I Will Not Add Query Strings to Your URLs

4 hours ago

The author recalls Chris Morgan's valuable feedback on web development, particularly CSS practices, which has influenced their hobby projects.
They introduced Wander Console, a decentralized tool for discovering web pages through community recommendations, requiring no server-side logic.
In a decision influenced by popular demand, a referral query string feature was added to track visit origins, but it later proved problematic.
Adding query strings broke a URL from a favorite website, as the site used the query string for internal navigation, resulting in a 404 error.
The author recognized that modifying URLs bypasses web standards like the HTTP Referer header and raises privacy and ethical concerns.
The referral query string feature was removed from Wander Console, with the author vowing never to add such query strings to URLs in future projects.

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