Sonoran CMS - URL Shortener
What are Short URLs?
Create friendly, short URLs for anything in your community! The URL shortener takes any link and converts it to a short and readable format!Ex:
https://discord.com/invite/123456 -> mycommunity.com/discord
Creating a Short URL
New Short URL
To forwardhttps://discord.com/invite/123456 to our custom domain’s mycommunity.com/discord
- Enter the existing URL
https://discord.com/invite/123456 - Enter the new short URL path
discord - (Optional) add a description
Discord invite link
After adding the new short URL, it will be viewable, searchable, and copyable in the table below.
Domain Formats
The CMS supports three types of short URL formats:- Custom Domain:
customdomain.com/shorturl - Custom Subdomain:
example.customdomain.com/shorturl - Vanity Domain:
communityid.sonorancms.com/shorturl - Long Domain:
sonorancms.com/com/communityuuid/shorturl
Custom Subdomains
Subdomains are extensions of your custom domain and are used to organize or separate different sections of a website (e.g., info.customdomain.com).Adding A Subdomain
1. Click to Add a New Subdomain
1. Click to Add a New Subdomain
Click the 
+ icon next to the short URL type selector.2. Enter the Desired Subdomain
2. Enter the Desired Subdomain
Enter your desired subdomain for your community’s configured custom domain.Here, the subdomain is 
links and the custom domain is sonoranrp.com3. Copy and Add DNS Records
3. Copy and Add DNS Records
Copy the information from the panel to create a 
The examples below show DNS management via Cloudflare.
If you are unsure how to add a DNS record, contact your domain provider.
If you are using Cloudflare, DISABLE the proxy mode and set it to
CNAME and TXT DNS record.The examples below show DNS management via Cloudflare.If you are unsure how to add a DNS record, contact your domain provider.
If you are using Cloudflare, DISABLE the proxy mode and set it to
DNS Only 4. Save and Use Subdomain
4. Save and Use Subdomain
After saving your new 
You can now select the custom domain in the
CNAME and TXT record, click Add Link Subdomain to verify the DNS records.Note: Depending on your DNS provider, there may be a cache delay before the DNS records are detected.You can now select the custom domain in the URL Type drop-down to be used when creating a new short URL.Reserved Paths
Sonoran CMS has several internal URL paths that can not be overridden by a custom short URL. Sonoran CMS will also not allow you to override an existing website slug with a custom short URL.example.com/forms
However, a short URL CAN be: example.com/forms/civ