From 0cdbcde641dab220d2fe9f2784f8edcd28b5c5d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: divyanshujethi <divyanshujethi@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:53:06 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(affiliates): remove unconfigured placeholder
 ?ref=devshelf params and flag unlinked partners

---
 data/affiliates.json        | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 site/api/v1/affiliates.json | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 site/go/cloudflare.html     |  6 +++---
 site/go/hetzner.html        |  6 +++---
 site/go/neon.html           |  6 +++---
 site/go/posthog.html        |  6 +++---
 site/go/railway.html        |  6 +++---
 site/go/supabase.html       |  6 +++---
 8 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)

diff --git a/data/affiliates.json b/data/affiliates.json
index ca5682f18..eac1e3b0e 100644
--- a/data/affiliates.json
+++ b/data/affiliates.json
@@ -13,19 +13,21 @@
       "perkDescription": "Get $200 in free cloud infrastructure credits to deploy Droplets, Kubernetes, and App Platform instances.",
       "ctaText": "Claim $200 Credits →",
       "badge": "🎁 $200 Dev Credit",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": true
     },
     {
       "slug": "hetzner",
       "toolName": "Hetzner Cloud",
-      "url": "https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://hetzner.cloud/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/hetzner.html",
       "category": "cloud",
       "perkTitle": "€20 Free Cloud Credits",
       "perkDescription": "High-performance European and US cloud instances starting at €3.79/mo. Claim €20 in free test credits.",
       "ctaText": "Claim €20 Credits →",
       "badge": "🎁 €20 Cloud Credit",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     },
     {
       "slug": "vultr",
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@
       "perkDescription": "Global cloud compute, bare metal, and managed Kubernetes across 32 worldwide locations with instant credits.",
       "ctaText": "Claim $100 Credits →",
       "badge": "🎁 $100 Cloud Credit",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": true
     },
     {
       "slug": "geekflare",
@@ -49,67 +52,73 @@
       "perkDescription": "High-speed developer APIs for scraping, data extraction, and collaborative AI models.",
       "ctaText": "Explore APIs →",
       "badge": "⚡ Dev API Perks",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": true
     },
     {
       "slug": "supabase",
       "toolName": "Supabase",
-      "url": "https://supabase.com/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://supabase.com/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/supabase.html",
       "category": "cloud",
       "perkTitle": "Generous Permanent Free Postgres Tier",
       "perkDescription": "Full Postgres database, authentication, instant REST/GraphQL APIs, and real-time subscriptions with 500MB storage.",
       "ctaText": "Launch Free Project →",
       "badge": "⚡ Verified Free Tier",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     },
     {
       "slug": "neon",
       "toolName": "Neon",
-      "url": "https://neon.tech/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://neon.tech/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/neon.html",
       "category": "cloud",
       "perkTitle": "Serverless Postgres with Instant Branching",
       "perkDescription": "Autoscaling, database branching like Git, and zero cold starts with generous free tier allowances.",
       "ctaText": "Get Free Postgres →",
       "badge": "⚡ Free Serverless DB",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     },
     {
       "slug": "railway",
       "toolName": "Railway",
-      "url": "https://railway.com/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://railway.com/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/railway.html",
       "category": "cloud",
       "perkTitle": "$5 Monthly Free Cloud & API Hosting",
       "perkDescription": "Instant git-push deployments for Node.js, Python, Docker, MCP servers, and Postgres.",
       "ctaText": "Deploy on Railway ->",
       "badge": "⚡ Cloud Free Tier",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     },
     {
       "slug": "posthog",
       "toolName": "PostHog",
-      "url": "https://posthog.com/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://posthog.com/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/posthog.html",
       "category": "testing",
       "perkTitle": "1M Free Events + 5,000 Session Replays/mo",
       "perkDescription": "Open-source product analytics, feature flags, session replay, and LLM observability.",
       "ctaText": "Start Free on PostHog ->",
       "badge": "⚡ 1M Free Events",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     },
     {
       "slug": "cloudflare",
       "toolName": "Cloudflare",
-      "url": "https://www.cloudflare.com/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://www.cloudflare.com/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/cloudflare.html",
       "category": "cloud",
       "perkTitle": "100,000 Free Daily Worker Invocations + Pages",
       "perkDescription": "Global edge workers, zero-egress R2 storage, D1 SQLite, and unlimited static sites.",
       "ctaText": "Launch on Cloudflare ->",
       "badge": "⚡ Free Edge Workers",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/site/api/v1/affiliates.json b/site/api/v1/affiliates.json
index ca5682f18..eac1e3b0e 100644
--- a/site/api/v1/affiliates.json
+++ b/site/api/v1/affiliates.json
@@ -13,19 +13,21 @@
       "perkDescription": "Get $200 in free cloud infrastructure credits to deploy Droplets, Kubernetes, and App Platform instances.",
       "ctaText": "Claim $200 Credits →",
       "badge": "🎁 $200 Dev Credit",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": true
     },
     {
       "slug": "hetzner",
       "toolName": "Hetzner Cloud",
-      "url": "https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://hetzner.cloud/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/hetzner.html",
       "category": "cloud",
       "perkTitle": "€20 Free Cloud Credits",
       "perkDescription": "High-performance European and US cloud instances starting at €3.79/mo. Claim €20 in free test credits.",
       "ctaText": "Claim €20 Credits →",
       "badge": "🎁 €20 Cloud Credit",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     },
     {
       "slug": "vultr",
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@
       "perkDescription": "Global cloud compute, bare metal, and managed Kubernetes across 32 worldwide locations with instant credits.",
       "ctaText": "Claim $100 Credits →",
       "badge": "🎁 $100 Cloud Credit",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": true
     },
     {
       "slug": "geekflare",
@@ -49,67 +52,73 @@
       "perkDescription": "High-speed developer APIs for scraping, data extraction, and collaborative AI models.",
       "ctaText": "Explore APIs →",
       "badge": "⚡ Dev API Perks",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": true
     },
     {
       "slug": "supabase",
       "toolName": "Supabase",
-      "url": "https://supabase.com/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://supabase.com/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/supabase.html",
       "category": "cloud",
       "perkTitle": "Generous Permanent Free Postgres Tier",
       "perkDescription": "Full Postgres database, authentication, instant REST/GraphQL APIs, and real-time subscriptions with 500MB storage.",
       "ctaText": "Launch Free Project →",
       "badge": "⚡ Verified Free Tier",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     },
     {
       "slug": "neon",
       "toolName": "Neon",
-      "url": "https://neon.tech/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://neon.tech/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/neon.html",
       "category": "cloud",
       "perkTitle": "Serverless Postgres with Instant Branching",
       "perkDescription": "Autoscaling, database branching like Git, and zero cold starts with generous free tier allowances.",
       "ctaText": "Get Free Postgres →",
       "badge": "⚡ Free Serverless DB",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     },
     {
       "slug": "railway",
       "toolName": "Railway",
-      "url": "https://railway.com/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://railway.com/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/railway.html",
       "category": "cloud",
       "perkTitle": "$5 Monthly Free Cloud & API Hosting",
       "perkDescription": "Instant git-push deployments for Node.js, Python, Docker, MCP servers, and Postgres.",
       "ctaText": "Deploy on Railway ->",
       "badge": "⚡ Cloud Free Tier",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     },
     {
       "slug": "posthog",
       "toolName": "PostHog",
-      "url": "https://posthog.com/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://posthog.com/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/posthog.html",
       "category": "testing",
       "perkTitle": "1M Free Events + 5,000 Session Replays/mo",
       "perkDescription": "Open-source product analytics, feature flags, session replay, and LLM observability.",
       "ctaText": "Start Free on PostHog ->",
       "badge": "⚡ 1M Free Events",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     },
     {
       "slug": "cloudflare",
       "toolName": "Cloudflare",
-      "url": "https://www.cloudflare.com/?ref=devshelf",
+      "url": "https://www.cloudflare.com/",
       "vanityPath": "/go/cloudflare.html",
       "category": "cloud",
       "perkTitle": "100,000 Free Daily Worker Invocations + Pages",
       "perkDescription": "Global edge workers, zero-egress R2 storage, D1 SQLite, and unlimited static sites.",
       "ctaText": "Launch on Cloudflare ->",
       "badge": "⚡ Free Edge Workers",
-      "active": true
+      "active": true,
+      "affiliateConfigured": false
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/site/go/cloudflare.html b/site/go/cloudflare.html
index 275d18f13..dcd7b85fb 100644
--- a/site/go/cloudflare.html
+++ b/site/go/cloudflare.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://www.cloudflare.com/?ref=devshelf">
-  <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.cloudflare.com/?ref=devshelf">
+  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://www.cloudflare.com/">
+  <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.cloudflare.com/">
   <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
   <title>Redirecting to Cloudflare Partner Offer...</title>
   <style>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ <h2>Connecting to Cloudflare</h2>
     <div class="perk-box">
       <strong>Verified Offer:</strong> 100,000 Free Daily Worker Invocations + Pages
     </div>
-    <a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/?ref=devshelf" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
+    <a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
       Launch on Cloudflare ->
     </a>
     <div class="disclosure">
diff --git a/site/go/hetzner.html b/site/go/hetzner.html
index 2e8bb2992..daed6f11c 100644
--- a/site/go/hetzner.html
+++ b/site/go/hetzner.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=devshelf">
-  <link rel="canonical" href="https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=devshelf">
+  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://hetzner.cloud/">
+  <link rel="canonical" href="https://hetzner.cloud/">
   <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
   <title>Redirecting to Hetzner Cloud Partner Offer...</title>
   <style>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ <h2>Connecting to Hetzner Cloud</h2>
     <div class="perk-box">
       <strong>Verified Offer:</strong> €20 Free Cloud Credits
     </div>
-    <a href="https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=devshelf" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
+    <a href="https://hetzner.cloud/" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
       Claim €20 Credits →
     </a>
     <div class="disclosure">
diff --git a/site/go/neon.html b/site/go/neon.html
index 109407e00..6b7fa3bf7 100644
--- a/site/go/neon.html
+++ b/site/go/neon.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://neon.tech/?ref=devshelf">
-  <link rel="canonical" href="https://neon.tech/?ref=devshelf">
+  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://neon.tech/">
+  <link rel="canonical" href="https://neon.tech/">
   <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
   <title>Redirecting to Neon Partner Offer...</title>
   <style>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ <h2>Connecting to Neon</h2>
     <div class="perk-box">
       <strong>Verified Offer:</strong> Serverless Postgres with Instant Branching
     </div>
-    <a href="https://neon.tech/?ref=devshelf" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
+    <a href="https://neon.tech/" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
       Get Free Postgres →
     </a>
     <div class="disclosure">
diff --git a/site/go/posthog.html b/site/go/posthog.html
index b95d14f05..94712665a 100644
--- a/site/go/posthog.html
+++ b/site/go/posthog.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://posthog.com/?ref=devshelf">
-  <link rel="canonical" href="https://posthog.com/?ref=devshelf">
+  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://posthog.com/">
+  <link rel="canonical" href="https://posthog.com/">
   <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
   <title>Redirecting to PostHog Partner Offer...</title>
   <style>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ <h2>Connecting to PostHog</h2>
     <div class="perk-box">
       <strong>Verified Offer:</strong> 1M Free Events + 5,000 Session Replays/mo
     </div>
-    <a href="https://posthog.com/?ref=devshelf" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
+    <a href="https://posthog.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
       Start Free on PostHog ->
     </a>
     <div class="disclosure">
diff --git a/site/go/railway.html b/site/go/railway.html
index 9bdd8b6d0..3e53d04e4 100644
--- a/site/go/railway.html
+++ b/site/go/railway.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://railway.com/?ref=devshelf">
-  <link rel="canonical" href="https://railway.com/?ref=devshelf">
+  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://railway.com/">
+  <link rel="canonical" href="https://railway.com/">
   <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
   <title>Redirecting to Railway Partner Offer...</title>
   <style>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ <h2>Connecting to Railway</h2>
     <div class="perk-box">
       <strong>Verified Offer:</strong> $5 Monthly Free Cloud & API Hosting
     </div>
-    <a href="https://railway.com/?ref=devshelf" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
+    <a href="https://railway.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
       Deploy on Railway ->
     </a>
     <div class="disclosure">
diff --git a/site/go/supabase.html b/site/go/supabase.html
index 7d7c0471f..cd894ab4d 100644
--- a/site/go/supabase.html
+++ b/site/go/supabase.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://supabase.com/?ref=devshelf">
-  <link rel="canonical" href="https://supabase.com/?ref=devshelf">
+  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://supabase.com/">
+  <link rel="canonical" href="https://supabase.com/">
   <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
   <title>Redirecting to Supabase Partner Offer...</title>
   <style>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ <h2>Connecting to Supabase</h2>
     <div class="perk-box">
       <strong>Verified Offer:</strong> Generous Permanent Free Postgres Tier
     </div>
-    <a href="https://supabase.com/?ref=devshelf" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
+    <a href="https://supabase.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="btn">
       Launch Free Project →
     </a>
     <div class="disclosure">