# German URL Mapping

**URL:** <https://forum.getkirby.com/t/german-url-mapping/1199>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** v2\
**Created:** [May 28, 2015, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/german-url-mapping/1199 "2015-05-28T08:43:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mraspe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@mraspe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/mraspe)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/german-url-mapping/1199/1 "2015-05-28T08:43:40Z")

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Hello.

I`m a new user of Kirby.

I want to develop a private website with only one language (german). So the links are in german (“ueber-mich”, “kontakt”, etc.).  
How can I map the german links to the english named content-folders/-files in Kirby. Or is it better to name the folders/files in german too? I prefer naming in english. What is the best practice?  
(Sorry for my bad english.)

Greetings  
Mario

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**Author:** ![distantnative](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/distantnative/32/11319_2.png) [@distantnative](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/distantnative)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/german-url-mapping/1199/2 "2015-05-28T09:04:34Z")

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Best practice for a single language site with Kirby is just to have your content structure/folders named the way you want your URLs / URL slugs be named.

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**Author:** ![mraspe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@mraspe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/mraspe)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/german-url-mapping/1199/3 "2015-05-28T10:13:41Z")

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Ok, thanks!  
But the content files (for example about.txt in folder “ueber-mich”) can be named in english?

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**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/german-url-mapping/1199/4 "2015-05-28T10:17:30Z")

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Yes, that’s no problem as those will not appear anywhere

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**Author:** ![anon77445132](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@anon77445132](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/anon77445132)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/german-url-mapping/1199/5 "2015-05-28T16:18:20Z")

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Please note that the template files must have **exactly** the **same** name plus “.php” as the particular content file plus “.txt”.  
For details you may want to read the whole post at [Blueprints vs Templates?](http://forum.getkirby.com/t/blueprints-vs-templates/634)!

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**Author:** ![distantnative](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/distantnative/32/11319_2.png) [@distantnative](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/distantnative)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/german-url-mapping/1199/6 "2025-02-06T17:17:19Z")

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