Updated: 10 August for Release v234
With the Redirects module you can create short referral URLs that link to a long one. This allows you to communicate an URL that is easy to type, while the content is on a longer URL.
Redirect Types
There are three redirect options in the Redirects module
- Permanently moved (301) tells search engines a page has moved for good and passes ranking strength to the new link.
- Short URL (302) for vanity URLs that are shared in print or email. Keeping the original page in search results.
- URL prefix (301) create custom URL structures for different content sections by adjusting the URL prefix
Creating a Permanently moved redirect
To create a Permanently moved redirect, Go To Website > Redirects > Add, where you can enter an alias and a target.
Steps for Permanently moved redirect
- Type = Select Permanently Moved
- Source* (required) = Enter the original URL that will no longer be used
- Target* (required) = The target is the purpose of the redirect. This is the slug, following the domain, for example: ”your-visit-7gd8”.
- Expiration = New redirects added have a new default expiration time of one year.
Creating a Short URL redirect
To create a Short URL redirect, Go To Website > Redirects > Add, where you can enter an alias and a target.
Steps for Short URL redirect
- Type = Select Short URL
- Source* (required) = Enter the Short URL you can communicate will be the address of the website followed by this alias. In the example above it is "visit-us".
- Target* (required) = The target is the purpose of the redirect. This is the slug, following the domain, for example: ”your-visit-7gd8”.
- Expiration = New redirects added have a new default expiration time of one year.
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Creating a URL prefix redirect
After you’ve changed a URL Prefix like /agenda to /events in System > URL Prefixes, Go To Website > Redirects > Add, where you can enter an alias and a target.
Steps for URL prefix redirect
- Type = Select URL prefix
- Source* (required) = Enter old URL prefix. In the example above it is "agenda/*".
Pro Tip! Add /* to the end of your source prefix (like agenda/*) to redirect all related pages that sit under that prefix. This means yoursite.com/agenda/name-of-performance also redirects properly.
- Target* (required) = Add the new prefiex, for example: ”events”.
- Expiration = New redirects added have a new default expiration time of one year.
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