Click &#8216;goo.gl&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16207 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-add-a-Link-Shortener-with-dlvrit-1024x317.jpg\" alt=\"How to set up the Google URL Shortener in dlvr.it\" width=\"1024\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-add-a-Link-Shortener-with-dlvrit-1024x317.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-add-a-Link-Shortener-with-dlvrit-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-add-a-Link-Shortener-with-dlvrit-768x238.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-add-a-Link-Shortener-with-dlvrit.jpg 1167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.\u00a0Follow the online form to add the\u00a0Google UEL shortener.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you haven&#8217;t set up your Google account in dlvr.it, you&#8217;ll need to authorize dlvr.it&#8217;s use of Google via OAuth (you&#8217;ll need your Google username \/ password).<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll be prompted by dlvr.it to enter a name for your Google account. We suggest you enter your Google username &#8212; this will help you remember which Google account you are using for URL shortener in dlvr.it.<\/li>\n<li>To use goo.gl with your existing routes, select &#8216;Apply this shortener to all existing routes&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>To use goo.gl with all future routes, select &#8216;Default shortener for new routes&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16208 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Setting-a-Link-Shortener-in-dlvrit-1024x797.jpg\" alt=\"How to set up the Google URL Shortener in dlvr.it\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Setting-a-Link-Shortener-in-dlvrit-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Setting-a-Link-Shortener-in-dlvrit-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Setting-a-Link-Shortener-in-dlvrit-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Setting-a-Link-Shortener-in-dlvrit.jpg 1177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Click Save<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>dlvr.it will start posting goo.gle short URLs to your destination, and your link history stats will be available in your Google account.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Please see <a title=\"dlvr.it support\" href=\"https:\/\/support.dlvrit.com\/hc\/en-us\/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;query=link+shortener\">support.dlvrit.com<\/a> for more details on link shorteners including the Google URL shortener.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been using the Google URL shortener to shorten links manually at\u00a0https:\/\/goo.gl\/, you\u00a0know how time-consuming it is to shorten every link you&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","category-new-features"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Add the Google URL Shortener to Social Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A short URL is a great way to track social media performance. 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