Smartlinks
Smartlinks give every release one shareable page instead of a dozen platform links. Listeners land on your branded page and pick their service. You get the click data.
Find it at Operations > Smartlinks once the add-on is active.
What you control
| Capability | Detail |
|---|---|
| Branded pages | One page per release, with artwork, title, and creators pulled from the catalog |
| Store routing | Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, YouTube Music, and other configured destinations |
| Platform rules | Force a link to appear, block one entirely, or set the order, at platform level |
| Customer control | Artists choose which links show, within the set you allow |
| Analytics | Views and clicks, total and last 30 days, per link |
Link visibility
Every link on a page resolves to one of these, and the platform rule always wins.
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Forced by org | You require this link. The artist cannot hide it |
| Blocked by org | You have removed this destination for everyone |
| Hidden by end user | Allowed by you, hidden by the artist |
| Visible | Allowed and shown |
Set your platform rules before you invite customers to edit their links. Changing the rules afterwards silently changes pages that are already being promoted.
Who can publish a smartlink
Access is decided per release.
| Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Free | Anyone eligible can publish, with no extra charge |
| Membership or PPR | Access comes with the customer's membership or pay-per-release package |
| Base fee | A per-release fee applies when no package grants access |
| Blocked | Not available until your rules grant it |
Decide this before launch. Moving a release from free to paid after artists have started using smartlinks is a conversation you would rather not have.
Status
Smartlinks are Draft, Live, or Disabled. Draft pages are not public. Disabling a live page takes it down without deleting its history or analytics.
Reading the analytics
Views tell you how much traffic arrived. Clicks are what matter, because they tell you where listeners actually went.
For a campaign, look at these together:
- Clicks per platform, to see where your audience really is
- Referrers, to see which channel delivered the traffic
- UTM campaign values, to compare your own campaigns
- Device mix, because a mobile-heavy audience changes how the page should be ordered
Tag every campaign link with UTM parameters. Without them, all your traffic collapses into one undifferentiated bucket and the analytics stop being useful.
Practical setup
- Decide the access mode: included for everyone, tied to packages, or charged per release.
- Configure your platform-level allowed, blocked, and ordered destinations.
- Put the two or three services your audience actually uses at the top.
- Publish one release as a test and click every link yourself.
- After each campaign, prune destinations that get no clicks. A shorter page converts better.
Common questions
Do smartlinks work on my custom domain? Pages are served on your branded platform. Finish Domain Setup before promoting them.
Can I edit a smartlink after it is live? Yes. Link visibility and ordering can change at any time, and the URL stays the same.
What happens to analytics if I disable a page? History is kept. Re-enabling brings the page back with its data intact.
Can artists add their own destinations? Only within the set your platform rules allow.
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