0bla V3: why and how the service evolved

Link statistics are now more reliable for connected apps.

Why version 3? As 0bla grew, one question became central: how can everyone quickly find the right area, information and action? We reorganised the site to make it easier to move between discovering the service, reading documentation, finding practical information and managing an account.

A dashboard shaped around everyday use. Link management is now organised around tabs at the top of the page that can be scrolled, alongside search, filters and sorting. The aim is simple: find a link, understand the available options and know where to go next without having to guess how the menu works.

The same action on every screen. We reviewed the journeys on desktop, tablet and mobile, then adjusted the layout to keep them consistent. When shortening a URL, the button stays below the field and follows the displayed URL width, so the action remains in the same place even as the address gets shorter.

Clearer choices and guidance. Plans and monthly or annual billing are presented more clearly. Enterprise services are defined with each customer and quoted individually. The developer documentation has also been revised to better explain the API, webhook formats and signature verification.

Making the limits clear, too. Privacy pages have been reorganised to explain the data involved and the limits of the statistics more clearly. Click statistics are presented in aggregated and pseudonymised form; IP addresses are not recorded in those statistics. Pseudonymisation is not the same as anonymisation.

Link management, statistics, custom domains and webhook notifications, depending on your plan.

The 0bla project begins with creating and sharing short links.