Feed imports overwrite affiliate URLs with cloaked links
Scheduled feed imports and CSV exports overwrite stored affiliate URLs with the plugin's cloaked redirect link.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
6 public reports · first reported 29 July 2018 · last reported 9 November 2024
What's going wrong
Site owners who import or update WooCommerce products from scheduled feeds report that the cloaking plugin swaps the real affiliate URL for its own redirect link. Some products then lead nowhere, and disabling the plugin leaves redirect links stuck in place until the feed is rerun. Manual imports reportedly work, so the fault seems tied to automated runs. Exports also carry the redirect link back in, which overwrites correct affiliate URLs during bulk edits. Affiliate marketers running feed-driven catalogs need a reliable way to keep the true merchant URL intact.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports.
Products affected
Cloak Affiliate Links for WooCommerce.
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Who has this problem
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