Using <a href="link.php?id={LINKID}"> should do it. Do you mean putting the display url of the end result domain name in the window status bar though? If so I don't think that's possible anymore: www.affiliatetechhelp.com/o...king-methods-are-dead-161/
I'm not able to reproduce your problem. With URL rewriting off, it goes to the destination. With URL rewriting on, it goes to an error page unless the frameset switch is also on (fixed that).
There must be some combination of switches and settings or maybe template content you have that results in a different behavior, but I can't guess it. Tried the indirect links switch but that didn't affect it.
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Posted Feb 19, 2012 - 1:40 PM:
Better or more elegant way of hiding or obfuscating affiliate links
Especially useful if you are running affiliate programs. Some Affiliate program URLs are long and ugly.
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Using <a href="link.php?id={LINKID}"> should do it. Do you mean putting the display url of the end result domain name in the window status bar though? If so I don't think that's possible anymore: www.affiliatetechhelp.com/o...king-methods-are-dead-161/
I'll consider a switch for the link.php method.
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Since it seems easy enough, added a URL cloaking switch.
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Since it seems easy enough, added a URL cloaking switch.
So when I check this the link seems to redirect to the details page rather than to the site itself.
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I'm not able to reproduce your problem. With URL rewriting off, it goes to the destination. With URL rewriting on, it goes to an error page unless the frameset switch is also on (fixed that).
There must be some combination of switches and settings or maybe template content you have that results in a different behavior, but I can't guess it. Tried the indirect links switch but that didn't affect it.