Redirects are a useful tool in Cascade CMS, used to add a link on your menu (to a page that lives elsewhere). The process to create a new redirect page is similar to adding a standard interior page. However, you could also edit an existing page on your site and convert it to a redirect page. Review the two options below.
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Option 1: Build a Redirect Page from Scratch
Create the Folder for Redirect Page
In the Site Content tree on the left, click on the folder name where you wish to create the new folder.
Look for a red plus sign in the topmost header area of the page, and click on Add Content.
From the Add Content menu, select New Folder.
Fill in the Folder Name and Display Name.
Click Submit to save the folder to the CMS.
Your new folder should be highlighted in the asset tree to the left. Publish the folder.
The Folder Name will generate the page URL, therefore, it should be all lowercase letters separated by hyphens, without underscores, special characters (e.g. #$%$%^&), or any spaces.
For more information, see How to Add a Folder
Create the Vanity URL Redirect
You must create a folder before you can create a page.
From the Site Content tree on the left, click on the folder name you just created.
Look for a red plus sign in the topmost header area of the page, and click on Add Content.
From the Add Content menu, select Add Vanity URL.
Leave the default Page Name of index.
Enter the full website address of the website you want to redirect to for the Vanity URL Destination.
Click Preview Draft. After previewing the draft, click Submit to save the page to Cascade CMS.
The page (with redirect) has been successfully saved to the CMS. You must now Publish the redirect.
There should only be one index page per folder. You can create sub-folders within a folder, however, each sub-folder can only contain one index page.
Option 2: Change an Existing Page to a Redirect Page
In the Site Content tree on the left, select the page you wish to edit (convert to a redirect page).
Once the page has loaded, click
Edit.
You can also edit a page by right-clicking on the page name, and selecting the Edit option from the context menu.
In the section called
Redirect, check the Yes box to enable the redirect.
Choose either the internal Cascade page (Internal Link) OR fill in the URL if it is an external link. (including the
http://)
If the redirect is enabled, there is no need to delete any of the existing page content. The redirect will override any existing content.
Click
Preview Draft. After previewing the draft, click Submit to save the page to CMS.
The page (with redirect) has been successfully saved to the CMS. You must now
Publish your page.
Select one or more of the outputs to
Publish to the destinations selected.
Publish a folder level up to ensure the appropriate menus are updated.
For more information, see Edit an Existing Page