Cloaking CJ Links

I use PHP redirecting for CJ links. Is it their away to include the 1x1 tracking image in the redirected links?

- Dirk

 

Are you sending the user from a page with header()? if so, you may be able to output the 1x1 image and then issuing a ob_flush() to flush the buffer.. then send the user with header(). If not, you'll get an error about header already sent.

Another possible idea is use cURL on the redirect page.. use cURL to connect to the destination url to mark the impression.. then send the user with header().

Both ideas have not been tested.. just spit balling here.

hanji

 

are the "encrypt link" and "hide tracking code" checkboxes not enough?

 

You don't need that 1x1 image.

 

Thanks guys.

 

What are the SEO / search engine ranking consequences of masking or links? What's the community opinion among CJ users - what's best for your blog or site - cloaking, a no follow tag, both or nothing at all? What are the SEO consequences of each - if any? THANKS! This information would be huge so I really appreciate your insights.

 

There are none, to my knowledge...as long as you don't set the links up so that nothing shows up in the lower left hand side of the browser when you hover over a link.