Masking Affiliate Links

[munchkin]

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Anybody know a quick and simple way to mask affiliate links.

Would like links to look like http://www.mysite.com/myaffiliate rather than the long winded affiliate code.

[krantiveer]

i think this can be done by some PHP coding and this has already been discussed earlier in the forum. Wanted to know how to do the same in ASP???

Many thanks,
Kranti

[zinc]

use a redirect script.

Script (redirect.php):

<?php 
header("Location: $theURL"); 
?>

Page:

<a href="redirect.php?theURL=http://www.website.com" target="_blank">More info</a>

not tested but something like that

[Northern Monkey]

Yup I use the redirect method in php also and it works a treat. You can also redirect links on your site through a page that forwards the user on and then block the stepping stone page in your robots.txt file so they don't get any PR :O)

NM.

[John Jupp]

<script  type='text/javascript' >
<!--  Hide affilate links
links = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
StatusBarMessage = "Please Click Here";
for(i=0;i<links.length;i++){
 links[i].onmouseover=function(){
 window.status = StatusBarMessage; return true;};
 links[i].onmouseout=function(){
 window.status = ""; return true;
 };
}       
// -->
</script>

Inside the body of the .html page at the bottom of the page.

[iamchrisli]

Some hosting package control panel would allow you setup the rediection.

It worths to double check with your hosting panel.

[munchkin]

<script  type='text/javascript' >
<!--  Hide affilate links
links = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
StatusBarMessage = "Please Click Here";
for(i=0;i<links.length;i++){
 links[i].onmouseover=function(){
 window.status = StatusBarMessage; return true;};
 links[i].onmouseout=function(){
 window.status = ""; return true;
 };
}       
// -->
</script>

Inside the body of the .html page at the bottom of the page.

Cheers, this one works a treat & of course simple and quick like I was looking for. The only thing it doesn't do is mask banner and image links on mouseover, but it does everthing else. Thanks!

[John Jupp]

Welcome.

I'm launching a new site in the next few months offering various bits of script, addons etc. Even managed to get ClixGalore feeds displaying properly (well at least those that actually have categories) and they're a pain.

There'll be a datafeed converter, css template, script to process feeds in various formats plus all the simple copy and paste here info to create non .php websites so watch for further info.

I was going to launch this month but delaying it now as the script can read and convert most networks but needs fine tuning. Doesn't help when Donk decides to quit ciggies and gets blurred vision writing .php script! So he's back on the ciggies and back at work.