What’s New

Changelog

Follow the latest updates to Link Redirector. We ship improvements regularly — here’s everything that’s landed.

v1.7.0 June 2026 New

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.
v1.6.0 June 2026 New

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.
v1.5.0 June 2026 New

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.
v1.4.0 May 2025 New

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.
v1.3.0 March 2025 New

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.
v1.2.1 February 2025 Fix

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.
v1.2.0 January 2025 Improvement

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.
v1.1.0 November 2024 New

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.
v1.0.0 September 2024 Launch

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