General articles from Anonymiz on online safety, digital hygiene, internet freedom and the tools that keep your browsing private.
This section holds articles that do not fit a single topic: guides to our link tools, comparisons with other services, and explainers on everyday web questions such as what your IP address reveals about you.
Many of the articles are about links themselves: how to shorten them, how to strip the referrer so the destination cannot see where a click came from, and how affiliate links can be tidied up without misleading anyone. Start with:
Other popular articles explain what your IP address reveals, how to make WhatsApp click-to-chat links, and how to set up PayPal payment links. For privacy guides, see the Privacy section; for step-by-step tool guides, see Tutorials.
How to add WhatsApp to your website, Instagram, Facebook, Google Business Profile and email signature — step by step for every platform.
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How WhatsApp group invite links work, how to create and share them, managing group access, the difference between groups and channels, and security best practices.
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How WhatsApp click-to-chat links work, how to generate a wa.me link free in seconds, where to use them, and how to get more value with pre-filled messages.
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How WiFi QR codes work, how to generate one free in seconds, where to display it, and the security considerations around sharing network access via QR.
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How QR codes work, what types you can generate — URLs, WiFi, vCards — and how to create them free instantly with no account required.
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How URL shorteners work, why the Anonymiz shortener hides referrer headers by default, SEO implications, and the difference between shorteners and dereferencers.
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The complete guide to affiliate link cloaking — how it works, FTC disclosure requirements, Amazon rules, SEO implications, and the best tools to cloak and protect commissions.
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Affiliate link cloaking hides long tracking URLs and protects commissions. Learn how it works, what the FTC requires, and how to cloak links correctly.
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You do not need a website to take payments via PayPal. Learn how to create PayPal payment links, donation links, and invoices for free.
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