Property reference

glide.use_tiny_urls

The glide.use_tiny_urls property enables the use of tiny URLs for redirect links that exceed a certain length. This prevents issues with Internet Explorer, which cannot handle URLs longer than 2083 characters, ensuring smooth navigation.

Default: true Type: boolean Application: Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? This property converts long redirect URLs into tiny URLs to avoid compatibility issues with Internet Explorer.
What area does it affect? URL Redirection
What does the default mean? The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it? Review this property if you encounter URL length issues or when configuring redirects.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.use_tiny_urls
Sys ID 22173f7ac0a801432cb95af98228f0f3
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description Use tiny URLs when a redirect URL becomes too large. This ensures that URLs that are too large for IE (greater than 2083) are not used. Instead, they are converted to a tiny URL to work around the IE issue.
Updated 2024-05-25 04:29:18