Short Links

The Short Links app provides URL shortening with custom slugs, password protection, expiration dates, splash page interstitials, and UTM parameter tracking. It includes click analytics across the platform’s shared analytics system.

Key Features

Shorten any URL with auto-generated or custom slugs
Password-protected links
Expiration date support with automatic status transitions (active/expired)
Splash page interstitials with configurable redirect delay
Full UTM parameter support (source, medium, campaign)
Click tracking and analytics dashboard
Stats overview: total links, active, expired, total clicks

Page Structure

Route	Purpose
`/business/apps/shortlinks`	Dashboard with stats, quick nav, and recent links
`/business/apps/shortlinks/links`	Full list of all shortened links
`/business/apps/shortlinks/links/new`	Create a new short link with all options
`/business/apps/shortlinks/links/[id]`	Link detail view with analytics
`/business/apps/shortlinks/splash`	List of splash pages
`/business/apps/shortlinks/splash/new`	Create a new splash page
`/business/apps/shortlinks/splash/[id]`	Edit a splash page
`/business/apps/shortlinks/settings`	App-level settings

Dashboard

Displays four stat cards (Total Links, Active, Expired, Clicks) and a quick-nav grid with links to the Links list, Splash Pages, and Settings sections. The five most recent links are shown with slug (monospace), status badge, and truncated destination URL.

Create Link

The creation form collects:

Destination URL (required)
Title — friendly name for identification
Custom slug — leave blank for auto-generation
Password — optional access protection
Expiration date — datetime-local input
Splash page — select from existing splash pages
UTM parameters — source, medium, and campaign fields in a collapsible section

The form loads available splash pages from the server to populate the dropdown.

Splash Pages

Splash pages are interstitial screens displayed before redirecting to the destination. Each splash page has a name and configurable redirect delay (in seconds). They can be assigned to any short link during creation.

Data Model

Table	Description
`ext_shortlinks.links`	Core link record with slug, destination, status, password, expiration, UTM params
`ext_shortlinks.splash_pages`	Splash page configuration (name, title, description, logo, redirect delay, custom CSS)

Key Types

Link — id, user_id, destination_url, slug, title, status (active | inactive | expired), password, expires_at, splash_page_id, utm_source/medium/campaign/term/content, is_sensitive, metadata
SplashPage — id, user_id, name, title, description, logo_url, redirect_delay, show_ad, custom_css, metadata
LinkWithSplash — Link with nested splash_page object

Key Components

Component	Location
Dashboard	`src/routes/(app)/business/apps/shortlinks/+page.svelte`
Create link form	`src/routes/(app)/business/apps/shortlinks/links/new/+page.svelte`
Splash page list	`src/routes/(app)/business/apps/shortlinks/splash/+page.svelte`

Services

Server-side logic lives in $lib/apps/shortlinks/services/index.js:

getStats(userId) — dashboard aggregate stats
listLinks(userId) — list all links
createLink(userId, data) — create a shortened link
listSplashes(userId) — list splash pages for dropdown