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v1.1.5 Patch Level 4 · XenForo 2.2.0+ · Updated 8 months ago

by D.C Style · Add-ons

Encrypt external links in the article and create a redirect page for those links.

v1.1.5 Patch Level 4
XenForo 2.2.0+
Updated 8 months ago
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Link Proxy encrypts external links in your XenForo content and creates a redirect page for those links. When a visitor clicks an encrypted link, they first see the redirect page on your site. From there, they can either wait for automatic navigation or click a link to continue, depending on your settings.

You can customize which links are not affected by the encryption. Those links stay as normal direct links and do not use the redirect page. You can also set the time before the redirect page automatically sends the visitor to the external destination. If you prefer, you can turn off auto-navigation completely. Visitors then stay on the redirect page until they choose to continue.

Supported content types

Link Proxy works with these content types:

XF: Post
XF: ProfilePost
XFRM: ResourceUpdate
XFMG: Album
XFMG: Media

This includes forum posts, profile posts, resource updates, and media gallery albums and media items. The add-on gives you control over how external links are presented to your visitors.

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1.1.5 Patch Level 4 10 Feb 2026	2.2.0+	—	—
1.1.5 Patch Level 3 19 Aug 2025	2.2.0+	—	—

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Link Proxy guides

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1 guide in the Knowledge Base Step-by-step help from the Knowledge Base, in the order to read them.

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Set up Link Proxy: the redirect page and your whitelist Link Proxy sends external links through a warning page. Choose which content it covers, which domains skip it, and how long the page waits. Beginner 4 min · Add-on Guides Add-on Guides Beginner 4 min

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It sends external links through a warning page before visitors leave your forum. The page is titled "Please be careful..." and shows the address they are going to plus a link back to the original content, then continues automatically or waits for a click. Links to your own forum are never sent through this page. The add-on is free and works on XenForo 2.2 and newer.

Answered by D.C Style · 2 weeks ago

It can handle XF:Post, XF:ProfilePost, XFRM:ResourceUpdate, XFMG:Album and XFMG:Media, and all of them are ticked by default. The ResourceUpdate type needs XenForo Resource Manager, and the two media types need XenForo Media Gallery. Links elsewhere, such as signatures or custom profile fields, are left as normal links. You can turn each type on or off under Setup > Options > D.C Style - Link Proxy.

Answered by D.C Style · 2 weeks ago

Yes. Enable automatic redirection is on by default and sends visitors on after a set wait, which is three seconds by default. Turn it off to make them click Continue instead, and change Auto redirection time if you want a longer or shorter wait. Requiring a click is safer for communities where members are often targeted by scam links.

Answered by D.C Style · 2 weeks ago

Go to Setup > Options > D.C Style - Link Proxy and add the domain to Domain White List, one domain per line. example.com covers the domain and all its subdomains, while .example.com with a leading dot covers only the subdomains and not the domain itself. Leave out www. and write example.com, not www.example.com; your own forum is already skipped.

Answered by D.C Style · 2 weeks ago

Unzip the download, upload the src folder to public_html, then go to AdminCP > Add-ons and install it. After that, all settings are under Options > Link Proxy, also shown as Setup > Options > D.C Style - Link Proxy. It needs XenForo 2.2.0 or later and the current version is 1.1.5 Patch Level 4.

Answered by D.C Style · 2 weeks ago

What does Link Proxy actually do to external links in my forum?

It sends external links through a warning page before visitors leave your forum.

The page is titled "Please be careful..." and shows the address they are going to plus a link back to the original content, then continues automatically or waits for a click. Links to your own forum are never sent through this page. The add-on is free and works on XenForo 2.2 and newer.

Answered by D.C Style · 2 weeks ago

Which parts of my forum does it cover?

It can handle XF:Post, XF:ProfilePost, XFRM:ResourceUpdate, XFMG:Album and XFMG:Media, and all of them are ticked by default.

The ResourceUpdate type needs XenForo Resource Manager, and the two media types need XenForo Media Gallery. Links elsewhere, such as signatures or custom profile fields, are left as normal links. You can turn each type on or off under Setup > Options > D.C Style - Link Proxy.

Answered by D.C Style · 2 weeks ago

Can I turn off the automatic redirect so visitors have to click to continue?

Yes.

Enable automatic redirection is on by default and sends visitors on after a set wait, which is three seconds by default. Turn it off to make them click Continue instead, and change Auto redirection time if you want a longer or shorter wait. Requiring a click is safer for communities where members are often targeted by scam links.

Answered by D.C Style · 2 weeks ago

How do I add a site to the whitelist so its links open directly?

Go to Setup > Options > D.C Style - Link Proxy and add the domain to Domain White List, one domain per line.

example.com covers the domain and all its subdomains, while .example.com with a leading dot covers only the subdomains and not the domain itself. Leave out www. and write example.com, not www.example.com; your own forum is already skipped.

Answered by D.C Style · 2 weeks ago

How do I install it, and where do I change the settings?

Unzip the download, upload the src folder to public_html, then go to AdminCP > Add-ons and install it.

After that, all settings are under Options > Link Proxy, also shown as Setup > Options > D.C Style - Link Proxy. It needs XenForo 2.2.0 or later and the current version is 1.1.5 Patch Level 4.

Answered by D.C Style · 2 weeks ago

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