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alien_alias

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This module provides a means of creating a URL alias in a Drupal site that points to an external location (although it could be internal). It allows the alias to be redefined which means it can be set to point to a different location at some time, either temporarily or permanently.

The check for, and redirection of, an AlienAlias is performed early in the boot-up sequence of Drupal by default, which means it has minimal impact on resource usage - compared to having to fully boot-up Drupal before being able to redirect. (This is optional on a per-alias basis, or globally.)

Optionally, the module will keep stats on the Alien Alias requests, and a query parameter can be defined to indicate, for example, the source of the request.

How it works

Each AlienAlias is an entity so any number of them can be added.

When a request comes in, and before the site fully boots-up, the path is checked to see if it's an alien alias (only a single DB check is required). If it is, the user is immediately redirected. If not, normal site boot-up continues.

Every AlienAlias has a Drupal 8 router entry which means Fast404 will not claim the URL does not exist.

Activity

Total releases
1
First release
Mar 2026
Latest release
1 month ago
Release cadence
—
Stability
100% stable

Releases

Version Type Release date
2.0.4 Stable Mar 7, 2026