Removal of URL parameters when a page does not exist
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Backlog
Published on 12/17/2018
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Last update on 12/22/2022
Summary
Upon accessing an address with URL querystrings, the user will be redirected to a "404" or "emptysearch" page if the destination page doesn't exist. In such cases, the parameters in question are removed.
Mostly affects marketing tracking parameters.
Simulation
Access one of the following pages, in a way that these do not exist on the site in question:
- www.site.com/inexistent-product/p?parameter=value&other=test
- www.site.com/inexistent-route/p?parameter=value&other=test
The destination will respectively be:
- www.site.com/System/404?ProductLinkNotFound=inexistent-product
- www.site.com/System/emptysearch?ft=inexistent-route
Workaround
This scenario has no workaround.