Sunday, 23 August 2026, 9:33 PM
Created by: Ruvenss G. Wilches
The URL Shortener is deliberately self-contained: it creates its own tables and does not modify any core record. It does, however, sit alongside several NIZU modules, and it uses core services rather than reinventing them.
| Core service | How the App uses it |
|---|---|
| Roles & permissions | The App adds its own permissions to the staff role editor, so access is granted in the same place as every other module. |
| Settings | Code length, short link address, reserved codes and the privacy options are stored as workspace settings. |
| Team members | Every link records who created it; the detail page shows that person. |
| Left menu | The App adds its own entry through the menu hook. It never edits the menu itself. |
| Module | Typical use |
|---|---|
| Invoicing & Estimates | Shorten the payment or quote link you paste into a message, and see whether the customer opened it. |
| Announcements & Email | Tag one link per newsletter placement and compare which one was actually clicked. |
| Clients & Leads | Give a campaign its own link so the visits arriving from it can be told apart from organic traffic. |
| Support Tickets | Send a documentation or form link that stays valid even if the underlying page moves. |
| Team Messenger / WhatsApp Apps | A short link on your own domain is far more likely to survive a messaging platform's link filtering than an anonymous shortener. |
| System | How it connects |
|---|---|
| Your own web hosting | Two small files you download from the App let a domain you own serve your short links. They talk to your workspace over a token-protected connection. |
| Automation tools (n8n, Zapier, Make) | Every click can be posted to a web address as JSON, optionally signed, so a click can start any automation you like. |
| Your CRM or spreadsheet | The same click feed, pointed at whatever endpoint your CRM or sheet exposes. |
| Your analytics tool | Indirectly, through the UTM tags the App adds to the destination address. |
The App does not read, write or link to any core record. A short link is not attached to an invoice, a project or a client — it stands on its own. This keeps the redirect fast and the data model small.