Re:rel="shortlink" - URL shortening that doesn't hurt the in...
by simonw on Monday August 17, 2009 @09:03AM
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I think you're missing the purpose of this thing. rel=-hortlink / rev=canonical answer the following question:
"I'm on a page with a really long URL. Is there a preferred shorter URL for this page?"
In the context of URL shorteners, 302 redirects usually take you from a short URL to a longer one. rel=shortlink is about discovering the preferred short URL when all you have is the long URL.
"I'm on a page with a really long URL. Is there a preferred shorter URL for this page?"
In the context of URL shorteners, 302 redirects usually take you from a short URL to a longer one. rel=shortlink is about discovering the preferred short URL when all you have is the long URL.