---
title: "How to allow Unicode Aliases in Joomla 3.1"
description: "Unicode Aliases is the next Joomla 3.0 SEO Setting that we are reviewing. This setting controls how non-latin characters are handled in your aliases, whether they are saved or converted to a date and..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/unicode-aliases/
date: 2012-07-26
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 3"]
tags: ["Joomla v3"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to allow Unicode Aliases in Joomla 3.1

[![seo-settings-unicode-aliases](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_seo-settings-unicode-aliases.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_seo-settings-unicode-aliases.gif)

**Unicode Aliases** is the next Joomla 3.0 [SEO Setting that we are reviewing](/support/website/getting-started/). This setting controls how non-latin characters are handled in your aliases, whether they are saved or converted to a date and time.

**To adjust Unicode Alias settings in Joomla 3.0:**

1. [Log into your Joomla 3.0 Dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. In the left menu, under **SYSTEM** click **Global Configuration**
3. Under **SEO Settings** you will find the **Unicode Aliases** setting. Select either **Yes** / **No** and then click **Save** in the top left of the page.
4. **Test your changes!**In our testing, we created a new article and set Hindi text as the [article alias](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/change-alias/). [![hindi-alias](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_hindi-alias.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_hindi-alias.gif) When Unicode Aliases is set to NO If Unicode Aliases is set to NO, when saving the article the alias is converted to a timestamp. [![converted-to-timestamp](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_converted-to-timestamp.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_converted-to-timestamp.gif) [![converted-to-timestamp-in-url](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_converted-to-timestamp-in-url.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_converted-to-timestamp-in-url.gif) When Unicode Aliases is set to YES If Unicode Aliases is set to YES, when saving the article the non-latin characters are preserved. [![non-latin-text-preserved](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_non-latin-text-preserved.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_non-latin-text-preserved.gif) [![preserved-in-url-alias](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_preserved-in-url-alias.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_joomla-3_global-configuration_preserved-in-url-alias.gif)