Drupal module of the day, Pathauto
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In my humble opinion, should be part of core. But since this module already has a Drupal 7 pledge, we are OK with the situation as it is (actually there are so many modules that are part of core, problem is upgrading core would be suuuch a huge task…)
Well, pathauto automatically generates an URL path alias every time you create a node or object. It does so according to a set of defined rules or patterns, which can be found and set at:
- For 5.x: Administer > Site Configuration > Pathauto
- For 6.x: Administer > Site Building > URL aliases, in the “Automated alias settings” tab.
- For 7.x: Administer > Configuration > Search and Metadata > URL aliases, in the “Patterns” tab.
You can also modify the created path just by editing the node. Having the URL path created according to a set of rules, allows your site to be more user and search engine friendly. Which is really good these days.
A warning, having pathauto running on your site does not mean you have to do the proper information architecture work. Sooner or later your site will be a mess if don’t do a proper information architecture planning job.
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