Asset URLs
Each asset you publish in Brightspot is associated with a URL. Most URLs have two components, a site name and a path.
You can determine an asset's URL from the content edit form. Both the site and path portions of the URL appear in the URLs widget, which is visible after clicking in the side toolbar of a content edit form. (In versions of prior to 4.8, the widget is visible by default).
The following sections describe the four types of URLs you can assign to an asset.
Permalink
A permalink is the currently live URL associated with the asset. No two assets can have the same permalink.
Alias
An alias is an additional URL for an asset. For example, you have an asset published at the path /partner-with-brightspot. You can add the alias /developer-partners to the same asset. When a visitor retrieves the URL http://brightspot.com/developer-partners, the asset at http://brightspot.com/partner-with-brightspot appears.
Redirect
A redirect sends a visitor to a URL different from the one requested. Reasons for redirects include changing the path so that it reflects the asset's title, or delivering a newer rendition of an obsolete asset. There are two types of redirects: permanent and temporary.
Redirect (Permanent)
A permanent redirect causes the server to send an HTTP status code 301 to the client (browser or search engine) along with the new URL. The client then retrieves that new URL. In addition, the client typically (but not always) caches the redirect. When a visitor again requests the old URL, the browser immediately fetches the asset at the new URL. Similarly, when a search engine receives a permanent redirect, it no longer indexes the asset at the old URL.
Redirect (Temporary)
A temporary redirect causes the server to send an HTTP status code 302 to the client (browser or search engine) along with the new URL. The client then retrieves that new URL. Because the redirect is temporary, clients continue to retrieve assets at the old URL.
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