I want to share how you can remove the parameter /?m =
1 and /?m = 0 from the URL in Blogger. The purpose of wanting to eliminate
these two parameters that come after our URLs from any blog made on bloggers,
when they enter from a cell phone, is to reduce the duplicate content that
Google detects.
Examples:
https://www.example.com?m=1
https://www.example.com?m=0
These URLs are the same, but Blogger, when entering
from a cell phone, will show us this structure at the end of each URL.
Therefore, if you see a URL where it finally shows? M = 1, this means that you
are using the blogger platform for your site.
STEP 1: REMOVE /?M = 1 AND /?M = 0 FROM A BLOGGER URL
In order to remove these parameters from our URLs in Blogger, we just have
to enter the Blogger template editor, search for the </head> or
</ head > of our template and paste the following script on top
of it.
<script type = 'text/javascript'>
var uri = window.location.toString ();
if (uri.indexOf ("& m = 1", "& m = 1")> 0) {
var clean_uri = uri.substring (0, uri.indexOf ("& m = 1"));
window.history.replaceState ({}, document.title, clean_uri);
}
var uri = window.location.toString ();
if (uri.indexOf ("? m = 1", "? m = 1")> 0) {
var clean_uri = uri.substring (0, uri.indexOf ("? m = 1"));
window.history.replaceState ({}, document.title, clean_uri);
}
</script>
STEP 2: CONFIGURATION IN SEARCH CONSOLE
So far, we have been able to eliminate the parameters
of /?m = 1 and /?m = 0 from our blog in Blogger, it is time to tell Search
Console not to track them.
For this we go to the Google Webmaster Tool:
When entering we will find two parameters to choose, we
will only choose the one that says “max-results” and in on the right side, we
click on “EDIT”
Next, we will see some pop-up options, Select "Yes: Changes, records, or narrows page content" in the first option and "Paginates" in the second option. You
should put the same as image below that I will share below and finally
"SAVE".
After having done those simple steps, we just mentioned
to Google that it does not track the parameters we just deleted with the Script
above.
ARE THERE NEGATIVE EFFECTS WHEN USING THE SCRIPT?
There is no way that there are negative or secondary
effects, since by implementing the script and telling Search Console not to
track it, we would be preventing Google from taking it as duplicate content by
having such parameters.
BY REMOVING THESE PARAMETERS, WILL IT AFFECT THE POSITIONING OF OUR BLOG?
Having duplicate content if we would be affecting the
positioning of our sites, having these parameters if we were having such
problems, but since SEO is based more on the keywords and quality content that
we should have on our sites, this technique would not be Affecting our blog.