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URL Management

Prerequisites:
  • The content item must be marked to the publishing target to receive structured URLs.
  • If you plan to enable Multi-format output (MFO) for custom URLs, administrators must configure MFO. See Setting Up MFO for details.
URL Management in the Properties tab provides URL settings for individual pages and components. Use these settings to customize the URL of any content item. URL settings include:
  • Changing the preferred URL for the content item (i.e., the canonical URL).
  • Adding and removing custom URLs that point to the content item.
  • Associating MFO publishing with individual custom URLs.

You may find these settings useful for SEO purposes. For example, you can apply URL Management properties to follow search-engine friendly naming conventions and to include keywords in URLs.

Important
Any URL values listed for a content will resolve as a 301 redirect to the canonical value if administrators select the Redirect all requests to canonical URL automatically checkbox for the given publishing target. See Configuring Structured URL Settings for details.
To manage URLs:
  1. Navigate to Site > Site Tree.
  2. Select the page or component in the Site Tree.
  3. Click the Properties tab, then click URL Management in the Options menu.
    The URL Management settings display.

    URL Management

  4. In the URL Settings for drop-down list, select the publishing target where you want to apply your URL configuration.
  5. Optional: To add a custom URL for the content item, complete the following steps:
    1. Click Add to create custom URL for the content item.
    2. Enter the New Custom URL Path value in the Add New Custom URL dialog.
      Important
      Ensure the path starts with a forward slash (/).
    3. Click Add.
      The custom URL displays in the URL Management view.
    4. Select or clear the Set URL checkbox for the new custom URL.

      This checkbox is cleared by default. If selected, the CMS changes your preferred URL from the default setting to this new custom URL.

      Note
      All other URLs to the page will redirect to your preferred (canonical) URL.
    5. Select or clear the MFO checkbox for the new custom URL.

      This checkbox is cleared by default. If selected, the CMS associates MFO publishing with the custom URL.

  6. Optional: To delete a custom URL from the content item, select the URL entry then click Remove.
  7. Select or clear the Requires SSL checkbox in the Advanced area.

    This checkbox is cleared by default. If you select the checkbox, a Secure Socket Layer is applied to the content item.

Once you publish your changes to the publishing target, end users will be redirected to your preferred URL from any other listed URL on the site.