Invision Community 4: SEO, prepare for v5 and dormant account notifications By Matt Monday at 02:04 PM
Manuel Molina Posted August 11, 2022 Posted August 11, 2022 The default url its too complicated, not ideal for advertising a club in social media or print. Insights appreciated
Nathan Explosion Posted August 11, 2022 Posted August 11, 2022 Customised in what way? What exactly is complicated about it?
Marc Posted August 11, 2022 Posted August 11, 2022 URLs are built to be search engine friendly and human readable. Is there something specific you are having issues with?
Manuel Molina Posted September 29, 2022 Author Posted September 29, 2022 @Marc Stridgen @Nathan Explosion By default the system assigns a URL for a club with a number... Instead of https://www.bi5on.com/circles/26-blockchain/ maybe it can be bi5on.com/circles/blockchain ? Is there a way to change the default without the number?
Randy Calvert Posted September 29, 2022 Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Manuel Molina said: @Marc Stridgen @Nathan Explosion By default the system assigns a URL for a club with a number... Instead of https://www.bi5on.com/circles/26-blockchain/ maybe it can be bi5on.com/circles/blockchain ? Is there a way to change the default without the number? No. It cannot be done. The number is what identifies the club to the platform. The name is actually ignored. For example: https://www.bi5on.com/circles/26-blahhhh The name is meant to help promote SEO. Edited September 29, 2022 by Randy Calvert Manuel Molina and SeNioR- 2
Manuel Molina Posted September 29, 2022 Author Posted September 29, 2022 Thanks. I understand. I just think it is easer for users that are only interested in keeping up with one club, to have simple URL Justin Scott 1
Randy Calvert Posted September 29, 2022 Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Manuel Molina said: Thanks. I understand. I just think it is easer for users that are only interested in keeping up with one club, to have simple URL If this is super important for your community, you might look at having a 3rd party resource created that helps create redirects for you. While you can't rewrite IPB's club URLs, you could create some sort of redirect that points to the real URL. However you could run into scenarios where this could cause problems... a few that come to mind: A club is renamed. A club has a similar or same name as an existing club A club name has special characters So if you go this route, make sure to think through potential situations that might come up as a result of the project. Edited September 29, 2022 by Randy Calvert SeNioR- and Manuel Molina 2
Manuel Molina Posted September 29, 2022 Author Posted September 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Randy Calvert said: So if you go this route, make sure to think through potential situations that might come up as a result of the project. Thank you, I appreaciate your insights.
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