Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) URL Structure

3 posts · Dec 2016 – Oct 2020

What this trail covers

The evolution of AMP URLs to provide a more streamlined and efficient way to access and serve mobile-optimized content. This includes understanding the structure of AMP URLs, how they are generated, and their role in delivering fast-loading web pages on mobile devices. The focus is on the technical implementation and implications of AMP URL structures for developers and users. This post details updates to the AMP Cache, including the introduction of new cache update mechanisms and the deprecation of older mechanisms.

All Google trails

Oct 2020Building for a more productive inbox with AMP- Google Developers BlogThis post details how AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) is being integrated into email inboxes to provide a more productive and interactive user experience. It highlights the ability for AMP to render directly within Gmail, allowing for dynamic content and interactive elements like forms and carousels without leaving the inbox. This enables faster access to information and actions, improving user productivity by reducing the need to navigate to external websites. The technical implementation involves AMP's ability to render within an iframe in Gmail, leveraging its existing capabilities for fast loading and interactivity.
Aug 2019The Speed Benefit of AMP Prerendering- Google Developers BlogThis post details the performance benefits of AMP prerendering, explaining how it allows AMP pages to be rendered in the background before the user clicks on a link. It highlights that prerendering can significantly reduce the time to interactive (TTI) for AMP pages, leading to a faster user experience. The post also touches upon the technical aspects of how prerendering is implemented within the AMP ecosystem.
Feb 2018AMP stories: Bringing visual storytelling to the open web- Google Developers BlogIntroduces AMP Stories as a new visual storytelling format within the Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) framework. This feature allows for rich, interactive content experiences on the open web, building upon the existing AMP infrastructure for fast-loading mobile pages.
Jun 2017AMP Compression Update- Google Developers BlogThis post announces updates to AMP compression, specifically detailing the introduction of a new compression mechanism that reduces the size of AMP documents by an additional 10-15%. It also mentions the deprecation of older compression methods and the ongoing efforts to improve AMP performance through various optimizations.
Feb 2017What’s in an AMP URL?- Google Developers BlogThis post explains the structure of AMP URLs, detailing how they are formed and their role in delivering fast-loading mobile web pages. It clarifies the distinction between canonical URLs and AMP URLs, and how the AMP Cache utilizes these URLs for efficient content delivery. The post also touches upon the implications for SEO and user experience.
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Jan 2017Google AMP Cache, Optimizations for Slow Networks, and the Need for Speed - Google Developers BlogThis post details optimizations for the Google AMP Cache, specifically addressing slow network conditions. It introduces the concept of "speed" as a critical metric and discusses how the AMP Cache is being improved to handle these scenarios. The post highlights the need for faster delivery of AMP content, especially for users on less reliable or slower network connections.
Dec 2016AMP Cache Updates- Google Developers BlogIntroduces updates to the AMP Cache, including new cache update mechanisms and the deprecation of older ones, to improve the efficiency and performance of serving AMP content.