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Meaning for google homepage parameters (gfe_rd,gws_rd,ei) [closed]

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When I open a google page, the URL shows as:

https://www.google.co.in/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=-IyiU-OEDe3V8gewwYBg&gws_rd=ssl

I would like to know, why it has those parameters and why Google adds them?

i.e.

gfe_rd gws_rd ei

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Niko Jojo Avatar asked Jun 19 '14 07:06

Niko Jojo


1 Answers

This webpage seems to have a good answer to that one, taken from Easy News Information, the title is "Google gfe_rd=cr&ei= URL Mystery Revealed", here's the link:

http://ramdynamo.blogspot.com.es/2014/03/google-gferdcr-url-mystery-revealed.html

The information requested above is summarised on the page as:

"Here in ?gfe_rd=cr&ei= gfe means Google Front-End, rd means Redirect, cr means Country. (till this you can find in all websites) And the final ei means Engine Id and also some random combination of numbers and letters is a cookie sent to our desktop.."

Hope that helps.

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user3832957 Avatar answered Oct 30 '22 18:10

user3832957