We have a PHP. OSComerece site and we have those pesky numbers at the end. I so new I don't even know what there for. I also know from reading this forum that it is much better not to have them? http://www.yourdomainhttp://www.yourdomain.com/pgInfoPage...F95289295A3A10 A4FD4F64E511ACB0E020C904 Can anyone explain and maybe point me into the direction of changing this, thru hire or otherwise? Thanks.
I'm not sure of the changes you would have to make to osCommerce but there is a mod that seems to cover it: "Ultimate SEO URL's" Here is a discussion: http://forums.oscommerce.com/index.php?showtopic=243178
That mod not only removes the "id=1u3334u4nfu4i4o4n" but creates nice detailed search engine friendly .html urls. I have install the same mod for zencart.
Well there has to be a compromise. Session IDs were not introduced just to annoy people, obviously many would prefer not to have them and if there were no problems with removing it, everyone would do so. When you remove session IDs, you have to keep track of the user's session another way (which is required for their login, and anything else you may have like saved preferences). I use a session ID only when it is needed and if the user is not a crawler (e.g. GoogleBot). If and only if cookies are not enabled by the user or if the test is incolcusive, and when they have successfully logged in, do I enable the session ID for that user.