I installed YOURLS yesterday and it's amazing. There is one little quirk I can't seem to figure out. When I create a short URL but later change the original URL (where the short URL points to) it doesn't cause your browser to redirect to the new original URL if you previously clicked on the short URL before the update. Example: Create a brand new short URL with the destination cnn.com Test the short URL - it will go to cnn.com Change the original URL on the same short URL to now point to cnet.com Click on the same short URL again, and it still went to cnn.com Now, if I go into incognito mode or a different browser to go to that short URL after changing it, it works fine. It's almost as if the user's browser "saves" where the initial link goes and doesn't check to see if the short URL has changed its destination. Is there a way to always have a web browser that has previously clicked on the link to always check the orignal URL in case it has changed? Thank you! Dan

Reputation: 11

YOURLS - Not Redirecting to correct original URL after updating it

I installed YOURLS yesterday and it's amazing. There is one little quirk I can't seem to figure out. When I create a short URL but later change the original URL (where the short URL points to) it doesn't cause your browser to redirect to the new original URL if you previously clicked on the short URL before the update.

Example:

Create a brand new short URL with the destination cnn.com
Test the short URL - it will go to cnn.com
Change the original URL on the same short URL to now point to cnet.com
Click on the same short URL again, and it still went to cnn.com

Now, if I go into incognito mode or a different browser to go to that short URL after changing it, it works fine. It's almost as if the user's browser "saves" where the initial link goes and doesn't check to see if the short URL has changed its destination.

Is there a way to always have a web browser that has previously clicked on the link to always check the orignal URL in case it has changed?

Thank you!

Dan

Upvotes: 0