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How to modify our Prosper202 links to prevent FB from flagging them? (9)

07-24-2012 02:45 AM #1 debut (Member)
How to modify our Prosper202 links to prevent FB from flagging them?

Most affiliates use Prosper202, and their FB ad destination URL would probably contain this link tracking202/redirect/dl.php?t202id=xxxxx&t202kw=

I think it won't be long before FB starts identifying these URLs as belonging to affiliates (whom they hate to the core) and begin flagging ads containing them.

So, I wanna know if there's a way we can modify our Prosper202 outbound links so they don't appear too similar to everyone else, and more importantly, Facebook can't tell it's a Prosper202 domain.

07-24-2012 03:00 AM #2 mehdi (Member)

definitely yes, with a simple htaccess i think that could be enough, something like :

RewriteRule ^files/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/ tracking202/redirect/dl.php?t202id=$1&t202kw=$2 [NC]

since anyone will be writing there own rules there won't be any pattern.
also, a more tricky thingy would to use the famouse &utc_param=bla bla , I think it's openx's url structure or something ..



Mehdi

07-24-2012 10:03 AM #3 tijn (Moderator)

awesome post mehdi!

07-24-2012 12:22 PM #4 pancakes (Member)

Thanks mehdi, going to have to test that out. Also, check out #7 on this blog post by Wes @ MasterlessSamurai on hiding your tracking link.

07-24-2012 01:47 PM #5 debut (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by mehdi View Post
definitely yes, with a simple htaccess i think that could be enough, something like :

RewriteRule ^files/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/ tracking202/redirect/dl.php?t202id=$1&t202kw=$2 [NC]

since anyone will be writing there own rules there won't be any pattern.
also, a more tricky thingy would to use the famouse &utc_param=bla bla , I think it's openx's url structure or something ..



Mehdi
Hi Mehdi,

Do I just insert the line of code (in bold, above) into my htaccess file?

Where in the code do I insert the new URL I want to change to?

07-24-2012 02:51 PM #6 mehdi (Member)

Hi debut,

Let's assume your 202 dl.php file is in yourtrackingdomain.com/tracking202/redirect/dl.php
You create a .htaccess file in the root folder of yourtrackingdomain.com and put this in it :

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^files/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/ tracking202/redirect/dl.php?t202id=$1&t202kw=$2 [NC]


Okey now all you need to do is use this type of url for your ads :

http://www.yourtrackingdomain.com/files/(value of t202id)/(value of t202kw)/


And it should work perfectly



Mehdi

07-24-2012 03:16 PM #7 pain2k (Veteran Member)

Would probably be a good idea to edit the php generator file too. I think making a full mod for pretty links would be better. Thanks for the code though mehdi.

08-05-2012 12:36 AM #8 aimaffair (Member)

When creating an add - Do you just submit the modified tracking URL as the destination URL?

08-05-2012 05:53 PM #9 aimaffair (Member)

Does anyone get the issue of their tracking domain appearing underneath the headline of the ad when direct linking? Is it possible to avoid this?!

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