When you're adding a link to a post Lightful will automatically shorten it for you. Not only does this help save characters but it also means we can keep track of how many people click your link (handy!). 

However, sometimes you might want to switch the automatic link shortening off. If you're launching a new fundraising campaign, it might help people to know what kind of link they're clicking. If you need to turn off link shortening for the post you're creating, just switch the toggle "Shorten links" to the off position. You'll need to do this for every post in which you want to shorten links. 

Once you've shortened a link it'll look a little something like this: