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Edjet LMS Server 6.3

Set up an URL redirect

You can set up a 301 redirect to tell search engines that the URL of a page in your site has changed and tells them where to go to find the new page.

If you are creating a new site to replace a previously published site, we recommend that you create new pages with URLs that match the ones from your old website.

If you want URLs that are different than the old URLs, you can retain your SEO rankings and avoid “Page not found” errors (404 errors) by creating 301 redirects from your old pages to your new ones.

Before setting up a 301 redirect please note the following:

• If you are using a Edjet LMS Server, it is recommended to use server-side redirects whenever possible (mod_rewrite, .htaccess)
• Make sure that your domain is properly connected to Edjet LMS.
  Note: Technically the redirect will work even with the temporary domain and after the connection your domain there should be no difference, but it is recommended to use a production domain from the beginning to eliminate risks of loosing SEO rankings.
• Format of old URL must match Edjet LMS page link format (e.g. www.yourdomain.com/about-us) This is only relevant if you are redirecting an URLs from you old website.
  For example: Redirecting of URL with a # is not supported.
• There is no limit on how many 301 redirects you can create per site.

Initial setup – recommended

It is recommended to create a dummy page and place all your pages with redirects as a sub-pages in order to keep things organized.

1. Make sure you are logged in to the Edjet LMS admin as administrator.
2. Click Learner portal in the main menu, then Pages.
3. Choose a website and language version from the Website dropdown.
4. Click New page… in the toolbar.
5. Enter Name – use value 301 redirects.
6. Enter Link – use value 301-redirects.
7. Click Deactivate in the toolbar.

Note: You need to do this for each language version.

To set up a 301 redirect

If the page with URL to redirect already exists in Edjet LMS:

1. Make sure you are logged in to the Edjet LMS admin as administrator.
2. Click Learner portal in the main menu, then Pages.
3. Choose a website and language version from the Website dropdown.
4. Find the page in website navigator and click on it's name.
5. Click Appearance tab.
6. Click Choose next to Redirect to page.
7. Find a page and select it using checkbox.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Save in the toolbar.

Optional: Now you can move the page under the 301 redirects page.

To set up a 301 redirect

If the page with URL to redirect doesn't exists in Edjet LMS:

1. Make sure you are logged in to the Edjet LMS admin as administrator.
2. Click Learner portal in the main menu, then Pages.
3. Choose a website and language version from the Website dropdown.
4. Optional: Select the 301 redirects page in the website navigator.
5. Click New page… in the toolbar and choose option Page.
6. Enter Name – use some meaningful value so you can identify the redirect.
7. Enter Link – use your OLD link, without domain (e.g. my-old-url)
   Note: If your old URL contains a “/”, you will need to create a page structure according to your OLD folder structure using sub-pages.
8. Click Appearance tab.
9. Click Choose button next to Redirect to page.
10. Find a page to redirect to and select it using checkbox.
11. Click OK.
12. Click Save in the toolbar.