[[content-paths]]

=== Concept: Paths, Aliases, and URLs

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Overview of paths, aliases, and URLs (with examples).

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//==== Was man wissen sollte


==== What is a URL?

URL is the abbreviation for "Uniform Resource Locator", which is the page's
address on the web. It is the "name" by which a browser identifies a page to
display. In the example "Visit us at _example.com_.", _example.com_ is the URL
for the home page of your website. Users use URLs to locate content on the web.

==== What is a Path?

A path is the unique, last part of the URL for a specific function or piece of
content. For example, for a page whose full URL is _http://example.com/node/7_,
the path is _node/7_.

Here are some examples of paths you might find in your site:

* _node/7_
* _taxonomy/term/6_
* _admin/content/comment_
* _user/login_
* _user/3_

==== What is an Alias?

The core software has a feature called "URL Alias" that allows you to provide a
more understandable name to the content. So, if you have an "About Us" page with
the path _node/7_, you can set up an alias so that your visitors will see it as
_http://www.example.com/AboutUs_. The core Path module, which supports URL
aliasing, provides this functionality.

==== Ähnliche Themen

* <<content-create>>
* <<content-edit>>

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*Attributions*

Adapted by https://www.drupal.org/u/dianalakatos[Diána Lakatos] at
https://pronovix.com/[Pronovix] from
https://www.drupal.org/node/120631["URL aliases"], and
https://www.drupal.org/node/31644["Understanding Drupal paths"]
copyright 2000-2017 by the individual contributors to the
https://www.drupal.org/documentation[Drupal Community Documentation]
