Q: Hi Andy, Do you plan to add link cloaking as a feature in near future?
I'm not referring to link masking, but a true link cloaking where the destination URL would be loaded within an iFrame?
And one more question: Is conversion tracking on your roadmap and will it be included in your Appsumo deal? I'm referring to pixel or post back (s2s) tracking.
Thanks!
Andy_Blink
May 14, 2024A: Howdy! Our link masking feature currently loads the destination URL in an iFrame. Here is an example: https://bl.ink/whentoupgrade
For conversion tracking, this is something we have experimented with in the past, but it is not actively on our roadmap at the moment. It could return or you may add it to the request list and we will continue to evaluate it for consideration. https://bl.ink/roadmap
Thank You!
Laffiliate
Verified purchaser
Thanks for the prompt reply Andy!
The example that you shared loads the shortened URL, not the destination URL.
That's an example of proper link masking, but I'm referring to something else (usually called link cloaking but the name isn't important at all).
It would be better to explain it via an example:
BL.INK shortened URL: https://bl.ink/whentoupgrade
Destination URL: https://www.bl.ink/blog/whens-the-right-time-to-upgrade/?sub1=123whatever&sub2=wednesday
Cloaked URL (the one that will display in the browser via an iFrame): https://www.bl.ink/blog/whens-the-right-time-to-upgrade
So it basically strips away whatever comes after the full URL path.
I think this is a great feature that wouldn't be too hard for you to implement and I'm sure it will make your tool much more attractive for tens of thousands of marketers who understand the importance of this small detail :)
And thanks for the heads up about the conversion tracking.
Ooohh! Thanks for the education on the difference between masking and cloaking. Your description makes perfect sense and I have a better picture of your request. I will discuss this with our team, but feel free to post it to our roadmap as well so we can get the community to weigh in on it further. (https://bl.ink/roadmap) Again, my thanks for your digging into the details with us. It makes a huge difference!
Nic_TouronI second that, link cloaking would be huge!