Shopify store owners are encountering URLs with parameters like pr_prod_strat=collection_fallback and pr_seq=uniform being indexed by Google Search Console, creating thousands of unwanted pages. These URLs are generated by Shopify’s product recommendation system, which appends tracking parameters to product links.
Root Cause:
The parameters appear in product card links within theme files (commonly product-card.liquid or card-product.liquid), allowing crawlers to index each variation as a separate page—harmful for SEO.
Proposed Solutions:
{{ product.url }} to {{ product.url | split: "?" | first }} to strip parameters from linkstheme.liquid using conditions like {% if handle contains 'seq=uniform' %}Disallow: /products/*?pr=*Ongoing Challenges:
Some users report solutions don’t fully work or continue seeing indexed URLs. One concern: removing parameters may disable Shopify’s recommendation optimization. A related mobile-specific cart crash issue involving similar URL parameters remains unresolved. The discussion remains active with users testing various code implementations and awaiting long-term results from Google Search Console.
Great!! So, the codes to insert are:
In theme.liquid (to do noindex):
{%- if canonical_url=“*seq=uniform” -%}
{%- endif -%}
{% if handle contains ‘seq=uniform’ %}
{% endif %}
In robots.txt (to block crawler):
{%- if group.user_agent.value == ‘’ -%}
{{ 'Disallow: /products/?pr=*’ }}
{%- endif -%}