Pathauto: generate URL path aliases automatically

Last updated June 15, 2011. Created by siruguri on September 14, 2005.
Edited by Dave Reid, tanoshimi, LeeHunter, greggles. Log in to edit this page.

The Pathauto module creates automatic path aliases for nodes, users, and category terms, eliminating the need to create them manually. This way, your site is more user and search engine friendly, and more descriptive about its content with less work from your side.

The aliases are generated when you create an object in your site and are based upon the pathauto patterns (placeholders) you specify at:

• For 6.x: Administer > Site Building > URL aliases, in the "Automated alias settings" tab.
• For 7.x: Administer > Configuration > Search and Metadata > URL aliases, in the "Patterns" tab.

Pathauto comes with several default patterns that provide automatic aliases for the different types of content, like nodes, users, user blogs (list of blog posts), vocabularies, taxonomy terms, menus and core content types such as story, page, book etc.

You can also:

• file issues, read about known bugs, and download the latest version on the Pathauto project page.

Additional resources

• Pathauto screencast by DrupalTherapy.com (7.x-1.x)