Extension talk:HideReferringPage

Fails to follow external links
No installation problems on MW 1.14.0, however after enabling this extension all external links now direct to the page 'Extensions/HideReferringPage/redir.php' (and not the specified external url). Are the Configuration parameters fully outlining the required setup steps? --Mega 19:34, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Issues
I had to hack it to get it to redirect at all (and then it doesn't hide the referrer). Replace the modifyExternalLinks in HideReferringPage.php with the following:

To hide the referrer, I am using one of the many many dereferer sites. Replace the contents of redir.php with the following:

Ddaltun 17:19, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Issues with short URLs
I experienced issues when using short URLs. These problems can be fixed by a solution similar to one outlined above:

The same change applies to the other function:

I believe that my solution might be a bit more robust as it employs the configuration variable from the settings. --92.77.110.141 12:13, 28 June 2011 (UTC)