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The Pathauto module provides support functions for other modules to automatically generate aliases based on appropriate criteria and tokens, with a central settings path for site administrators.

Implementations are provided for core entity types: content, taxonomy terms, and users (including blogs and forum pages).

Pathauto also provides a way to delete large numbers of aliases. This feature is available at Administer > Configuration > Search and metadata > URL aliases > Delete aliases.

Pathauto is beneficial for search engine optimization (SEO) and for ease-of-use for visitors.

For a full description of the module, visit the project page: https://www.drupal.org/project/pathauto
To submit bug reports and feature suggestions, or track changes: https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/pathauto

REQUIREMENTS

This module requires the following module:

Token - https://www.drupal.org/project/token
CTools - https://www.drupal.org/project/ctools

RECOMMENDED MODULES

Redirect - https://www.drupal.org/project/redirect
Sub-pathauto (Sub-path URL Aliases) - https://www.drupal.org/project/subpathauto

INSTALLATION

Install as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. Visit https://www.drupal.org/node/1897420 for further information.

CONFIGURATION

Configure the module at Administration > Configuration > Search and metadata

URL aliases > Patterns (admin/config/search/path/patterns). Add a new pattern by clicking "Add Pathauto pattern".
Select the entity type for "Pattern Type", and provide an administrative label.
Fill out "Path pattern" with a token replacement pattern, such as [node:title]. Use the "Browse available tokens" link to view available variables to construct a URL alias pattern.
Click "Save" to save your pattern. When you save new content from now on, it will automatically be assigned the pathauto-configured URL alias.

NOTICES

Pathauto adds URL aliases to content, users, and taxonomy terms. Because the patterns are an alias, the standard Drupal URL (for example node/123 or taxonomy/term/1) will still function as normal. If you have external links to your site pointing to standard Drupal URLs, or hardcoded links in a module, template, content, or menu which point to standard Drupal URLs, it will bypass the alias set by Pathauto.

There are reasons you might not want two URLs for the same content on your site. If this applies to you, you will need to update any hard coded links in your content or blocks.

If you use the "system path" (i.e. node/10) for menu items and settings, Drupal will replace it with the URL alias.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Q: Why are URLs not getting replaced with aliases? A: Only URLs passed through the Drupal URL and Link APIs will be replaced with their aliases during page output. If a module or a template contains hardcoded links (such as 'href="node/$node->nid"'), those will not get replaced with their corresponding aliases.

Q: How do you disable Pathauto for a specific content type (or taxonomy)? A: When the pattern for a content type is left blank, the default pattern will be used. If the default pattern is also blank, Pathauto will be disabled for that content type.

MAINTAINERS

Current maintainers:

Dave Reid - http://www.davereid.net
Sascha Grossenbacher - https://www.drupal.org/u/berdir

The original Pathauto release combined the functionality of Mike Ryan's autopath with Tommy Sundstrom's path_automatic. Significant enhancements were contributed by jdmquin @ www.bcdems.net. Matt England added the (now deprecated) tracker support. Other suggestions and patches have been contributed by the Drupal community.