A shield for your visitors
Linkin1 Shield is the protection system built into every Linkin1 page. It checks links and text before they are published, and keeps phishing, scam and malware links away from your visitors — automatically, with nothing for you to set up.
Protection at three moments
Shield does not wait for a complaint. It steps in before you save, keeps watching after you publish, and guards every visit.
Before you save
Every link or text you write in any feature is checked the moment you save. If a link is blocked, a note appears under the field while you type, before you even press "Save".
After you publish
The protection lists are updated all the time. If a published link later turns out to be harmful, the button that carries it is hidden from your public page automatically — your page and account are not blocked.
On every visit
Every page shown to a visitor passes through Shield, so no visitor reaches a harmful link, even one saved before it was added to the list.
Smart enough to see through tricks
Sees disguised links
Links written with spaces, look-alike symbols or hidden encoding — like "b i t . l y" or "example[.]com" — are caught as if they were written normally.
Global protection lists
More than 850,000 phishing, malware and scam domains from specialist security sources, updated daily, alongside rules added by the Linkin1 team.
Cleans app links
Wrapped Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp links (such as l.instagram.com) are swapped for the real link automatically, and the real link is then checked itself.
Technically safe links
Links with a raw IP address, an unusual port or login details inside them are refused, because these are among the most common tricks.
Protects every feature
Not just buttons: pop-up text, descriptions, menus, forms and imported files are covered too, and every new feature is protected from day one.
Hides, never punishes
When a link is blocked, only its button is hidden. Your page and the rest of your links keep working as usual.
Links that have no place on Linkin1
The full list of prohibited content is in the Terms of Use.
- Phishing, account theft and fake login pages.
- Malware and harmful files or apps.
- Financial scams, false promises and "selling dreams".
- Hacking, spyware and IP-tracking tools.
- Shortened and redirect links that hide the real destination.
- Blocked or suspicious websites that break the Terms of Use.
Strict with links, fair with you
A warning before you save
You see the blocked domain under the field as you type, so you know the problem before you lose your edits.
Old links never hold you up
Links saved before their domain was added to the list do not stop you from saving the rest of your page.
A clear reason in your dashboard
If a link is hidden from your page, the reason appears in that link's editor, and you can remove or replace it.
No account ban over a link
Shield only hides the offending link. Your page, your account and the rest of your content stay as they are.
Confidence in every click
When you see the "Protected by Linkin1 Shield" badge at the bottom of a page, you know its links go through checks. If you come across a page that breaks the rules, report it and our team will review it.
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All your links on one page, protected from day one
Create your Linkin1 page for free and let Linkin1 Shield protect your visitors.