Set up your content for hierarchical URLs

Jan Hermann, Jan Cerman

3 minutes

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Kontent.ai offers the flexibility to create any content hierarchy you need and expose that hierarchy in your URLs in several ways. This cheat sheet explores user-friendly approaches to help you choose the best method for your project requirements.

Pros	Cons
Visual, user-friendly interface integrated directly into content item editing Automatic URL generation based on the page tree Easy to rearrange pages and update URLs Reflects actual content hierarchy Improved SEO with nested keywords Flexible for complex structures	May add complexity to content modeling Changes in hierarchy can affect multiple URLs and may require redirect management

Pros	Cons
Simple to implement Consistent and straightforward URL structure Easy for content creators to manage	Less flexible for complex hierarchies Does not reflect content relationships beyond the prefix May not be optimal for SEO in all cases

Pros	Cons
Maximum control over URLs Easy to implement technically No dependencies on content relationships Allows to get an item by its entire hierarchical URL	Prone to human error in URL input Risk of inconsistent URL structures if not managed properly Difficult to update URLs across multiple items Creates tight coupling between content and a single presentation layer

Set up your content for hierarchical URLs

Approach A: Use Live Preview for content hierarchy and URL generation

Approach B: Semi-hierarchical URLs based on content metadata

Approach C: Full relative URLs stored in content items

Why is this important?

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