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Every link is a growth lever.

URLCrop shortens, brands and tracks every URL in real time — with analytics, dynamic QR codes, custom domains and team collaboration. We designed, built and operate it end‑to‑end.

Real-time analytics Branded domains Editable QR codes Free to start
app.urlcrop.com/dashboard
https://example.com/spring/campaign?utm_source=…
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urlcrop.com/spring Copied
Clicks this week▲ 38%
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Growing
Users and growing
signing up every week
Thousands
Short links created
across marketing teams
Real-time
Link visits tracked
analytics on every click
The opportunity

Teams share links everywhere — and lose track of every one.

Campaigns, docs, socials, QR codes on print — links go out constantly, but the data comes back scattered or locked behind expensive tiers. URLCrop set out to make link management fast, branded and privacy-friendly, with analytics that are actually readable. Our job: design and engineer it as a real, operable product.

What we built

Three pillars, one growth loop

Analytics

See exactly what every link does.

Real-time clicks, top countries, devices and referrers on every short link — a dashboard readable at a glance, not a spreadsheet dump.

  • Real-time click stream
  • Geo, device & referrer breakdown
  • Privacy-friendly by design
Clicks1,284
🇺🇸 42%
📱 61%
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Branded links

Put your name on every link.

Custom domains and branded slugs so every shared URL builds trust and recognition instead of leaking to a generic shortener.

  • Custom domains
  • Branded, editable slugs
  • Higher click-through & trust
bit.ly/3xKp9ZaGENERIC
go.yourbrand.com/launchBRANDED
Dynamic QR

QR codes you can edit after printing.

Generate dynamic QR codes tied to a short link, then change the destination any time — even after it is on a poster or packaging.

  • Dynamic destinations
  • Scan analytics
  • No reprints needed
Destination: /spring-sale
Edit → /summer-sale ✓
Same QR, new destination — no reprint.
How it works

Three steps to a smarter link

1

Paste your link

Drop in any long URL. URLCrop shortens it instantly with a clean, branded slug.

2

Share it anywhere

Post it, print the QR, add it to a campaign — the link works everywhere, tracked from click one.

3

Watch it grow

See real-time clicks, geography and devices, and optimise what is working.

Under the hood

Engineered to be fast, and easy to operate

URLCrop pairs a modern Next.js front end with a decoupled, headless content pipeline — so redirects stay fast, marketing ships content without touching the app, and the whole thing runs on reproducible, containerised infrastructure.

Next.js front end

A React 19 / Next.js 16 app renders fast, SEO-friendly pages and the link dashboard with instant navigation.

Headless WordPress + WPGraphQL

Content runs on WordPress (PHP 8.3) with WPGraphQL and Yoast SEO, kept noindex and consumed over GraphQL — content velocity without coupling the app to a CMS.

Containerised infra

CMS, MariaDB and services run via Docker Compose with version-controlled config and webhook-driven revalidation on publish.

Next.js 16React 19TypeScriptHeadless WordPressWPGraphQLMariaDBDockerYoast SEO
What shipped

A complete, live product

  • Short-link creation with branded, editable slugs
  • Real-time click analytics with geo, device & referrer
  • Dynamic, editable QR codes with scan tracking
  • Custom domains and team collaboration
  • Headless content/blog pipeline with on-publish revalidation
  • SEO-optimised marketing site
Outcomes

Design + build + operate

Live and self-operated

URLCrop runs in production as a self-funded QalbIT product — not a demo.

Decoupled content pipeline

Marketing ships content without engineering, thanks to the headless CMS layer.

Proof of range

Demonstrates our web-infrastructure, analytics and headless-CMS competence end to end.

Want to build a product like URLCrop?

We designed, built and operate URLCrop ourselves — the same way we build software for our clients. Tell us what you want to launch.