diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a4f7044..a7c45fd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,16 +1,18 @@ -# linkbomber +# Linkbomber Discord bot that cleans tracking elements from messages You can invite the bot to your server [here](https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1336105313589395616&scope=bot&permissions=67584). -![graphic showing how YouTube source identifiers work](img/sourceidentifier.jpeg) +## About + +![graphic showing how YouTube source identifiers work](img/sourceidentifier.png) Many websites use tracking elements in the URL (e.g. `https://example.com?utm_source=newsletter1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sale`) to mark your online activity. All those tracking codes are not necessary for a website to be displayed or work correctly and can therefore be removed—that is exactly what Linkbomber does. Another common example are Amazon URLs. If you search for a product on Amazon you will see a very long URL, such as `https://www.amazon.com/dp/exampleProduct/ref=sxin_0_pb?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&keywords=tea&pd_rd_i=exampleProduct&pd_rd_r=8d39e4cd-1e4f-43db-b6e7-72e969a84aa5&pd_rd_w=1pcKM&pd_rd_wg=hYrNl&pf_rd_p=50bbfd25-5ef7-41a2-68d6-74d854b30e30&pf_rd_r=0GMWD0YYKA7XFGX55ADP&qid=1517757263&rnid=2914120011` -Indeed most of the above URL is tracking code. Once Linkbomber has cleaned the address, it will look like this: +Indeed most of the above URL are tracking codes. Once Linkbomber has cleaned the address, it will look like this: `https://www.amazon.com/dp/exampleProduct` ## Usage diff --git a/img/sourceidentifier.jpeg b/img/sourceidentifier.jpeg deleted file mode 100644 index d27907a..0000000 Binary files a/img/sourceidentifier.jpeg and /dev/null differ diff --git a/img/sourceidentifier.png b/img/sourceidentifier.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f8c88fb Binary files /dev/null and b/img/sourceidentifier.png differ