Strange - they (usually!) work for me, and this one does.Everyone should just stop linking NFL.Com articles. Post the whole thing. If they ever complain we will point to how dumb their links are
...dave
Strange - they (usually!) work for me, and this one does.Everyone should just stop linking NFL.Com articles. Post the whole thing. If they ever complain we will point to how dumb their links are
Strange - they (usually!) work for me, and this one does.
...dave
Yep, i use Chrome (always up to date) on an old Windows 7 box. Every now and then NFL links get redirected for me, but mostly they work fine.Do you use Chrome? I do & the links redirect to Gamepass & videos on the Cards site won't play on it. I have to use Mozilla. Not sure why.
Really interesting... both of those links worked correctly for me... but now the link in the first post in this thread, which worked for me earlier, is no redirecting me to Gamepass!http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...nfused-cardinals-will-be-nfls-cinderella-team
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...nfused-cardinals-will-be-nfls-cinderella-team
This is just a test to help solve the issue.
I think I've isolated the issue.Really interesting... both of those links worked correctly for me... but now the link in the first post in this thread, which worked for me earlier, is no redirecting me to Gamepass!
BTW, i posted a thread about this issue on the Announcements and Support forum for this here.
...dave
Seems peculiar, but perhaps the forum software doesn't add the "target=_blank" immediately, but updates links after some delay. Can't imagine any reason for that and haven't tested it.I think I've isolated the issue.
In the short term, for anyone who wants it to open in Chrome, you should be able to open the correct link by holding down the "alt" button and clicking on the link. What's functionally causing this, from what I can tell on my end, is that there's a definition between "Internal" and "External" links, related to the "target=_blank" parameter.
<a href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001108856/article/deandre-hopkinsinfused-cardinals-will-be-nfls-cinderella-team" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">
Edit #1: So much for that theory! Now i'm really baffled. The above link works for me, a few minutes after posting. But the html source appears EXACTLY the same as the above links that no longer work! I clicked the link, went directly to the story on NFL.com, hit <ctrl-U> to view the source, copy/pasted, and it's identical.
So, are our Chrome browsers behaving differently when operating on the same source?! Or is NFL.com detecting multiple visits from the same referring URL, and eventually directing people to Gamepass? The latter seems more likely, but there should be plenty of evidence of this happening to others. Time to google!
Edit #2: I'm not seeing any evidence that this is happening to anyone outside of this forum! And, apparently this happens every time for some people... as far as i know, i'm the only one who gets correct behavior sometimes, for a while, then eventually get redirected. So that points back to something on the user side. Hmmmmm....
...dave
So, I think I have it in the AdThrive header tag or Javascript implemented as a shell on the entire Xenforo structure that makes the installed scripts work. If you look at the top portion of the source, the content only equals Edge or Chrome, which would explain why it's working on Mozilla based environments.
Using it on Safari, it redirects to vglink and pepperjam marketing before making it there, which makes me think that AdThrive has to be breaking it. My guess is that this happens in the CSS shell instead of HTML. In copying the URL in earlier moments, the rich text editor included more information around URLs to auto-link them. It's probably a plugin...
I'm sure you know way more front end than I do - all I can do is point out potential problems! I'm in digital ad tech, so I just know some of the pathways.@Solar, once you start talking CSS you've surpassed my knowledge of web front-end software. Definitely seems as though you're onto something.
Check my Edit #3 above: As of then, and now, ALL links on this page are working for me, without holding <alt>. Once again, i'm using Chrome (80.0.3987.163 and updating right now).
It's bizarre that the behavior is intermittent!
...dave
https://gamepass.nfl.com/packages?campaign=sp-nc-gd-af-pj&affiliateId=43737&affiliateCustomId=k8tt20konc00xltj00due&affiliateCustomUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfl.com%2Fnews%2Fstory%2F0ap3000001108856%2Farticle%2Fdeandre-hopkinsinfused-cardinals-will-be-nfls-cinderella-team&clickId=3063767762
Nope, on the occasions when i'm redirected, i just get taken to the signin page.@daves, by chance, are you a GamePass subscriber, maybe after it became free? That might invalidate the affiliate link and explain why it's working for you more often than not.
Done and thank you.P.S. Mods, feel free to move this part of the conversation to the relevant thread i created in the Announcements and Support forum!
Alt works for me and that's the only way I can click successfully on the NFL links from here.I think I've isolated the issue.
In the short term, for anyone who wants it to open in Chrome, you should be able to open the correct link by holding down the "alt" button and clicking on the link. What's functionally causing this, from what I can tell on my end, is that there's a definition between "Internal" and "External" links, related to the "target=_blank" parameter.
More links I'm using for reference, please ignore: https://www.arizonasportsfans.com/f...g-completely-different-the-match-game.347901/
https://www.azcardinals.com/news/kyler-murray-makes-25-000-donation-for-children-s-meals
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_158654990145216&key=5613b684aa3b1b62ae1e3b27389f1b6a&libId=k8umqtj20100xltj000DAcrlttx07&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arizonasportsfans.com%2Fforum%2Fthreads%2Fnfl-links-are-being-redirected-for-many-most-but-not-all.347908%2F&v=1&opt=true&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfl.com%2Fnews%2Fstory%2F0ap3000001108856%2Farticle%2Fdeandre-hopkinsinfused-cardinals-will-be-nfls-cinderella-team&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arizonasportsfans.com%2Fforum%2Fthreads%2Fdeandre-hopkins-infused-cardinals-will-be-nfls-cinderella-team.347879%2F&title=NFL%20links%20are%20being%20redirected%20(for%20many%2Fmost%20but%20not%20all)%20%7C%20Arizona%20Sports%20Fans%20Forum&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfl.com%2Fnews%2Fstory%2F0ap30...nfused-cardinals-will-be-nfls-cinderella-team