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mostafahaboba
Contributor

how to handle parameters links as a internal link

We have a store, we established the products and their links like:
example.com/product/P_name?PID=1&CID=2

PID=Product ID
CID= Category ID


We established the products with these parameters and added these links as internal links to track them on Google Analytics

also, these links have a canonical to the non-parametrized links
example.com/product/P_name
 
but there's an issue: when the user enters the canonical links from Google, we can't track them because he enters the link without a parameter like this:
example.com/product/P_name

 

My question: does this criteria is ok for SEO?
or there're good alternatives for it.
 
please, give me the best practices in this case

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JamesWade
Member

how to handle parameters links as a internal link

Here are the steps you can follow to handle parameters:

  1. Identify the parameter link in your answer. 

  2. Highlight the words For example "security patrol services" in your answer.

  3. Click the insert link button (usually represented by a chain icon) in your text editor.

  4. In the URL field, enter the URL of the page you want to link to. In this case, it would be "www.example.com/?page_id=1234 ."

  5. Click "Insert" or "OK" to create the link.

  6. Preview your answer to make sure the link works correctly and the text is formatted as you intended.

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DavidDennison
Key Advisor

how to handle parameters links as a internal link

Well from an SEO standpoint those aren't very friendly URLs and would most likely hurt you, so I would chose another strategy.

 

Second, do you mind explaining what you mean by "adding them **bleep** internal links"?

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MiaSrebrnjak
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how to handle parameters links as a internal link

Hi @mostafahaboba,

 

Thank you for reaching out to the Community!

 

I wanted to tag in a couple of subject matter experts to see if they have any input on this matter:

hi @Phil_Vallender@Crystal_Hopper@Indra, do you have any advice for @mostafahaboba? Thank you!

 

Cheers
Mia, Community Team 


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