GoloLink terminology

Quick definitions for terms used throughout the app and these docs.

  • Link - a destination URL plus its tracking settings.
  • Short URL - the actual clickable address for a link; one link can have several.
  • Slug - the part of a short URL after the domain (e.g. mic-main in golo.to/mic-main).
  • Video attribution - tagging a short URL's clicks with the video it's attached to.
  • Smart Redirects - geo and device redirect rules on a link.
  • Smart Pick - a page listing products, each with one or more purchase destinations.
  • Bio Links - your link-in-bio page, built from blocks.
  • Custom domain - your own domain, connected so links carry your brand instead of golo.to.
  • Health status - whether a link's destination was last found reachable or broken (Growth plan).