Redirects
Redirects is under Site Features in the left-hand menu. A redirect sends anyone visiting an old web address to a new one, so their link still works.
Use one whenever a page's, article's or press release's address changes, or something is removed and another page should take its place.
Adding a redirect
- Click Redirects in the left-hand menu.
- Click Create New.
- In From, enter the old address — the path only, such as
/about-us/committees. - In To, choose the page, news article or press release it should now go to.
- Click Save.
⚠️ The website must be rebuilt
A new redirect does not take effect immediately. The field itself says so: "You will need to rebuild the website when changing this field."
So after adding or changing a redirect, tell whoever manages the site that a rebuild is needed, or it won't work and you'll assume you did something wrong. This applies to editing and deleting redirects too, not just adding them.
What redirects cover
Redirects can point from any old address to a Page, a News article, or a Press Release. Nothing else — if you need to redirect to a document, event, or a page on another site, that has to be handled a different way. Ask support.
When to add one
- You changed a page's, article's or press release's slug. The old address is dead for anyone with a bookmark or an old link.
- You deleted one of those. Point the old address at the nearest useful thing rather than leaving a dead end.
- You reorganised the site. Moving a page under a new parent changes every address underneath it.
Getting From right
From is a path, not a full address. Use /committees, not https://www.yoursite.com/committees. Copy it from the old link if you can rather than typing it, so a typo doesn't leave you with a redirect that never fires.
Don't chain them
If /a redirects to /b, and later /b moves to /c, point /a at /c as well. Chains are slow and eventually break.
Related
- Pages and the page builder
- News