{"id":156,"date":"2026-02-16T20:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T14:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickte.com\/blog\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2026-02-16T22:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:20:45","slug":"url-shortener","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clickte.com\/blog\/url-shortener\/","title":{"rendered":"URL Shortener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"usp-wrap\">\r\n    <div class=\"usp-hero\">\r\n        <h1>\ud83d\udd17 URL Shortener<\/h1>\r\n        <p class=\"usp-sub\">Shorten any link instantly \u00b7 Track clicks \u00b7 Add your own domain<\/p>\r\n        <form class=\"usp-form\" id=\"usp_2080Form\" onsubmit=\"return false\">\r\n                        <input type=\"url\" id=\"usp_2080Url\" placeholder=\"Paste your long URL here\u2026\" required>\r\n            <button type=\"submit\" id=\"usp_2080Btn\">Shorten<\/button>\r\n        <\/form>\r\n        <div class=\"usp-result\" id=\"usp_2080Result\">\r\n            <span class=\"usp-result-link\" id=\"usp_2080Short\"><\/span>\r\n            <button class=\"usp-copy-btn\" id=\"usp_2080Copy\">Copy<\/button>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <p class=\"usp-error\" id=\"usp_2080Error\"><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n(function(){\r\n    var uid='usp_2080';\r\n    var form=document.getElementById(uid+'Form'),\r\n        inp=document.getElementById(uid+'Url'),\r\n        btn=document.getElementById(uid+'Btn'),\r\n        res=document.getElementById(uid+'Result'),\r\n        short=document.getElementById(uid+'Short'),\r\n        copy=document.getElementById(uid+'Copy'),\r\n        err=document.getElementById(uid+'Error'),\r\n        domSel=document.getElementById(uid+'Domain'),\r\n        origText=btn.textContent;\r\n\r\n    form.addEventListener('submit',function(){\r\n        var url=inp.value.trim();\r\n        if(!url)return;\r\n        btn.disabled=true;btn.innerHTML='<span class=\"usp-spinner\"><\/span>Working\u2026';\r\n        err.style.display='none';res.classList.remove('usp-show');\r\n\r\n        var fd=new FormData();\r\n        fd.append('action','usp_shorten');\r\n        fd.append('nonce','328a0ec55e');\r\n        fd.append('url',url);\r\n        fd.append('domain', domSel ? domSel.value : '');\r\n\r\n        fetch('https:\/\/clickte.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php',{method:'POST',body:fd})\r\n        .then(function(r){return r.json()}).then(function(d){\r\n            btn.disabled=false;btn.textContent=origText;\r\n            if(d.success){\r\n                short.textContent=d.data.short_url;\r\n                res.classList.add('usp-show');\r\n            }else{\r\n                err.textContent=d.data.msg||'Something went wrong.';err.style.display='block';\r\n            }\r\n        }).catch(function(){\r\n            btn.disabled=false;btn.textContent=origText;\r\n            err.textContent='Network error. 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