Title: Setting
Last modified: October 19, 2017

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# Setting

 *  Resolved [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * (@rik0399)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-9/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m unsure about this so thought to ask.
 * What exactly does ‘Pass query string to destination url?’ mean or do?
 * Do I take it that once checked, it passes the actual affiliate link (not the 
   cloaked one) over to the target site?
 * Many Thanks

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 *  [Josh Kohlbach](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkohlbach/)
 * (@jkohlbach)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-9/#post-9603147)
 * Hi [@rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/),
 * Thanks for the question – we’re still pulling docs together about this feature
   as it’s brand spanking new 🙂
 * Query strings are those little bits of extra information on the end of links 
   that you see sometimes like:
 * [https://www.google.com/search](https://www.google.com/search)**?source=hp&q=
   funny+cats&oq=funny+cats**
 * Affiliate links also have these usually like [http://example.com/?affid=1233](http://example.com/?affid=1233)
   or something like that.
 * What this does is let you cloak an affiliate link like so:
 * Cloaked: [http://yoursite.com/recommends/example/](http://yoursite.com/recommends/example/)
   
   Destination: [http://example.com/?affid=1233](http://example.com/?affid=1233)
 * But then also if you want you can add some extra query string data like so:
 * [http://yoursite.com/recommends/example/?foo=bar](http://yoursite.com/recommends/example/?foo=bar)
 * And this will go through to:
 * [http://example.com/?affid=123&foo=bar](http://example.com/?affid=123&foo=bar)
 * Basically whatever you put on the end of your cloaked URL will be passed through
   to the affiliate link when it’s being redirected.
 * This is great for programs that allow you to add extra tracking codes.
 * Hope this makes sense!
 * Cheers,
    Josh (founder)
 *  Thread Starter [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * (@rik0399)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-9/#post-9603202)
 * Hi,
 * Thanks for that,
 * So just adding the affiliate link to be cloaked, will not be affected ‘as is’
   right?
 * Many Thanks
 *  [Josh Kohlbach](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkohlbach/)
 * (@jkohlbach)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-9/#post-9603291)
 * No problem 🙂
 * I’ve written up a better explanation here:
 * [https://thirstyaffiliates.com/knowledgebase/how-query-string-passing-works](https://thirstyaffiliates.com/knowledgebase/how-query-string-passing-works)
 * Correct, the query string passing setting is totally optional and only if you
   want to use this feature of adding extra query string data (primarily for extra
   tracking).
 * Let me know if you have any more questions about it 🙂
 * Cheers,
    Josh
 *  Thread Starter [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * (@rik0399)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-9/#post-9610196)
 * Hi Josh,
 * I appreciated your time on this, a good read for sure 😉
 * I do have a suggestion for Thirsty Affiliates rather than download yet another
   plugin.
 * It seems to me that your ‘missing a trick’, unless I haven’t spotted it!
 * Suggestion :
 * It would be a HUGE bonus if a selection of shortners could be added i.e. Goo.
   gle, Bitly and the likes; so the affiliate links created by Thirsty Affiliates
   could then be ‘shrunk down’ to decent shortner i.e. goo.gl/aMaLnE
 * Anyway, thanks gain 🙂
 *  [Josh Kohlbach](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkohlbach/)
 * (@jkohlbach)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-9/#post-9610319)
 * Hey [@rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/),
 * No problems!
 * It’s like you’re reading our mind 😀
 * [https://snag.gy/Al76Ne.jpg](https://snag.gy/Al76Ne.jpg)
 * This feature is planned for 1.1.0 and is under testing as we speak!
 * Cheers,
    Josh
 *  Thread Starter [Rik0399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rik0399/)
 * (@rik0399)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-9/#post-9610356)
 * Hi Josh,
 * Lol! I figured you were…
 * The thing to also perhaps bear in mind is to allow it to ‘automatically’ create
   the shortner in a field below the generated thirtyaffiliate link.
 * Adding this feature will act as magnet for your sales!
 * Happy to test it for you 🙂
 * Regards

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