Web Addresses

NUI Galway web addresses are structured and consistent to maximise site navigability.
The CMS does most of the work for you but there are simple rules you must follow to ensure it can do this perfectly:

1. You should give sections a name and an 'Output URI' only (i.e. leave 'Output File Name' blank).
   Unless its a course page - in this case give it a name and an 'Output File Name' only (leave 'Output URI' blank)
2. For non-course pages, it’s not illegal to fill in output file name too (it’s just unnecessary) but, if you do, there should be no spaces in it.  You should use hyphens instead.
3. And for both ‘Output URI’ and ‘Output File Name’, you need to avoid certain characters that are reserved by the HTTP protocol:
   ! * ' ( ) ; : @ & = + $ , / ? % # [ ]

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To stop a particular web address's content from publishing to the live web servers forever:

1. Identify the section that is publishing to that web address.
   See 'Understanding  / changing where a page will publish to' (on this page) or else use one of my bookmarklets to 'Edit the Live page you're on' (more info).
2. Delete that section
   Click on the Actions button for the section and choose 'Delete'
   The section folder and name will turn red to indicate it is deleted.  It is now in the CMS's recycle bin and may be deleted fully at any time (by an administrator). 
3. If you intend to use the content in the future follow the advice in option 2 of How to stop publishing content and keep it for later.

If you made a mistake and want to undelete the section (and make the web address publish again):

1. Edit the section.  Click 'Save and approve', this will change its status to 'Approved'.

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To stop a particular web address's content from publishing to the live web servers:

1. Identify the section that is publishing to that web address.
   See 'Understanding  / changing where a page will publish to' (on this page) or else use one of my bookmarklets to 'Edit the Live page you're on' (more info).
2. Edit that section. 
3. Click on the General tab and change its status to 'Pending'
4. Click 'Save changes' to save

To make the web address publish again:

1. Edit the section again.  Go to the General tab and change its status to 'Approved' and click  'Save and approve'

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You can stop all links to a particular page or site from appearing on the university website. 
The page will still be live, on the web server, but a visitor would need to know its web address and browse to that explicitly to see its content.

To hide a page / site in this way:

1. Identify the section that is publishing that page (or that homepage, if it's a site you want to hide).
   See 'Understanding  / changing where a page will publish to' (on this page) or else use one of my bookmarklets to 'Edit the Live page you're on' (more info).
2. Modify that section.
   Uncheck 'Show in navigation' (in the General Tab)
   Click 'Save and approve'
   The folder icon for this section (in the site structure) will turn gray to indicate it is hidden.

To unhide the section (and make any web links to it publish again):

1. Modify the section.  Check 'Show in Navigation' and click  'Save and approve'

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Courses follow a web address naming convention which must be followed to ensure navigability, searchability and consistency between all courses (usability).
But they can have shorter web addresses that redirect the user to the course's real address.
Full information is outlined here: Configuring Courses in t4.

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See Controlling the web address of published pages and files.

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See Controlling the web address of published pages and files.

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See Controlling the web address of published pages and files.

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