Changelog

v1.11.0 Release

• ✨ Add email verification and support notification
• 🐛 Add aadClientId, aadAdminGroupId, aadUserGroupId params to deployment guide and Bicep template
• 🐛 Scrub DevOps commit links from public changelog
• 🐛 Include public key PEM in trial welcome email
• 🐛 Add Static Web App and GetAppConfig to customer deployment template
• 🐛 Add CORS headers to assets/deploy/* for Deploy to Azure button
• 🐛 Compile Bicep to ARM JSON and publish at assets/deploy/main.json
• 🐛 Wrap HTTP callbacks in setTimeout to re-enter Angular zone

v1.10.0 Release

• ✨ Promote AI REST API on homepage and add API nav link
• 🐛 Fix email sign-off capitalization and add deployment guide
• 🐛 Replace word-break: break-all with overflow-wrap: break-word in all redirect templates

v1.9.0 Release

• ✨ Redesign hero with audience persona cards and add Compare nav dropdown
• ✨ Track 1 website updates — pricing, comparisons, CTAs
• 🐛 Update AiLink and AiShareLink to destructure Validate() tuple
• 🐛 Admin API keys now return all links matching dashboard access (v1.8.1)
• 🐛 Escape PEM newlines in settings script; decode in JwtValidator and LicenseGenerator
• 🐛 Resolve net10.0 build failures in license server
• 🐛 Update AiLink and AiShareLink to destructure Validate() tuple
• 🐛 Resolve net10.0 build failures in license server — upgrade Worker SDK to v2, add AzureFunctionsVersion, fix Stripe EventTypes

v1.8.1 Release

• 🐛 Admin API keys now return all links (matching dashboard admin access); previously all API key holders were silently limited to their own links + shared links regardless of admin status

AI API, QR Codes, Monitoring & Settings

A significant release: Link Redirector now exposes a REST API so AI agents and automations can create and manage links programmatically. A new Settings page handles API key lifecycle. QR codes and dynamic page titles give link owners more control over the redirect experience. And Azure Monitor alerting means the ops team knows about problems before users do.

• 🤖 AI / REST API: A new authenticated REST API lets AI agents, Power Automate flows, and custom integrations create, list, and retrieve links programmatically using an X-Api-Key header. Full documentation is available at linkredirector.io/api.html.
• ⚙️ Settings page — API key management: A new Settings section in the dashboard lets users generate API keys, see when each key was last used, and revoke keys individually. Keys are shown only once at generation time.
• 🚨 Azure Monitor alerting: Infrastructure-as-code (Bicep) metric alerts now monitor Function App availability, request failure rate, and response time — giving the operations team early warning before users are impacted.
• 📱 QR code on redirect pages: Enable a scannable QR code on the redirect page for any link. Perfect for printed materials, presentations, or anywhere you need a physical-to-digital bridge.
• 📄 Dynamic page title: Optionally set the browser tab title to the link’s own title when visitors land on the redirect page — improving brand recognition and tab legibility.

Message-Only Links & Add-In Scroll Fix

Two targeted fixes: destination URL is now optional so you can create announcement-style links with no redirect, and the Outlook Add-In links list gains proper scroll behavior and pagination.

• 🔗 Message-only links: Destination URL is now optional when creating or editing a link. Create announcement pages, one-time message links, or holding pages with no redirect destination required.
• 🐛 Fixed: Outlook Add-In scroll & pagination: The links list in the Outlook Add-In task pane now scrolls correctly on tall lists and adds pagination so large link collections are easy to navigate.

Shared Links, Filter by Option & Analytics Fix

Admins can now share individual links with the entire organization. A new filter bar lets users slice the links list by option. And a long-standing bug where regular link clicks were never counted has been fixed — Analytics now reflects actual traffic.

• 👥 Shared Links (admin-only): Admins can toggle “Shared with organization” on any link to make it visible to every user in the organization — not just its creator. Shared links appear in the links list with a green Shared badge and are surfaced in the Outlook Add–In for all users. Regular users see the toggle in read-only state with instructions to contact an admin.
• 🏷️ Filter by option: A filter chip bar above the links list lets users quickly narrow by Shared, Pinned, Locked, One-time (active), or One-time (used). Chips are additive — select multiple to further narrow the list — and stack with the existing text search. A Clear link resets all active filters at once.
• 🐛 Fixed: click counts not recorded for regular links: Access count and last-clicked timestamp were only being tracked when a one-time link’s View button was clicked. Regular links (instant redirect, delayed redirect, link-text) were never counted, so Analytics always showed zero clicks. Clicks are now recorded server-side on every redirect, making Analytics data accurate from this release forward.

Outlook Add-In Improvements & Link Management

The Outlook Add-In Create tab now has full feature parity with the web app. Long URL is now optional on both surfaces, enabling message-only and announcement links. Several usability and mobile improvements round out the release.

• ✉️ Add-In Create tab — full feature parity: The Outlook Add-In Create tab now includes redirect delay, message text, link text, one-time link, pinned, locked, and show URL details — matching every option available in the web app.
• 🔗 Optional destination URL: Long URL is now optional when creating or editing links on both the web app and Outlook Add-In, enabling message-only links and announcement-style pages with no redirect.
• 📌 Pin icon in links list: Pinned links now display a pin icon inline with their title, making them easy to identify at a glance without relying on the Options badge column.
• 📱 Mobile-responsive tables: The Links and Analytics pages now work on small screens — non-essential columns are hidden, action buttons are always visible, and horizontal scroll is eliminated.

Analytics Dashboard & Path-Based Links

A new Analytics page gives administrators visibility into link usage across the organization. Short links now use a clean path-based URL format. A countdown timer bug on redirect landing pages has also been resolved.

• 📊 Analytics dashboard: New Analytics page showing click counts and last-clicked timestamps for every active link. Summary cards show total clicks, active link count, and the most-clicked link. Sortable by clicks or last-clicked date, with search filtering.
• 🕓 Last-clicked tracking: Every short link now records the exact date and time of its most recent click. Visible in the Analytics page and updated automatically on every access.
• ⚡ Path-based short link format: Short links now use the /go/shortcode path format (e.g. links.contoso.com/go/q3-report) instead of the legacy querystring format. Existing querystring links continue to redirect correctly.
• 🐛 Fixed: countdown timer on redirect pages: The redirect countdown was decrementing in memory but not updating the displayed number. The countdown now counts down correctly on all redirect landing pages.

One-Time URLs & Outlook Read Mode

This release introduces one-time URL support — links that automatically expire after a single click — and extends the Outlook Add-In to work in read mode, letting you extract and copy URLs from messages you receive.

• 💣 One-time URLs: Mark any link as single-use. After the first click the link deactivates automatically. Ideal for temporary document access and external sharing.
• ✉️ Outlook Add-In — Read Mode: The add-in now activates when you open a received email containing short links. Extract destinations and copy URLs to clipboard with one click.
• 🔍 Improved link search: Search now matches on both slug and destination URL, making it faster to find links by keyword when you remember the destination but not the slug.
• ⚙️ Bulk actions: Select multiple links in the dashboard to pin, lock, or delete them in a single action.

Pin & Lock Links

Admins and team leads can now pin high-priority links so they appear at the top of every team member's link list, and lock critical links to prevent accidental edits or deletion.

• 📌 Pin links: Pinned links float to the top of the dashboard and the Outlook Add-In panel for every user in your organization.
• 🔒 Lock links: Locked links cannot be edited or deleted without an admin explicitly unlocking them first — preventing accidental changes to compliance-critical URLs.
• 👤 Role-based controls: Pin and lock permissions are restricted to users with the Administrator or Editor role. Viewers can still use and copy locked links.

Bug Fixes & Reliability

A patch release addressing a redirect timing issue on mobile Safari and improving Outlook Add-In stability on macOS.

• 🐛 Fixed: Redirect delay on mobile Safari (iOS 17) caused by service worker caching. Short links now resolve within 200ms on all platforms.
• 🐛 Fixed: Outlook Add-In on macOS Sonoma occasionally failed to load the link list on first open. Resolved by updating the Office.js initialization sequence.
• 🐛 Fixed: Long destination URLs caused layout overflow in the dashboard link table on small screens.

Dashboard Redesign & Keyboard Shortcuts

The main dashboard has been redesigned with a cleaner layout, faster load times, and support for keyboard shortcuts to speed up common actions.

• ✨ Redesigned dashboard: Cleaner table layout with sortable columns, inline copy button on hover, and a persistent search bar at the top.
• ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts: Press N to open the new link dialog, / to focus search, Esc to dismiss dialogs.
• ⚡ Performance: Initial page load reduced by ~40% through lazy loading and response caching in Azure Functions.

Outlook Add-In — General Availability

The Link Redirector Outlook Add-In is now generally available on Microsoft AppSource. Deploy it organization-wide from the Microsoft 365 admin center in minutes.

• 🚀 AppSource listing: The add-in is published to Microsoft AppSource, making centralized deployment available to any Microsoft 365 organization.
• ✉️ Compose mode support: Search the team's link library and insert short links directly at the cursor while writing a message.
• 📱 Mobile Outlook: The add-in is available on Outlook for iOS and Android.

Initial Release

Link Redirector launches as a Microsoft 365 URL shortener and link management platform. Sign in with your Microsoft account, create short links, and share them with your team.

• ⚡ Create and manage short links from a central dashboard
• 🔑 Sign in with Microsoft via Entra ID — no separate accounts
• ☁️ Deployed on Azure Static Web Apps and Azure Functions
• 👥 Team-scoped links — all links are visible to every authenticated member of your organization