A link shortener is useful when you have a long or complicated URL and want something shorter or easier to remember to share with others. Popular link shorteners include Bitly and TinyURL. However, the CAT now offers a custom link shortener just for MCECS under the go.cecs.pdx.edu domain.

1. Navigate to the link shortener page.
2. Click Add Link (URL).
3. In the Short URL field, enter the name you want the shortened link to have. Only alphanumeric characters are accepted. The generated URL will have the format https://go.cecs.pdx.edu/<short_url>.

Note that shortened URLs are case-insensitive: /my-site will lead to the same place as /MY-SITE. If the short URL is already in use, you will have to pick another.

4. In the Purpose field, add a short description of what the link is for.
5. Under Expire Date, select the date you need the link to work until.
6. Under Long URL, copy-paste the URL you are shortening.
7. Click the Add button.

You can now use the link https://go.cecs.pdx.edu/<short_url> (with your own short URL) and share it with others. When visited, it will redirect to the long link.

To shorten the link https://intranet.cecs.pdx.edu/fac_forms/shorturls/ into https://go.cecs.pdx.edu/short-url until January 31, 2027, you would enter:

 and then click Add. The URL https://go.cecs.pdx.edu/short-url will now redirect to  https://intranet.cecs.pdx.edu/fac_forms/shorturls/.

Test this by clicking the following link: https://go.cecs.pdx.edu/short-url

 To view shortened links that you have generated, click List My Links (URLs). This will show you a list of your shortened links. Remember that whatever the Short URL is listed as is what goes after https://go.cecs.pdx.edu/. From here, you can delete or edit your shortened links.