Need help with slug please!

Hi all, 

I'm new here and I'm hoping someone can help with a workaround for my issue.

I need to create a slug with only 2 characters. Reason being is that we created a paid ad that points to a specific slug (formerly on WP). We recently switched to Squarespace not realizing that there is a 3-character minimum on slugs. Is there a workaround for this? I already contacted SS support and they pointed me to this forum.

Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks!

We can't change how the backend works, needing 3 characters or more for URL slug.

But perhaps URL redirects can solve your issue.

Let us know how it goes.

We printed a giant sign that was really expensive with a url of two characters to make it easy to remember. I tried to a URL redirect but it will not let since it is on two characters. What can I do to fix this? I never had this issue with Wordpress or Webflow.

Thanks in advanced.

18 minutes ago, robrva said:

I tried to a URL redirect but it will not let since it is on two characters.

You have to redirect from the non-existant two character URL page to an existing 3 or more character URL page.

/12 -> /123 301

An example URL. This example URL is time limited.

24 minutes ago, robrva said:

I never had this issue with Wordpress or Webflow.

For whatever reason SS decided to require 3 character or more characters in URLs. It certainly is not a limitation of web protocols or servers.

Thank you so much! Can you let me know what I am doing wrong in the attached? I followed the instructions in the video. It is not an "old" url though.
 

42 minutes ago, robrva said:

Can you let me know what I am doing wrong in the attached?

Don't use full URLs. Use the format I used in my post.

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It is not an "old" url though.

Old is not the key concept in this situation. The key is it doesn't exist on your site now and you want it to go somewhere on your site that does exist.

Let us know how it goes.

That worked! You are the best Creedon. If I like leave any type of review for you tomorrow please let me know.