Programmatically Unchecking the "Generate Automatic URL Alias" in Drupal 10

By hari, 12 June, 2024

In Drupal 10, there may be instances where you need to programmatically control the URL alias generation for nodes. Specifically, you might want to uncheck the "Generate automatic URL alias" option when creating or updating nodes. This is useful in scenarios where you need more control over the URLs of your content, such as when implementing custom SEO strategies.

In this blog post, we'll explore how to achieve this using Drupal's API.

Introduction

Drupal's Pathauto module is commonly used to generate URL aliases based on configurable patterns. However, there are times when you might need to disable this automatic alias generation for specific nodes. This can be done programmatically by modifying the node's path property.

<?php 

use Drupal\node\Entity\Node;

/**
 * Uncheck the "Generate automatic URL alias" for a specific node.
 *
 * @param int $nid
 *   The node ID.
 */
function uncheck_pathauto($nid) {
  // Load the node by its ID.
  $node = Node::load($nid);
  
  if ($node) {
    // Turn off pathauto.
    $node->path->pathauto = 0;
    
    // Save the node.
    $node->save();
    
    // Verify the change.
    $node = Node::load($nid);
    if ($node && $node->path->pathauto == 0) {
      \Drupal::messenger()->addMessage('Pathauto has been successfully disabled for this node.');
    } else {
      \Drupal::messenger()->addMessage('Failed to disable Pathauto for this node.', 'error');
    }
  } else {
    \Drupal::messenger()->addMessage('Node not found.', 'error');
  }
}

// Example usage:
$nid = 1; // Replace with your node ID.
uncheck_pathauto($nid);

Conclusion

Programmatically unchecking the "Generate automatic URL alias" option in Drupal 10 is straightforward. By modifying the pathauto property of a node's path field, you can gain fine-grained control over URL alias generation. This technique is particularly useful for custom SEO implementations or when you need to manage URLs manually for specific nodes.

Programmatically Unchecking the "Generate Automatic URL Alias" in Drupal 10

Introduction

Conclusion

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