Neat URL cleans URLs, removing parameters such as Google Analytics' utm parameters.
Example
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Before:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ioquake3-Auto-Updater&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Phoronix+(Phoronix)
After:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ioquake3-Auto-Updater
Custom rules can be added using the global format or the domain specific format (parameter@domain). A domain specific parameter would be, for example,
[email protected].
Parameter rules
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A parameter is something that starts with ?. You can add your own parameter in the options of Neat URL. The ? is ommitted in the options, so a ?ved parameter becomes \"ved\". There are a few exceptions to this rule (see below)
Parameters can be global (for every domain):
utm_source
Parameters can contain @ signs (domain-specific):
[email protected]Parameters can contain @ signs with a wildcard so every subdomain will match too:
param@*.wired.com
Parameters can contain @ signs with a wildcard at the end of a domain name (matches every domain name which begins with \"google\" and ends in an unknown suffix:
param@google.*
Parameters can also apply globally (first rule), except for a (wilcard) domain (second rule):
ref
[email protected]The excluded domain always takes precedence. Should you include \"ref\" and \"!ref\", \"!ref\" will apply.
Other valid parameters (exceptions to the ? rule):
#xtor=RSS-8 (remove this parameter - be sure to include its value as well when you are using anchor tags)
#
[email protected]$/ref@amazon.* (remove everything after /ref on amazon domains - this will only apply when there are no query parameters left after removing the filtered query parameters)
$$/ref@amazon.* (remove everything after /ref on amazon domains - this will always apply, even when there are other query parameters after removing the filtered query parameters - this option is available because the user should be in control but beware that double dollar signs are dangerous, it might break the URL)
Invalid parameters:
param@*.google.* (too many wildcards)
!ved (this is some random string - not supported, but it might work)
/ref@amazon.*$ (dollar sign should be at the beginning)
History
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Neat URL is based on Lean URL. Neat URL contains a few improvements:
* set your own URL parameters on the options page (to reach feature parity with Pure URL)
* fixed for recent Firefox versions
* a nice animation in the toolbar (can be changed or disabled)
* domain-specific blocked parameters (to reach feature parity with Pure URL)
* wildcard domain-specific blocked parameters
Bug reports and feature requests
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You can open an issue on GitHub. Please include \"Neat URL\" in the title of the newly created issue: https://github.com/Smile4ever/Neat-URL/issues/new
