Last modified: August 6, 2025 at 11:30pm

Drupal CMS automatically creates a URL for each page based on its title, but you can override this with a custom URL alias. This is helpful for improving readability, SEO, or matching existing site structures. By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to customize the URL of a page by entering a manual alias in the content editing form.

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Goal

Manually customize the URL of a page in Drupal CMS by disabling the automatic alias and entering your own path.

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How to customize the URL for any type of content

 

  1. On the form for creating or editing content, locate the URL alias widget in the sidebar, and click to expand it.
    The “URL alias” section in Drupal’s page settings with “Generate automatic URL alias” toggled on. The “URL alias” field is disabled, indicating that the system will generate a URL alias automatically based on predefined patterns.
  2. By default, the Generate automatic URL alias feature will be toggled on. Click to toggle it off.
  3. In the URL alias field, enter the URL you would like to use for your page starting with a /. Example: /about.
    The “URL alias” section in Drupal’s page settings with “Generate automatic URL alias” toggled off. A custom alias “/about” is manually entered in the “URL alias” field, allowing the page to be accessed at this path.
  4. Press the Save button to save your changes.
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Wrap-up

Customizing your page’s URL gives you control over how pages appear in the browser and search engines. It can also make links easier for visitors to remember. Remember, you can change this URL later by editing the page and updating the alias field.

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