Make a forwarding link.

• About 2 minutes
• Engage and up
• Screens updated 26 Oct 2026

A forwarding link is a short link of your own that sends people on to any web page, such as a charity appeal or a booking page. Put its QR code on a sign, and Curious counts every scan.

Steps

1. 1

   In the sidebar, under Content, click Forwarding Links.

   

2. 2

   Click + Add New Link.

   

3. 3

   Type a Name so you know what the link is for, and paste the web address it should go to into Destination URL.

   TipThe address must start with https:// or http://. If it doesn't, a message under the box says what to fix.

   

4. 4

   Optionally, type a Destination name for the splash screen, and a Custom code for the end of the link.

   TipLeave Custom code blank and Curious makes one for you. Codes use 3 to 32 lower-case letters, numbers and hyphens.

   

5. 5

   Choose your Options. Show a branded splash screen before forwarding is ticked to start with.

   

6. 6

   Click Save Link. The new link appears in the list.

   

Good to know

• Links look like get-curio.us/1234/l/coral-fund. Click Copy next to a link to copy the full address.
• The short link is fixed once it's made, but you can change where it goes at any time, so printed signs keep working.
• The splash screen shows your logo and "Taking you to" the Destination name (or the website's address), then moves on after a couple of seconds, with a Continue button.
• Tag the destination with UTM parameters adds utm_source=curious to the address, so the other website's own statistics can tell the visits came from your QR code.
• If you choose a code that's already used on your site, Curious says That code is already in use on this site. Choose another.
• Forwarding links are on the Engage and Accelerate plans.