Google SEO
Best practices — Google Search Central
How do you handle duplicate URL parameters?
Tracking parameters such as UTMs and session IDs create duplicate URLs for crawlers. Set the clean, parameter-free URL as canonical.
Further analysis
Use this entry as an audit checkpoint. The cited source establishes the context; the direct answer identifies what to check before choosing an action.
In SFT, this topic relates to Structure. Check whether the signal is visible on the page, connected to the rest of the website and supported by understandable evidence.
Related search terms include URL parameters, tracking parameters, duplication. Use them to describe the issue in a brief, audit or answer page.
Applying SFT
Structure turns a rule into readable architecture: headings, URLs, structured data, visible content and clear hierarchy.