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Tom Checkley
Tom Checkley
25,165 Points
Posted by Tom Checkley
Tom Checkley
25,165 Points

Unavoidable use of an & in a link

I have a link to a google map that uses &'s, when validated by w3c validator it is giving error messages. Will this affect SEO?

Tom Checkley
Tom Checkley
25,165 Points
Tom Checkley
Tom Checkley
25,165 Points

No worries, it turns out they are avoidable using &amp, and now validates.

1 Answer

Collin Berg
Collin Berg
33,171 Points
Collin Berg
Collin Berg
33,171 Points

You're good, having 1 link with an & would barely affect your SEO.