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301 URL Redirects

301 redirects are managed through the iAPPS admin user interface.

From iAPPS v. 5.0, both manual (added in this interface) and automatic (those created by the system when users change a page name, etc.) are in the listing. .

A “301 redirect” refers to a standard internet code (such as 404 for a page that cannot be found), which tells search engines that the URL of a webpage has been permanently changed.

• For example, your old naming system might have used numbers such as www.company.com/cm58947. Under the iAPPS friendly URL system, the name of this page might be changed to www.company.com/about-us/phone-directory.
• The 301 redirect is simply an automated message redirecting any browser or search engine that tries to reach the old URL to the new Friendly URL.
• The 301 message also notifies search engines that this URL has been permanently changed, so that in the future searchers should be directed straight to www.company.com/about-us/phone-directory. Such redirection is important for SEO purposes.

You may have many 301 redirects when you launch your site, and these can be bulk entered by a developer or administrator using a .csv file.

Generally you will not need to add many 301 redirects often once the site is launched because iAPPS automatically creates redirects when page names are changed within the CMS.

Note: 301 redirects are for permanent changes in your site structure and shouldn't be used for temporarily redirecting landing or campaign pages. You can temporarily redirect items by setting up short Friendly URLs or by changing the Menu Item Targets (See Editing Properties of a Menu Item for details).

Note: Be very careful when entering redirects to ensure you do not accidentally create a redirect loop. If you enter a recursive redirect, the loop can bring down the entire site!!!

To reach the 301 URL Redirects interface, choose Administration > Site Functions > 301 URL Redirects.

The default is sorted by the Old URL, but you can use the dropdown menu and choose to sort by either Old URL or New URL.

To enter a new single redirect:

1. Click Add New.
2. Fill in the new and old URL information.
3. Click Save.

To bulk add redirects:

1. You can upload a CSV file that lists the old and new URLs. To upload, click on the CSV upload link in the upper right corner of the screen.
2. You will receive a dialog allowing you to browse your computer for the file.
3. Locate the file and click Save to upload.

4. You can download a CSV template, but all your CSV needs to contain is a column for the Old URL and one for the New URL (in that order).

To remove an existing redirect:

1. Highlight the redirect entry and click Delete.