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    I am just new to the Cloud based ModX but think it will be a good step forward for us. One plugin we used alot in Evo was the Virtual Aliases one which allowed us to easily create URL shortcuts like oursite.com/promo1 which then mapped to some other page. This helps keep our URLs short and memorable and it also helps us when we move or delete pages and need to reroute visitors somewhere else.

    However, in the ModX Extras, I am not able to download this plugin. Is there any other way to get this kind of functionality happening in ModX cloud? Thanks
    • Try UrlShortener in the Package Manager.
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        URLshortener works fine.
        It would be super-great to :

        -- add as option a prefix to avoid alias conflicts (i.e. http://myModX.net/sh-fdea instead http://myModX.net/fdea)

        -- add a snippet to process a normal link (current page or custom URL), generating shortened URL output without to have to add links 'manually'.

        something like
        [[shortenThis? &url='http://myModX.net/home']]
        [ed. note: johnxx last edited this post 9 years, 9 months ago.]
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          Thanks for your suggestions..
            • 25046
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            I have been using Redirector under the Components menu and it has worked great.