redirect all external links thru my website.

[preetham]

Hello,

 

This is my first post here, i am really hoping to get some solution here.

 

I had technical difficulty building my website.

 

My Requirement, (i'm using wordpress)

 

When i post an external link say "www.external.com".

I want it to be automatically converted to something like this

"www.mysite.com/redirect.php?www.external.com".

 

Later depending on which site is "external" i will edit id and redirect.

 

Can anyone help me with this.

 

[dalecosp]

You might do it via Javascript after page load.  Obviously, it can be done from PHP as well; you'd have to know something about WordPress internals (and, obviously, PHP).

I don't know much about WordPress, though ... seems like I had an installation once, but I don't remember playing around with it ...

[cyberRobot]

The following plug-in looks to do what you want:

http://wordpress.org/plugins/bwp-external-links/

[2260419]

you can try using the classic script to anonymize links. I have copied one, just change "http: //example.dev/" with your url. and the variable "url" if you want. eg "http:// yourdomain.com/redirect.php?url ="

 

javascript.zip

 

then put this code in your file "footer.php" of your template.

<!--script at the end of the body-->
<script src="http://example.dev/link_to_this_javascript.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
//name of the sites that you want to exclude. only the name.
protected_links = "myspace,ebay";
redirect_refer();
</script>
<!--script at the end of the body-->

and finally, create a file called "redirect.php" in your root directory with the code:

//get the link
$str = $_GET['url'];

if ($str == '') {
//if the variable URL link is empty. eg ".../redirect.php?url=" or ".../redirect.php" then redirects to home.
	header('Location: http://example.dev/');
} else {
//otherwise redirects the external site.
	header('Location: '.$str);
}

after this, all you will see links like this:

http://example.dev/redirect.php?url=http://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/280170-redirect-all-external-links-thru-my-website/

Edited July 17, 2013 by 2260419

[preetham]

@2260419

 

THanks for your reply.

 

Now, where should i put in the javascript ?

 

I am using wordpress 

 

 

Should i put in /wp-includes/js   ?

 

 

Also, i am facing an issue in redirect.php part. 

 

 

please read this thread.

http://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/280216-remove-new-line-from-encoded-url-string/

Edited July 17, 2013 by preetham

[preetham]

@2260419

 

This works like a charm..

 

Thanks a ton  

Edited July 17, 2013 by preetham

[2260419]

@2260419

 

THanks for your reply.

 

Now, where should i put in the javascript ?

 

I am using wordpress 

 

 

Should i put in /wp-includes/js   ?

 

 

Also, i am facing an issue in redirect.php part. 

 

 

please read this thread.

http://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/280216-remove-new-line-from-encoded-url-string/

 

you can put the javascript file anywhere, just make sure to change the link in the code of the footer.php of your template.

http://example.dev/link_to_this_javascript.js

[preetham]

 

you can put the javascript file anywhere, just make sure to change the link in the code of the footer.php of your template.

http://example.dev/link_to_this_javascript.js

 

 

Thanks.

 

I have implemented it and it works just fine.

 

However, i have one thing to take care of, i.e , i want all these external links to open in new window.

 

Can it be done in same js or create new one?