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    • 25201
    • 94 Posts
    Am trying to fix a problem with the permalink on an article post. It auto-generates an Alias from the title, so
    This is a Title
    becomes
    this-is-a-title
    . It although ignores the
    Container Alias
    setting which is
    abc-blog
    .
    The final URL it generates is thus
    https://my.site/this-is-a-title
    which points nowhere generating a 404.
    Am I missing a setting somewhere to generate a valid permalink URL?
    Thanks!
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      Is the article published (and saved after being published)? I've been burned by incorrect permalinks before an article is published.
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        • 25201
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        Yes, one of those gotchas. After publishing the link is still incorrect. Also the FURL settings work fine on the rest of the site. Any other ideas?
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          Articles has its own (very difficult to find) setting for what the links will look like.

          Manage Articles -> Advanced Settings tab -> General -> Articles URL Format (at the bottom).
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            • 25201
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            Had seen that setting, but did an edit to just use %alias/ and created a new article. In view the alias link works. Now, when I change the setting back to %Y/%m/%d/%alias/ the alias link also works..
            In editing the article after a first save, the Alias field is populated, but when I hover over the field, it shows it is 'undefined'.. likely a front end issue.

            A side note: do you have the articles in the main Manage menu? I don't have that.
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              No I don't Articles in the main Manager menu.
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