Since i'm new here i want to contribute some stuff :)
so here is a wordpress plugin i made around 2010/2011, its called wp-spamcloak used to sell it for $50, but you can have it for free! :)
some info:
"This plugin implements a method to hide the tracks of your backlinking efforts by cloaking
requests from admins. For example, if a moderator looks at his wordpress links and clicks
your link, or a forum mod follows your profile link, he will be redirected to a decoy site
without any ads. Once his IP is logged, he will permanently be redirected to the decoy page,
even if he blanked his referer, or typed in your url directly."
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from the readme:
== Description ==
This plugin implements a method to hide the tracks of your backlinking efforts by cloaking
requests from admins. For example, if a moderator looks at his wordpress links and clicks
your link, or a forum mod follows your profile link, he will be redirected to a decoy site
without any ads. Once his IP is logged, he will permanently be redirected to the decoy page,
even if he blanked his referer, or typed in your url directly.
This is done by analyzing the referer string of the http request.
== Installation ==
1. Upload the wp-spamcloak archive to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory
2. Unpack it.
3. Check/Set the file permissions (chmod/chown)!
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
4. Go to Options -> 'WP SpamCloak' and select a decoy url.
5. Enable the plugin by clicking the checkbox on top of the settings page.
6. In case the cloak patterns are empty, here is the default list (space seperated):
/wp-admin/ /soon.html /forum/ viewtopic profile member bbs topic forum admin board moderate spam
7. Optionally add more patterns (from the http referer field)
= Optional: =
6. Whitelist your own IP(s)
7. add more patterns to the pattern array
(only edit the default strings if you know what you are doing!)
8. Enable E-Mail notification and enter your Address into the textbox (optional).
9. Enable proxy blocking. If someone is behind a proxy that forwards
the original IP via X-FORWARDED-FOR, then this IP will be cloaked too.
= Example: =
Say you have the domain 'cloak.tld'. You create a 'soon.html' in the wordpress root directory
and insert something like that:
Code:
<html>
<head>
<title>coming soon!</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>My personal Blog</h2>
i'm still in the process of finishing my blog and upload the latest family pictures.
please come back soon!
</body>
</html>
Now go to the "WP SpamCloak" settings page and put 'http://cloak.tld/soon.html' in the 'cloak url' field.
Thats it, now if you post a comment on another wordpress blog and the admin clicks your link from within
his comment moderation menu in wp-admin, he will be redirected to 'soon.html' and his ip is stored in the
logfile. From now on he will always be redirected to soon.html instead of seeing your real page.
Of course you can also just redirect to a completely different url such as 'http://google.com'.
This is just a simple example, so get creative!
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
Q: Google says cloaking is bad, will this hurt my rankings?
A: There is no way this could hurt your rankings, as google and any other
spider will always see the original page.
Q: What if the admin is blanking his referer ?
A: Unless he previously went into our 'trap' he wouldn't be redirected.
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since i put this out for free there is no support! the setup is very basic webserver stuff and nobody should have a problem with that, if you do -> google..
also its slightly obfuscated so not every idiot can reverse it, however there is no licensing or any code that calls home just FYI
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so here is a wordpress plugin i made around 2010/2011, its called wp-spamcloak used to sell it for $50, but you can have it for free! :)
some info:
"This plugin implements a method to hide the tracks of your backlinking efforts by cloaking
requests from admins. For example, if a moderator looks at his wordpress links and clicks
your link, or a forum mod follows your profile link, he will be redirected to a decoy site
without any ads. Once his IP is logged, he will permanently be redirected to the decoy page,
even if he blanked his referer, or typed in your url directly."
[hide]
download link: Signup or Login to view earning guides for mobile apps and websites.
from the readme:
== Description ==
This plugin implements a method to hide the tracks of your backlinking efforts by cloaking
requests from admins. For example, if a moderator looks at his wordpress links and clicks
your link, or a forum mod follows your profile link, he will be redirected to a decoy site
without any ads. Once his IP is logged, he will permanently be redirected to the decoy page,
even if he blanked his referer, or typed in your url directly.
This is done by analyzing the referer string of the http request.
== Installation ==
1. Upload the wp-spamcloak archive to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory
2. Unpack it.
3. Check/Set the file permissions (chmod/chown)!
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
4. Go to Options -> 'WP SpamCloak' and select a decoy url.
5. Enable the plugin by clicking the checkbox on top of the settings page.
6. In case the cloak patterns are empty, here is the default list (space seperated):
/wp-admin/ /soon.html /forum/ viewtopic profile member bbs topic forum admin board moderate spam
7. Optionally add more patterns (from the http referer field)
= Optional: =
6. Whitelist your own IP(s)
7. add more patterns to the pattern array
(only edit the default strings if you know what you are doing!)
8. Enable E-Mail notification and enter your Address into the textbox (optional).
9. Enable proxy blocking. If someone is behind a proxy that forwards
the original IP via X-FORWARDED-FOR, then this IP will be cloaked too.
= Example: =
Say you have the domain 'cloak.tld'. You create a 'soon.html' in the wordpress root directory
and insert something like that:
Code:
<html>
<head>
<title>coming soon!</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>My personal Blog</h2>
i'm still in the process of finishing my blog and upload the latest family pictures.
please come back soon!
</body>
</html>
Now go to the "WP SpamCloak" settings page and put 'http://cloak.tld/soon.html' in the 'cloak url' field.
Thats it, now if you post a comment on another wordpress blog and the admin clicks your link from within
his comment moderation menu in wp-admin, he will be redirected to 'soon.html' and his ip is stored in the
logfile. From now on he will always be redirected to soon.html instead of seeing your real page.
Of course you can also just redirect to a completely different url such as 'http://google.com'.
This is just a simple example, so get creative!
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
Q: Google says cloaking is bad, will this hurt my rankings?
A: There is no way this could hurt your rankings, as google and any other
spider will always see the original page.
Q: What if the admin is blanking his referer ?
A: Unless he previously went into our 'trap' he wouldn't be redirected.
----------------------
since i put this out for free there is no support! the setup is very basic webserver stuff and nobody should have a problem with that, if you do -> google..
also its slightly obfuscated so not every idiot can reverse it, however there is no licensing or any code that calls home just FYI
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