{"id":14176,"date":"2012-07-18T18:30:43","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T10:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=14176"},"modified":"2024-06-20T20:21:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:21:48","slug":"customize-google-plus-url","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/customize-google-plus-url\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Customize Google Plus URL [Quicktip]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This post was first published on the Jul 18, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s cut to the chase: Google Plus does not provide you with a username (or vanity) URL for your own profile page. Instead, they are using the standard (long) ID in the URL to link visitors to your page. There is no such link as <strong>http:\/\/plus.google.com\/username<\/strong> and so it\u2019s hard to tell your friend your direct link by mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Memorizing the long URL is a bad idea, so to direct people to your profile page, you will need to prepare a hyperlink or an icon on your website, or send via link email so they can click on it and link to your Google Plus profile page. Such a hassle.<\/p>\n<p>Well, be hassled no more, with the help of <strong>GPlus<\/strong>. GPlus is a simple web app that will let you choose your own username and give you a short, custom link <strong>gplus.to\/username<\/strong> for your Google Plus profile page. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/rename-replace-facebook-page-url\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: How to Change and Replace Facebook Page URL\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Change and Replace Facebook Page URL<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/rename-replace-facebook-page-url.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-37539 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/rename-replace-facebook-page-url.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">How to Change and Replace Facebook Page URL<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen you sign up for a Facebook account for the first time, the service will assign you a...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Customize Google Plus URL with GPlus<\/h2>\n<p>Just before you start, go to your Google Plus profile page and copy your ID from the URL. Your ID is as highlighted in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/quicktips\/gplus-google-id.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"244\" alt=\"Google ID\"><\/figure>\n<p>Once copied, go to the GPlus homepage, enter your desired username and paste your Google Plus ID, then click \u2018<strong>Add<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/quicktips\/gplus-details.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"248\" alt=\"Details\"><\/figure>\n<p>After you click add, GPlus will provide a personalized URL to your Google Plus profile page, and this link is now yours.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/quicktips\/gplus-url.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"127\" alt=\"GPlus URL\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>GPlus is not associated with Google Plus, therefore the link provided is just a redirect link and not exactly your Google Plus vanity URL. But now when people ask you how to get to your Google Plus profile page, you can just tell them to go to <strong>gplus.to\/username<\/strong>. This is definitely a lot easier than a cumbersome long ID. Have you claimed your username yet?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: This post was first published on the Jul 18, 2012. Let\u2019s cut to the chase: Google Plus does not provide you with a username (or vanity) URL for your own profile page. Instead, they are using the standard (long) ID in the URL to link visitors to your page. 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