Shortly - URL Shortening App 🌐

A responsive URL shortening landing page built with React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. Users can shorten links, copy them instantly, and persist their shortened URLs across page reloads.

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🎯 Table of Contents

• Overview

  • The Challenge
  • Live Preview

• Features

• Tech Stack

• Key Learnings

• Continued Development

• Useful Resources

• Author

• Acknowledgments

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Overview

The Challenge

Users should be able to:

• View the optimal layout for the site depending on their device's screen size
• Shorten any valid URL
• See a list of their shortened links, even after refreshing the browser
• Copy the shortened link to their clipboard in a single click
• Receive an error message when the form is submitted if:
  • The input field is empty

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Live Preview

Demo showing URL shortening, copy-to-clipboard, and list persistence features.

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Features

• Responsive UI built with Tailwind CSS
• Dynamic URL shortening with Axios + external API
• Copy-to-clipboard functionality via react-copy-to-clipboard
• Persistent shortened URLs using local storage
• Form validation and error handling

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Tech Stack

• React 18 – For building dynamic UI components
• TypeScript – Type-safe JavaScript for reliable code
• Tailwind CSS 4 – Utility-first styling for responsive design
• Vite – Lightning-fast development and build tool
• Axios – API calls and HTTP requests
• react-copy-to-clipboard – One-click URL copy functionality
• React Icons – Lightweight icons for UI

{
  "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.1.16",
  "@types/react-copy-to-clipboard": "^5.0.7",
  "axios": "^1.13.4",
  "react": "^18.2.0",
  "react-copy-to-clipboard": "^5.1.0",
  "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
  "react-icons": "^5.5.0",
  "tailwindcss": "^4.1.16"
}

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Key Learnings

• Managing state in React for dynamic lists
• Implementing local storage for data persistence
• Building mobile-first responsive layouts

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Continued Development

Future improvements:

• User authentication to save links across devices
• Link analytics (click counts, trends)
• Improved accessibility and keyboard navigation
• Animations for smoother user experience

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Useful Resources

• React Documentation – Official React guides and best practices
• Tailwind CSS Docs – For responsive layouts and utilities
• Axios Docs – For API requests and handling responses
• React Copy to Clipboard – Seamless copy functionality

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Author

• Name: Uhegbu Ogechi Juliet (OGE)
• Website: https://ogechiuhegbu.vercel.app/
• Frontend Mentor: @geliettech
• X: @geliettech

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Acknowledgments

• Frontend Mentor – For providing the challenge and supporting practical frontend skill development
• Tailwind CSS Docs & React Docs – For guidance on responsive design and state management

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