Common problems and fixes

Updated 2026-09-08

  • Cloaking shows a blank page: the destination sends X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy. Turn cloaking off for that link.
  • A click-limited link ran out early: preview bots consumed clicks. Set the robots policy to "Don't follow short links".
  • The social preview is wrong: the platform cached it. Re-scrape with the platform debugger or add a harmless query parameter.
  • Region rules are not firing: city and region data is less reliable than country, especially on mobile networks. Always set a default.
  • An encrypted link stopped working: the fragment after # is the key. Without it the link cannot be recovered.

Find this in your dashboard

  1. Sign in and select the workspace and domain you want to manage.
  2. Open Branded Links. Review the article’s steps and your plan’s available controls.
  3. Save your changes, reopen the record and verify the saved result. For routing changes, check the short link with a test visit.
ShortFreeURL Branded Links in a demonstration workspace
Branded Links · Demo workspace. Click to enlarge.

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