substanced_alias 1.0a
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A plugin for the Python Substance D (substanced) CMS that allows you to create
aliases for resources. The aliases maintain a reference to a resource in zodb
and perform a redirect to the full URL when accessed.
Ex. You want to share your amazing new blog post located here:
http://site/blog/category/posts/neat-article?page=7
But you want the URL to look like this:
http://site/NEAT
In your Pyramid's main function, add:
config.include('substanced')
config.include('substanced_alias')
Now when you access a Folder through the admin interface (including your site's
root folder), the Add button menu will allow you to add an Alias object.
Singleton FAQ
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Why not use a URL shortening service?
Why not indeed! Actually, you probably should use a URL shortening service if
that's an option for you.
But sometimes it's important to use your branded URL, and the small increase in
overhead (an application-level redirect) often outweighs the pain of managing
redirects at the server level. As a bonus, it also means power users can create
and maintain these on their own via substanced's intuitive admin UI.