How to clean URL's in Drupal?

How to clean URL's in Drupal?

Drupal handles page URLs in a style that can inhibit search crawlers from indexing your website. 

Enabling Clean URLs in Drupal
Drupal will automatically install with Clean URLs if it thinks the system is compatible. If you are still getting "?q=" in your URLs, you can turn Clean URLs on manually.

Drupal 7.x

  1. Log into your Drupal Administration page.
  2. Select "Administer".
  3. Select "Configuration".
  4. Select "Search and Metadata".
  5. Allow the test to finish.
  6. Select the "Enable Clean URLs".
  7. Select "Save Configuration".


Drupal 6.x

  1. Log into your Drupal Administration page.
  2. Select "Administer".
  3. Select "Site Configuration".
  4. Select "Clean URLs".
  5. Enable Clean URLs.
  6. Select "Save Configuration".

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