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March 2026 Updates

Here is a summary of what changed across Short.io in March 2026.

Features​

  • Organizations — Organizations are now a first-class concept in Short.io. Create and manage organizations with their own subscriptions, billing, and team management. Login flows (Google, Facebook, password) fully support organization context, and users can migrate existing accounts to organizations.
  • Multi-way A/B testing (Split URL v2) — A/B testing now supports more than two destination URLs. Split traffic across multiple variations with configurable percentages for each.
  • OpenGraph debug tool — A new public tool lets you inspect OpenGraph meta tags of any URL without needing to log in.
  • QR code labels — QR codes now support text labels below the code in three styles: plain text, pill badge, and full-width box strip. Customize label color, background, font size, and font family.
  • QR code finder customization — New QR code customization options including finder shape, corner mode, dot merge, and full-circle dot styles.
  • QR code generator page — A new public QR code generator tool is now available on the Short.io website, fully localized across 25 languages.
  • Domain favicon upload — Upload custom favicons for your domains directly from domain settings.
  • DNSSEC validation — The domain checker now validates DNSSEC configuration for your domains.
  • Deprecated DNS configuration warnings — Short.io now warns you when your domain uses outdated DNS records (e.g. deprecated A records) and guides you to update them.
  • Fake bot detection — Click statistics now detect fake Google and OpenAI crawler bots by verifying their IP addresses against officially published ranges, giving you more accurate analytics.

Improvements​

  • Real-time domain suggestions — Domain name suggestions now stream in real-time as they are discovered, instead of showing a loading spinner until all results are ready.
  • Better domain availability checking — Domain availability is now checked via RDAP for faster, more reliable results. Premium domains are automatically filtered out from suggestions.
  • QR settings redesign — The QR code settings page has been redesigned for better usability.
  • Invoice PDF improvements — Invoice PDFs now correctly handle zero-decimal currencies (JPY, KRW, etc.) and display the correct currency symbol for non-USD invoices.
  • Trial eligibility enforcement — Free trial eligibility is now enforced server-side based on email provider and phone verification, preventing abuse.
  • Stripe dark theme — Fixed dark theme background for the Stripe payment form so the selected payment method is clearly visible.
  • Improved SSL certificate retries — SSL certificate issuance now properly respects retry backoff timing, preventing premature retries that could cause rate limiting.

Fixes​

  • Google sign-in hang — Fixed an issue where Google sign-in could freeze due to conflicting hCaptcha widgets on the login page.
  • Two-factor authentication — Fixed a 2FA login issue.
  • PayPal plans listing — Fixed an issue where not all PayPal subscription plans were displayed due to incomplete API pagination.
  • Split URL caching — Fixed a bug where device-specific redirect URLs (Android/iPhone) were cached and incorrectly served to visitors on other devices.
  • Split URL percentages — Fixed Split URL v2 always selecting the split destination when traffic weights didn't sum to 100%.
  • SAML configuration — Fixed an error when configuring a SAML hostname already in use by another domain.
  • Link bundle stale data — Fixed stale data appearing immediately after creating or updating a link bundle.
  • SSL certificate queue — Fixed a bug where the SSL certificate queue could become corrupted, permanently blocking certificate renewal for affected domains.
  • Invoice PDF layout — Fixed divider line positions in invoice PDFs.