Shorten!

The Shorten Web Application allows users to generate shortened URLs for their long URLs. It is a simple and easy-to-use tool built using FetchAPI, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Features

• Generates short URLs for long URLs to make them more manageable and shareable.
• Uses the short.io API service to handle URL shortening and redirection.
• Provides a clean and intuitive user interface for quick URL shortening.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, make sure you have the following:

• A domain or subdomain to host the application.
• Registration of your domain/subdomain with short.io. (Completely free of cost)

Note: Preferably use a subdomain so it doesn't take up the whole domain ie. link.example.com instead of example.com

Installation and Setup

1. Fork this repository to your GitHub account.
2. Clone the forked repository to your local machine.
3. Register your domain/subdomain with short.io to generate a public API key.
4. Go to api integrations in short.io and generate a public key.
5. Open the assets/script.js file in a text editor.
6. Replace the placeholder API key in the 'authorization' field with your short.io API key.
7. Rename the domain 'link.laavesh.xyz' to your own domain or subdomain in the following files:
   • index.html
   • assets/script.js

Usage

1. Deploy the application to your domain or subdomain.
2. Visit your domain or subdomain in a web browser.
3. Enter a long URL in the input field.
4. Click on the "Shorten" button.
5. The application will generate a shortened URL using the short.io API and display it to the user.
6. Copy the shortened URL and use it wherever you need.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, improvements, or bug fixes, feel free to create a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.