Create URL Redirects for Files that are hosted in the File Manager

[kylemckay]

I recently found out you cannot create a URL redirect for a file that is currently, or was previously hosted in your HubSpot File Manager.

From Support:
It isn't possible to create a redirect on any URLs with the /hubfs in the URL

Even if you delete the file from the file manager altogether - the previously occupied URL still cannot be redirected.

The best solution is:
A) either delete the File (which leads the user to a 404) or
B) upload a dummy file to the same path in the file manager

Both of these options are less than ideal. 

Seems like wordpress and other CMSs offer ways to execute Hosted File to URL redirects.  Hope to see this feature come into HubSpot soon.

[marlene00]

+1

[Jon_Sasala]

Our customers access image files that represent quarterly account performance information.

The file URLs contain the name of the account.

We just changed the names of all accounts, for example, from 'Account 1' to 'Account A'.

Clients may have bookmarked www.ourdomain.com/hubfs/Account1.pdf.

We want that to redirect to www.ourdomain.com/hubfs/AccountA.pdf.

Any suggestions?