I added a custom permalink to simplify the URL for an additional Guideline page - creating a topic link for my chosen page /usernames to redirect to topicID 103 The permalink works fine if you type the new URL into the browser as you are redirected to the correct topic I then added a short script…

indeed - I could fix this by linking to the topic directly in the menu but the issue would persist for those who do need permalinks to work (e.g. for links off the site), no? The reason I am doing this is so I use a single, clear URL for this page as I am trying to find a workaround for creating an…

This was actually already discussed here: https://meta.discourse.org/t/permalink-normalizations-dont-work-for-internal-links/57899/15?u=sam

OK, thanks - failed to find in searches as I’m not ‘techy’ enough to use the term ‘normalization’ :slight_smile: I sot of see the reason for this and I will fix my menu link for now and reconsider my approach to this page … it would really help to have a way to add more pages, but I realise that th…

Custom permalinks not resolving in Hamburger Menu

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sam (Sam Saffron) May 25, 2017, 2:55pm 2

Wait, why use a permalink there, why not directly link to your desired destination?

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Custom permalinks not resolving in Hamburger Menu

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