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Link in Bio Tool Shutting Down? A Migration Checklist for Creators

November 12, 20266 min readplugwith.me Blog
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Short answer

To move a link in bio when your tool is closing, list every place the old link lives, save what you can from the old account, rebuild each link elsewhere, replace the old URLs starting with the busiest places, then test on a phone inside each app. Use a link whose address stays yours, so the next move only needs a new destination, not new posts.

A link in bio tool that closes does not only take down one page. It takes down every old URL you ever pasted into a post, a description or an email. Two examples right now: ToneDen shows on its homepage that it is shutting down on December 1, 2026, and the team behind Flaem told its users in a final update that it is shutting Flaem down as well. Whatever tool you use, this is the order I would work in.

Changing a link in your bio takes a minute. The trouble is the copies: the link sits in older posts, video descriptions, emails, QR codes and on other people's pages. If the address belonged to the service, every one of those copies stops working when it does. That is why a tool's closing date works like a deadline for all of them at once.

The migration checklist

  1. Start now. Everything below is easier while the old tool still works and you can compare old and new side by side.
  2. List where the old link is in use. Bios, pinned posts, story highlights, video descriptions, emails and signatures, QR codes, your website, press kit, partner pages, running ads. Search your accounts and inbox for the name of the old tool.
  3. Save what you can. Write down each link, its destination or destinations, any artwork and tracking IDs you entered. Download whatever the old account lets you download.
  4. Rebuild each link. One destination is a direct link. Several places are a page with one button per place.
  5. Pick an address you control. With a plugwith.me link, the address plugwith.me/yourname stays the same, and the destination behind it is something you edit in your dashboard. A later move then means one edit and not a new link in every post.
  6. Replace the old URLs, busiest places first. If you have click numbers per link from the old tool, sort by them. Where you cannot edit, such as printed codes or sent emails, ask the owner or accept the loss.
  7. Test on a phone inside each app. Tap the new link in your own bio and in a post, and look at what a fan sees. Fans who tap inside Instagram arrive in an in-app browser; a plugwith.me link takes them on iPhone from Instagram and Facebook into Safari. See in-app browser vs real browser.
  8. Check the visits after a week. Your dashboard shows the visits per link. If you made one link per place, such as plugwith.me/yourname-ig and plugwith.me/yourname-tt, you also see which place sends more. How agencies track per model and platform goes deeper.

How do you choose the next tool?

Four questions, and they are my opinion on what matters, not a ranking of tools:

Your bio, because everyone sees it. Then pinned posts and your newest content, because they are still collecting taps. Old posts last, as most of their traffic is already behind them.

Where does plugwith.me fit?

It is one option for the checklist above: a link on an address you control, with the destination editable in your dashboard, visits counted per link, and an exit from the Instagram and Facebook in-app browser on iPhone. If you are also curious which of two destinations works better, the same link can split traffic between them. Create your free plugwith.me link, no card needed.

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Frequently asked questions

My link in bio tool is shutting down. What do I do first?

Do not wait for the last day. List every place the old link is in use, then save what you can from the old account while you can still log in.

Can I keep the same link address when I switch?

Not if the address belongs to the old service, because it ends when the service ends. What you can do is move to an address you control, so the next change only needs a new destination.

Which links should I move first?

The ones that get the most taps: your bio, pinned posts, and your newest content. Printed material and sent emails cannot be edited, so ask whoever controls them or accept the loss.

How do I check that the new link works?

Tap it on a phone inside each app where you share it, for example in your own Instagram bio, and see what a fan sees. Check the visits in your dashboard after a week.

Which tool should I pick next?

Ask four questions: does the address stay mine, can I export my links, who runs the tool and for how long, and what happens to my links if I stop paying or the tool closes. These are my questions, not a ranking.

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