: Should I add URL parameters to webmasters that only show flash message? I have an paginated category URL that displays all items in a category. Each item has its own individual view page. In
I have an paginated category URL that displays all items in a category.
Each item has its own individual view page.
In the event that an item has gone permanently offline I have implemented a 301 redirect to the first page of the category. I have added a url/GET parameter to indicate a small offline content flash message should be displayed at the top of this category page.
e.g.
example.com/item/offline-book
redirects to:
example.com/category/book?message=item.offline
which has a canonical link in its head:
example.com/category/book
with an additional message:
'Sorry, this item is no longer available. Please check out our similar items'
I have added this message parameter to the URL parameters in my webmaster tools, suggesting that it doesn't change the content.
Is this correct? It technically does change the content a minimal amount.
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Regarding the parameters setting in Webmaster tools - you should only define these if you did not have the message from google displayed: "Currently Googlebot isn't experiencing problems with coverage of your site, so you don't need to configure URL parameters. (Incorrectly configuring parameters can result in pages from your site being dropped from our index, so we don't recommend you use this tool unless necessary.)". If that message is not displayed, then you can go ahead and add the parameters that don't change the content. Yes, your message parameter would be classed as non-content-changing.
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