Why is there an extra string after my url after putting your codes?

shineya Jun 05, 2012 05:35AM EDT

Hi, I put your share button codes on my pages. But when I open a webpage, I found there are some extra information after my url. This phenomenon only happens in Google Chrome and Firefox browser, while in IE, it is normal.

Example: when you input the following url in the Chrome url address:
http://freeware.softmenu.org/download/autocad+2010+32+bit+for+windows+7+starter.html

you will get this url when the whole page is completely loaded:
http://freeware.softmenu.org/download/autocad+2010+32+bit+for+windows+7+starter.html#.T83Rp1JlY7M

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Paul (AddThis Happiness Specialist) Jun 05, 2012 03:03PM EDT
Looks like you've enabled address bar tracking which appends those parameters to your URL. They're there so that we can collect analytics when someone copies the URL out of the address bar instead of going through our sharing tool. It shouldn't affect people linking to your site and can provide insight into what content is the most popular on your site.

If they're not wanted or are causing issues, you're free to disable address bark sharing tracking. Just adjust your addthis_config variable like this:

<script type="text/javascript">
var addthis_config = addthis_config||{};
addthis_config.data_track_addressbar = false;
</script>

More information about address bar sharing analytics is available here: http://www.addthis.com/help/address-bar-sharing-analytics

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