Opt-in feature: more aggressive link cleaning

[zentg1]

hey tim, it seemed to work at first when i clicked affiliate links and now its not working. Im seeing a /ref=as_li_ss_tl? in the url, what is that? - for example i got this link: https://www.amazon.com/Mitutoyo-Advanced-Absolute-Digital-Caliper/dp/B00WMKUUAQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&linkId=0ca01780457ac001751b779809516530&language=en_US Also for the first couple links i tested it with i got the notification that the tag was removed - not getting that notification anymore

[timbru31]

The extension filters on the tag query parameter. Your link does not include one. It’s incredible difficult to find information what the different parameters do - any help appreciated.

[timbru31]

What I could think of, as a new opt-in feature: Remove all query parameters and the /ref part if present. AFAIK URLs work if they contain the ASIN (i.e., B00WMKUUAQ in this case), so https://www.amazon.com/Mitutoyo-Advanced-Absolute-Digital-Caliper/dp/B00WMKUUAQ and even https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WMKUUAQ

As I can't vouch that the extension does not remove any relevant information, this feature would be opt-in. ("aggressive mode" or something like that)

Still, AFAIK, only the tag parameter is relevant for the Affiliate program, every other parameter is used internally by Amazon (which sort of link, recommended product, etc.)

[zentg1]

Right on makes sense. Yeah ideally I'd like to just have the product url and nothing else like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WMKUUAQ, but you're right I see the /ref parameter often while just browsing my account and etc so it prolly best to make it an opt-in feature!