Skip to main content

November 2025 Updates

Here is a summary of what changed across Short.io in November 2025.

Features​

  • Duplicate link — You can now duplicate an existing short link, making it faster to create similar links with pre-filled settings.
  • S3 click-data export — Enterprise users can now export raw click data to their own Amazon S3 bucket, with separate buckets available for the US and EU regions. Learn more
  • Statistics layout editing — You can now toggle the ability to rearrange statistics widgets on your dashboard, giving you more control over how analytics are displayed.
  • Phone number verification for custom pages — Unverified users are now shown a phone verification prompt instead of the custom domain main page, improving account security.
  • AI assistant on the free plan — The AI assistant is now available to users on the free plan.
  • Landing page localization for Asian languages — The Short.io website is now available in Bengali, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, and additional Asian languages.
  • PayPal subscription plan upgrades — You can now upgrade your subscription plan directly when paying with PayPal, without needing to cancel and re-subscribe.
  • Bulk QR code downloads — When editing links in bulk, you can now download QR codes for all selected links at once. Learn more
  • FAQ section on the main page — A new FAQ section has been added to the Short.io homepage, answering common questions about the service.
  • Locations map on landing page — The landing page now shows a map of Short.io's global server locations, illustrating the distributed infrastructure.
  • llms.txt support — The Short.io website now provides an llms.txt file, making it easier for AI systems to understand the site's content.

Improvements​

  • Improved bulk editing toolbar — The toolbar shown when editing multiple links has been redesigned with clearer icons, better button sizing, and new quick-access options for folders.
  • Improved link creation flow — Creating your first link on a new domain no longer requires entering a slug, and you are automatically redirected to the link list after creation.
  • Improved AI assistant responses — The AI assistant now produces better-structured answers and correctly handles free-plan limitations.
  • Campaign and geo templates for all plans — Viewing and deleting campaign and geo-targeting templates is now available to all users, not just paid plans.
  • Improved cloaking template — The link-cloaking page template has been updated for a better user experience.
  • Simplified account-locked message — The message shown when an account is locked has been rewritten to be clearer and more helpful.
  • Statistics data display fixes — Detailed statistics now display correctly for actual, sample, and empty data states.
  • Audit log now requires domain selection — The API audit log now requires selecting a specific domain, making it easier to find relevant entries.
  • Date range picker width — The date range picker in statistics no longer overflows its container on smaller screens.
  • Improved link filtering by tags — Clicking a tag in the link list or tags panel now correctly filters links by that tag.
  • Security key management redesign — The security key editing interface has been redesigned using modern form components for a cleaner experience.
  • Geo template editing on free plan — Geo-targeting template editing now correctly shows the upgrade prompt on the free plan instead of a broken form.
  • Landing page dark mode and hero image — The landing page hero section now includes a dedicated dark-mode illustration and refreshed screenshots.
  • Landing page performance — Images on the landing page are now served in WebP format with improved caching and higher fetch priority, reducing page load times.

Fixes​

  • CSV import special characters — Fixed an issue where CSV imports could add extra characters to original URLs that contain specific patterns.
  • CSV import over plan limits — CSV imports that exceed the plan's link limit now show a clear error instead of silently failing.
  • Login flow security — Improved security of the login redirect flow.
  • SAML single sign-on — Fixed an issue that could prevent SAML-based single sign-on from completing successfully.
  • PayPal API error handling — Fixed a crash that could occur when PayPal returned empty responses during subscription changes.
  • S3 export data consistency — Fixed an issue where S3 click-data exports could read from a stale database replica instead of the primary.
  • Keyboard shortcuts — Fixed hotkeys that had stopped working in certain parts of the dashboard.
  • AI assistant message ordering — Messages in the AI assistant chat are now displayed in the correct chronological order.
  • Link created dialog paths — Fixed incorrect navigation paths in the dialog shown after creating a premium link.
  • Allowed hostnames whitespace — Allowed hostnames are now automatically trimmed, preventing validation errors caused by trailing spaces.
  • Phone number verification flow — Fixed an issue in the redirect service where phone number verification could fail to complete.