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how to hide a url in seo trick?

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Following 's follow-up ("hide a url id using server setting") and the clarifying prompts from and , here is a practical, SEO-safe approach.

If the goal is to stop showing query IDs like ?id=123 and expose human-friendly paths, do it with server rewrites or app routing rather than frames or cloaking. Typical safe workflow:

  • Decide the canonical format (for example /product/product-slug).
  • Store or generate a unique slug in the application and use that in links.
  • Use server-side rewriting to map the pretty URL to your internal script (so users see the clean URL while the app still receives the identifier).
  • 301-redirect old ?id= URLs to the new URLs, update sitemaps/internal links, and monitor Search Console for indexing.

Example Apache rewrite (.htaccess) that internally maps /product/slug to product.php?slug=...:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^product/([A-Za-z0-9-]+)/?$ /product.php?slug=$1 [L,QSA]

Do not rely on URL hiding for security. Obscuring an ID does not prevent unauthorized access; implement proper authorization and input validation to prevent IDOR and injection issues (see OWASP). Also avoid cloaking or deceptive masking — that can trigger search penalties. When changing URL structure, always use 301 redirects and canonical tags to preserve SEO signals; Google’s Search Central has guidance on consolidating duplicate URLs.

Server docs:

This approach keeps URLs readable for users and search engines, preserves link equity via redirects, and leaves the real access control where it belongs — in the application logic.

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Member Avatar for DaveAmour

Can you elaborate?

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What do you want exactly? can you explain it in details?

Member Avatar for harishprakash

how to hide a url id in using server setting.

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Dude that's not even a proper sentenace. We cannot help if you cannot express your question in an understandable fashion!

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