Linking pages and files

Linking documents (pages)

If you need to create a permanent link to a document, you need to use a URL in the following format:

http://www.mydomain.com/getdoc/016fad52-0d69-46d5-80dc-daec9173c0c7/Products.aspx

It's an equivalent of

http://www.mydomain.com/company/products.aspx

- however, in the first case, the link keeps working even if you move the document to some other place.

The URL consists of the following parts:

<domain>/getdoc/<document GUID>/<document name><extension>

The <document GUID> value is a unique identifier of the document. You can find this value in CMS Desk -> Content -> Properties -> General, in field Node GUID.

The <document name> value may contain any value - it's not used by the system and it's only used for search engine optimization. By default, the system uses the document name for this value.

Linking a specific language version of the document

If you need to link to a specific language version of the document, you need to use a URL in the following format:

http://www.mydomain.com/getdoc/8FG7-84E394-FABD-5678/our-services/fr-fr.aspx

It displays the given document in French (if the document is translated). It's an equivalent of

http://www.mydomain.com/company/our-services.aspx?lang=fr-fr

The URL consists of the following parts:

<domain>/getdoc/<document GUID>/<document name>/<culture code><extension>

Linking attachments

If you need to create a permanent link to a file uploaded as a document attachment, you need to use a URL in the following format:

http://www.mydomain.com/getattachment/763c8921-be94-4610-99b4-25e8d3be5b08/logo.aspx

The URL consists of the following parts:

<domain>/getattachment/<file GUID>/<filename><extension>

The <file GUID> value is not the same as document GUID. It's a GUID of the file in the CMS_Attachment table. You can find this GUID if you display the image in the CMS Desk and see its URL.

The <file name> value can contain any text.

You can find more details on available parameters in the following chapter GetFile.aspx parameters