Create a simple URL shortener using JavaScript to create shorter and more shareable links
Have you ever wanted to share a long URL with someone, but didn’t want to take up too much space in a text message or social media post? A URL shortener can help with that!
To get started, you can use the following code snippet to set up a basic URL shortener using JavaScript:
<html>
<head>
<title>URL Shortener</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>URL Shortener</h1>
<form id="shorten-form">
<input
type="text"
id="long-url-input"
placeholder="Enter a long URL..."
/>
<button type="submit">Shorten</button>
</form>
<div id="short-url-output"></div>
</body>
<style>
/* Add some basic styling for the URL shortener */
</style>
<script>
// Get a reference to the form and output element
const form = document.querySelector('#shorten-form')
const output = document.querySelector('#short-url-output')
// Add an event listener for the submit event
form.addEventListener('submit', (event) => {
// Prevent the form from submitting
event.preventDefault()
// Get the value of the long URL input
const longUrl = event.target.elements
// Generate a short URL using some function
const shortUrl = generateShortUrl(longUrl)
// Display the short URL
output.textContent = shortUrl
})
// Add a function to generate a short URL from a given long URL
function generateShortUrl(longUrl) {
// Implement logic to generate a short URL here
return shortUrl
}
</script>
</html>This code will create a basic form for inputting a long URL and a function for generating a short URL. You can then implement the logic for generating the short URL using a library or algorithm of your choice.