Remove Google Merchant Center query parameters from links and their corresponding text on Startpage.com results
Remove the srsltid query parameter from Startpage.com search results.
This script uses Semantic Versioning and is currently in development.
The srsltid query parameter, short for Search Result Source Listing ID, is added to URLs by Google Merchant Center's auto-tagging feature. It helps track the performance of specific search result links by identifying the exact click source, primarily for e-commerce businesses using Google Shopping[1][3][4]. Although intended for paid ads, it has appeared in organic search results, causing concerns about duplicate content and URL indexing[2][5]. The parameter is not indexed or crawled and is used mainly for analytics[3][6].
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