What is a "partial" URL's?
A partial URL is string that partially matches a valid URL of a website.
For example https://my.domain.com/pages partially matches the URL https://my.domain.com/pages/blog
What is a "wildcard" character?
A wildcard character is a predefined character used for matching a group of any other characters and thus constructing powerful definitions for partial URLs
Videowise uses the character "*" as a wildcard character.
When should you use "partial" URLs?
Partial Urls are useful when you want to publish the same Videowise content (widgets and videos) on a group of pages that have a similar URL.
This could be used for targeting multiple localized domains pages like the following:
with a single partial URL (notice the * wildcard):
https://*.domain.com/page1
Another good example is targeting blog posts URLs like the following:
with a single partial URL:
What is a "rule priority"?
Defining a "rule priority" allows you to decide which rule should be applied in case of an "overlapping" set of partial URLs definitions.
Consider the following scenario of defined partial URLs:
Both the above rules would match an URL like https://my.domain.com/pages/my_page so which one should be applied?
Answer: the one with a higher priority.
Generally speaking, the more generic a rule is, the lower the priority should be so that it can be overridden by rules with higher priority.
How do I create a partial URL?
Existing clients can go to Widgets ➔ Other pages ➔ Add new page.
Give the rule a name
Define the partial URLs by using the wildcard and click the "Use partial" checkbox
Finally, assign the rule a priority (leave it to "Low" if there are no other partial Urls defined).
New clients can go to Widgets ➔ Choose a widget ➔ Click "use different videos/page"
Click on "Add new page"
When will "partial" URLs not work?
Partials will not work on any product pages (PDPs).
If you have defined a page that has an exact match of the URL this will be preferred over any partial urls rules matching the same Url.