The link-shortening service dates back to 2009 and was scheduled for permanent deletion this month. However, to prevent widespread 'link rot,' Google says it will 'preserve actively used links.' ...

Google may have partially walked back a plan to deprecate all shortened goo.gl links, but millions of links that rely on the link shortener will still break before the end of August. Links created ...

After August 25th, 2025, all goo.gl links will respond with a 404 error. After August 25th, 2025, all goo.gl links will respond with a 404 error. is a news writer ...

Links created with Google’s URL shortener will return a 404 error starting August 25th. Links created with Google’s URL shortener will return a 404 error starting ...

Google has updated its URL structure best practices help documentation - it was pretty much a rewrite but the overall guidance is not new. Google said they added "clearer flow and is easier to ...

Google updates Search documentation with standardized URL parameter guidelines, recommending "=" and "&" for optimal website crawling. Google recommends using "=" and "&" for URL parameters.