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# Tracking Outbound Links in Ghost
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/tracking-outbound-links-in-ghost/
- Published: 2022-03-07T18:02:39.000Z
- Updated: 2022-03-07T18:02:39.000Z
- Description: Tracking outbound links from Ghost is not simple (yet), so here is a solution that I had set up in an hour.
- Author: Matt
- Tags: Ghost

*New platform, new challenges.* 

I recently migrated my website and newsletter into Ghost, based around the ease of creation. However, one feature I missed from Squarespace was the ability to track the links that had been clicked on my newsletters. 

After a little bit of research, I decided that one way to do this would be for me to use a URL shortener on my outbound links and track from there. 

Here's how I achieved this quickly:

1. Searched for and bought a domain that was snappy and aligned with my Newsletter - I settled on [stff.me](https://stff.me/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) \- which aligned to my [newsletter name](https://stff.me/news?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). This step took the longest!
2. Added this domain to my WHM instance and set up a small site for it.
3. Installed YOURLS from [yourls.org](http://yourls.org/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) \- and set it up to shorten all my URL's to stff.me/url - very impressed with how simple YOURLS is to set up and use. The scripts are extensible, and there is much more I can do here.
4. Installed a [Chrome Extension](https://stff.me/urltools?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) to allow me to create URL's quickly.

Four relatively easy steps got this done inside an hour, and now I'm ready to add a branded URL to each of the links that I include in my newsletter and get automatic tracking of which ones are successful. 

Any questions on how I got this done, let me know.