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Is it of any advantage, in addition to using Global Redirect, to rewrite html links from /node/nid to /article/this-is-the-title, even though in both cases traffic is directed to /article/this-is-the-title (by Global Redirect).

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From this answer I gather that I should use Global Redirect so that aliases wouldn't cause "duplicate" content.

The same answer suggests a way to intercept links, passing them through functions to "convert from node/nid to article/title". However, I am green at coding Drupal, and have no clue as to go about it. Could some one advise on alternatives? Or ways of making this less cumbersome?

I am also adding this link to a related answer on avoiding disadvantages of 'same content/multiple URLs' for whoever's reference.

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    Pathauto does not do redirecting. It is just meant to automatically generate URL/path aliases for various kinds of content. – AjitS Jan 31 '13 at 11:56
  • So if you use Pathauto, the links will not change? If so, how do you use generated aliases? – Dominykas Mostauskis Jan 31 '13 at 12:00
  • No. They'll just have an alias. For e.g. if you have a page and its path is <yoursite_url>/node/1, pathauto will create an alias using the title of the content type. If the page title is foo bar then the alias will most probably be <yoursite_url>/content/foo-bar. Note that the page will also be accessible via <yoursite_url>/node/1. Nodes will have alias but the redirection to that alias is not handled by Pathauto. – AjitS Jan 31 '13 at 12:04
  • How do you change the links into SEO friendly links? As I understand that is key for SEO, correct me if I am wrong. – Dominykas Mostauskis Jan 31 '13 at 12:18
  • The edit you made is actually the solution for your queries. Global Redirect and Pathauto is a winning combination. Also, for SEO see the SEO Checklist module – AjitS Jan 31 '13 at 13:28
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From this answer I gather that I should use Global Redirect so that aliases wouldn't cause "duplicate" content.

The same answer suggests using the l() function to have Drupal use "pretty paths" automatically.

I am also adding this link to a related answer on avoiding disadvantages of 'same content/multiple URLs' for whoever's reference.

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