Redirects
The web team processes redirects and vanity URLs. Redirects help guide visitors to pages proper locations if a page has moved or no longer exist. Vanity URL's are also provided so departments at the university can publicize more succinct URLs for their websites.
An example of a redirect would be:
http://www.sandiego.edu/administration/president now directs to http://www.sandiego.edu/president
An example of a vanity URL would be:
http://www.sandiego.edu/business/mba points to http://www.sandiego.edu/business/programs/graduate/mba
Vanity URL's cannot be created at the root level (http://www.sandiego.edu/) and must contain the department name or subject.
Example: http://www.sandiego.edu/pce/VanityURL
URL's are case sensitive and it is suggested that vanity URL's be in all lowercase.
Requesting a Redirect
Redirect requests should be sent via e-mail to web@sandiego.edu. You will need to include both the desired URL as well as where the link should point. The turnaround time for a redirect request is 1 business day from the time we receive the request.
Subdomain Requests
A subdomain is a second website with its own content but residing under the main domain.
For example: http://law.sandiego.edu -> law is the subdomain for sandiego.edu
* Subdomains are provided for college, schools, and university initiatives. To inquire about subdomains, please contact web@sandiego.edu