Affiliate links

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  motherhoodirl · Member · Jan 9, 2017 at 7:35 pm

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  I don’t want affiliate links in my posts; I just want them to be clean links as per the actual web address I would type into my browser. What plugin can I use?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  melindahelt · Staff · Jan 10, 2017 at 1:32 am

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  It’s not possible to add plugins to WordPress.com, but if you can explain a little more detail about what you are trying to do, we’ll see if we can help.

  When you mention that yo want

  clean links as per the actual web address

  do you mean that you want people reading your page to see http://www.google.com instead of Google

  Can you show me an example on your site of that links you are having trouble with?

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  motherhoodirl · Member · Jan 10, 2017 at 7:04 am

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  I got an email from my client saying that my links, when clicked, are appearing like this in the search engine prompt:

  http://www.uncommongoods.com/linkshare/landing_page.jhtml?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-m3fYPeWXxpjIyJUMAPN3iw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uncommongoods.com%2Fgifts%2Fanniversary-gifts%2Fanniversary-gifts-for-him

  What the client wants to see is this:

  http://www.uncommongoods.com/gifts/anniversary-gifts/anniversary-gifts-for-him

  Can I make this happen?

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  omkarbhagat · Member · Jan 10, 2017 at 7:21 am

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  @motherhoodirl,

  When I click on the “Anniversary Collection” link on your blog, this address –

  http://www.uncommongoods.com/gifts/anniversary-gifts/anniversary-gifts-for-him

  appears in the address bar of my web browser (google chrome).

  If that is what you wish to have, I think it is working fine. Correct me if I misunderstood your original post :)

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  justjennifer · Member · Jan 10, 2017 at 7:30 am

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  in the search engine prompt

  I’m not clear on where this prompt is located. The link on your site appears as you indicated in your above post. (temp screenshot while hovering cursor over link on your site)

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  You’re using a custom header that includes your site name and tag line, but you should also include this under your Site Identity settings because search engines are looking for this information. When you enter this info in the Customizer, you can also choose not to display it. Clear that option box and save your settings.
  /unasked for advice

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  motherhoodirl · Member · Jan 10, 2017 at 7:35 am

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  @omkarbhagat This is also what I see when I click the links. This client is obviously using some software I’m not to detect affiliate links, but I’m being told that I can’t disable them.

  @justjennifer I also have no idea. Those are the words used by my client when he emailed me about this. I presume it’s some extra software the company uses when clicking links to show them what a search engine would see? You’ve probably guessed that I’m not hugely tech savvy. Thanks for the advice; I will take it!