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Affiliate Link Cloaking Checker
Affiliate Link Cloaking Checker covers the technical attribute and the disclosure; regulators care about the second one far more.
🔒 This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server.
SEO & Web
Affiliate Link Cloaking Checker
Frontend preview — no upload or external service.
Link audit
14 affiliate links found: 9 carry rel="sponsored", 5 have no rel attribute, and no disclosure appears above the first affiliate link on the page.
How the Affiliate Link Cloaking Checker works
- Paste the page HTML or a list of affiliate URLs.
- Add rel="sponsored" to every affiliate link — nofollow is accepted, sponsored is the specific value.
- Place the disclosure before the first affiliate link, where a reader sees it before clicking rather than in a footer.
FAQ
What rel value should affiliate links use?
rel="sponsored" is the specific attribute for paid and affiliate links. rel="nofollow" is still accepted. What matters is that monetised links are marked rather than passing ranking signals like editorial ones.
Where does the disclosure go?
Before the first affiliate link, visible without expanding anything. Advertising regulators in most jurisdictions expect disclosure to be clear and up front, not in a footer or behind a link.
Is link cloaking a problem?
Redirecting through your own domain is common and fine for tracking. It becomes a problem when it hides the commercial relationship — cloaking is acceptable for tidiness, not as a substitute for disclosure.
How we compare
| Feature | Online Tool Store | An SEO suite | Hand-written markup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Checks rel attributes | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Checks disclosure placement | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Nothing uploaded | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No subscription | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Affiliate Link Cloaking Checker covers the technical attribute and the disclosure; regulators care about the second one far more.