As far as I can tell the "hacky" method Bruce mentions above not longer works with 5.6.1.  We've been using that method (create a directory containing a page that redirects to the target page) to create a few "extension-less" URLs for marketing purposes.  Since upgrading to 5.6.1, when navigating to these URLs, you get a DNN error page stating "that portal alias is not in the database."

The work-around I've developed for now is to create a child portal having the name I want for the redirecting page (e.g., child portal is named "shortname").  Then I set the home page for that child portal to redirect to the target page on the parent site.  Even more "hacky" than the old way.

Anyone know of a work around for creating extension-less URLs that redirect to a real page in the site (e.g., http://www.mysite.com/shortname redirects to http://www.mysite.com/ParentPage/ChildPage.aspx)?

We'll probably end up buying URLmaster.  Seems like a much simpler way to administer this kind of thing.  Still, there should be a way to do it within a standard DNN installation.

Thanks,

Michael Bradley

Simple solution
Add a folder called PressCentre to your root directory.
Add a default.aspx file within the folder
Add a page load sub with a redirect.

Job done

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