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How to Disguise a Link Using a URL Shortener?

Link disguising is about hiding up a link so it looks like another link. Though the term itself might sound dubious. But it is very useful in the digital world. People generally mask links to shorten them and brand them.

Disguising a link is just like concealing the bad parts or random characters in case of a URL and beautifying them. Whereas, tools like URL shorteners come in handy in turning these random links to something meaningful and useful.

What is a Disguised Link?

A disguised link is also called URL cloaking or URLmasking. When a link is cloaked or disguised, it hides the original URL link while redirecting traffic to the original destination URL. Thus, URL shortener will allow you to disguise a URL by hiding the original URL. While you can create a customized or vanity URL or a branded link that appears to the users when you share with them.

So the real question arises, why do people use disguised links?

Detailed blog link: https://blog.replug.io/disguise-a-link/

on June 13, 2022
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    Wow! That's quite a great idea. I remember using shortener's way back in college. Really cool!

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