All Affiliates Using WordPress

Hey guys,

I just saw this “ATTENTION” post in one of the FB groups and I need to say it’s very disturbing, so please let me know if that’s true:

“The short and sweet of this email is that if you’re in any affiliate programs that require referral tracking, such as Amazon, and you use WordPress, you need to read this thread immediately.
Wordpress has updated the TinyMCE text editor to include certain tags on any links that open in a new tab or window which will block the referral tracking. This will lead to you losing sales and possibly being banned from hair-trigger programs like Amazon.
Thanks to @andrew69 for opening discussion and @ryuzaki for providing a solution already. Act fast, because the longer you wait the more the problem is compounded. If you don’t know MySQL and aren’t comfy with editing your database, it’s going to be a manual job to undo the damage.”

If it’s true then solid red card for WordPress developers, but I hope it’s just a rumor, because I believe the WordPress is so wise that it wouldn’t commit such a fail, because it obviously can destroy huge amount of businesses.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you guys,

Cheers