A URL shortener for my personal links.
All the redirect URLs are maintained in redirects.csv, which is fetched by the client script.js each time someone visits the site. There is no dynamic content as everything is done by the client-side. Alternatively, and if Netlify is set up, then a _redirects file can be used to create server-side redirects which improve SEO and are faster.
Note: server-side redirects only support
httpandhttpsprotocols.mailtolinks will fallback onredirects.csv
Redirects can be added or removed by opening a new issue on GitHub. Creating a new issue runs update_redirects.py, which modifies redirects.csv and _redirects.
In order to add a redirect, the issue must be created by the user specified in config.js, be titled "Add URL", and have the update redirects label. The issue body needs to follow this syntax:
Short URL --> Long URL
In order to remove a redirect, the issue must be created by the user specified in config.js, be titled "Remove URL", and have the update redirects label. The issue body should contain the short URL to remove.
If you'd like to create your own URL shortener, fork this repo, modify config.js, the meta redirect in index.html, and the domain name in CNAME. Remember to delete the existing redirects too!
| Option | Description | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
shortDomain |
The short domain that will redirect to other URLs | str |
"go.param.me" |
defaultRedirect |
The default redirect in case a link that does not exist is requested | str |
"https://www.param.me" |
repo |
The GitHub repo where redirects.csv is located |
str |
"paramt/go.param.me" |
users |
The list of GitHub users that are allowed to modify the list of redirects by opening an issue | str[] |
["paramt"] |
netlify_redirects |
Whether or not the script should generate a _redirects file (used by Netlify's server-side redirects) |
bool |
true |
utm |
Whether or not a UTM code should be appended to the URL when redirecting. Note: this does not work if server-side redirects are being used | bool |
false |
The repo is licensed under the MIT License, so you may use and modify the code in any way as long as the copyright and license notices are kept.