Best way to create a link that redirects to a Google Doc (or other page)
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What’s the best way to share a link on my WordPress.com site
mysite.wordpress.com/paper1
that automatically redirects to a (potentially changeable) URL, e,g, a Google Doc, etc.
My motivation is that I will be referencing some papers that I will periodically update on Google Docs. The URL’s may change over time for one reason or another.The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Does anything here help https://en.support.wordpress.com/google-docs/
If not type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for a Staff follow-up. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Also subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.
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The support link relating to Google Docs doesn’t help. There’s nothing other than the basics of sharing docs and getting a URL to them. In particular, it does NOT describe how to do the indirection that I asked about above.
But, it’s a great idea to add the modlook tags area. Thanks for that suggestion.
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I am sorry I did not have the answer for you and will follow this thread so I know what it is when Staff reply to you.
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Hi azspector,
It sounds like you want to add a link to a Google Doc you have created, rather than embedding it. If you have the URL of the document you want to share, you can create a link using this guide:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/links/
If that’s not what you mean’t, let me know and I’ll try to suggest something else.
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Sorry, appreciate your answer but this is not what I am looking for.
Rather, I’d like to go to a page, say:
http://www.mysite.wordpress.com/paper1
and have that automatically “redirect” to a URL that represents a Google Doc. By having that indirection, I can give out a readable link (the aforementioned link to paper1), AND have the ability to change it to an updated version, or perhaps a different location, or whatever. This is analogous to a 301 redirect, but specifically customized to particular pages…
Any thoughts on how to do this. Non-hosted wordpress’ implementations seem to have plug-ins that support this functionality.
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Hi,
I see what you mean now, thanks.
It’s not possible to redirect a single page of your WordPress.com site, but there are a couple of other options/work arounds:
1. Embed the Google Doc into that page. For example, you could great a Google Doc called ‘Paper 1’ and update the text within the document itself each time — which would mean you don’t have to embed a new document every time you want to update it. You mentioned not wanting to use embeds earlier, but this is a slightly different way they could be used.
2. Create menu links to Google Docs. It would be possible to do this by creating a custom menu and adding links to the documents.
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