Title: Privacy and shortcode problem
Last modified: April 18, 2022

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# Privacy and shortcode problem

 *  Resolved [alyabee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyabee/)
 * (@alyabee)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/privacy-and-shortcode-problem/)
 * 1. There is a privacy issue.
    [https://i.ibb.co/HX1nB47/Screenshot-2022-04-18-141548.png](https://i.ibb.co/HX1nB47/Screenshot-2022-04-18-141548.png)
   This setting tells us that all non-assigned coupons will be private and only 
   be seen by admin. However /affiliates?couponid=cSjZeKQR is publicly available
   which is unassigned.
 * 2. A registered user’s /affiliates page has an unrendered shortcode [couponaffiliates-
   register] displayed on the page.
    [https://i.ibb.co/PDJbFR6/Screenshot-2022-04-18-141747.png](https://i.ibb.co/PDJbFR6/Screenshot-2022-04-18-141747.png)
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fprivacy-and-shortcode-problem%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Elliot Sowersby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliotvs/)
 * (@elliotvs)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/privacy-and-shortcode-problem/#post-15567485)
 * Hi [@alyabee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyabee/)
 * Thanks for the message!
 * 1) Are you completely logged out? Could you make sure you are not logged in as
   an administrator when viewing this page? Just double checked on my test install,
   and the page is hidden when logged out.
 * 2) The [couponaffiliates-register] shortcode is only available in the PRO version
   currently. Is it being displayed automatically without you adding it? If so I’ll
   take a look into this and get it fixed/removed in the next update.
 * Let me know if you have any other questions.
 * Thanks!
 * Elliot
 *  Thread Starter [alyabee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyabee/)
 * (@alyabee)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/privacy-and-shortcode-problem/#post-15567507)
 * 1) Yes, I tried multiple times in incognito. Please check this link: [https://alyabee.com/affiliates?couponid=cSjZeKQR](https://alyabee.com/affiliates?couponid=cSjZeKQR)
 * 2) There is only [couponaffiliates] on my page and this short code is added and
   visible unrendered as in screenshot.
 * Hope you can help. Thanks for this great plugin.
 *  Plugin Author [Elliot Sowersby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliotvs/)
 * (@elliotvs)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/privacy-and-shortcode-problem/#post-15567575)
 * Thanks.
 * I’m not able to replicate this issue on my test install, but I’ll take a look
   into this.
 * Could you maybe try toggling the option off, then back on again?
 * When the coupon is assigned to a user, is it hidden as it should be?
 *  Plugin Author [Elliot Sowersby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliotvs/)
 * (@elliotvs)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/privacy-and-shortcode-problem/#post-15568050)
 * Hi [@alyabee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyabee/)
 * Please could you update to the latest version just released (4.16.6.12) and the[
   couponaffiliates-register] shortcode shouldn’t be showing anymore.
 * Please also give issue #1 another try too after updating and see if that’s resolved.
 *  Thread Starter [alyabee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyabee/)
 * (@alyabee)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/privacy-and-shortcode-problem/#post-15568423)
 * I can confirm that the shortcode problem is now fixed, however the following 
   link is still accessible publicly.
    [https://alyabee.com/affiliates?couponid=cSjZeKQR](https://alyabee.com/affiliates?couponid=cSjZeKQR)
   I tried turning it off and on but nothing changed. Can you guide me to the file
   where you prevent public access to this page, so I can debug and help you?
 *  Plugin Author [Elliot Sowersby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliotvs/)
 * (@elliotvs)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/privacy-and-shortcode-problem/#post-15568652)
 * Hi [@alyabee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyabee/)
 * Please could you send a message via this contact form so we can look into this
   for you and discuss it further? [https://couponaffiliates.com/contact-form](https://couponaffiliates.com/contact-form)
 *  Thread Starter [alyabee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyabee/)
 * (@alyabee)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/privacy-and-shortcode-problem/#post-15568658)
 * Done

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 * Last reply from: [alyabee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyabee/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/privacy-and-shortcode-problem/#post-15568658)
 * Status: resolved