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Rewrite Url Function<\/h2><\/span>
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The “Rewrite URL” feature allows you to rewrite URLs in seconds and is extremely useful for “parameter removal” and session IDs.<\/p>\n

This function is applied to all URLs discovered during the crawl except the URL entered as the “start crawl” page in the “Spider” mode or the list of URLs added by the user in the “List” mode.<\/p>\n

For example, if a website has session IDs that make URLs appear like this “example.com\/?sid=6578<\/strong>” simply add ‘sid’ (without the apostrophes) within the “Remove Parameters” field of the “URL Rewriting” function.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Another very common case for sites using paid PPC campaigns, newsletters or other is the use of tracking parameters such as:<\/p>\n

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