Help with store app name HTML shortening please!

JCFord · February 2010

HI guys I have my game ABS.ORB now in the app store, but I seem to be having some problems with shortening the direct store html link: I have followed the guide in the iphone dev centre, but I can't get it to work!

Although my game is abs.orb it seems that the dot is removed or a dash added to the address.

ORIGINAL LONGNAME:

DEVELOPER & APP

THIS IS THE ONE THAT I CANNOT GET TO WORK (JUST THE APP)

Any help.

Also will this generic address take the user to their own region itunes store, because when I try it, it seems to take me to the US store. What can I use to take it to their own store?

thanks guys
JCFord

fatmike · February 2010

By default it takes the user to the US store, but it will open in iTunes in their local store.

You can insert a region code in the title to force the country:

US:

UK:

I don't know about the short name, I use bit.ly with a custom name instead. Would that help?

Mike

scitunes · February 2010

when I typed itunes.com/apps/absorb it goes to a itunes page that shows your app and a few others including one called [absorb]. The rule seems to be that the direct link is your app name with punctuation removed. So your app and [absorb] would be the same which obviously can't be. That seems to be the problem, but I have no idea what the solution is.

JCFord · February 2010

yeah thought so. I have emailed apple. okay thanks
JCFord

Help with store app name HTML shortening please!

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