django-url-shortener

django-url-shortener

This is URL shortening application written using the Django framework. It began as a fork of https://github.com/nileshk/url-shortener, but now includes functionality for creating custom shortened URLs.

The project has also been updated for Django 1.4 and now includes an extensive tests.py.

Features

• base62 values of the URL's database id. base62 is: [a-zA-Z0-9]. (26 + 26 + 10 = 62)

• Ability to create custom short URLs. Ex: http://you.rs/KimK -> http://www.kimkardashian.com

• Keeps count of how many time each URL is followed.

Built With

• html
• python