URL parameters can create infinite URLs, causing crawl inefficiencies. E-commerce sites are most affected by this issue. Google is exploring solutions, including new algorithms and improved ...

Google Search seems like it is rolling out the google.com/goto URL as a passthrough URL within the search results that it ...

As part of the Search Off The Record podcast from Google on crawling, which we briefly covered on Friday, Gary Illyes from Google said he is investigating ways for Google to handle URL parameters ...

When you execute a PHP script from another PHP script and pass data using URL parameters, those parameters are visible on the address bar. A user can see and change the parameters. It's possible to ...

Google plans to deprecate the URL Parameters tool next month, saying it's no longer needed because Google can deal with parameters automatically. Google is sunsetting the URL Parameters tool in Search ...

Google about to close a tool that’s been available since 2009. The URL parameters tool used by webmasters will officially be discontinued by Google next month, but it’s no huge loss. In a brief post, ...

In 2009, Google launched the parameter handling feature of Google webmaster tools, which enabled site owners to specify the parameters on their site that were optional vs. required. A year later, they ...