How do I get rid of query strings for my url

[starfuzzster]

I created a 301 redirect page rule for my url with /?* on the end to redirect all traffic to the page to the page without a query string. Most traffic gets redirected to the page, but some query strings still get through, for example: /?ref=hhhogs.com
/?utm_source=hhhogs.com
For some reason, utm_source= and ref= are getting through even though I have a /?* redirect.
Most pages like /?yssas=hhhogs.com are forwarded. Many different spammers are using ?ref= and ?utm_source= query strings on my page, and I want to get rid of those.

[cbrandt]

@starfuzzster

Many different spammers are using ?ref= and ?utm_source= query strings

Please note that utm_source and other utm_* query strings are normally used by Google Analytics and other analytics software.

Perhaps a better approach than redirecting would be to rewrite the URL to pass it without the query string to Cloudflare cache and the origin.

You can do so by creating a Transform Rule for Rewriting URLs. Set it to Preserve Path, and set an empty query string.

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The query string will still be visible in the browser and available to Google Analytics, but will be removed when the URL is passed down to cache/origin.