Re: [OT] "ID" in the URL scares Googlebot?

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 54124
interpreted = N
texte = Dan Strong wrote: > I was reading up a little last night about dynamic URLs and how google > will index them for the most part, but then I ran into some opinions > that variables in the url that contain 'ID' scare googlebot because it > thinks that they might be session variables that change repeatedly, such > as if I had ?variable_ID=[cart], for instance... they are saying that > ?variable_CODE=[cart], or ?variable=[cart] is better... > > Any truth to this in anyone's opinion? I could dig up the forums from > last night if need be... It's never been confirmed, but everything I've heard suggests this is the case. Google also refuses to index links that include more than one variable. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [OT] "ID" in the URL scares Googlebot? ( Frank Nordberg 2003)
  2. [OT] "ID" in the URL scares Googlebot? ( "Dan Strong" 2003)
Dan Strong wrote: > I was reading up a little last night about dynamic URLs and how google > will index them for the most part, but then I ran into some opinions > that variables in the url that contain 'ID' scare googlebot because it > thinks that they might be session variables that change repeatedly, such > as if I had ?variable_ID=[cart], for instance... they are saying that > ?variable_CODE=[cart], or ?variable=[cart] is better... > > Any truth to this in anyone's opinion? I could dig up the forums from > last night if need be... It's never been confirmed, but everything I've heard suggests this is the case. Google also refuses to index links that include more than one variable. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Frank Nordberg

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