# Replacing shortened URLs by original

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-shortened-urls-by-original/33797>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Setembro 27, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-shortened-urls-by-original/33797 "2015-09-27T16:17:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![CamilleRoux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/camilleroux/32/119575_2.png) [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\
**Post date:** [Setembro 27, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-shortened-urls-by-original/33797/1 "2015-09-27T16:17:55Z")

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Hi,

On my forum, members are frequently using short URLs in their posts ([t.co](http://t.co), bit.ly…). I think it’s a problem for some reasons:

- Readers can’t see the real URL
- The clicks counter is reseted when an admin replace the short URL by the real one
- It’s frequently associated to spam (some URL shortener allow to change URL)
- It’s also frequently associated to self-promotion (they are using shorteners to track clicks)

What do you think about replacing automatically short URL by the original?

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