# URL Aliases

Varbase 11.0.x provides automatic URL alias management using the **Pathauto** module. Pathauto generates clean, human-readable URL aliases for content, taxonomy terms, users, and other entities based on configurable patterns. This replaces Drupal's default system paths (such as `/node/123`) with meaningful, SEO-friendly URLs.

Pathauto is installed and configured as part of the **Varbase SEO Base** recipe, which sets up default URL alias patterns for common content types.

## Sections

### [Configuring URL Aliases](/developers/configuring-a-varbase-site/url-aliases/configuring-url-aliases.md)

Learn how to create and modify Pathauto patterns to control the URL structure of your content.

### [Managing URL Aliases](/developers/configuring-a-varbase-site/url-aliases/managing-url-aliases.md)

Learn how to manage existing URL aliases, bulk generate aliases, and clean up outdated paths.


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