Using the URL Shortener
Simply copy/paste the URL you'd like to shrink into the text box on the main page. Push the "shorten" button and re.p.ly will make the link smaller for you and give you a new shortened link. You can then copy this new URL wherever you'd like to use it. Although the site is accesible only for normal use at re.p.ly, all the links are shortened at p.ly only. So if you have a link that looks like this:
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Internet/News_and_Blogs_and_RSS_Tools/3-48-0-0.html
your shortened URL will look like this (notice only the p.ly domain used):
http://pl.ly/Tysb54
How to use the shortened link
There is no need to visit re.pl.y or p.ly to use a shortened address. Simply type or paste the shortened URL into your browser's address bar and press enter, you will be automatically forwarded to the original address. If somebody has given you a p.ly URL in the form of a hyperlink, just click on the link. If a link has been protected with a password, before redirecting you to the long URL you will reach our site and you will be asked to enter the password.
How to preview a shortened address by re.p.ly
It's very easy to find out where any p.ly shortened link will take you without having to visit it. This is useful to check that the link will redirect to a destination you trust. Simply add a hyphen (dash) to the end of the shortened URL, and instead of being redirected to the original long address automatically, you'll be taken to a preview page telling you where the link goes.
For example: You have been given the shortened link http://p.ly/dhd63 and want to check where it goes. Copy/paste it into your browser's address bar and then add a hyphen, making the link http://p.ly/dhd63 -. Now simply visit that address, and instead of being taken directly to the original URL, you'll be taken to a preview page on our site which will tell you the link's destination.
You can also set a cookie on your machine so that you always preview p.ly URLs before visiting them. Sign up or sign in to you account and on the settings page: "Enable automatic previews" or "Disable automatic previews"
Bookmarklets and Tools
If you need to use re.p.ly frequently use the following tools:
Drag this to your browser toolbar to shorten URLs from anywhere.
Shorten with p.ly
Drag this to your browser toolbar to shorten URLs from anywhere and send them to Twitter.
Short2Twitter
This functionality requires Javascript to be turned on in your browser.
How long does a p.ly URL last for?
We only ever reclaim a p.ly URL if it does not belong to anybody, and it has never been used. URLs that are created via our application programming interface, without a username and password, for example, are not owned by anybody. If you create a p.ly URL within your re.p.ly account, we will never delete it, whether it has ever been visited or not.
Does re.p.ly ever re-use links?
No. Each link re.p.ly issues is unique and will not be re-used, so you can be confident users will arrive at the correct site. Some URL shorteners issue links a character shorter than re.p.ly, but have to re-use them because there is an upper limit to the number of character combinations.
301 Redirects
A redirect is a technique for making a web page available under many URLs. When you shorten a link with re.p.ly , you are redirecting a click from re.p.ly to the destination URL. A 301 redirect is the most efficient and search engine friendly method for webpage redirection, and is what re.p.ly uses.
How can I be sure a p.ly link is safe to click on?
p.ly filters all links through several independent services to check for spam, suspected phishing scams, malware, and other objectionable content. We currently include SURBL in our operations.
How do I see how many times a p.ly link was clicked on?
Every p.ly link has an more info page that shows the number of clicks and other relevant data.
If someone else shortens the same URL as me, do we both see the same number of clicks?
p.ly tracks the total number of clicks pointing to a single long link. Signed in re.p.ly users receive a unique p.ly link that lets them track clicks and other data separately, while still seeing totals for all p.ly links pointing to the same long link. Users not signed in all share the same p.ly link.
Simply copy/paste the URL you'd like to shrink into the text box on the main page. Push the "shorten" button and re.p.ly will make the link smaller for you and give you a new shortened link. You can then copy this new URL wherever you'd like to use it. Although the site is accesible only for normal use at re.p.ly, all the links are shortened at p.ly only. So if you have a link that looks like this:
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Internet/News_and_Blogs_and_RSS_Tools/3-48-0-0.html
your shortened URL will look like this (notice only the p.ly domain used):
http://pl.ly/Tysb54
How to use the shortened link
There is no need to visit re.pl.y or p.ly to use a shortened address. Simply type or paste the shortened URL into your browser's address bar and press enter, you will be automatically forwarded to the original address. If somebody has given you a p.ly URL in the form of a hyperlink, just click on the link. If a link has been protected with a password, before redirecting you to the long URL you will reach our site and you will be asked to enter the password.
How to preview a shortened address by re.p.ly
It's very easy to find out where any p.ly shortened link will take you without having to visit it. This is useful to check that the link will redirect to a destination you trust. Simply add a hyphen (dash) to the end of the shortened URL, and instead of being redirected to the original long address automatically, you'll be taken to a preview page telling you where the link goes.
For example: You have been given the shortened link http://p.ly/dhd63 and want to check where it goes. Copy/paste it into your browser's address bar and then add a hyphen, making the link http://p.ly/dhd63 -. Now simply visit that address, and instead of being taken directly to the original URL, you'll be taken to a preview page on our site which will tell you the link's destination.
You can also set a cookie on your machine so that you always preview p.ly URLs before visiting them. Sign up or sign in to you account and on the settings page: "Enable automatic previews" or "Disable automatic previews"
Bookmarklets and Tools
If you need to use re.p.ly frequently use the following tools:
Drag this to your browser toolbar to shorten URLs from anywhere.
Shorten with p.ly
Drag this to your browser toolbar to shorten URLs from anywhere and send them to Twitter.
Short2Twitter
This functionality requires Javascript to be turned on in your browser.
How long does a p.ly URL last for?
We only ever reclaim a p.ly URL if it does not belong to anybody, and it has never been used. URLs that are created via our application programming interface, without a username and password, for example, are not owned by anybody. If you create a p.ly URL within your re.p.ly account, we will never delete it, whether it has ever been visited or not.
Does re.p.ly ever re-use links?
No. Each link re.p.ly issues is unique and will not be re-used, so you can be confident users will arrive at the correct site. Some URL shorteners issue links a character shorter than re.p.ly, but have to re-use them because there is an upper limit to the number of character combinations.
301 Redirects
A redirect is a technique for making a web page available under many URLs. When you shorten a link with re.p.ly , you are redirecting a click from re.p.ly to the destination URL. A 301 redirect is the most efficient and search engine friendly method for webpage redirection, and is what re.p.ly uses.
How can I be sure a p.ly link is safe to click on?
p.ly filters all links through several independent services to check for spam, suspected phishing scams, malware, and other objectionable content. We currently include SURBL in our operations.
How do I see how many times a p.ly link was clicked on?
Every p.ly link has an more info page that shows the number of clicks and other relevant data.
If someone else shortens the same URL as me, do we both see the same number of clicks?
p.ly tracks the total number of clicks pointing to a single long link. Signed in re.p.ly users receive a unique p.ly link that lets them track clicks and other data separately, while still seeing totals for all p.ly links pointing to the same long link. Users not signed in all share the same p.ly link.
Drag this to your browser toolbar to shorten URLs from anywhere.
Shorten with p.ly
Drag this to your browser toolbar to shorten URLs from anywhere and send them to Twitter.
Short2Twitter
Replyr
Replyr is a desktop client, written by Aurelian Sandulescu, for the http://re.p.ly URL shortening service that supports converting URLs to short p.ly URLs, posting links to Twitter directly and enhanced user experience. More info on here.
Shorten with p.ly
Drag this to your browser toolbar to shorten URLs from anywhere and send them to Twitter.
Short2Twitter
Replyr
Replyr is a desktop client, written by Aurelian Sandulescu, for the http://re.p.ly URL shortening service that supports converting URLs to short p.ly URLs, posting links to Twitter directly and enhanced user experience. More info on here.
easy to handle your long URLs 
