Glossary

📎 Deeplink

A Deeplink is a link that directs users straight to a specific page in their native browser, avoiding intermediate steps. This allows for a smooth and quick navigation to access precise content. At OnLynk.me, we currently support links in Instagram bios as well as in direct messages and stories, making it easier to redirect users to desired content.

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🔗 Direct Link

A Direct Link is a URL that takes users straight to a specific piece of content without any intermediate pages. While direct links provide convenience and quick access, they can pose risks for your social media accounts due to platform policies. Automated bots may scrutinize direct links more closely, and sharing links that violate community guidelines could lead to account penalties. To mitigate these risks, consider using landing pages for sensitive content or ensuring compliance with platform rules.

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🖇️ Link Cloaking

Link Cloaking is a technique that masks the real URL of a link to make it less vulnerable to automated analysis, particularly by moderation bots. At OnLynk.me, each direct link is automatically protected by a link cloaking proxy. Additionally, we offer extra protection by allowing you to enable link cloaking on each link present on your landing page. This effectively hides sensitive links you do not want to expose to verification bots.

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🤖 Bot Protection

Our bot protection system prevents malicious automated bots from accessing your links. If a malicious bot attempts to access your content, it will be completely blocked. In contrast, for legitimate verification bots (like those from Instagram or other platforms), they will not be redirected to your direct link. They will be required to go through your landing page, which can be configured to comply with social media policies.

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🌎 Geo-Restrictions

Geo-Restrictions allow you to limit access to your content based on the visitor's geographic location. With this feature, we analyze the origin of each visitor's request. If a user attempts to access a link from a country you have restricted, a 404 error page will be displayed, simulating that the link does not exist. This allows you to control and restrict access according to regions where you do not want your content to be available.