Hello Readers,
In this blog i am going to explain "How to work with URL Rewrite management in Magento.
To accomplish this, follow the below steps:

1. Login to admin panel
2. Go to Catalog -> Rewrite Management
3. Click on Add URL Rewrite button in the top right
4. Select the custom option from the drop down box

After select custom option, new page will be open with a following fields:

ID Path: Is the unique identifier for this rewrite & only used for admin purposes.

Request Path: It is the URL you would like to redirect.

Target Path:It is the URL you would like the Request Path directed to required path (like abc.html) i.e the path you want the customer to see

Redirect: It is set to No by default.

Description: This is an optional description field.

Note : In short, new Url in target Path. Old Url in Request Path

Example 1
Suppose you want to change your old url from www.domain.com/women/dress/pinkshirt.html to www.domain.com/pinkshirt.html for that you need to fill these  fields:

Request Path: women/dress/pinkshirt.html
Target Path: pinkshirt.html

Example 2
How to Change Magento contact us page URL contacts to contact.
1. Go to URL Rewrite Management option.
2. Click the Add URL Rewrite button.
2. Select Custom option from drop down.
4. ID Path:  contacts
5. Request Path: contact
6. target Path: contacts