Help with Using Numerics in Page Aliases - Version 2.2.2
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 12:02 am
In the 2.2.2 release notes, I read that strictly numeric page aliases are no longer valid, as a security measure. But the same note suggests that numeric characters mixed with alpha characters should be ok as page aliases.
I have (years worth) of pages with aliases that look like this:
summer-track-8-2-2016
where the numerics are used to stand for dates.
HOWEVER, since upgrading to CMSMS 2.2.2 I've encountered two things I don't understand:
1. When I attempt to create a new page with, for example, a page alias of
summer-track-8-2-2017
I get a message box stating that this alias is invalid because it is used by another page on the site. Which I know is not true, at last for the entire page alias I've entered. I can make copies of pages that have no numerics in the page aliases. Maybe the numeric part of the alias isn't getting recognized, so just the "summer-track" part is triggering the duplicate alias message?? Or there's something else amiss?
2. When I attempt to use the content manager to make a copy of an existing page with an alias like
summer-track-8-8-2017
I get a white screen and the web console shows the editing page hanging up on
/admin/moduleinterface.php with a 500 error
Is there something about the (apparently new) convention for pages aliases that I'm not understanding? Or is this possibly a bug?
Help! Thank you.
I have (years worth) of pages with aliases that look like this:
summer-track-8-2-2016
where the numerics are used to stand for dates.
HOWEVER, since upgrading to CMSMS 2.2.2 I've encountered two things I don't understand:
1. When I attempt to create a new page with, for example, a page alias of
summer-track-8-2-2017
I get a message box stating that this alias is invalid because it is used by another page on the site. Which I know is not true, at last for the entire page alias I've entered. I can make copies of pages that have no numerics in the page aliases. Maybe the numeric part of the alias isn't getting recognized, so just the "summer-track" part is triggering the duplicate alias message?? Or there's something else amiss?
2. When I attempt to use the content manager to make a copy of an existing page with an alias like
summer-track-8-8-2017
I get a white screen and the web console shows the editing page hanging up on
/admin/moduleinterface.php with a 500 error
Is there something about the (apparently new) convention for pages aliases that I'm not understanding? Or is this possibly a bug?
Help! Thank you.