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I am not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this topic but is technical and nothing to do with programming.
At the end of some URL that is linked from other sites, some parameters are added. Like:
?utm_campaign=socialflow_lifehacker_facebook&utm_source=lifehacker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
What is this called? I am familiar with parameters that actually effect output of the page like language or userid being passed from the previous page. These things do not in anyway effect the output. Is it possible to sanitize these extra stuffs? What would be the search terms I can use? My search for "manipulate url parameters in browser" has been a dead end.
The hard part is going to be that every single site has it different. It would be easier to copy the url, paste it in your browser, edit it and then press enter or the go arrow. – LPChip – 2017-04-15T09:39:18.773
That is exactly what I do now. But since there are few sites that I use frequently, I decided to automate it. Where if the site is listed, it will be manipulated. – user7579349 – 2017-04-15T10:08:43.300
Just so you know that many URLs will not work without these. – harrymc – 2017-04-15T11:30:20.677
1@harrymc, there's no reason that URLs won't work without those parameters. And I make a point to remove them when sharing links with others. So far I've never encountered something not working, and to do so implies someone done goofed. The key is to make sure to remove just the UTM parameters and not others (and break the parameters, eg, by accidentally removing the
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). – Kat – 2017-04-20T19:31:43.930