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LVZ

(986 posts) Fri May 23, 2025, 06:09 AM May 2025

Strip unwanted Facebook tracking code from links

Annoyed with posting links that add Facebook tracking codes?
To strip the code, I found a short Javascript URL redirect.

https://1-DOT.com/to/?example.com/?tag=OK&fbclid=REMOVE

Facebook example ( "Text added" ) -- https://facebook.com/groups/summerlin.outdoors/posts/1815748399369263

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https://1-DOT.com/poplinks

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Strip unwanted Facebook tracking code from links (Original Post) LVZ May 2025 OP

K'n'R justaprogressive May 2025 #1

I don't understand how to use it? barbtries May 2025 #2

Example LVZ May 2025 #3

minor update LVZ May 31 #4

Facebook problem with FIX Las Vegas Mixx May 31 #5

So, sometimes a (Facebook) bug can also be a solution ... n/t LVZ May 31 #6

For website owners, add this to your .htaccess file LVZ Jun 5 #7

justaprogressive

(5,160 posts)

1. K'n'R

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 06:59 AM

May 2025

Useful and discreet.

barbtries

(30,666 posts)

2. I don't understand how to use it?

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 07:45 AM

May 2025

thanks

LVZ

(986 posts)

3. Example

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 08:40 AM

May 2025

If you have a link that you want to post to Facebook
Example: https://www.democraticunderground.com/12165900

When you post the link to Facebook, this is what Facebook adds:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/12165900?fbclid=IwY2xjawKdSgBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFPMWhqMEtZdDJNY25vbTBHAR5eKdIgrFysQR3z1Hgx5pL0yBApK_O5bBq08zb8vfngCO-vd17jm9b5fdEZpw_aem_fMho0GY0F4L2WbuVZE5_wA

If instead, you post to Facebook using this redirection link:

https://1-DOT.com/to/?www.democraticunderground.com/12165900

The "stripped" link is redirected to your intended webpage (without the Facebook tracking code)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/12165900

LVZ

(986 posts)

4. minor update

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Sat May 31, 2025, 08:59 AM

May 31

?fbclid= ... is the start of Facebook's long tracking code

Las Vegas Mixx

(318 posts)

5. Facebook problem with FIX

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Sat May 31, 2025, 01:42 PM

May 31

The redirect link works great except that Facebook does not add a thumbnail image to the post.
This may not be important but if it is, I have a fix (Facebook hack) that restores the post thumbnail.

Note that post #1 has no thumbnail image but post #3 has the image with the same redirect link.
The trick is to post the original link (#2). Then edit your post to erase the original link replacing it with the redirect link. Facebook will keep the old thumbnail image even though the link URL has changed.

LVZ

(986 posts)

6. So, sometimes a (Facebook) bug can also be a solution ... n/t

Reply to Las Vegas Mixx (Reply #5)

Sat May 31, 2025, 01:54 PM

May 31

LVZ

(986 posts)

7. For website owners, add this to your .htaccess file

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2025, 12:40 PM

Jun 5

For your own website, add this near top of .htaccess file to strip Facebook tracking.

< IfModule mod_rewrite.c >
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.*?)(&?fbclid=[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /$1?%1 [L,NE,R=301]
< /IfModule >

NOTE: remove space after/before ... < and > characters ...

in use example: https://1-DOT.com/poplinks/?x&fbclid=REMOVE

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