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Ask HN: Hash in url identifier?
I noticed on links to Medium and other posts like Backchannel they have some form of hash with an identifier at the suffix portion of the url
example #.3vyus8660
Why did they choose a hash and how is it used?
- datalist 10y agoIts only Medium, Backchannel uses Medium The bit is the anchor of the URL and seems to be there purely for tracking purposes, according to https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/3uyd9e/why_does_medium_add_a_hash_to_the_end_of_its_urls/ https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/3uyd9e/why_does_med...