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title: Rewrite path of archived blog posts
description: Create a URL rewrite rule (part of Transform Rules) to rewrite any requests for `/news/2012/...` URI paths to `/archive/news/2012/...`.
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# Rewrite path of archived blog posts

Create a URL rewrite rule (part of Transform Rules) to rewrite any requests for `/news/2012/...` URI paths to `/archive/news/2012/...`.

To rewrite all requests to `/news/2012/...` to `/archive/news/2012/...` you must add a reference to the content of the original URL. Create a new URL rewrite rule and define a dynamic URL path rewrite using [wildcard pattern parameters](https://developers.cloudflare.com/rules/transform/url-rewrite/create-dashboard/#wildcard-pattern-parameters):

**When incoming requests match**

* **Wildcard pattern**  
   * **Request URL**: `https://<YOUR_HOSTNAME>/news/2012/*`

**Then rewrite the path and/or query**

* **Target path**: \[`/`\] `news/2012/*`
* **Rewrite to**: \[`/`\] `archive/news/2012/${1}`

Make sure to replace `<YOUR_HOSTNAME>` with your actual hostname and adjust the example paths according to your setup.

```json
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/directory/","name":"Directory"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/rules/","name":"Rules"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"/rules/transform/","name":"Transform Rules"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@id":"/rules/transform/examples/","name":"Transform Rules examples"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@id":"/rules/transform/examples/rewrite-path-archived-posts/","name":"Rewrite path of archived blog posts"}}]}
```