Hello Hubpages!
I have started on editing my articles to reduce the number of affiliate links in them so they fall within Hubpages rules.
Does it take some time for the violation notices to clear? I have cleared the extra affiliate links from a couple of articles so far, but the warnings remain.
For example, the violation message states there are four affiliate links in this Hub, when in fact, as you can see, there are two. One hyperlink and one Amazon module.
I am also getting a violation notice that there are three affiliate links in this Hub, when in fact there are just two (again, one hyperlink and an Amazon module) - another link in the hub is not an affiliate link.
How long does it take for these violation warnings to disappear after the issue is corrected?
Thanks for the help!
(Note: No links in this post are intended to be promotional. The links included are examples of where violations on my hubs have not cleared.)
Try just making a cursory edit to that the Hub. That should trigger reprocessing of the links, which must have failed for some reason the first time. We are looking into why that might be happening now.
The skull warnings in my account are updated by using the "check for violations now" button at the bottom of the page (and also periodically), but the warnings in the black box at the top of the hub (when you are just viewing it, not editing) should update in real time or near real time as soon as you've made edits. So that's actually a better place to look.
Hey Paul,
Yes, the violations were showing as both the red skulls in "My Account" and the box above the hub itself, even after editing. I tried editing the hub a couple of times but nothing changed.
I just tried again, however, this time I added an extra space at the end of the last sentence in the first text module and re-saved. This time the violations cleared.
It appears that just removing the hyperlinks doesn't trigger the violation flag to remove themselves either in real time or by hitting the check for violations button. But making a physical change in that text module (eg adding a space/another word) then re-saving does remove the flag.
Issue resolved. Thanks for your help!
Raises a cup of tea to all.
Have you clicked the Check for Violations Now link at the bottom of your hub list? I did that after cleaning up one of my transferred articles, and the violation was removed from the list.
Hey Lisa,
Thanks for pointing that out. I thought that was just another key/legend, didn't realise it was actually a button.
I clicked that. The second Hub I linked above is now clear of violations, thank you.
However the first one linked in my post still has a violation warning, still claiming there are four affiliate links instead of two.
Thanks for pointing that button out. It worked for one of the Hubs.
Wonder how to get rid of the false violation on the other though?
Have you double checked image attributions etc to ensure the problem is resolved? if so send in an email asking for manual review.
I actually found that I had to log out and back in to get the violations to disappear. That worked for me. I am wondering if they have it programmed to update only after you do that so that a Hub you are working on does not change for anyone that happens to be viewing it while you are working?
by Lisa HW 12 years ago
I have a Hub that makes the point that leaving babies to cry isn't harmless. The site, "Dr Sears" has lots of different articles that essentially point out the same thing. One the one hand, I was kind of thinking that more than one link pointed to the same expert, who said...
by Becki Rizzuti 11 years ago
I don't understand the reasoning behind penalizing authors for multiple links to the same domain. My Cedar Point hub has been flagged for violations because it repeatedly links to the cedar point website. I have no personal investment in this site at all, but I have a violation warning. The same...
by Don Wilson 9 years ago
A lens of mine that was transferred to HubPages was identified as having too many affiliate links. I cleared out all the links except one affiliate link and one link to Wikipedia. The only other links on the page are all the ads that HubPages loads up the header, footer, and sidebar...
by dablufox 12 years ago
What are your thoughts on the new affiliate link affiliate link blanket rule? Do you think it will reduce the tsunami of spam hubs that spammer hubbers are publishing or will it make no difference at all?Personally I have had three Hubs flagged and placed in no mans land for affiliate links even...
by Dr. John Anderson 8 years ago
"John Mueller said that external links, links on your web site that point to outside web sites (or outbound links) are not a ranking signal. Just to be clear, links are a ranking factor - but you linking out to other sites doesn't help you rank better. He said the content you use for the link...
by Alex StJohn 12 years ago
Why do you make things difficult for people with disabilities to publish hubs? Why can you not make the instructions more specific and simplistic?
Copyright © 2024 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. HubPages® is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.
Copyright © 2024 Maven Media Brands, LLC and respective owners.
As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.
For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy
Show DetailsNecessary | |
---|---|
HubPages Device ID | This is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons. |
Login | This is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service. |
Google Recaptcha | This is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy) |
Akismet | This is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Google Analytics | This is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Traffic Pixel | This is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized. |
Amazon Web Services | This is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy) |
Cloudflare | This is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Hosted Libraries | Javascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy) |
Features | |
---|---|
Google Custom Search | This is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Maps | Some articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Charts | This is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy) |
Google AdSense Host API | This service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Google YouTube | Some articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Vimeo | Some articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Paypal | This is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Login | You can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Maven | This supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy) |
Marketing | |
---|---|
Google AdSense | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Google DoubleClick | Google provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Index Exchange | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Sovrn | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Ads | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Unified Ad Marketplace | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
AppNexus | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Openx | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Rubicon Project | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
TripleLift | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Say Media | We partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy) |
Remarketing Pixels | We may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites. |
Conversion Tracking Pixels | We may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service. |
Statistics | |
---|---|
Author Google Analytics | This is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy) |
Comscore | ComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Tracking Pixel | Some articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy) |
Clicksco | This is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy) |