Working with trackable links
You can create shortened, trackable URLs to include in your text messages. Shortened links take up fewer characters in your text message. Trackable links keep a record of every user click, providing key usage information for your campaign.
To add trackable links to your campaign:
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Select
Mobile Web in the left pane, and then select Links.
The Trackable Links table opens.
If the table is longer than one page, use the page-navigation options on the lower-right to select the number of rows per page and to navigate to the next or
previous page.
Tip: To navigate directly to a specific page, select the page field, enter the page number, and then press ENTER.
From the Trackable Links table:
For more information, see Adding trackable links.
Searching the Trackable Links table
To search the Trackable Links table by link name:
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Select
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Above the Trackable Links table, on the right, enter a search term in the Search box, and then select
Search.
The Trackable Links table displays the matching records.
Exporting trackable links records
You can export the full set or a subset of trackable links records to a CSV (comma-separated values) file.
To export trackable links records:
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Select
Home in the left pane, and then select Mobile Web.
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(Optional) Use Search to display the records to export in the Trackable Links table.
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Above the Trackable Links table, on the right, select Save as CSV. mCommons generates a comma-separated values (CSV) file.
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When the file is ready, select Download CSV.
The trackable links records in the Trackable Links table are downloaded in a CSV file containing the following columns:
Column Description name The name of the link. trackable The shortened address for the link. destination The full address for the link. unique_clicks The number of users who clicked the link, counting only one click per user. total_clicks The total number of clicks for the link, counting every click for every user.