RG-AFF-012 is a yes/no signal that returns 1 when the rendered page body contains a Rakuten Malaysia shop link matching www.rakuten.com.my/shop/, and 0 otherwise. It is a deliberately narrow, legacy pattern — a 0 does not prove the page has no Rakuten relationship, and you should not optimize toward it.
| Factor ID | RG-AFF-012 |
|---|---|
| Family | Affiliate & ads |
| Measurement | Boolean presence (0 / 1) |
| Measured zone | Rendered, script-free page body |
What it measures
This factor detects one specific Rakuten Malaysia shop URL pattern in the page body. It is a single, structural presence check: either a matching Rakuten Malaysia shop link appears in the rendered content, or it does not. It says nothing about any other Rakuten domain, affiliate network, or link format.
How RankGear measures it
RankGear searches the rendered, script-free page body case-insensitively for HTTP or HTTPS URLs beginning with www.rakuten.com.my/shop/. Any single match sets the value to 1; no match returns 0. Other Rakuten domains and other affiliate link formats do not match — the pattern is anchored to this exact host and path prefix.
What RankGear looks for
https://www.rakuten.com.my/shop/<anything>
http://www.rakuten.com.my/shop/<anything>
(matched case-insensitively; any one occurrence sets the flag)| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | At least one www.rakuten.com.my/shop/ URL was found in the page body. |
| 0 | No URL matching that exact host and path prefix was found. This is not proof that the page has no Rakuten relationship — other Rakuten domains and formats are invisible to this check. |
How to optimize it
Treat this as an observation, not a target. Use Rakuten links only for genuine, relevant commercial recommendations, with clear disclosure and suitable relationship markup on the link. Do not add or chase this specific legacy pattern to move the flag; a manufactured link serves no reader and the detector is too narrow to reward for its own sake.
Important considerations
- The detector is geographically and structurally narrow — it recognizes only the Rakuten Malaysia
/shop/path, not other Rakuten domains or affiliate formats. - A zero does not prove no Rakuten relationship exists; the page may link to Rakuten in a form this pattern does not match.
- Presence does not verify a live offer — a matching URL can point to an expired or unavailable shop.
- Do not optimize toward this legacy pattern; it is a presence observation, not a ranking lever.
- As with every RankGear factor, this correlates with position within a measured result set — it is a prioritization signal, not a cause of ranking, and does not guarantee any position.
Related factors
Part of the Factors reference · how RankGear measures · glossary.