As an experienced website operations expert, I know that every detail can affect the performance of the website in search engines.URL, as the 'address' of web content, its structure and readability are crucial for SEO.The AnQiCMS provides high flexibility in URL management, allowing operators to fine-tune control and effectively improve the search engine friendliness of the website.

Today, let's delve into the custom URL generation rules when editing documents in the AnQi CMS, as well as how users can manually modify these URLs to optimize SEO.

Optimize Website URL: How Can AnQi CMS Help You?

In the world of digital marketing, a clear and meaningful URL is not only a guide to the user's access path, but also an important signal for search engines to understand and evaluate web content.Auto CMS understands this well, providing powerful URL customization features for website operators, allowing you to better control the SEO performance of your website.

Default Generation Rule for AnQi CMS Document URL

When we first create or edit documents (whether articles, products, single pages, or tags and other content) in Anqi CMS, the system will not let you build URLs from scratch.It comes with a smart, friendly default generation mechanism.

Generally, AnQi CMS will generate the document URL based on the settings you have made for the documentTitleEnglish, automatically convert it to the correspondingpinyin stringFill it into the URL alias field.For example, if you create an article named "Anqi CMS Optimization GuideThis automatic generation method saves the麻烦 of manual input, especially suitable for websites with large amounts of content.In the AnqiCMS v2.0.0-alpha2 version update, it particularly emphasized the feature of 'automatically generating pinyin based on the title and updating it to the url_token field', which reflects the system's consideration in terms of usability.

However, this default generation rule based on pinyin, while convenient, does not always meet the **practical needs or specific brand requirements** of SEO.

The necessity and SEO value of custom URLs

Why do we need to manually modify these seemingly 'intelligent' URLs? The main reasons are as follows:

  1. Keyword integration：The default pinyin URL may not accurately contain the target keywords, and manual modification can allow you to naturally embed core keywords in the URL, improving the search engine's understanding of the page topic.
  2. to enhance readability：A concise, readable URL is not only friendly to search engines but also enhances user experience.Users will prefer a URL that is clear in structure and semantics when sharing on social media or judging content through links.
  3. Enhanced brand recognitionIn some cases, you may want the URL to include brand words or specific English abbreviations to enhance the professionalism and consistency of the brand.
  4. Avoid duplicate contentIf the system-generated URL alias conflicts with other existing pages, Anqi CMS will intelligently add random numbers at the end to ensure uniqueness.Although this solves the technical issues, a URL with random numbers is much less readable for SEO.

How to manually modify custom URL to optimize SEO

The 'Custom URL' field is provided in the editing interface of documents (articles, products), categories, tags, and single pages in 'AnQi CMS', allowing you to break the default rules and achieve fine-grained control.

  1. Locate Custom URL Field:

    • Document (Article, Product)In the 'Add Document' or 'Edit Document' interface, you will find an input box named 'Custom URL'.
    • CategoryIn the "Document Classification
    • tagsIn the "Document Tag
    • single pageIn the "Page Management

  2. Understand the field functionThis "Custom URL" field is to cooperate with the website'sStatic rulesIt exists. Only when the pseudo-static rules of your website use{filename}(used for documents, single pages, tags) or{catname}These variables are used for classification, and the custom URL you manually input here will truly take effect and determine the final URL path displayed.

  3. Manually modify the strategy:

    • Keyword priority：Integrate the most core keywords of the article into the URL in English or pinyin (without tones) in a concise and clear manner. For example, for the article "安企CMS教程", you can customize the URL toanqicms-tutorialoranqicms-jiaocheng.
    • Using a hyphen (-) to separateEnglish: Search engines generally consider hyphens as a word separator **method**, which helps them identify keywords in URLs. Avoid using underscores (_).
    • English: Keep it concise.：Long URLs can reduce readability and may be truncated by search engines. Try to keep URLs short and meaningful.
    • Ensure uniquenessThis is the most important.The auto CMS will enforce the requirement that custom URLs must be unique across the entire site.If the URL alias you enter is already occupied, the system will prompt you or automatically add random numbers at the end.anqicms-tutorial-2023.
    • Avoid special charactersThe URL should avoid using special characters other than hyphens and numbers to prevent parsing errors or compatibility issues.

How custom URLs work with pseudo-static rules

manually modified the URL alias after, you still need to ensure that the website'sStatic rulesThese custom values can be correctly parsed and applied. The key to achieving this goal is the "伪静态规则" setting under "Function Management" in Anqi CMS.

AutoCMS provides "digital mode“custom pattern”.

In Custom mode, you can flexibly combine various variables to build URL structures. The variables directly associated with the custom URL field that we manually modify are:

  • {filename}：用于文档、单页面和标签的自定义URL别名。
  • {catname}：用于分类的自定义URL别名。
  • {id}The unique ID of the content.
  • {module}：内容所属模型的URL别名（如】article/product).
  • {page}Page number.

示例规则片段。： Assume you want the article URL format to bedomain.com/article/您自定义的URL别名.html, then you can configure it in the pseudo-static rule like thisarchiveRule:archive===/{module}/{filename}.html

Similarly, if the category URL format isdomain.com/category/您自定义的分类别名.html:category===/{module}/{catname}.html

Through such configuration, the system will prioritize using the "custom URL" alias manually filled in the editing interface when generating URLs, rather than the default pinyin.

Concluding remarks

The custom URL feature provided by Anqi CMS is a powerful weapon for website operators to perform SEO optimization.It is not just a simple input box, but also the key to control the 'door number' of your website.Through understanding the default generation rules, skillfully using the manual modification function, and combining flexible pseudo-static rule configuration, you will be able to build a high-quality URL structure that meets the taste of search engines and enhances the user experience, laying a solid foundation for the long-term development of the website.

Common Questions (FAQ)

Q1: I have modified the custom URL of the document, but the link on the front page has not changed. What's going on? A1:This situation usually occurs for several reasons. First, please make sure that you have enabled your website'sStatic rulesenabled and used in the rules.{filename}(for documents, single-page, tags) or{catname}The variables for categories and so on carry your custom URL alias.If the rule does not include these variables, the manually modified alias will not take effect.cacheMechanism, you need to clear the system cache and then refresh the page to view the effect.

Q2: What should I do if the system prompts 'The alias already exists' when editing a custom URL? A2:This indicates that the URL alias you entered has been occupied by other documents, categories, or pages on the website.The URL alias must be globally unique in AnQi CMS.my-article-01）、year（such asmy-article-2023)，or use more specific keywords or phrases to ensure uniqueness, while keeping the URL as concise and semantic as possible.

Q3: What other content types support custom URLs in addition to articles? A3:AnQi CMS provides a custom URL feature for various content types on websites, including but not limited toArticle (Document)/Product/Document Category/Document Labelandsingle page.You can find the 'Custom URL' or similar field in the respective editing interface to modify it.This ensures that you can perform SEO optimization at the URL level for almost all accessible content on the website.