Create a redirect

There are two kinds of redirects you can make:

• standard page redirect (makes a folder with a page in the base folder /) - see steps
• QR code redirect (page in the folder qr/)

Generally these are built in the site _redirects , however these can also be built on any page that exists. Just make sure that you do not create a redirect for a page that already exists to not create conflict.

Standard page redirect

1. Open site _redirects  in Cascade
   
2. Click the Add Content  menu and select Standard redirect
   
3. Name the folder the text you want to appear after cnu.edu/ (standard naming convention rules apply – no caps, dash not space)
   
4. Edit the page asset just created. Fill out the metadata information for the page in case this redirect is ever linked where metadata can display
   
5. Expand Customizations  panel and expand the Redirect  panel.
   
6. In the Redirect Type  dropdown, select where your redirect is going
   a. Choose Internal if it is a page hosted in Cascade. Select the page asset in the chooser.
   
   b. Choose External if it is a page outside Cascade. Select the external link asset in the External Link field or if this is a one off link, you can put the full URL in the External URL text field.
   
7. Submit and save the page following normal documentation procedures
8. Publish the page to production

QR code redirect

If your QR code includes UTM tracking, make sure to follow the instructions in the Create UTM tracking codes article.

1. Open site _redirects  in Cascade
   
2. Click the Add Content  menu and select QR code redirect
   
3. Replace the term "rename" in the asset name based on the campaign name in column H in the QR code/UTM URLs Google Sheet. (Only the part you want to appear after https://cnu.edu/qr/ and before .html – standard naming convention rules apply – no caps, dash not space).
   Make sure you keep .html in the file name or it will not work!
   
4. Edit the page asset just created. Fill out the metadata information for the page in case this redirect is ever linked where metadata can display
   
5. Expand Customizations  panel and expand the Redirect  panel.
   
6. In the Redirect Type  dropdown, select External
   In the External URL text field, paste the full URL with the UTM code elements (column I in the QR code/UTM URLs Google Sheet)
   
7. Submit and save the page following normal documentation procedures
8. Publish the page to production

Once you have completed building the redirect, you can follow these instructions to create a QR code.