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11/23/2009 4:29 PM
 
Jay

Joined: 8/18/2009
Posts: 13

Hello,

I want to create clean, short URLs to pages deep within my DNN website. For example, instead of having to print

www.mydnnwebsite.com/MyPage/tabid/66/Default.aspx

in a brochure, I want to be able to print

www.mydnnwebsite.com/MyPage

...and have the user bounced to whatever URL I want. On my pre-DNN websites, I'd use a "folder redirect": that is, a URL such as www.mywebsite.com/product will lead to an index page in the /product/ folder that will in turn redirect the user to some location deeper in the website that has a longer, uglier URL.

What is the best way to create these sorts of folder redirects inside a DNN application? I am guessing a Child Portal, where the Child Portal's home page is set via Other Settings >> Link URL to redirect to a page back inside the main DNN website? Just wanted to be sure there were no pitfalls to this method I should be aware of.

Thank you!

 

 
 
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11/24/2009 5:18 AM
 
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imho the best option to accomplis h your goal would be UrlMaster from www.ifinity.com.au.

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11/24/2009 10:29 AM
 
Jay

Joined: 8/18/2009
Posts: 13

Thank you Sebastian, I will try this out.

Do you strongly recommend not using the Child Portal redirect method for some dire technical reason, or is it just kludge-y and URL master is more elegant?

 
 
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11/25/2009 5:35 AM
 
Bruce Chapman


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Joined: 12/7/2005
Posts: 792

Hi Jay

I'm the author of the Url Master module, and I can tell you that you won't be able to get the folder idea to work properly.  I won't bore you with the long version but DNN deals with virtual Urls in friendly url mode, and if you try and map physical urls, you'll never get it to work the right way.  If you try and use child portals, then you'll just create problems with the context of each request being in the wrong portal, which will stop the authentication from working correctly.

I created the module to solve these types of problems, and it will work straight out of the box to solve your problem.  It does so by being a bolt-in direct replacement for the standard DNN url rewriter, so it replicates all the standard functionality and adds on the extra functions you need.  You can download a free trial version and give it a go to see how it works.

-Bruce
 
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