Usage

Redirects module

Access the redirects module in the TYPO3 backend under Sites > Link Management > Redirects.

The Link Management overview in the Sites menu with the Redirects, QR Codes and Short URLs modules — Open the Redirects module from Sites > Link Management

List

You will see a list of the existing redirects with the following columns labels.

Source Domain
Source Path
Target
Created: Avatar and name of the backend user who created the redirect, and the creation date
Count: Number of "hits" (only if hit counter is on)
Last Hit on: When was the most recent redirect "hit" (only if hit counter is on)
Action buttons: View page, edit, disable and delete

Tip

Hover over the text to see the link markup (underline) and a tooltip.

It is also possible to sort by clicking on the Source Host, Source Path, or Created column headers and changing the sort order by clicking again, as also done elsewhere in the backend.

By clicking on the Source Path of one of the columns or on the pencil edit icon , you can edit the record. Clicking on a link in the Destination column, should open the link target.

The + sign on the top will open an edit form to create a new redirect.

It is also possible to filter, e.g. by the Source Path, Status Code, Creation type, Created by, Protected or only show redirect records which were "Never hit" (see Information on Hit counter which must be explicitly enabled via Feature Toggle).

Changed in version 14.3.8 Feature: #107755 - Add creation information for redirects

Before, the creator and the creation date were only shown in the edit form of a redirect.

The filter Created by lists the redirects of one backend user. Redirects whose creator has no backend user record, because the creator was not tracked or the user was deleted, are labelled as such.

Edit form

When creating a new redirect or editing an existing one, the edit form will open.

A redirect generally consists of these 2 parts which are separated in the edit form:

A source part (host, path, query parameters) which is matched against the URL. If it matches, the redirect is applied
A target part which defines where the redirect should redirect to and some additional parameters like the HTTP status code, whether to force HTTPS and keep query parameters

Also, the redirect has some additional parameters that are specific for the redirect record but not relevant when generating the redirect, such as the Protected field.

Admin users will see the respective database fields from the table sys_redirect in square brackets (e.g. Source Domain [source_host]) next to the label if in debug mode.

Non-admin users may not see all the fields. By default Source Domain, Source Path and Target are enabled, the rest are exclude fields and must be enabled in the backend group permissions, see backend user configuration.

General tab

Source:

Source Domain

Field: source_host

It is possible to select one of the domains from the site configuration or use the wildcard (*). In this case the redirect applies to all sites!

Source Path

Field: source_path

Can be an actual path, e.g. /path. For URLs with different entry points for languages, you should use the full path, e.g. /en/path. Regular expressions are possible, but then is_regexp must be enabled. Regular expressions must be enclosed in delimiters, e.g. #^/path/([a-zA-Z]{1}[a-zA-Z0-9_/-]+)# or /^/path/([a-zA-Z]{1}[a-zA-Z0-9_/-]+)/.

Respect GET Parameters

Field: respect_query_parameters

If on, matching is also performed on query parameters. If off, matching is only performed on the path.

Is regular expression?

Field: is_regexp

Evaluate the Source Path as regular expression.

Target:

Target

Field: target

The redirect target, can be a

path, e.g. /features
URL, e.g. https://example.org/features
page ID or page URI, e.g. t3://page?uid=1
file URI, e.g. t3://file?uid=1
path with reference to regular expression capturing group if the regular expression feature is used with e.g. capturing groups in Source Path, e.g. /newpath/$1

Status Code HTTP Header

Field: target_statuscode

The HTTP status code that will be sent to the client. This is 307 (Temporary Redirect) by default.

Force SSL Redirect

Field: force_https

When redirecting, use HTTPS when constructing the target URL. This will even be the case, if a full URL is given as target (e.g. http://example.com/features) or if the entry point of a site uses HTTP, so make sure your site supports HTTPS (which is recommended anyway).

Keep GET Parameters

Field: keep_query_parameters

When redirecting, add query parameters of original URL (with possible changes) to the target. By default, the query parameters are omitted, so source URL https://example.com/features?abc=1 would be redirected to https://example.com/all-features. If there are already query parameters in the target field, these are used instead.

Protected

Field: protected

This does not affect the redirect itself. It protects the record from automatic deletion (e.g. with redirects:cleanup).

Creation Type

Field: creation_type

This field allows to differentiate between redirects that are created automatically when the slug of a page is changed and those that are created in the backend module by editors.

Integrity Status

Field: integrity_status

This field hints about a broken redirect, for example, if the page references to itself.

Statistics tab

This tab is only available, if the hit counter is enabled. Here you can disable the hit counter for a specific redirect and also see read-only statistics.

Hit Counter

Field: disable_hitcount

Disable the hit counter only for this redirect.

Count

Field: hitcount
Editable: read only

Number of hits for this particular redirect. (How often was the page accessed which triggered this redirect?)

Last Hit on

Field: lasthiton
Editable: read only

When was the last hit on this redirect?

Created At

Field: createdon
Editable: read only

When was this redirect created?

Access tab

Enabled

Field: disabled

If disabled, the redirect has no effect.

Start

Field: starttime

If this is not empty, "now" (current time) must be after Start time for the redirect to have effect.

Stop

Field: endtime

If this is not empty, "now" (current time) must be before Stop time for the redirect to have effect.

Notes

Description

Field: description

Add context to the corresponding redirect. The added information is also displayed in the "Record information" info box above the edit form.

Regex examples

Example 1: Source path with regular expression and capturing group

redirect

Source Path	Is Regular Expression	target
`#^/path/([a-zA-Z]{1}[a-zA-Z0-9_/-]+)#`	true	`https://example.org/newpath/$1`

with the following result:

URL	result URL
`https://example.org/path/something`	`https://example.org/newpath/something`

Example 2: Source path with regular expression, capturing group and relative target

redirect

Source Path	Is Regular Expression	target
`#^/another/path/([a-zA-Z]{1}[a-zA-Z0-9_/-]+)#`	true	`/newpath/$1`

with the following result:

URL	result URL
`https://example.org/another/path/something`	`https://example.org/relative/newpath/something`

Using a relative target is necessary if a redirect must work on multiple domains or multiple environments.

Important

TYPO3 will not syntax check the redirect. Make sure you enter working redirects enclosed in delimiters. Use tools like https://regex101.com/, if necessary.

Short URLs module

New in version 14.2 Feature: #108826 - Add Short URL module

A short URL is a short path on one of your domains, for example https://example.com/spring, that redirects visitors to a target. Use short URLs in print material, newsletters, or social media posts.

Access the module in the TYPO3 backend under Sites > Link Management > Short URLs.

The Short URLs module with a list of two short URLs — The Short URLs module

The list shows the short URL, the target, and the note of each short URL. Filter the list by Source Domain, Source Path, or Target. Click the copy button of a short URL to copy the complete URL, including the protocol and the domain, to the clipboard.

Short URLs are redirect records of the type Short URL. The Redirects module does not list them.

Create a short URL

Click Add Short URL.
In Short URL, select the domain and enter a path, for example /spring. To get a random path with eight characters, click the Generate Short URL button (dice icon) next to the path.
In Target, select the page, file, or URL that the short URL redirects to.
Click Save.

A short URL must be unique for its domain. The form marks the domain and the path if another short URL already uses them. TYPO3 also rejects a duplicate when you save.

After you saved a short URL, you cannot change its domain and path. Shared links keep working this way. You can change the target at any time. The edit form also has a button to copy the short URL.

Automatic redirects creation

Redirects are created automatically on slug changes, if EXT:redirects is installed and automatic creation is enabled in site configuration.

A redirect from the old URL to the new URL will be created. All sub pages are checked too and the slugs will be updated and redirects will be created for these as well.

After the creation of the redirects a notification will be shown to the user.

The notification contains two possible actions:

revert the complete slug update and remove the redirects
or only remove the redirects

Note

No redirects are generated for workspace versions in the TYPO3 backend. The setting redirect.autoCreateRedirects is internally disabled in this case.