How to Stop Redirecting Visitors To ?m=1 Blogspot Pages?

One of the most critical points to maintaining the quality of a website is to avoid duplicate content on it. Google does not like blogs that have different pages with the same content.

They do not like a website/blog that offers the same content through more than one URL.

I am doing my best to maintain each page on CoreNetworkZ unique, but I recently noticed duplicate content issues.

This duplicate page issue is not from my side. Blogger itself is the reason for this duplicate page issue. Blogger automatically generates different post URLs for mobile users.

The intention of the Blogger team is good, but the problem is the landing web page URL for the mobile visitors. Blogger adds an affix ?m=1 to each URL. So, the visitors can access the same content through two different links.

It attracts duplicate content issues. We must turn off the Blogger mobile view to solve this ?m=1 landing page redirection issue.

I am using a responsive theme for CoreNetworkZ.com, and there is no need to generate separate post links for mobile users.

Blogspot redirects mobile users to the mobile version, and those page URLs end with ?m=1. That is why, you can see, page links end with ?m=1 on Google Analytics.

Here are the screenshots of my Google Analytics report, which shows how much impact this ?m=1 redirection.

See, at least half of our visitors are landing on URLs ending with ?m=1. Those are visiting CoreNetworkZ on mobile phones.

Since they are on mobile phones, Blogspot automatically redirected them to the mobile version of the site.

You can see from the list that Blogspot allows visitors to access the same content from two different URLs.

Look at the URLs given below. Both links point to the same page. The first URL is the landing page for desktop and tab users. The second URL is the landing page for mobile visitors.

1. https://www.corenetworkz.com/2009/08/how-to-set-up-custom-domain-name-in-my.html
2. https://www.corenetworkz.com/2009/08/how-to-set-up-custom-domain-name-in-my.html?m=1

Those visiting my blogger post on mobile phones will reach the ?m=1 page. Both pages show the same content.

It violates Google's search quality guidelines by not allowing users to access the same information through different links.

To remove Blogspot links with ?m=1, follow the instructions given below.

In this guide, I will teach you a three-step solution to permanently stop mobile visitors from redirecting to the Blogspot ?m=1 pages. You should not skip the steps and ensure that you follow the same order.

1. Choose a Responsive Theme For Your Blogspot Blog

   The first step to remove Blogger ?m=1 from the post URL is to choose a responsive theme. A responsive theme works on every device (PC, laptop, tablet, and phone).

   If you do not know much about it, visit the link below.

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2. Choose the Desktop theme On the Mobile Device

   The second step is to force the Blogger CMS to show the desktop theme on mobile devices.

   
   

   Some users may not see this option. Then, you can skip it.

   
   

   1. Log in to your Blogger account, and once you are on the dashboard of the specific blog, click Theme on the left-hand side menu.

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   2. Click the Settings icon below the mobile theme view.

      
      

   3. Choose the radio button near the "No. Show the desktop theme on mobile devices" and click the Save button. If you wish to see the mobile version of your site, you may click on the preview button.

      
   
   

3. Turn Off the Automatic Blogger Mobile Redirection

   The final step is to add a simple JavaScript code to your Blogger theme.

   1. Go to the Blogger theme

      
      

   2. Click the Customize button and select Edit HTML .

      
      
      

   3. Paste the below JavaScript code before the </body></html> tag.

      <script type="text/javascript">
      //<![CDATA[
      var uri = window.location.toString();
      if (uri.indexOf("%3D","%3D") > 0) {
      var clean_uri = uri.substring(0, uri.indexOf("%3D"));
      window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, clean_uri);
      }
      var uri = window.location.toString();
      if (uri.indexOf("%3D%3D","%3D%3D") > 0) {
      var clean_uri = uri.substring(0, uri.indexOf("%3D%3D"));
      window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, clean_uri);
      }
      var uri = window.location.toString();
      if (uri.indexOf("&m=1","&m=1") > 0) {
      var clean_uri = uri.substring(0, uri.indexOf("&m=1"));
      window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, clean_uri);
      }
      var uri = window.location.toString();
      if (uri.indexOf("?m=1","?m=1") > 0) {
      var clean_uri = uri.substring(0, uri.indexOf("?m=1"));
      window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, clean_uri);
      }
      //]]>
          </script>

      
      

      If you are not sure, have a look at the screenshot below.

      
      

   4. Save the changes.

      
      
   
   

From now on, Blogspot will not redirect mobile visitors to the pages with links that end with ?m=1. So, you are finally free from the risk of displaying the same content on two different pages.

I am a Blogger theme developer and an SEO consultant. So, I can explain the potential problems with showing the same content in two different URLs. Search Engines do not like it.

However, Blogger fixed this issue by introducing canonical tags. I have a detailed guide on it. You can read it from the link below.

I tested this code with another Blogspot blog. However, I have not implemented it on CoreNetworkZ due to possible code conflicts with other customizations.