vigilink

lezmtaylor · Post by **lezmtaylor** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:18 am

Why is it when clicking on links on posts that frequently one is directed to '' vigilink'' or some other selling site which has absolutely nothing to do with the post.
Lez

Reusch · Post by **Reusch** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:32 am

Never had that Lez ?

grumpywurzel · Post by **grumpywurzel** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:06 am

I get it all the time, especially with eBay and Amazon links

gavp84 · Post by **gavp84** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:53 am

I get the same

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:28 pm

Not doing it for me at this time. Could be we have a nasty injected into the site?

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:34 pm

Not for me either on iPad or Windows based laptop. I tend to use Chrome, what are you using Lez?

Post by **sp3ctre** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:36 pm

That is our affiliate software. The idea is you do go to the expected url but the click is logged with viglink and we get a small (couple of pence) commission. This is nothing new and it's been like that since day 1. Are you saying you are taken to the viglink site itself?

jagr · Post by **jagr** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:48 pm

[quote="sp3ctre"]
This is nothing new and it's been like that since day 1. Are you saying you are taken to the viglink site itself?
[/quote]

I kept on getting a Vigilink page with different places to buy from eBay/amazon etc so I Opted out.
This happened to me on pages which had a link to an item that was for sale on eBay/amazon etc.

This has only been happening to me for the last few weeks.

I thought it was a virus.

This is using a Macbook Pro with Safari (Sierra installed)

graemeX5 · Post by **graemeX5** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:52 pm

It no real proba an I also get sometimes it if I click the link but if I wait for iPad to give the open in new tab option and it's fine.

Glad the site is gaming something from it

Graeme

lezmtaylor · Post by **lezmtaylor** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:59 am

I am on Chrome, I seem to be directed to the vigilink site all the time, selling ebay, amazon etc, it is bloody annoying, how do I stop it ? I have a windows 7.

Lez

lezmtaylor · Post by **lezmtaylor** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:04 am

Got it!!
Go to bottom of page '' Skip and go to ...............
takes you to the page you want.

Lez

dark_stranger · Post by **dark_stranger** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:04 am

It takes you to the Vigilink site, but there is a link on that page to proceed to the original destination site.

Post by **sp3ctre** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:53 am

[quote="dark_stranger"]
It takes you to the Vigilink site, but there is a link on that page to proceed to the original destination site.
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That is not at all how it is supposed to work, the process is supposed to be transparent. I am a bit busy today but I shall remove Viglink from the site this evening.

Post by **sp3ctre** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 1:05 pm

OK, Viglink is no more... sorry guys, had no idea they decided to hijack links in that way... it was harmless in its previous form, just gave us some extra pennies, but I am not going to have redirects going on!

lezmtaylor · Post by **lezmtaylor** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:12 pm

Thanks for that, sorry to have caused some hassle.

Lez

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