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How aliases work
When you create a page and save it as a draft, the alias is automatically created (with words like ‘the' and ‘a’ removed).
If you change a page title, you should edit the alias to match. It’s good for search engine optimisation.
What to avoid with aliases
Never add an additional alias to a page, as it will split the analytics.
Only edit an alias – don't delete it. If the main alias for a page is deleted, it will display the node number in the URL on the live site and external links to the page will be broken.
How to edit an alias
Open the CMS and search for the page that needs the alias updated. For example, https://content.vic.gov.au/site-4/publishing-pages-on-vicgovau
In another tab, open URL aliases. This is found under Configuration > URL redirects.
Type or paste the url from /site-4/how-publish-content-vic.govau into the Filter aliases field and click Filter.
Choose your page from the list below and click on the Edit button on the right.
You'll see 2 fields, the System path and the URL alias. Leave the System path as the node number. This should never by changed as it’s the unique number for the page.
Edit the URL alias field and click Save.
Your URL should now be updated. You can check this by refreshing the CMS version of the page.
Note: when you edit an alias, a redirect is automatically created.