# How do I change this URL to something more "normal" **URL:** \ **Category:** Using Concrete / Help\ **Created:** [January 26, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/how-do-i-change-this-url-to-something-more-normal/9738 "2026-01-26T22:24:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TomasA](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/tomasa/32/5178_2.png) [@TomasA](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/TomasA)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/how-do-i-change-this-url-to-something-more-normal/9738/1 "2026-01-26T22:24:53Z")
After putting up som texts on my website I get this URL: [https://ahlbeck.net/index.php/ahlbeck-online/resources/resource-six/en-vecka-i-paradiset](https://ahlbeck.net/index.php/ahlbeck-online/resources/resource-six/en-vecka-i-paradiset) A more natural URL could be [websitedomain.net/en-vecka-i-paradiset](http://websitedomain.net/en-vecka-i-paradiset) There must be a setting somewhere where I can change this? Or do I have to make changes on the server (Apache)? I use Concrete CMS 9.4.7 and theme Atomic ---
**Author:** ![ConcreteOwl](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/concreteowl/32/6290_2.png) [@ConcreteOwl](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/ConcreteOwl)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/how-do-i-change-this-url-to-something-more-normal/9738/2 "2026-01-27T07:52:31Z")
First of all you should setup Pretty URLs in System & Settings/SEO & Statistics/URLs and Redirection Tick the box for Remove index.php from URLs. And set the Canonical URL as [https://ahlbeck.net](https://ahlbeck.net) see the image ![Screenshot 2026-01-27 074207](https://forums.concretecms.org/uploads/default/original/2X/9/94e64ed350cc1a284ff68ebb03cd3dd0c22acaae.png) And then go to your Page Settings and set the Location see the second image ![image](https://forums.concretecms.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d3b9c6f96f040f2db80453dcd7671101294c65c4.png) and make sure you set it as Canonical. ---
**Author:** ![TomasA](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/tomasa/32/5178_2.png) [@TomasA](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/TomasA)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/how-do-i-change-this-url-to-something-more-normal/9738/3 "2026-01-27T09:24:15Z")
Thanks for your help. However it seems that when I did those changes I can’t get the dashboard to open any more. So I can’t change according to the last dashboard. Hmmm, so I’m stuck now I guess, since I can’t change it back either. (I just managed to reinstall it from a backup, but then I have the old “ugly” URLs again) ---
**Author:** ![ConcreteOwl](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/concreteowl/32/6290_2.png) [@ConcreteOwl](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/ConcreteOwl)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/how-do-i-change-this-url-to-something-more-normal/9738/4 "2026-01-27T10:26:28Z")
Post a snapshot of your URLs and Redirection page so we can take a look for you. ---
**Author:** ![mhawke](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/mhawke/32/6159_2.png) [@mhawke](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/mhawke)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/how-do-i-change-this-url-to-something-more-normal/9738/5 "2026-01-27T14:08:29Z")
Did your .htaccess file ACTUALLY get changed automatically? A lot of the time, when you click to turn on Pretty URLs, it actually tells you it couldn’t change the file and you have to do it manually. If it didn’t change your .htaccess file then concrete thinks you have so there’s a mismatch in how it creates URLs. ---
**Author:** ![TomasA](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/tomasa/32/5178_2.png) [@TomasA](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/TomasA)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/how-do-i-change-this-url-to-something-more-normal/9738/6 "2026-01-27T14:38:47Z")
Thanks, I will try this before posting screenshots.