Multiple URLs to the same page in Joomla!
TL;DR: In Joomla there's often more than one way to get to the same page, if you're moving off
joomla this needs to be considered, *preferably before moving any pages*. This article discusses
the cases that I found
[during my recent move to hugo](https://www.thecoderscorner.com/team-blog/web-design/cms/moving-to-hugo-from-joomla/).
URL Mappings in Joomla, the background
Recently I decided to move a joomla site over to hugo; I had search engine friendly URLs turned on and therefore assumed the mapping should be easy. Whatever the path was in Joomla, should be the same path for Hugo (insert CMS of choice) right?
Moving to Hugo static CMS from Joomla
In this article I discuss moving sites from Joomla over to Hugo static content manager. Before we start
lets take a quick look at why we may want to do this, and the cases were it may not be appropriate.
tl;dr: In summary, hosting a site on Joomla is time consuming and requires that both Joomla and PHP are frequently updated. If you’re site is suitable for Hugo and are considering moving over, take a look through the phases below.
