How to Rename a Link (the Text, the URL & the Preview)

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0:00Three ways to rename a link

Here's how to rename a link the display text in a doc, the address itself so the URL says what you want, and even the title and image it shows when it's shared. All three, fastest first. People mean three different things by this so, quick answer first. Then the two renames that need a proper tool.

0:18Rename the display text (docs & email)

In a doc or an email, a link's name is just its display text. Click the link, retype the text, done. That renames what people see not the link itself.

0:28You can't rename a page you don't own

The address is different. You can't rename a page you don't own but you can put a short link in front of it, and make that address say anything. That's exactly what Linkly is for. In Linkly, paste the long link...

0:39Name the URL ending

and then name the ending whatever you like demo.linkly.so/summer-launch. Short, readable, and it says what it is.

0:50Put it on your own domain

And for the full rename, put it on your own domain in Linkly that's just a dropdown. Now nothing of the original address is left, and the link reads like you published it.

1:00Change the share preview

Third rename what it shows when it's shared. Open Linkly's Custom share preview and type your own title the preview card updates as you go. Everywhere you paste the link, that's the card people see.

1:11Get started free

So the text in your doc, the address on your domain, and the preview when you share. Three renames, one short link. Linkly's free to start everything you need is just below this video. And the full custom-domain setup that video's right here.

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