Shortener, QR Code, and Vanity Domain Checklist

CampaignTrackly link shortener guide

Connect, shorten, customize, and report.

A smooth customer-facing checklist for setting up your preferred link shortener, activating Ctrly.io, editing advanced link options, creating QR codes, adding a free vanity domain, and finding QR + short-link reports.

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Friendly short linkproshares.us/proshares-guide

Interactive customer checklist

Set up Shortener, QR Code Generator, and Vanity Domain with a few clicks.

Use the tabs below to choose your shortener, activate Ctrly.io, edit links, create QR codes, set up your free ProShares vanity (custom) domain, and review QR + short-link reports — all in one simple flow.

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Connect to your preferred link-shortening tool in seconds.

Open the Integrations menu.Navigate to Integrations → Link Shorteners.Required Select the shortener your team wants.Choose an external shortener, Ctrly.io, your ProShares vanity domain, or no shortener depending on your workflow.Choice

Customer-friendly note

You do not have to connect anything to start using CampaignTrackly. Shortening is optional. If your team wants short links, Ctrly.io is the fastest path because it is already included.

Menu path: Integrations → Link Shorteners

Use CampaignTrackly’s free Ctrly.io shortener.

Ctrly.io is CampaignTrackly’s home-grown shortener. It is included with your account and comes with advanced link controls, QR code support, and reporting.

Use ctrly.io right away.The main short domain remains ctrly.io, while the alias after the slash can be customized.Included Watch the advanced-options video.Use the video as a quick walkthrough for aliases, targeting, password protection, expiration, QR codes, and reports.Training

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Advanced options with Ctrly.io

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See how to create aliases, add passwords, and more.

Free Vanity Domain setup.

We do not charge for your use of your own vanity domain. A vanity domain lets your team use a branded domain such as proshares.us for CampaignTrackly short URLs. Once the domain is added, CampaignTrackly will associate it with your account and set it as the default domain for your URLs. DNS changes can take up to 36 hours.

Open the Shorteners page.Go to Integrations → Link Shorteners and open the Ctrly.io shortener settings.Start Click the Ctrly.io domain icon.Select the domain-related icon under Ctrly.io to open the vanity-domain setup page.Domain Enter vanity domain.Enter proshares.us or the exact vanity domain your team wants to use. Redirect and 404 pages are optional unless your IT team has already created them.Input Send the DNS request to IT.Ask IT to create an A record pointing the vanity domain to 18.189.119.18.IT step Confirm DNS completion.Once the A record is live, CampaignTrackly can activate SSL and make the domain ready for short links.SSL

Vanity domain:proshares.us

A record:18.189.119.18

Status:Pending → SSL active

Cost:No CampaignTrackly charge

Tiny IT email you can copy

Subject: DNS A record request for ProShares vanity short links Hi IT Team, We are setting up our ProShares vanity short-link domain for CampaignTrackly/Ctrly.io. Please create an A record for the vanity domain and point it to: 18.189.119.18 DNS changes can take up to 36 hours. Once this is complete, CampaignTrackly will activate SSL and set the domain as the default for our short URLs. Thank you!

Create QR codes with your Ctrly.io shortener.

Your Ctrly.io shortener comes with a large QR code allowance, so your team can support print, offline, branch, event, and field marketing use cases without adding another tool.

QR is auto-created for every tagged link.When a tagged link is created, CampaignTrackly can automatically create the matching QR code.Automatic Edit your QR code.Change colors, use templates, and build 13 different types of QR codes.Customize Use bulk QR code generation.Bulk QR creation can be fully automated. Contact us if your team wants a high-volume QR workflow.Bulk

Simple QR promise

QR codes are part of the same governed link workflow. Your team can create, customize, bulk-generate, and report on QR codes without breaking the campaign metadata structure.

Good for: events, brochures, branch materials, print ads, direct mail, field teams, and offline-to-digital journeys.

Open the edit panel after you shorten a link.

Tag and shorten the link first. Then click the edit button next to the short link.

Create a tagged short link.Generate the short link from your campaign page or builder.First Click the edit button.The edit button next to the short link opens the advanced editing panel.Open Apply the controls you need.Use aliases, passwords, expiration, geo targeting, and device targeting as needed.Advanced

Custom aliasReplace random characters after the domain with a meaningful word.

Password protectionProtect short links when shared content is sensitive.

Expiration dateSet a date after which the link is no longer accessible.

Geo targetingCreate short-link versions for different regions while preserving reporting clarity.

Device targetingChange destination or alias behavior for mobile versus desktop audiences.

Advanced reportingUse Ctrly.io click reports to complement GA4 insights.

Use Ctrly.io reports to complement GA4 reports.

QR code and short-link reports are available at both account level and campaign level, giving your team extra visibility that complements GA4 reporting.

Review QR Code reports.See QR code activity at the account level and campaign level.QR Review Short Link reports.See short-link clicks at the account level and campaign level.Links Use reports alongside GA4.Ctrly.io reporting perfectly complements your GA4 reports by showing click and scan activity tied to the link workflow.GA4 Export CSV data when needed.Shortener and QR stats can also be included in exported CSV files.CSV

QR + short-link performance

Illustrative report preview

short links

1,284

QR scans

1,012

campaign tab

804

CSV export

568

QR scansshort-link clicksaccount reportscampaign reportsGA4 complement

CampaignTrackly enablement

Short links, made simple.

Use this checklist as a customer-facing setup guide for link shorteners, Ctrly.io, link editing, QR codes, free vanity domains, and reports. Contact us at support@campaigntrackly.com.

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