Summary
In Cascade CMS, an asset is simply an item you work with on the website. An asset can be a page, file, image, folder, or other piece of website content.
Renaming an asset changes its system name. The system name is the name you see in the asset tree on the left side of Cascade and, for pages and files, is also used as part of the website URL.
When naming assets, system names should:
- Be all lowercase.
- Use dashes (
-) instead of spaces.
- Avoid punctuation and special characters.
- Avoid dates whenever possible.
- Be descriptive and concise.
For example, instead of New Student Resources 2026, use new-student-resources.
Important: Check for Links Before Renaming, Moving, or Deleting a Page
Renaming, moving, or deleting a page can potentially break links that point to that page. Before making one of these changes, it is important to check the page’s relationships so you understand what other pages or content may be linking to it.
You can learn more about checking page relationships in the related knowledge base article. You can also contact Web Services to request an inlink report, which can help identify links that may need to be updated as part of the change.
Example
Before the change
The System name is displayed in site's URL:
The System Name is displayed in Cascade's asset tree:
After the change
The System name displayed in site's URL:
The System Name displayed in Cascade Server's asset tree:
Step 1
- Log into Cascade CMS (opens in a new tab) and navigate to your website's folder.
- Select the asset (page, file, image, folder, or other piece of website content) you want to rename.
Step 2
Select More in the upper right of the window to open the drop-down menu.
Step 3
Select Rename on the drop-down menu.
Step 4
Enter the new name for the asset (page, file, image, folder, or other piece of website content) into the New Page Name field.
Note: Follow the naming conventions listed at the top of this article.
Step 5
Select Rename.
Step 6
Preview changes made to the asset's name in Cascade's asset tree.
