This is no longer maintained, code is archived and available for forking though.

metalsmith-alias

Create aliases for a pages with automatic redirection.

alias:
- alternate-name
- other/url
- somepage/that/used/to/be/here.html

Usage

const alias = require('metalsmith-alias');

Metalsmith()
  // Other plugins and configuration
  .use(alias({netlify: true}))
  // More plugins and configuration

Options:

• netlify: Whether a Netlify _redirects file should be created (default false).

Changelog

• 0.2.0: Use forced redirects to avoid shadowing.
• 0.1.2: Don't overwrite existing _redirects.
• 0.1.1: Generate extra redirects without index.html.
• 0.1.0: Add ability to create _redirects file for Netlify.
• 0.0.3: Use path member if set on the file object.

Alternatives

• metalsmith-redirect: Setup site-wide redirects