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May 2025 Updates

Here's what changed across Short.io in May 2025.

Features​

  • AI Assistant available to team members — Team members on paid plans can now access the AI Assistant, not just account owners.
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol) support for AI Assistant — The AI Assistant now supports MCP routes, starting with a createLink handler, enabling integration with AI tools and workflows. Learn more
  • Custom robots.txt per domain — You can now configure a custom robots.txt file for each domain directly from the domain settings panel. Learn more
  • X-Robots-Tag header on redirects — Short links now include the X-Robots-Tag header in redirect responses, giving you control over how search engines index your redirected pages.
  • Public link statistics sharing — Generate a shareable public link for your link statistics so others can view click data without logging in.
  • QR-based two-factor authentication management — You can now manage QR-based 2FA (TOTP) alongside security keys, with the ability to disable one method while keeping the other active. Learn more
  • UTM term and UTM content parameters — Links and folders now support utm_term and utm_content fields, and these values are included in clickstream exports. Learn more
  • Invoices and receipts for team admins — Team admins can now view invoices and receipts, not just account owners.

Improvements​

  • Redesigned teams management UI — Teams settings now use a tabbed layout with separate sections for members, domains, SAML, and templates for easier navigation.
  • Improved link creation input — The quick link shortener in the navigation bar has been updated with a cleaner input design.
  • New users can create links without a domain — Users who have not yet connected a domain can now create short links on a randomly assigned domain and see a success dialog immediately.
  • RTL language support in dashboard — The dashboard, settings, and domain pages now properly support right-to-left text direction for Arabic, Hebrew, and other RTL languages.
  • Improved link search — Searching for links by original URL or path is now faster and more reliable, including better support for finding links within folders by tag.
  • Support for additional TLDs — You can now add domains with less common top-level domains (such as single-character TLDs) that were previously rejected.
  • Better login security notifications — The email alert for logins from new countries now includes a working "Secure account" link and clearer instructions.

Fixes​

  • Domain auto-renewal — Fixed an issue where domain SSL certificate auto-renewal could fail silently.
  • Filtering links by tag in folders — Fixed a bug where filtering links by tag inside a folder returned incorrect or empty results.
  • Template updates no longer lose data — Updating individual fields on a campaign tracking or geo template no longer overwrites other template settings.
  • Password reset success page — The "password changed successfully" page now displays correctly after resetting your password.
  • QR code rendering — Fixed a rendering issue that could cause QR codes to display incorrectly in some cases.
  • Folder settings tab highlight — The currently active tab in folder settings is now properly highlighted.
  • Email confirmation flow — Fixed an issue in the email confirmation process that could prevent successful verification.
  • URLs with hash characters — Short links pointing to destination URLs containing hash (#) characters are now accepted correctly.