By i25 on

I've added a menu item that goes to taxonomy/term/6. Is there anyway for this menu item to use an alias, for instance www.mysite.com/bios?

Thanks.

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vm commented

yes using the path.module (part of core) or automating with the pathauto.module

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i25 commented

Thanks.

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i25 commented

Ok,
I've installed and configured the pathauto.module module.

How do I add an alias for an existing menu item (taxonomy/term/6)?

And for new items, does it do the aliasing automatically?

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vm commented

previously created menu items should be edited.

paths are created individually in administer -> url aliases (look at the list)

pathauto needs to be set up to your liking to be automated in administer -> url aliases (look at the tabs)

I highly suggest taking the time to read the documentation on the modules you are using.
path.module = http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/path
pathauto.module = http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/pathauto

Doing so, will help get you over the learning curve.

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i25 commented

Administer > URL Aliases doesn't contain any of the taxonomy/term/6 urls, only node urls.

I'm reading through the documentation now.

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vm commented

edit the term and resave it, I'm guessing you created the term before pathauto was installed.
resaving it should list it at administer -> url aliases

pathauto is set up at administer -> url aliases -> automated url aliases tab

once there you have general settings as well as more specific settings with regards to node types, taxonomy, users and all parts drupal.

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i25 commented

Awesome. Thanks!