Edit page URLs

When you create a new page, the slug is automatically generated from the page’s title. Past this point, any changes to the page title do not get reflected in the slug. You need to change it manually if required:

1. Open a website channel application.

2. In the content tree, select the page you want to edit.

3. Make sure the page is in the Draft status or another custom workflow step.

   • When a page is Published or Unpublished, you need to select Edit page or Create new version in the Content view mode. This transitions the page to the Draft step and enables editing and publishing of the page.

4. On the URLs tab, edit () the System URL.

5. Edit the URL slug in the dialog window and Save it.

   • Note: Changing URL slug of a page may also affect URLs of all of the page’s descendants.
   • Some characters may be forbidden from use in URLs (e.g., ‘#’, ‘/’, ‘$’, ‘&’), depending on the settings of your site. Administrators can adjust these settings in Settings → URLs and SEO → URL format.

6. Save the change.

   

You have now successfully changed the URL slug of the page. Note that the page is now a Draft. The page needs to be published in order to be accessible under the new system URL.

Manage vanity URLs of pages

Vanity URLs are optional for pages and can be set at any time after a page is created. Once created, a vanity URL can be set as the canonical URL of the page. A page can have multiple vanity URLs. You can see all vanity URLs used across the system in the URLs application.

Add vanity URLs to pages

1. Open a website channel application.

2. In the content tree, select the page you want to edit.

3. Make sure the page is in the Draft status or another custom workflow step.

   • When a page is Published or Unpublished, you need to select Edit page or Create new version in the Content view mode. This transitions the page to the Draft step and enables editing and publishing of the page.

4. Select Add vanity URL in the Current URLs section.

5. Enter the Vanity URL path and confirm with Add.

   • Some characters may be forbidden from use in URLs (e.g., ‘#’, ‘/’, ‘$’, ‘&’), depending on the settings of your site. Administrators can adjust these settings in Settings → URLs and SEO → URL format.

6. Save the change.

   

You have now successfully added the new vanity URL of the page. Note that the page is now a Draft. The page needs to be published in order to be accessible under the new URL.

Edit vanity URLs of pages

To edit a vanity URL of a page:

1. Navigate to the page whose vanity URL you want to edit. You can do so by:

   1. Opening the corresponding website channel application and selecting the page in the content tree.
   2. Opening the URLs application and selecting the edit action () for the chosen vanity URL.

2. Make sure the page is in the Draft status or another custom workflow step.

   • When a page is Published or Unpublished, you need to select Edit page or Create new version in the Content view mode. This transitions the page to the Draft step and enables editing and publishing of the page.

3. On the URLs tab, edit () the Vanity URL you want to change.

4. Edit the Vanity URL path in the dialog window and Save it.

   • Some characters may be forbidden from use in URLs (e.g., ‘#’, ‘/’, ‘$’, ‘&’), depending on the settings of your site. Administrators can adjust these settings in Settings → URLs and SEO → URL format.

5. Save the change.

   

You have now successfully changed the vanity URL of the page. Note that the page is now a Draft. The page needs to be published in order to be accessible under the new URL.

Delete vanity URLs of pages

1. Open a website channel application.

2. In the content tree, select the page that you want to edit.

3. Make sure the page is in the Draft status or another custom workflow step.

   • When a page is Published or Unpublished, you need to select Edit page or Create new version in the Content view mode. This transitions the page to the Draft step and enables editing and publishing of the page.

4. On the URLs tab, delete () the desired Vanity URL and confirm the deletion.

5. Save the change.

   

You have now successfully deleted the vanity URL of the page. Note that the page is now a Draft. The page needs to be published to make it inaccessible under the deleted vanity URL.

Select the canonical URL of pages

Canonical URL is the preferred URL of a page, i.e., the URL that is displayed to the user in the browser URL bar and is intended to be indexed by search engines.

• All URLs representing a page redirect to the canonical URL of the page via a “301 Moved Permanently” redirect.
• All system features (e.g., URL selector, rich text editor, page URL retriever, email template macros) use and return the canonical URLs of pages.
• By default, the system URL is the canonical URL for each page.

To set a URL as the canonical URL:

1. Open a website channel application.

2. In the content tree, select the page that you want to edit.

3. Make sure the page is in the Draft status or another custom workflow step.

   • When a page is Published or Unpublished, you need to select Edit page or Create new version in the Content view mode. This transitions the page to the Draft step and enables editing and publishing of the page.

4. On the URLs tab, select the Canonical option for the URL you want to make canonical. You can select from the page’s vanity URLs and its system URL.

5. Save the change.

   

The selected URL is now configured as the canonical URL of the page. Note that the page is now a Draft. The page needs to be published to apply the change.

Manage redirects from unpublished pages

You can edit active and scheduled redirects from unpublished pages on the URLs tab of the corresponding page. Active redirects can also be edited in the URLs application on the Former URLs tab. The advantage of the URLs application is that you can see and edit all redirects in one place. If no redirect was created when the page was unpublished, you can add it only on the URLs tab of the corresponding unpublished page.

Add redirects from unpublished pages

To add a redirect from an unpublished page with no redirect:

1. Open a website channel application.
2. In the content tree, select the unpublished page you want to edit.
3. On the URLs tab, select Add redirect in the Redirect section.
4. In the sidebar, use Select existing page to choose the target page of the redirect.
5. Confirm the target with the Select button.
6. Save the redirect.

You have now successfully added the redirect. When visitors try to reach the unpublished page, they are redirected to the page you selected.

Edit redirects from unpublished pages

To edit an existing redirect on the URLs tab:

1. Open a website channel application.
2. In the content tree, select the unpublished page you want to edit.
3. On the URLs tab, select Edit in the Redirect section.
4. In the sidebar, use Select existing page to change the target of the redirect to another page.
5. Confirm the target with the Select button.
6. Save the changes.

Alternatively, you can edit existing redirects in the URLs application:

1. Open the URLs application.
2. Go to the Former URLs tab.
3. Select the former URL representing the redirect you want to edit.
4. Use Select existing page to select the new target of the redirect.
5. Confirm the target with the Select button.
6. Save the changes.

You have now successfully edited the redirect. When visitors try to reach the unpublished page, they are redirected to the page you selected.

Delete redirects from unpublished pages

If you want to delete a redirect from an unpublished page, you need to publish the page and unpublish it again without selecting a page to redirect to.

Manage redirects from deleted pages

As deleted pages are no longer available in the system, redirects from deleted pages can be edited and deleted only in the URLs application. If no redirect was created when the page was deleted, a redirect from such a page can be added only via code.

Edit redirects from deleted pages

To edit a redirect from a deleted page:

1. Open the URLs application.
2. Go to the Former URLs tab.
3. Select the former URL you want to edit.
4. Use Select existing page to select the new target of the redirect.
5. Confirm the changes with the Select button.
6. Save the changes.

You have now successfully edited the redirect. When visitors try to reach the unpublished page, they are redirected to the page you selected.

Delete redirects from deleted pages

To remove a redirect from a deleted page:

1. Open the URLs application.
2. Go to the Former URLs tab.
3. Remove () the former URL representing the redirect you want to delete.

The redirect is now permanently removed.