URL Shortener
Generate custom short URLs with your CMS vanity or custom domain!
The URL Shortener is only enabled with a Pro Subscription!
Learn more about our paid plans.
What are Short URLs?
Create friendly, short URLs for anything in your community!
The URL shortener takes any link and converts it to a short and readable format!
Ex: https://discord.com/invite/123456 -> mycommunity.com/discord
Creating a Short URL
New Short URL
To forward https://discord.com/invite/123456 to our custom domain's mycommunity.com/discord
Enter the existing URL
https://discord.com/invite/123456Enter the new short URL path
discord(Optional) add a description
Discord invite link
After adding the new short URL, it will be viewable, searchable, and copyable in the table below.
Domain Formats
The CMS supports three types of short URL formats:
Custom Domain:
customdomain.com/shorturlCustom Subdomain:
example.customdomain.com/shorturlVanity Domain:
communityid.sonorancms.com/shorturlLong Domain:
sonorancms.com/com/communityuuid/shorturl
The custom path will work on all three of these options. The toggle simply allows you to select which format you are copying.
Custom Subdomains
Subdomains are extensions of your custom domain and are used to organize or separate different sections of a website (e.g., info.customdomain.com).
Adding A Subdomain
2. Enter the Desired Subdomain
Enter your desired subdomain for your community's configured custom domain.
Here, the subdomain is links and the custom domain is sonoranrp.com
3. Copy and Add DNS Records
Copy the information from the panel to create a CNAME and TXT DNS record.
The examples below show DNS management via Cloudflare. If you are unsure how to add a DNS record, contact your domain provider.
If you are using Cloudflare, DISABLE the proxy mode and set it to DNS Only
4. Save and Use Subdomain
After saving your new CNAME and TXT record, click Add Link Subdomain to verify the DNS records.
Note: Depending on your DNS provider, there may be a cache delay before the DNS records are detected.
You can now select the custom domain in the URL Type drop-down to be used when creating a new short URL.
Reserved Paths
Sonoran CMS has several internal URL paths that can not be overridden by a custom short URL.
Sonoran CMS will also not allow you to override an existing website slug with a custom short URL.
admin
index
login
logout
signup
gallery
menu
event
account
oauth/discord
oauth/sonoran
oauth/apple
drive/file
game/menu
game/qbcore
profile
roster
forums
forums/topics
calendar
formsThese paths are restricted only in their absolute form. Appending additional paths to these are allowed. For example:
A short URL can NOT be: example.com/forms
However, a short URL CAN be: example.com/forms/civ
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