Title: about:blank
Last modified: October 20, 2018

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# about:blank

 *  Resolved [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * (@rik0399)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/aboutblank-2/)
 * Hi,
 * When clicking on a TA link on a post, it first goe to ‘about:blank’ and then 
   the destination url? Something I’m doing wrong?
 * Also, I want to force the affiliate destination url to go to the homepage instead
   of anywhere else.
 * Main reason being commission theft as some merchants appear to be changing the
   offer, grabbing the visitor details and not paying for the referral.
 * Unless I can find a way to stop this (unlikely I guess) I can’t see a way of 
   preventing this so the merchant is getting free traffic and not paying for it.
 * Having some 400 links, its difficult to manage the merchants urls to make sure
   that they are working right as they rarely tell you that they have changed the
   link 🙁
 * I guess you know what I’m referring too
 * Loving the plugin and plan to upgrade 🙂
 * Many Thanks

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 *  [Ray Abella](https://wordpress.org/support/users/supportray/)
 * (@supportray)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/aboutblank-2/#post-10805694)
 * Hi [@rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/),
 * Thanks for getting in touch!
 * The ‘about:blank’ issue happens when the connection is not fast enough and “Enable
   Enhanced Javascript Redirect on Frontend” setting is enabled. You can disable
   this setting to prevent this from happening but please keep in mind that this
   feature is needed for better link performance reporting.
 * Unfortunately, we don’t have a feature to force an affiliate destination to go
   to the homepage. The Cloaked URL should redirect to the Destination URL that 
   you’ve set on your Affiliate Links settings.
 * Lastly, I’d like to introduce a feature of our Thirsty Affiliates Pro called 
   Link Health Checker. This feature allows you to monitor your affiliate links 
   and validates if the affiliate links are still redirecting where you are expecting
   them to go. It also notifies you if the affiliate link is broken or redirects
   to a 404 error page. If you’re interested in this feature, please click here 
   to learn more: [https://thirstyaffiliates.com/knowledgebase/link-health-checker-works](https://thirstyaffiliates.com/knowledgebase/link-health-checker-works)
 * I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions!
 *  Thread Starter [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * (@rik0399)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/aboutblank-2/#post-10806276)
 * Hi @supportra,
 * I wish all authors responded so quickly, my thanks
 * I am looking to by the pro version and give it a test/run for sure.
 * With commission theft on the rise (according to reports) many merchants are redirecting
   to another page so as to avoid paying commission and worse, grabbing free traffic
   and visitors signups!
 * Its tough enough as it it is without having to worry about such behavour.
 * Again, Many Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * (@rik0399)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/aboutblank-2/#post-11112507)
 * Hi,
 * I have found the problem…
 * When selecting Modules > Uncloak Links, the problem is resolved in that all links
   work correctly?
 * If I then ‘enable’ it, the problem returns?
 * But as this ‘replaces the cloaked url with the actual destination url’ I cannot
   see any use for this plugin?

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 * Last reply from: [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/aboutblank-2/#post-11112507)
 * Status: resolved