# How to change goal URL?

**URL:** <https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-change-goal-url/2818>\
**Category:** Bugabee\
**Created:** [December 20, 2016, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-change-goal-url/2818 "2016-12-20T07:35:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Benjamin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Benjamin](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Benjamin)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-change-goal-url/2818/1 "2016-12-20T07:35:07Z")

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don’t know if this is a bug or I’m just to stupid to figure out.

I’m trying to change URL (what happen to the term slug) of the goal, this danger zone! popup comes up, asking me to type in the current URL into the box, then what? There is no “okay” or “next” button. Pressing enter key also does nothing.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/beeminder/original/2X/3/3c239779e91d0d952a1401dcd437cd00c7ae5bbb.png)

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**Author:** ![Benjamin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Benjamin](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Benjamin)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-change-goal-url/2818/2 "2016-12-20T08:20:52Z")

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Okay, I figured it out. When they say current URL, they only mean the name of the goal in the URL, not the entire URL. Misleading description tho.

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**Author:** ![Benjamin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Benjamin](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Benjamin)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-change-goal-url/2818/3 "2016-12-20T12:59:14Z")

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found two bugs relating if you change your URL to numbers only.

if you change your URL to numbers only (I used four digits)

you will

1. NOT be able to toggle between URL and goal name in gallery.

2. NOT be able to change to again because popup box mention in my OP will not recognise the numbers.

if they have been reported, please ignore

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**Author:** ![philip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/philip/32/1505_2.png) [@philip](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/philip)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-change-goal-url/2818/4 "2016-12-20T14:45:58Z")

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> [@Benjamin](#):
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> type in the current URL into the box, then what? There is no “okay” or “next” button. Pressing enter key also does nothing.

Totally agree. I tried typing an actual URL the first time too. Looks like the second sentence needs fixing.

And the buttonless UI drove me crazy. It used to be that you didn’t need to press ‘enter’, but my fingers did it habitually, which immediately ‘changed’ the goal name to what it had been. I went through that cycle several times before getting it to work…

> [@Benjamin](#):
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> if they have been reported, please ignore

Couldn’t find this, so [added to trello](https://trello.com/c/VmImt3Ib). Thanks!

In the meantime, if you want to change those numeric goal names, email support and we’ll sort it out.

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**Author:** ![apb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/apb/32/100_2.png) [@apb](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/apb)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-change-goal-url/2818/6 "2016-12-21T11:48:44Z")

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Thanks for the report! All of these things are now fixed.

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**Author:** ![Benjamin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Benjamin](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Benjamin)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-change-goal-url/2818/7 "2016-12-21T23:47:53Z")

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That was fast. Thanks.