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[http://nburl.net nburl.net] is Noisebridge's URL shortener. Around the Noisebridge space are labels such as [http://nburl.net/trash nburl.net/trash] or [http://nburl.net/sewing nburl.net/sewing], which forward to pages on the wiki. By putting a short URL on equipment and objects in the space, we provide a way for people to look up more info.
=What?=


Just go to the nburl site to find instructions or more information related to the item the label is on.
A '''URL Shortener''' or '''link shortener''' is a tool for making URLs easier to remember and type in. Ours is [http://nburl.net nburl.net].


To add nburl URLs, ask [[User:AlSweigart | Al Sweigart]] for the password.
=How does this work?=


Ideally, the nburl url should reveal the following:
'''nburl.net''' is a 1-to-1 redirect to our wiki.
 
Our Mediawiki instance will redirect anything dumped into the root path and see if there's a wiki page for it.
 
=How to use our URL shortening service=
 
==Redirecting to short titled wiki pages==
 
<tt style="color: red"><nowiki>https://noisebridge.net/wiki/About</nowiki></tt>
 
Take the title of the page and stick it in after <tt style="color: green">nburl.net/</tt> ...
 
<tt style="color: green"><nowiki>nburl.net/about</nowiki></tt>
 
When you go to the short URL, your browser is redirected as such...
 
<tt style="color: green">nburl.net/about </tt> <tt style="color: black; font-size:200%"> &#8594; </tt> <tt style="color: blue"><nowiki>https://noisebridge.net/about </nowiki></tt> <tt style="color: black; font-size:200%"> &#8594; </tt> <tt style="color: red"><nowiki>https://noisebridge.net/wiki/About</nowiki></tt>
 
 
 
==Redirecting to annoying_and_hard_to_remember titled wiki pages==
 
<tt style="color: red"><nowiki>https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Maps_of_2169_Mission</nowiki></tt>
 
Since the title is rather long, let's create a stub new page on the wiki called <tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>map</nowiki></tt>...
 
<tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>https://noisebridge.net/wiki/map</nowiki></tt>
 
Click on create at the top of the new page. Inside this new <tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>map</nowiki></tt> page we're going to add in 1 line to redirect to <tt style="color: red"><nowiki>Maps_of_2169_Mission</nowiki></tt>...
 
<pre>#REDIRECT [[Maps_of_2169_Mission]]</pre>
 
Take the title of the new shorter <tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>map</nowiki></tt> page and stick it in after <tt style="color: green">nburl.net/</tt> ...
 
<tt style="color: green"><nowiki>nburl.net/map</nowiki></tt>
 
When you go to the short URL, your browser is redirected as such...
 
<tt style="color: green">nburl.net/map </tt> <tt style="color: black; font-size:200%"> &#8594; </tt> <tt style="color: blue"><nowiki>https://noisebridge.net/map </nowiki></tt> <tt style="color: black; font-size:200%"> &#8594; </tt> <tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>https://noisebridge.net/wiki/map </nowiki></tt> <tt style="color: black; font-size:200%"> &#8594; </tt> <tt style="color: red"><nowiki>https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Maps_of_2169_Mission</nowiki></tt>
 
 
 
==Redirecting to internet linkz not on the wiki==
 
<tt style="color: red"><nowiki>https://html5zombo.com</nowiki></tt>
 
This URL isn't on Noisebridge's wiki, but it would be nice to have a zimple URL that can direct people with the click of a link to the right place. Let'z create a new page on the wiki called <tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>zombo</nowiki></tt>...
 
<tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>https://noisebridge.net/wiki/zombo</nowiki></tt>
 
Click on create at the top of the new page. Inside this new <tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>zombo</nowiki></tt> page we're just going to pazte a link to <tt style="color: red"><nowiki>https://html5zombo.com</nowiki></tt>...
 
<pre>https://html5zombo.com</pre>
 
Take the title of the new shorter <tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>zombo</nowiki></tt> page and ztick it in after <tt style="color: green">nburl.net/</tt> ...
 
<tt style="color: green"><nowiki>nburl.net/zombo</nowiki></tt>
 
When you go to the short URL, your browser is redirected as zuch...
 
<tt style="color: green">nburl.net/zombo </tt> <tt style="color: black; font-size:200%"> &#8594; </tt> <tt style="color: blue"><nowiki>https://noisebridge.net/zombo </nowiki></tt> <tt style="color: black; font-size:200%"> &#8594; </tt> <tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>https://noisebridge.net/wiki/zombo </nowiki></tt> <tt style="color: black; font-size:200%"> &#8594; </tt> <tt style="color: red"><nowiki>C</nowiki></tt><tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>l</nowiki></tt><tt style="color: blue"><nowiki>i</nowiki></tt><tt style="color: magenta"><nowiki>c</nowiki></tt><tt style="color: cyan"><nowiki>k </nowiki></tt><tt style="color: lime"><nowiki>L</nowiki></tt><tt style="color: red"><nowiki>i</nowiki></tt><tt style="color: orange"><nowiki>n</nowiki></tt><tt style="color: blue"><nowiki>k </nowiki></tt> <tt style="color: black; font-size:200%"> &#8594; </tt> <tt style="color: red"><nowiki>https://html5zombo.com</nowiki></tt>
 
 
 
''You can do anything with nburl, anything at all, the only limit is yourself. welcome. the unattainable is unknown at nburl.''
 
 
 
=Changes we could make=
 
Around the Noisebridge space are labels such as [http://nburl.net/trash nburl.net/trash] or [http://nburl.net/sewing nburl.net/sewing], which forward to pages on the wiki. By putting a short URL on equipment and objects in the space, we provide a way for people to look up more info.
 
Ideally, the short URL should lead to a wiki page with the following:


# The instruction manual for this item, or any records related to it
# The instruction manual for this item, or any records related to it
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# Any scheduling info related to this object, or if it is currently being used by someone else for a project
# Any scheduling info related to this object, or if it is currently being used by someone else for a project


[[Category:Top level]]
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 22:59, 9 July 2019

What?[edit]

A URL Shortener or link shortener is a tool for making URLs easier to remember and type in. Ours is nburl.net.


How does this work?[edit]

nburl.net is a 1-to-1 redirect to our wiki.

Our Mediawiki instance will redirect anything dumped into the root path and see if there's a wiki page for it.

How to use our URL shortening service[edit]

Redirecting to short titled wiki pages[edit]

https://noisebridge.net/wiki/About

Take the title of the page and stick it in after nburl.net/ ...

nburl.net/about

When you go to the short URL, your browser is redirected as such...

nburl.net/about https://noisebridge.net/about https://noisebridge.net/wiki/About


Redirecting to annoying_and_hard_to_remember titled wiki pages[edit]

https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Maps_of_2169_Mission

Since the title is rather long, let's create a stub new page on the wiki called map...

https://noisebridge.net/wiki/map

Click on create at the top of the new page. Inside this new map page we're going to add in 1 line to redirect to Maps_of_2169_Mission...

#REDIRECT [[Maps_of_2169_Mission]]

Take the title of the new shorter map page and stick it in after nburl.net/ ...

nburl.net/map

When you go to the short URL, your browser is redirected as such...

nburl.net/map https://noisebridge.net/map https://noisebridge.net/wiki/map https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Maps_of_2169_Mission


Redirecting to internet linkz not on the wiki[edit]

https://html5zombo.com

This URL isn't on Noisebridge's wiki, but it would be nice to have a zimple URL that can direct people with the click of a link to the right place. Let'z create a new page on the wiki called zombo...

https://noisebridge.net/wiki/zombo

Click on create at the top of the new page. Inside this new zombo page we're just going to pazte a link to https://html5zombo.com...

https://html5zombo.com

Take the title of the new shorter zombo page and ztick it in after nburl.net/ ...

nburl.net/zombo

When you go to the short URL, your browser is redirected as zuch...

nburl.net/zombo https://noisebridge.net/zombo https://noisebridge.net/wiki/zombo Click Link https://html5zombo.com


You can do anything with nburl, anything at all, the only limit is yourself. welcome. the unattainable is unknown at nburl.


Changes we could make[edit]

Around the Noisebridge space are labels such as nburl.net/trash or nburl.net/sewing, which forward to pages on the wiki. By putting a short URL on equipment and objects in the space, we provide a way for people to look up more info.

Ideally, the short URL should lead to a wiki page with the following:

  1. The instruction manual for this item, or any records related to it
  2. Where to put the object when you are done with it
  3. Any scheduling info related to this object, or if it is currently being used by someone else for a project




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