 configurer les alias d url what is a url  url is the abbreviation for uniform resource locator which is the page s address on the web it is the name by which a browser identifies a page to display in the example visit us at examplecom   https examplecom would be the url for the home page of your website users use urls to locate content on the web what is a path  a path is the unique last part of the url for a specific function or piece of content for example for a page whose full url is https examplecom node 7  the path is node 7  here are some examples of paths you might find in your site node 7 path to a particular content item taxonomy term 6 path to a taxonomy term page user 3 path to a user profile page what is an alias  the core software allows you to provide more understandable urls for pages on your site which are called aliases  for example if you have an about us page with the path node 7  you can set up an alias of about so that your visitors will see it as https wwwexamplecom about  overview of configuring paths aliases and urls the core path module provides the url aliasing functionality the contributed pathauto module allows you to configure automaticallygenerated url aliases for content items and other pages see the related topics listed below for specific tasks additional resources concept paths aliases and urls drupal user guide  