This is a Chrome and Firefox browser extension that strips Google Analytics (i.e. Urchin Tracking Monitor) parameters, and various other click tracking tokens, from URL query strings. This is done before the web request is made and results in both more private browsing as well as more aesthetically pleasing URLs.
You can install this extension from the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons, or Edge Add-ons.
Important
Google Chrome and the Chrome Web Store now label Manifest V2 extensions as "unsupported".
I'm not motivated to rewrite this extension from Manifest V2 to V3. The work appears to be non-trivial for this kind of extension, and after that amount of effort, it won't work any "better" than the current version.
Please see the list of alternatives below if you need another solution.
The following query string parameters are stripped:
- Facebook
fbclid
- Google
gclidutm_sourceutm_mediumutm_termutm_campaignutm_contentutm_cidutm_internalutm_klaviyo_idutm_readerutm_referrerutm_nameutm_socialutm_social-type
- ActiveCampaign
vgo_ee
- HubSpot
_hsenc_hsmi
- Instagram
igshid
- Klaviyo
utm_klaviyo_id
- Mailchimp
mc_cidmc_eid
- Marketo
mkt_tok
- Microsoft (MSN/Bing)
cvidoicd
- Olytics
oly_anon_idoly_enc_idotc
- Wicked Reports
wickedid
- Yahoo
soc_srcsoc_trk
- Yandex
_openstatyclid
- Other
ICIDrb_clickidstm_variants of theutm_parameters
This extension requires these permissions:
webRequest, to use thechrome.webRequestAPIwebRequestBlocking, to usechrome.webRequestin a blocking fashionhttp://*/*?*, to filter http URLshttps://*/*?*, to filter https URLs
uBlock Origin includes a removeparam feature that
supports fine-grained matching and removal of query string parameters. The
AdGuard URL Tracking Protection list provides well-maintained
coverage for a large number of domains and query string tokens.
Firefox includes built-in support for query parameter stripping.
The default set of removed query params is limited, but you can
configure your own via the privacy.query_stripping.strip_list pref.
StopTheMadness for Apple platforms (Safari on iOS and iPadOS; Safari, Firefox, Chrome, and Chromium browsers on macOS) lets you customize the list of query tracking parameters that are automatically removed from URLs, including domain-specific removal.
Urchin Logo by Jordan Irwin / Deluge.