Odd characters after URL

[vswebdesign]

I'm using custom URLs and I've noticed strange characters attached to the end starting with the # sign:

Garlicky Shrimp Scampi

Usually the # sign at the end of a URL signifies a bookmark, but I haven't placed any.

Can anyone tell me what this is?

[cbsteven]

The # can do a lot of things like trigger javascript on a page. But, where are you actually finding that link?

[vswebdesign]

It's on my category listing page and was generate by 3DC.

If yoou look at this category page: Main Dishes - Garlic Festival Recipes

And click the Shrimp Scampi recipe, the browser will go to the page and append the odd characters to the URL.

[cbsteven]

It doesn't do it for me

[ElegantWeddings]

You probably have AddShopppers activity tracking installed on your site.

[Toobusy]

I creates the odd # and then more for me on that recipe and others when I click on them. ADDSHOPPERS tracking will do that Elegant?

[vswebdesign]

I don't have AddShoppers...

CBSteven...you don't see this? Interesting. But Toobusy does see this. I'll play around it with a little more to see if I can find any patterns.

[cbsteven]

I have Google Analytics blocked on my Chrome. That may have something to do with it.

[ElegantWeddings]

I creates the odd # and then more for me on that recipe and others when I click on them. ADDSHOPPERS tracking will do that Elegant?

For us it is the AddShoppers that put ....html#axzz2dgfc3l00 for example.
It could be any other visitor tracking that is does this.

[theblademan]

If you're using AddThis social share code, you have this parameter enabled in your code.

"Track when users share by copying your URL"

This will add a short hashtag to the end of your URLs. This lets us reveal how often visitors copy your URL from their address bar to share. Example: http://domain.com/page.html#UF0983

Remove below code or set to FALSE

<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true};</script>

[vswebdesign]

Thanks, theblademan! That was it. :-)