Configure the URL redirection for OutSite
In case of redirection, a specific URL automatically redirects the visitor to another page. If a visitor to a website opens the URL, automatically a different page is opened. The use of redirections is not mandatory, but it can increase the ease of use and accessibility of your site.
You can use a URL redirection in the following situations:
- You want to automatically redirect visitors from a page that doesn't exist or no longer exists to a page that does exist.
If you change the URL of a page, the original URL no longer exists. If the URL has a high ranking in search engines, or if you have passed on the URL to third parties, you will still want to use the original URL.
- You want to use a short, user-friendly URL to redirect visitors to another URL.
You can only add a redirection within the same site, for example from www.enyoi.nl/companyprofile to www.enyoi.nl/about. For example a redirection from www.enyoi.nl/companyprofile to www.moreyoi.nl/about is not possible.
If you have multiple sites, you should add the correct redirections to each site.
To configure a URL redirection for OutSite:
- The page you want to redirect to must already exist.
- Go to: General / In & OutSite / Site.
- Open the properties of the site you want to configure a redirection for.
- Go to the tab: URL redirection.
- Click on: New.
- Select the type in Reason for redirection.
- Have a non-working URL open a page on the site
For example, you can have the URL of an outdated or expired page redirect visitors to a new page. When opening the new page, the URL of the new page is used.
Example:
The www.enyoi.nl/companyprofile page no longer exists; visitors receive a 'page not found' message.
You add a redirection from www.enyoi.nl/companyprofile to www.enyoi.nl/about.
A visitor who opens the www.enyoi.nl/companyprofile page, is automatically redirected to www.enyoi.nl/about. In the browser, www.enyoi.nl/about is displayed as the URL.
- Give a page a more friendly URL on the site
You have a friendly URL redirect visitors to a different page, but the name of the friendly URL is used in the browser.
Example:
You use the user-friendly www.enyoi.nl/products URL to redirect visitors to www.enyoi.nl/catalogue/portfolio/products.
When a visitor opens the www.enyoi.nl/products URL, the www.enyoi.nl/catalogue/portfolio/products page is displayed with the www.enyoi.nl/products URL.
- Have a non-working URL open a page on the site
- Enter the page name in URL part to be redirected. Here you only have to enter the part after the name of the site. Check the URL in Full URL.
- Select the page to which you want to redirect the user.
- If necessary, add an explanation for internal use.
- Click on: Finish.
- Publish the site again for your changes to take effect.