Is this referer assumption right? Involves = Iframe + Redirection + Referer

clickwhale

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• Nov 16, 2013

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Hi guys,
Tell me if this is correct...

1) Let's say mysecretsite.com loads my vendor's sales page in an iframe.

2) But the iframe is loaded as a redirection. Meaning the iframe's src would be ="myapprovedsite.com/vendor/" which is actually redirected to vendor's site as a normal affiliate redirection.

So tell me, will the vendor see the refferer as myapprovedsite.com/vendor/ or mysecretsite.com

Thanks,
ClickWhale

 

lmxftw

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• Nov 16, 2013

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hmmm... i think the vendor will see the iframe link as that's the entry point to his website

but try it yourself... just load the iframe and redirect it to one of your own sites through myapprovedsite.com/vendor/ and you'll be able to see the referrer with a plugin like StatPress Visitors for WP

tell us how it went!

 

clickwhale

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but try it yourself...

Click to expand...

Missed the big elephant in the room!
Will check asap, any suggestions to check the referer with a firefox addon? (Don't want to waste time setting up a wp plugin)

 

lmxftw

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• Nov 16, 2013

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i see that plugin as a must for any wp website so you might want to install it anyway...

i think you can see it in Firefox by enabling the web console ... CTRL+SHIFT+K

clickwhale said:

Missed the big elephant in the room!
Will check asap, any suggestions to check the referer with a firefox addon? (Don't want to waste time setting up a wp plugin)

Click to expand...

 

TZ2011

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• Nov 16, 2013

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You can use http://www.whatismyreferer.com/ to test it.

 

clickwhale

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• Nov 17, 2013
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Odd! It's not working...

1) Installed statpress visitors on site 3.

2) Setup a simple redirect on site 2. So now site2.com/middle-page/ redirects to site3.com/final-page

3) One site1.com, setup iframe with src=site2.com/middle-page/ which redirects to the site 3's final page.

Based on above, the site 3 stats should show referer as site2.com/middle-page right?
But its NOT! It's still showing site1 as the referrer...

What am I missing??

 

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ypaul

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• Dec 8, 2013

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clickwhale It'll show site1 as refferar as i understand, when you put something in i frame or load other website, or redirect it,

at the end your ref. website will be site1 because you are using any php & JS to do this,

Your host website is site1, site2 is guest website.

as i know the iframe. Sorry if made this complicted for you. but this is what i understand you must use some php script for this it'll definatly work.