Glossary

Tip: When a page references a term (deeplink, cloaking, SAFE), check here first—most “what does this mean?” questions are answered in one place.

Overview

This glossary defines product vocabulary used across the dashboard and public pages.

Core concepts

Link page

A link page is the unit you create in the dashboard: a public landing page with socials, links (buttons), cards, and styling. The UI often shortens this to “link.”

Slug (username)

The slug is the public path segment for your page (sometimes labeled username).

• Length: 3–32 characters
• Allowed: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _, .
• Cannot start or end with .

Published

Published controls whether the page is served to anonymous visitors (together with domain and plan limits). Unpublished pages are not intended for public traffic.

Direct link

A direct link is an optional destination URL used for direct navigation flows (for example certain in-app or automation paths). Availability depends on your plan (direct links feature). Direct destination redirects are skipped when the visitor is detected as a bot.

Deeplink

When deeplink is enabled, OnLynk may try to open your destination in its native app (YouTube, Spotify, WhatsApp… — when the URL maps to a known app) or in the user’s regular browser (instead of an in‑app browser), always with a fallback to a normal web link if the handoff fails. Affiliate merchants (Amazon, eBay, Etsy…) are kept in the browser to preserve attribution. A per-page option lets a landing stay in the in‑app browser and deeplink only on tap.

Cloaking (cloak, /go/<token>)

Cloaking masks the final URL behind an opaque token. Public buttons may point at /go/<cloak>; the server resolves the token and issues a permanent redirect to the real URL. Invalid tokens return 404. Cloaking requires the cloaking plan feature.

Smart link / Smart Flow (/<slug>)

A smart link is a short URL served from your /<slug> (the same kind of URL used for link pages) whose destination is decided at visit time by a Smart Flow — a set of condition steps (geo, device, referrer, language, in-app, schedule, visit count, A/B split) and action steps (redirect, landing page, deeplink, 404, block). OnLynk evaluates the flow on each visit and applies the first action it reaches, or the link’s Fallback URL on any dead end or invalid flow. Smart links are cookieless and count toward your plan’s page allowance. See Smart links.

Section (content category)

A section is a named group of links and cards within a link page (for example “My socials” or “Shop”). Sections and ungrouped items share a single ordering sequence, so you control exactly what appears where. See Content categories.

Referral code / affiliate

A referral code is your personal ref=... token. Share onlynk.me/?ref=YOURCODE; clicks are captured for 90 days and, if the visitor subscribes, the customer is attributed to you (first-touch). You then earn a recurring commission on each of their subscription payments. See Referrals.

Workspace

The workspace is the active context the dashboard operates in — either your personal space or one of your organizations. It scopes which pages, smart links, domains, and folders you see, and your role within it controls what you can do. Switch it with the workspace selector at the top of the dashboard.

Bot detection

OnLynk classifies some visitors as bots using a combination of request signals and heuristics. Effects include:

Some traffic may be recognized as automated (previews, crawlers). OnLynk separates it so your analytics stay closer to real human behavior.

• Geo REDIRECT: redirect not executed for bots (page still loads)
• Geo BLOCK: still returns 404 for bots
• Direct link destination redirects avoided for bots

Geo-restrictions

Rules that match visitor location can block, redirect externally, or redirect to another OnLynk slug. See Geo-restrictions.

Chatbot

A short scripted message sequence (up to three messages) plus optional chatbot link after completion. Requires the chatbot plan feature.

Meta Pixel

When configured, loads Meta Pixel and emits events such as PageView and Lead on relevant interactions (links, cards, chatbot link).

Analytics event types (reference)

Aggregated stats and exports may reference:

Type	Meaning (high level)
Views	How many times your page was opened
Clicks	How many times people clicked a button/card
REDIRECT	Redirect-style event (e.g. direct or geo redirect)
BLOCK	Geo block (404)
LINK_CLICK / CARD_CLICK	Clicks on buttons or cards
CHATBOT_CLICK	Chatbot completion / link tap

If you’re looking for a term used in the UI, it should be listed in the sections below.