Content Fragment Link field not bring transformed

[Silvia_Joyce_Balraj]

Hi Team,

I have a Link field added to content fragment. When I give the link as /content/siteA/us/en/page.html, it is not being transformed to /page. Please provide suggestions on how to get the Link field to be resolved correctly.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Thanks

[EstebanBustamante]

I think you need to configure the Apache Sling Resource Resolver Factory. Please refer to this link in case you don't know how to use it: 

https://sling.apache.org/documentation/the-sling-engine/mappings-for-resource-resolution.html 

https://blog.3sharecorp.com/shortening-urls-in-aem 

[Tanika02 · Accepted solution]

Hello @Silvia_Joyce_Balraj - 

In AEM, when you use a Link field in a Content Fragment, the links may not be automatically resolved to their shortened or friendly URLs.

To get the Link field to be resolved correctly, you may choose from following options : 

• Use Link Rewriter: AEM provides a feature called "Link Rewriter" that can automatically rewrite the links in your content to their shortened or friendly URLs. You can create a custom link rewriting configuration that handles the transformation from /content/siteA/us/en/page.html to /page. The Link Rewriter configuration can be applied to specific sites or templates as needed. https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/creating-a-link-rewriter-f.... 
• Link Transformer: AEM allows you to implement a custom Link Transformer. With this approach, you can write custom logic to transform the links as needed when rendering the Content Fragment or when the content is used in other components.https://medium.com/@toimrank/link-checker-and-transformer-381d4f245d12
• Use Link Externalizer: AEM provides a service called "Link Externalizer," which is used to convert internal repository paths to external URLs. By using the Link Externalizer, you can resolve the links in your Content Fragment to their full external URLs and then apply your custom shortening logic. https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/experience-manager-65/developing/platform/externalizer.html?... 

[aanchal-sikka]

hello @Silvia_Joyce_Balraj 

Is the link shortening working for all other links in the Site? If yes, please check with someone in the team, how it has been implemented for the ones working, and debug accordingly.

If the team is working on Link shortening for the first time, please refer to following link. It explain step-by-step whats needed.

https://helpx.adobe.com/in/experience-manager/kb/multi-domain-management-aem-mappings-for-url-shorte... 

[KBWEB]

Hi @Silvia_Joyce_Balraj, 

I am facing the same issue. Which approach listed by @Tanika02 solved the issue for you?

We re on AEM 6.5.16 on-prem.

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Krass