Creating page redirect rules

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A Page Redirect Rule allows a you to create and use shorter, more friendly URLs that redirect to pages.

For example: https://careers.corp.com/grads
Redirects to: http://careers.corp.com/some/page/deep/inside

There are two types of redirects: a Page Redirect and a URL Redirect.

A page redirect is where the user is routed to another regular page on their careers website.

A URL redirect is where the user enters a Clinch URL and is redirected to any web URL.

Creating a Page Redirect Rule

  1. From the side menu, under Company, click Settings.
  2. Under Web, click Page Redirect Rules.
  3. Click New.

Screenshot to show layout for page redirect rules screen

On the screen that follows:

  1. Enter a Path - this is the short string that will be at the end of the URL.
  2. From the Kind select box, pick Page Redirect.
  3. From the Status Code, select the type of redirect.
    • A permanent redirect (301) is a permanent relocation of your URL.
    • A temporary redirect (302) is a temporary change that redirects both users and search engines to the desired new location for a limited amount of time until the redirect is removed.
  4. From the Page select box, select the page to which you wish to send users.
    Note: Only regular pages are selectable.
  5. Click Save.

Screenshot of form fields for creating new page redirect

Creating a URL Redirect Rule

  1. From the side menu, under Company, click Settings.
  2. Under Web, click Page Redirect Rules.
  3. Click New.
  4. Enter a Path - this is the short string that will be at the end of the URL.
  5. From the Kind select box, pick URL Redirect.
  6. From the Status Code, select the type of redirect.
    • A permanent redirect (301) is a permanent relocation of your URL.
    • A temporary redirect (302) is a temporary change that redirects both users and search engines to the desired new location for a limited amount of time until the redirect is removed.
  7. Enter the URL to which you wish to send users.
  8. 8. Click Save.

Screenshot showing form fields for new URL redirect

Valid Path Examples

  • https://careers.company.com/GradStart
  • https://careers.company.com/Chefs
  • https://careers.company.com/one
  • https://careers.company.com/one/two
  • https://careers.company.com/one/two/three

A path may be recognised as invalid if it contains too many '/'s (there is a current limitation of 3), or any invalid characters.

Invalid Path Examples

  • https://careers.company.com/1/2/3/4
  • https://careers.company.com/too/many/slashes/here

Invalid Characters

  • https://careers.company.com/$lug
  • https://careers.company.com/bad%!@£$%^

 

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