Connect Bitly to social posters

How do I connect Bitly to social posters?

Introduction

Bitly is a popular URL shortser that shortens long links and provides tracking analytics for shared links. By integrating Bitly with social posters, you can automatically use shortened links in your posts and analyze their performance.

1. Benefits of connecting with social posters:

✔ Automatic shortening of links for a more professional presentation
✔ Clear tracking statistics for your shared links
✔ Unified management of social media channels
✔ Time savings through automation

2. Requirements

Before you can connect your Bitly account to social poster, make sure the following requirements are met:

✅You need an active Bitly accountIf you don’t have one yet, you can create it during the connection process.
✅The permissions for Bitly must be authorized through the API. .
✅You must be logged into social posters as an administrator or with sufficient rights to make integrations. .
✅Your browser should allow pop-upsSince the bitly login takes place in a separate window.

3. Step-by-step instructions for connection

How to connect your Bitly account to social poster

Sign in to social posters and clickTop right of your profile, then toSettings. .

After successful connection, you will automatically become to the pageCreating a postRedirected to social posters. TheBitly-Linkis now below fromURL shortsdeposited.

❌Error message: Bitly account not found
➡Solution:Make sure you have an activeBitly accountSocial posters are allnecessary permissionswere granted.

❌Connection fails
➡Solution:Check if your Bitly account is stillConnectedis and whether theyAPI access rightswere correctly granted.

5. Special hints

Bitly automatically shortens all links you insert into social posters if the connection is active and you selected Bitly in the post.
You can set in social posters whether or not you want to use the Bitly shortening for individual posts.
Shortened links retain their tracking function and can be analyzed in Bitly.