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 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 ...

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 ...

Over the past couple of weeks, there has been an increase in complaints around Google Search listing URLs with the srsltid URL parameter tagged along to the URL, as the canonical URL in Google 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 ...

E-commerce sites should not make assumptions about Google’s crawling parameter - check the log files to confirm activity. Any e-commerce site is probably familiar with the “URL Parameters Tool.” This ...