SmugMug - URL for link without title ?

ps56k

I used to be able to have a link that did NOT include the title of the gallery.... just the weird chars. This was great for using as links from various websites to point back to a specific gallery.

Now with the title embedded in the URL - it's impossible to change the title or category with breaking those links.

Is there a way to create an embedded URL link that will not break if the title or category is changed ?

tnx -

jfriend

If the gallery number is in the link like at the end like this:

http://jfriend.smugmug.com/Kenya/Highlights/Landscapes/5608869_vwzCG

Then, it doesn't matter what happens to the category, sub-category and gallery names. You could even make the link this:

http://jfriend.smugmug.com/xxx/yyy/zzz/5608869_vwzCG

and it would still take you to the right place. You could also use this form of the URL:

http://jfriend.smugmug.com/gallery/5608869_vwzCG

Any of these will work. If the gallery number and key is at the end of the link, then Smugmug will ignore the category and sub-category.

ps56k

I have this URL -

http://shoebox99.smugmug.com/Other/Atlanta-trip-take-a-break/11961283_VND8E#848082018_rvzQo

and have tried variations of removing the middle gallery + title /xxx/yyy/ parts,
but then it just goes to the homepage vs the specific gallery.

jfriend

ps56k wrote:

I have this URL -

http://shoebox99.smugmug.com/Other/Atlanta-trip-take-a-break/11961283_VND8E#848082018_rvzQo

and have tried variations of removing the middle gallery + title /xxx/yyy/ parts,
but then it just goes to the homepage vs the specific gallery.

What is your goal? What are you trying to accomplish?

ps56k

got it -

I can make the URL -
http://shoebox99.smugmug.com/Other/Atlanta-trip-take-a-break/11961283_VND8E#848082018_rvzQo

into -
http://shoebox99.smugmug.com/cc/tt/11961283_VND8E#848082018_rvzQo

replacing the /cat/ and the /title/ with just placeholder words...
and it goes to the exact same place/gallery.

jfriend

ps56k wrote:

got it -

I can make the URL -
http://shoebox99.smugmug.com/Other/Atlanta-trip-take-a-break/11961283_VND8E#848082018_rvzQo

into -
http://shoebox99.smugmug.com/cc/tt/11961283_VND8E#848082018_rvzQo

replacing the /cat/ and the /title/ with just placeholder words...
and it goes to the exact same place/gallery.

Yes. Or leave the real words in there and, even if you change the names later, the URL will still work. If the gallery number and key is at the end, the words in between are ignored. Smugmug put the extra words into the URL because they help with SEO (Google, etc...).