As an experienced website operations expert, I am well aware of the importance of URL static rules in website SEO and user experience.In a content management system as excellent as AnQiCMS, efficient static configuration is one of its highlights.When operators consider adjusting these rules, a common question is: what kind of impact will this have on the site's breadcrumb navigation, and will it require cumbersome manual updates?

In short, the answer for the built-in breadcrumb navigation of AnQiCMS is usually:No manual update is requiredThis is due to the dynamic generation mechanism of AnQiCMS in its design.

Understand the pseudo-static mechanism of AnQiCMS

Let's review how AnQiCMS handles URL rewriting.The term pseudo-static implies that dynamically generated pages in the URL look like static HTML files, thus making them easier for search engines to index and for users to remember.AnQiCMS as an enterprise-level content management system, provides great flexibility in this regard.

In AnQiCMS, you can easily configure the URL structure of the website through the "Feature Management" option under the background.It not only incorporates a variety of commonly used patterns such as number patterns, model naming patterns, and category naming patterns, but also provides a 'custom pattern' that allows you to refine the URL format according to your business needs.

  • {id}: Unique ID of document, category or single page.
  • {filename}Custom URL alias for a document, category, or single page (usually a pinyin or custom English phrase).
  • {catname}Custom URL alias for a category.
  • {module}Table name for the content model (such asarticle/product)

For example, you can change the URL of the document detail page from the default/archive/{id}.htmlto/article/{filename}.htmlOr set the category list page/category/{catname}(-{page}).htmlThese rules essentially tell AnQiCMS that when a user accesses a URL of a specific format, it should look up the content corresponding to which ID or alias in the database.

An in-depth analysis of AnQiCMS breadcrumb navigation: how does it work?

Breadcrumb Navigation (Breadcrumb Navigation) is an important auxiliary navigation element on the website, which displays the user\'s current location in a hierarchical manner, helping users understand the website structure and allowing them to backtrack to the previous level page. In AnQiCMS, breadcrumb navigation is usually implemented through template tags{% breadcrumb crumbs ... %}to be implemented.

its core mechanism lies inDynamically generated

This means that when you use the{% breadcrumb crumbs ... %}tags in the template,crumbseach variable initem(represents a node in the path) includes oneName(link name) and oneLink(link address). AnQiCMS will render theseitem.Linkat that time,Automatically generates the corresponding link address based on the currently effective URL static rules of the websiteIt understands 'What kind of URL should be generated for the page with category ID X under the current rules', and then outputs that URL.

The change in static rule and the联动 relationship with breadcrumb navigation

This dynamic generation of work mode makes it so that AnQiCMS does not usually need to be manually updated after the pseudo-static rule adjustment.

After you modify and save the static rules in the background, the AnQiCMS system will immediately detect this change. After that, any use{% breadcrumb %}The pages that render breadcrumb navigation labels will automatically adopt the new static rules to construct each navigation node when regenerated.LinkAddress.Whether it is a document detail page, a category list page, or other level pages, as long as the underlying data (such as document ID, category ID, custom alias, etc.) is correct, and the new static rule can effectively parse these data, the breadcrumb navigation will automatically display the URL path that conforms to the new rule.

For example, if you change the pseudo-static rules of the article detail page from/{module}/{id}.htmlchanged to/news/{filename}.html, when a user visits a specific article detail page, the breadcrumb navigation will dynamically generate according to the article alias like首页 > 新闻中心 > 某篇文章的标题and the links of 'News Center' and the title of a certain article will automatically adapt to the new/news/{filename}.htmlformat, not the old/article/{id}.htmlformat.

However, nothing is absolute, and the following situations require your special attention:

  1. The hard-coded link in the template:If your website template does not completely use the AnQiCMS tag system, but instead, developers manually hard-code certain breadcrumb nodes or other internal links in the template file (for example, directly write them in/article/123.html），Then these hardcoded links will not automatically update after the pseudo-static rules change, and need to be manually searched and modified.This usually belongs to the non-standard template development behavior, rather than the limitations of the AnQiCMS system itself.
  2. Static rules configuration error:If the new static rules themselves contain logical errors, causing AnQiCMS to fail to correctly match URLs with corresponding page content, the website pages may display 404 errors, and the breadcrumb navigation will also fail to work normally.In this case, the problem is not that the breadcrumb navigation needs to be manually updated, but that the pseudo-static rules themselves need debugging and correction.
  3. Cache problem:Although the breadcrumbs of AnQiCMS are dynamically generated, the website usually has multiple layers of caching (such as system cache, CDN cache, and browser cache).After the change of the pseudo-static rules, be sure to clean up the 'Update Cache' in the AnQiCMS background in time, and it is recommended to check the CDN or server-level cache to ensure that the new rules take effect immediately.

**Practical Suggestions

As an operation expert, I recommend that you follow the following **practical methods when adjusting the URL static rules of AnQiCMS:

  • Verify first in the test environment:Any significant URL structure adjustment should be first made in the staging environment, to ensure that all links can be normally parsed, and that breadcrumbs navigation, internal links, and so on are displayed correctly.
  • Fully utilize the AnQiCMS 301 redirect function:After the change in the pseudo-static rule, the old URL will become invalid.To avoid dead links when users access old links and to maximize the retention of the original page's SEO weight, it is necessary to set up a 301 permanent redirect from the old URL to the new URL in the "Function Management" under the "301 Redirect Management" in the AnQiCMS background.AnQiCMS has added 301 redirect link support in version v2.1.1, which provides you with strong SEO protection.
  • Understand and make good use of AnQiCMS template tags:Avoid hardcoding URLs in templates and try to use dynamic tags provided by AnQiCMS to generate links and navigation, for example{{item.Link}}/{{category.Link}}etc., to ensure the flexibility and maintainability of the website.

In summary, AnQiCMS simplifies the URL static rule change package with its intelligent dynamic generation mechanism