Redirect URL

The Redirect URL option allows you to change the file that appears when a user enters a specific file’s web address.

Example: There are a number of old URLs for your site’s home page that are no longer current, yet people still use them. You don’t really want people going to those old URLs because either an outdated page will display or they’ll get an error.

Set up redirection for these old URLs, so that when users enter them into their web browsers, the file at your current URL displays instead.

Note: In order to use the Redirect URL option, the Microsoft FrontPage Extensions option must be disabled. If it is enabled you must use your version of Microsoft FrontPage to protect the directories. If the Microsoft FrontPage Extensions option is enabled, you will not have access to the Redirect URL option; instead you will see the following message if you try to access it.

In the Directory field, select the Directory in which the file to which you would like to apply redirection resides.

Select the Load button. The Directory Redirection Manager reappears. Scroll down to the List of Redirections section of the screen.

Note: In order to use the Redirect URL option, the Microsoft FrontPage Extensions option must be disabled. If it is enabled you must use your version of Microsoft FrontPage to protect the directories. If the Microsoft FrontPage Extensions option is enabled, you will not have access to the Redirect URL option.

Redirecting allows you to send the user to, for example, 'new.html' when they attempt to access 'old.html'. Follow the directions below to place your redirects.

• Place the file you would like to redirect from in the box labeled 'From'.
• Place the file you would like to be redirected to in the box labeled 'To'.
• Click on 'Redirect' for your redirection to be placed in this directory.
• You can delete any redirection by clicking the 'Delete' link next to the redirection you would like to delete.

Note: Be sure that in 'From' box, you only specify the file you would like the redirection to occur from. In The 'To' box, you place an actual URL address like 'http://Web-Page.com/Path'. Otherwise your redirect will not work.

Add redirection to other files by repeating this process.

To remove redirection from a specific URL, open the Redirection Manager. Select the directory where the desired file is located. Then single-click on the Delete link located to the right of the file in the List of Redirections section of the screen. Redirection will be removed.

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