# URLs from old site easily redirected when imported to Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-from-old-site-easily-redirected-when-imported-to-discourse/50348
**Category:** Praise
**Created:** [9월 19, 2016, 5:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-from-old-site-easily-redirected-when-imported-to-discourse/50348 "2016-09-19T17:41:01Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [9월 19, 2016, 5:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-from-old-site-easily-redirected-when-imported-to-discourse/50348/1 "2016-09-19T17:41:01Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Slugs that start with numbers parsed as IDs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slugs-that-start-with-numbers-parsed-as-ids/50258/3):

> [@Slugs that start with numbers parsed as IDs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slugs-that-start-with-numbers-parsed-as-ids/50258/3):
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> That was trickier than I expected it to be,

Then I’ll feel better as a total novice not being able to figure it out. 🙂

Thanks!

A total edge case since it matters (best I can tell) for keeping old URLs working on imported data.

I suppose I should re-post in #Community Building > Praise (and now I have to since topic got closed), but dang, being able to redirect `/oldforum/the-slug-they-used` to `http://discoursehost/t/the-slug-they-used` and have it just work is freaking magic.