{"id":5629,"date":"2022-01-11T09:26:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T09:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helptest.mainbrainer.com\/knowledge-base\/how-to-whitelabel-your-url-shorteners\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T13:16:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T13:16:21","slug":"how-to-whitelabel-your-url-shorteners","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/account\/config\/whitelabel-url-shortener\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Whitelabel Your URL Shorteners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"aricle_container\">\n<h2 id=\"step-1-navigate-to-your-account-s-configuration-settings\">Step 1 &#8211; Navigate to Your Account\u2019s Configuration Settings<\/h2>\n<p>As you log into your account, the top-right corner of the screen displays your account name, i.e. the name under which you have registered your MainBrainer account.<\/p>\n<p>Click the account name to expand the account settings menu and click <strong>Configuration<\/strong> <em>(as highlighted in the screenshot below).<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 1rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"MainBrainer Account Configuration\" src=\"\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/account-configuration-2.png\" alt=\"Configuration options MainBrainer Account\" width=\"937\" height=\"466\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 2rem 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"step-2-open-the-domains-tab\">Step 2 &#8211; Open the Domains Tab<\/h2>\n<p>Click the <strong>Domains <\/strong>tab to view your domain configurations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 1rem; padding-bottom: 2rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Add Domain tab White-label URL Shortener\" src=\"\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/add-domain-tab-2.png\" alt=\"Whitelabel url shortener domain tab\" width=\"568\" height=\"569\"><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Add Domain<\/strong> to configure a new domain for your URLs Shorteners.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3177\" title=\"Add domain buttons for URL shortener White-labeling\" src=\"\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/add-domain-button-2.png\" alt=\"Add domain button for URL Shortener branding\" width=\"568\" height=\"376\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 2rem;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"step-3-configure-your-domain-to-whitelabel-your-url-shortener\">Step 3 &#8211; Configure Your Domain to Whitelabel Your URL Shortener<\/h2>\n<p>Select the box below the heading <strong>URL Shortener White Labeling<\/strong> and click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 1rem; padding-bottom: 2rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Choose URL Shortener White Labeling option\" src=\"\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/url-shortener-white-labeling-1.png\" alt=\"Select URL Shortener white Labeling\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\"><\/p>\n<p>On the subsequent screen, you\u2019ll need to enter the domain name that you wish to use for your URL shortener. Herein:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the field <strong>Your domain<\/strong> to enter the root domain you wish to use for your URL shortener.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"elevio-box-success\"><p><strong>For example, <\/strong>if you wish to use the URL smsblasting.in as your short URL, use this field to enter the root domain smsblasting.in<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"elevio-box-warning\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Ensure that you don\u2019t include www. or http:\/\/www. in this field.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the field <strong>Description <\/strong>to add a reference description for your domain configuration.&nbsp; This description is purely for your reference purposes. Once your domain is configured, this description will be displayed against your domain configuration on the screen shown in Step2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 1rem; padding-bottom: 1rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3575 size-full\" title=\"URL shortener - enter domain and description\" src=\"\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enter-domain-url-and-description.png\" alt=\"Add domain url and shortener description details\" width=\"798\" height=\"672\"><\/p>\n<p>As you type in your root domain, the preview area on the right side helps you visualize how the shortened URL will reflect in your customers\u2019 address bars when they click your campaign URLs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3180\" title=\"Branded URL Shortener browser tab view\" src=\"\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/browser-tab-url-view.png\" alt=\"URL shortener with whitelabeling browser tab view\" width=\"798\" height=\"672\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"step-4-add-cname-records-to-your-web-host\">Step 4 &#8211; Add CNAME Records to Your Web Host<\/h2>\n<p>The next screen will display the two CNAME records that you need to punch into your web host (i.e., the service that hosts your domain name, e.g., GoDaddy, Rackspace, etc.):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Domain level CNAME records<\/li>\n<li>The SSL certificate CNAME records<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"elevio-box-info\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> While the Domain level CNAME records are generated automatically, the SSL certificate records might take some time to get generated and displayed (upto ten minutes).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If the screen displays both the records (as shown in the screenshot below), copy the records using the <strong>Copy <\/strong>button under the <strong>Actions <\/strong>header to avoid any errors, and add them to your web host. If you are not technically equipped to do so, you can use the <strong>Send to a Colleague<\/strong> button to email the records to a co-worker or the relevant person in your company&#8217;s IT team.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3181\" title=\"CName Records URL Shortener\" src=\"\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cname-records-list-2.png\" alt=\"CName records list URL Shortener\" width=\"804\" height=\"491\"><\/p>\n<p>But, in case the screen displays only the Domain level CNAME records, copy the records using the <strong>Copy <\/strong>button under the <strong>Actions <\/strong>header, and add them to your web host. Once you do, come back to this screen and click the <strong>Verify <\/strong>button for the added record. As you click <strong>Verify<\/strong>, the page will refresh to display the SSL certificate CNAME records. Once the records are displayed, copy them and them to your web host as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"elevio-box-info\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Prior to white labeling your URL shortener, if you have whitelabeled your landing page URLs using the same domain name, the SSL CNAME records will be displayed as verified. You\u2019ll only need to copy and verify the Domain level CNAME records in that case. Also note that in that case, there will be no additional charges for using the same domain for whitelabeling your URL shorteners.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"step-5-verify-your-dns\">Step 5 &#8211; Verify Your DNS<\/h2>\n<p>Once you have added the DNS records, return to the Domains tab (as demonstrated in the steps 1 and 2) and click <strong>Verify <\/strong>as highlighted in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3182\" src=\"\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/verify-action-2.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Once you do, the <strong>Status <\/strong>will get changed to Verified (as highlighted in the screenshot below).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3183\" src=\"\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/status-verified-2.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s it! You have successfully configured your domain with your MainBrainer account and can begin using your configured domain as a URL shortener for your campaign URLSs.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-use-the-configured-domain-as-a-url-shortener\">How to Use the Configured Domain as a URL Shortener<\/h2>\n<p>When you send out an SMS campaign with a landing page, use the <strong>ShortURL Type<\/strong> dropdown menu to select your configured domain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3184\" src=\"\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/configured-url-shortner.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, when <a href=\"\/hc\/en_IN\/account\/config\/whitelabel-landing-page-urls\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"\/landing-pages\/send-lp\/utm-code-url\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generating a URL with UTM codes for your landing page<\/a>, you\u2019ll have the option of using your configured domain as the URL shortener (as highlighted in the screenshot below).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3185\" src=\"\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/url-utm-code.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A step-by-step guide to configuring your domain and whitelabeling URL shorteners in MainBrainer, i.e., create custom URL shorteners for your campaigns using the configured domain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[307],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-5629","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-account-configuration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/5629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5629"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/5629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9736,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/5629\/revisions\/9736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=5629"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=5629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}