Google has up to date its URL structure best practices for Google Search assist documentation to inform us once more to not use URL fragments to vary the content material on that web page. Google added this line, “Do not use fragments to vary the content material of a web page, as Google usually does not help fragment URLs. If you happen to’re utilizing JavaScript to vary content material, use the Historical past API as an alternative.”
Here’s a screenshot of what was added to that web page:
Google said they made this modification to the documentation to “make it simpler to search out the rule of thumb about fragment URLs, because it was beforehand solely talked about within the JavaScript and cell websites documentation.”
Like I mentioned above, this isn’t new, Google has been saying this for many many years. But when I’ve to guess what set off this replace, perhaps the latest confusion with pound signs and Search Console?
Discussion board dialogue at X.
