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How to install the Take Link integration script using the WordPress plugin

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If your website is built on WordPress, you can easily install the Take Link integration script using the Take Link plugin for WordPress.

With the Take Link plugin, you don’t need to edit your website source code. The integration script is automatically implemented in the source code via the plugin.

To integrate your website using the Take Link plugin, do the following:

1. Install and activate the Take Link plugin. See the instructions.

2. Add your website as a platform to Takeads to get a Platform ID for it. See the instructions.

3. Implement the integration script via the Take Link plugin. See the instructions.

4. Ensure the integration script is deployed correctly, and that Take Link is processing links in your website's content. See the instructions.

After deploying and testing the integration script on your website, you can configure your integration settings.

How to install the Take Link plugin

1. Open the admin panel of your website. Go to Plugins and click Add New.

2. In the search field, type Take Link and press Enter. The Take Link plugin will appear on the page.

3. Click Install Now.

4. Once installation is finished, click Activate Plugin.

Done. The plugin is now installed. It will appear in the Plugins section among all other installed plugins.

How to add a platform

1. Log in to your Takeads account. If you don’t have an account yet, create one.

2. Go to the Take Link section. On the JavaScript panel, click Set up. You will be taken to the JavaScript integration page.

3. Provide information about your platform.

  • Platform type. Select a type your website corresponds to.
  • Platform link. Specify the link to your platform.
  • Name. You can give your platform any name. It will only be shown in your account. You can change it anytime.

4. Click Add platform.

Alternatively, you can add a platform in the My platforms section using this guide.

Done. You have added your website as a platform to your Takeads account.
Now, install the integration script via the plugin following these instructions.

How to install an integration script

Once you’ve added a platform to your Take Link account, the Platform ID is automatically generated.

1. On the integration page, click Simple installation for WordPress-based sites.

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2. Copy your PlatformID from the Platform ID field.

3. Open the Take Link plugin and paste the ID into the Your PlatformID field.

4. Click Save changes. The integration script with your Platform ID will be automatically implemented on your website templates.

Once the script is successfully installed, you will see a corresponding notification.

Done. You have installed the script and integrated your website with Take Link.
Now, you can test your integration.

If you want to delete the installed integration script, open the Take Link plugin and click the link in To uninstall the integration script, click here. Then, confirm the deletion.
The script will be deleted, and integration with Take Link will be disabled.

 

How to test integration

To verify that the integration script has been installed successfully and that Take Link is processing links in your website's content, use the Link Redirect Trace extension.

1. Install the Link Redirect Trace extension for Google Chrome.

2. In Takeads' Advertisers section, go to any brand's card, then click Go to website and copy the URL of the new page.

3. Add the link to any page on your website where the integration script is installed.

4. Go to your website in Google Chrome and follow the deployed link. Open the extension on the page and ensure you were redirected through smartredirect.de. 

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  • If the extension has a redirect via smartredirect.de, the integration script has been deployed, and Take Link is processing links in your website's content.

  • If the extension doesn't have a redirect via smartredirect.de, go back to the How to install an integration script section and make sure you've completed all steps correctly.

Done. You have checked that the integration script has been installed correctly and that Take Link is processing links in your website's content.
Optionally, you can configure your integration using these instructions.

How to configure Take Link integration

After deploying and testing the integration script on your website, you can configure your integration settings.

Use configuration settings to do the following:

  • Forbid conversion to affiliate links of direct links to certain websites 
  • Enable conversion of inactive (plain-text) links or brand names to clickable affiliate links
  • Select which sections or elements of your website Take Link will process or ignore
  • Allow embedding affiliate links into brand names on the website, or forbid Take Link to embed links into certain brand names

To configure your integration:

1. In the Take Link section, click MonetizeLink_________________________4.png on the table (in the row of your platform).

2. You will be taken to the Take Link integration page. Go to Settings.

This tab has 4 groups of settings:

  • Blacklist. This excludes domains whose links you don't want to convert to affiliate links. Learn more

  • Link Activator. This converts plain-text links into clickable affiliate links. Learn more

  • Section Targeting. This enables/disables Take Link for certain areas on every page of the website. Learn more

  • Branding Words. This converts plain-text brand names into affiliate links. Learn more

 

Blacklist

This setting allows you to exclude domains of certain websites from being processed.

If this setting is enabled, Take Link won't process blacklisted links if it finds any on your website. Such links won't get any tags to track orders and/or clicks, even if an advertiser is found for this link in the Takeads catalog.

  • 1. Toggle the switch to enable this option.

    2. Enter the domain in the Website domain field and click Add.

    Specify the domain in the hostname.tld format. For instance, booking.com.

    To delete a domain, click the X to the right of it.

    2. Save the changes. Click Save at the bottom of the settings page.


    Please note that by default, Blacklist applies to links to domains of some social media, search engines, news and entertainment websites, and other resources directly promoting products and services.

This setting allows Take Link to convert inactive (plain-text) links into clickable affiliate ones.

Link Activator ignores links that:

  • Contain domains you added to Blacklist
  • Are located in the inactive area you specified in Section Targeting.

  • 1. Toggle the switch to enable this option.

    2. Save the changes. Click Save at the bottom of the settings page.

    A link will only become an affiliate if a corresponding advertiser is found in the Takeads catalog. If there's no such advertiser in the catalog, the word or phrase will just turn clickable.


    Example

    Before: https://www.booking.com/hotel/in/the-foothills.de.html
    After: https://www.booking.com/hotel/in/the-foothills.de.html


Section Targeting

This option lets you set the following:

  • Active areas. Take Link will process such sections and elements—i.e., convert default links to affiliate links in such areas.

  • Inactive areas. Take Link will ignore these areas, leaving all links in them unchanged.

If you don't use Section Targeting, the whole page where the integration script is deployed will be set as active. All the links for which ad offers are available will be converted to affiliate links.

  • The areas Take Link will ignore or process are defined within the page elements. For example, you can disable Take Link for all div containers of the same class.

    To set such an area, fill out the fields in New Section Targeting.

    1. Select a Section Targeting rule.

    • active in. Take Link will only process the specified area.
      If you set at least one active area, Take Link will convert default links into affiliate links in this area only, ignoring all other sections and elements.

    For example, you can enable Take Link only for the area containing the main content (highlighted in green):

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    • inactive in. Take Link will ignore the specified area of the page.
      If you set at least one inactive area, Take Link will ignore links in this area only and will be active in all other sections and elements of the website.

    For example, you want to exclude the banner area (highlighted in red):

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    The only way to combine active and inactive areas is when you set an inactive area within an active one. The reverse setup, an active area within an inactive one, won't work.

    To ensure that Take Link operates optimally, it's recommended not to use the active and inactive areas at the same time. Usually, you need only to add the Inactive in rule to prevent Take Link from processing links in specified areas of the page.

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    3. Specify the parameters (type, ID, and name) of the element for which you set the rule.

    • Element types:
      • <div>
      • <span>
      • <article>
      • <section>
      • <table>
      • <tr>
      • <td>
      • <p>
    • Element IDs:
      • id
      • class
    • Specify the element name manually.

    4. Click Add.

    5. Save the changes. Click Save at the bottom of the settings page.

    Example

    Take Link with the settings shown in the screenshot below will process content in all areas <div id="postmenu">.
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Branding Words

This setting is currently being tested, so Take Link may not recognize some brand names.

By this option, you can allow Take Link to recognize brand names in content and turn such words and phrases into affiliate links. Affiliate links will be evenly distributed on your platform’s webpage.

  • 1. Toggle the switch to enable this option.

    2. Save the changes. Click Save at the bottom of the settings page.

    Additionally, you can enable the “Take Keywords” option, which allows you to affiliate words in your website content more accurately based on your audience, location, and the specific product categories you choose.

    To enable this setting, email your manager and specify:

    • The country where the majority of your audience is located. Affiliate links will lead to brand websites with the relevant location and language locale

    • Up to 5 product categories for your platform. For example: jewelry, fashion, and electronics.

    When the manager receives your message, they will configure the settings for your platform and let you know when they’re done.

    After that, if a word in your content matches the stated category, it will be automatically turned into an affiliate link to a corresponding brand website.

    A brand name will only convert into an affiliate link if a corresponding advertiser is found in the Takeads catalog. If there's no such advertiser in the catalog, the word or phrase will just become clickable.

    In the text below, Take Link automatically found two mentions of Xiaomi and converted them to affiliate links.

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Other features of Branding Words

You can also use additional settings:

  • Blacklist words. Specify the brands whose names Take Link shouldn't turn into affiliate links. To do that, specify the brand name (e.g., "Nike" or "nike") and click Add.

  • Max brand names on page. Specify the maximum number of brand names on one page that Take Link will convert to affiliate links. Just specify a number.

All done! You have configured the integration settings for your website.

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