Are you a Blogspot publisher? & used to see “?m=1” in your blog post URL?
It looks really unprofessional and we need to remove it from the URL immediately 😃
Let’s start with how we can remove this Later on we will discuss why “?m=1” is displayed in Blogspot post URLs and why we need to remove it👌
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Step By Step remove ?m=1 & ?m=0 from Blogger URL
To remove “?m1” or “?m-0” from the blogger URL just
- Login to Blogger.com Dashboard – at the left sidebar you will see a option “Theme” just click on it
- Now click on customize button and go to “Edit HTML”
- Enter the HTML section and search for </body> by pressing the Ctrl + F key combination. Check out the image below for a better understanding.
- Simply copy the code below and paste it before the closing body tag </body>
<script type='text/javascript'>//<![CDATA[var uri = window.location.toString();if (uri.indexOf("%3D","%3D") > 0) {var clean_uri = uri.substring(0, uri.indexOf("%3D"));window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, clean_uri);}var uri = window.location.toString();if (uri.indexOf("%3D%3D","%3D%3D") > 0) {var clean_uri = uri.substring(0, uri.indexOf("%3D%3D"));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);}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>
- Just click on the save button & you’re done!
By now, whenever you visit your blog post from your mobile, you won’t see any m=1 or m=0 suffix in the URL.
We will now take a closer look at why this suffix is shown by default in Blogspot URLs and what does it mean?
How does it affect our ranking if it drops our user experience or ranking?
The simple answer is:
- Yes it drops user experience 😩
- No it won’t affect our rankings 😍
By default, some paid templates have the suffix option disabled, but you will also see this issue with more free templates
Why & When ?M=1 is showing in blogger URL?
Basically, “?m=1” appears in the URL when a visitor visits your website on a mobile device, since “?m=1” represents the mobile device.
On desktop or laptop visitors, this suffix will not appear. It only appears on mobile users.
Why do you need to remove “?m=1” from blogger URL?
As I told you, it will not directly affect your ranking, but it will affect your user experience. As we all know, that
User Experience = Rankings
You might not have seen any “?m=1” type of suffix in WordPress websites as without this suffix site looks professional and provide a good user experience.
The second & most important reason is, sometimes it creates some canonical error in the search console.
Because many newbies don’t ignore these types of URLs from Robots.txt. Due to the SEO-friendly theme, Google search console includes it as the canonical URL.
ReadOut: How To Setup Google Search Console In Blogspot
These are two main reasons why bloggers don’t like this in the blogger URL.
You can Also Read Blogger’s Community Conflicts On “?m=1”
Final Words:
Hope I have Shared a complete step-by-step guide on how to remove ?m=1 from the blogger URL. you can follow it and make your website more professional.
So, make sure if this trick affects your website or not any let me know in the comment box
My Self Abdul Rafay Qazi a Blogging Scientist. I am a Full-Time Blogger with robust Skills of Affiliate Marketing, WordPress, SEO & Social Media Marketing. I am here To Encourage New Blogger Aspirants And Help Them To Earn Their First Dollar $ From Online.
