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abid22
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October 8, 2026
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AEMaaCS URL formatting via dispatcher

  • October 8, 2026
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I have a site URL as https://mycompany.com/en-us/office/printers/func-print/cap-color/paper-ltr/vol-2501-10000/speed-36-50-ppm/brand-c-series/feat-airprint

I want the dispatcher to do a PT and send it to publisher using selectors as https://mycompany.com/en-us/office/printers.func-print.cap-color.paper-ltr.vol-2501-10000.speed-36-50-ppm.brand-c-series.feat-airprint.html

Since the number of selectors are dynamic (currently max of 7) and can even increase over time, how should I handle the rewrite rule dynamically N times?

Below are all valid URL’s for my site which I need to be formatted with selectors:

https://mycompany.com/en-us/office/printers/func-print

https://mycompany.com/en-us/office/printers/func-print/cap-color

https://mycompany.com/en-us/office/printers/func-print/cap-color/paper-ltr

https://mycompany.com/en-us/office/printers/func-print/cap-color/paper-ltr/vol-2501-10000

https://mycompany.com/en-us/office/printers/func-print/cap-color/paper-ltr/vol-2501-10000/speed-36-50-ppm

https://mycompany.com/en-us/office/printers/func-print/cap-color/paper-ltr/vol-2501-10000/speed-36-50-ppm/brand-c-series

Best answer by abid22

I think this worked for me:

# 1. Map the pretty URL to the content path (no PT here)
RewriteRule ^/([a-z]{2}-[a-z]{2})/office/printers/((?:func|cap|paper|vol|speed|brand|feat)-[A-Za-z0-9-]+(?:/(?:func|cap|paper|vol|speed|brand|feat)-[A-Za-z0-9-]+)*)$ \
    /content/mycompany/$1/office/printers.$2

# 2. Replace one remaining "/" with "." per pass, restarting until none are left
RewriteRule ^(/content/mycompany/[a-z]{2}-[a-z]{2}/office/printers\.[^/]+)/(.+)$ \
    $1.$2 [N]

# 3. Once all slashes are gone, pass through
RewriteRule ^(/content/mycompany/[a-z]{2}-[a-z]{2}/office/printers\.[^/]+)$ \
    $1.html [PT,L]

 

Thanks,

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shrutid56001193
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shrutid56001193User Group Leader
User Group Leader
October 8, 2026

​@abid22 

You don't need a separate rule for every possible number of selectors.

If the URL structure is predictable, you can use a single rewrite rule to capture the dynamic part of the path and then construct the selector-based URL from it. However, mod_rewrite doesn't have a simple way to dynamically replace an arbitrary number of / characters with . in the captured value.

If you already know the maximum number of segments (7 in your case), try to use separate rules for each supported depth, ordered from the most specific to the least specific. That keeps the rules explicit and easier to maintain.

If the number of segments really needs to grow without a defined limit, It may be cleaner to handle the mapping in the application/servlet layer instead.

https://www.shrutidamle.com/
abid22AuthorAccepted solution
Level 2
October 8, 2026

I think this worked for me:

# 1. Map the pretty URL to the content path (no PT here)
RewriteRule ^/([a-z]{2}-[a-z]{2})/office/printers/((?:func|cap|paper|vol|speed|brand|feat)-[A-Za-z0-9-]+(?:/(?:func|cap|paper|vol|speed|brand|feat)-[A-Za-z0-9-]+)*)$ \
    /content/mycompany/$1/office/printers.$2

# 2. Replace one remaining "/" with "." per pass, restarting until none are left
RewriteRule ^(/content/mycompany/[a-z]{2}-[a-z]{2}/office/printers\.[^/]+)/(.+)$ \
    $1.$2 [N]

# 3. Once all slashes are gone, pass through
RewriteRule ^(/content/mycompany/[a-z]{2}-[a-z]{2}/office/printers\.[^/]+)$ \
    $1.html [PT,L]

 

Thanks,

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