🎯 Redirect System - Quick Reference

📦 What You Got

✅ Automated Generator - Create redirects from CSV/JSON
✅ Helper Script - Add single redirects quickly
✅ Template - Manual creation option
✅ Documentation - Full usage guide

⚡ Three Ways to Create Redirects

# Edit CSV with all your products
nano redirects.csv

# Generate all redirect files
python3 generate_redirects.py redirects.csv

# Done! All HTML files created in go/

2️⃣ Quick Single Add

# Add one product quickly
./add_redirect.sh myproduct https://amzn.to/XXXXX "Product Name"

# Then generate
python3 generate_redirects.py redirects.csv

3️⃣ Manual Creation

# Copy template
cp go/_template.html go/myproduct.html

# Edit the file manually
nano go/myproduct.html

📋 CSV Format

slug,affiliate_link,product_name
anker67,https://amzn.to/4qhzGlu,Anker Prime 67W
myproduct,https://amzn.to/XXXXX,My Product

🔄 Complete Workflow

# 1. Add products to CSV
echo "newproduct,https://amzn.to/XXXXX,New Product" >> redirects.csv

# 2. Generate redirect files
python3 generate_redirects.py redirects.csv

# 3. Test locally
bundle exec jekyll serve
# Visit http://localhost:4000/go/newproduct/

# 4. Commit and push
git add go/ redirects.csv
git commit -m "Add redirect for New Product"
git push

# 5. Test live (wait 1-2 min for GitHub Pages)
# Visit https://www.th1nkn3st.com/go/newproduct/

📚 Files Overview

File Purpose
generate_redirects.py Main generator script
add_redirect.sh Quick helper for single adds
redirects.csv Product data (recommended)
redirects.json Product data (alternative)
REDIRECT_GENERATOR.md Full documentation
go/_template.html Manual template
go/README.md Directory documentation
go/*.html Generated redirect pages

🎨 Example: Adding 5 Products at Once

Step 1: Edit redirects.csv

slug,affiliate_link,product_name
anker67,https://amzn.to/4qhzGlu,Anker Prime 67W
logitechg305,https://amzn.to/47b37wC,Logitech G305
samsungg9,https://amzn.to/477v8VR,Samsung Odyssey G9
newkeyboard,https://amzn.to/XXXXXX,Mechanical Keyboard
newmouse,https://amzn.to/YYYYYY,Gaming Mouse

Step 2: Generate

python3 generate_redirects.py redirects.csv

Step 3: Deploy

git add go/ redirects.csv
git commit -m "Add 5 new affiliate redirects"
git push

Done! ✨

💡 Pro Tips

  1. Keep CSV in Git - Track all your affiliate links in version control
  2. Re-run Anytime - Script safely overwrites existing files
  3. Test Locally First - Always verify redirects work before pushing
  4. Short Slugs - Use memorable, short slugs for social media
  5. Update Links - Just edit CSV and regenerate to update affiliate URLs

🔧 Common Commands

# Show usage
python3 generate_redirects.py

# Generate from CSV
python3 generate_redirects.py redirects.csv

# Generate from JSON
python3 generate_redirects.py redirects.json

# Add single redirect
./add_redirect.sh slug https://amzn.to/XXX "Name"

# Test locally
bundle exec jekyll serve

# View generated files
ls -la go/

# Check git status
git status go/

📖 Full Documentation

See REDIRECT_GENERATOR.md for complete documentation including:

Need Help?
Check REDIRECT_GENERATOR.md or go/README.md

Quick Start:
python3 generate_redirects.py redirects.csv