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Last post Oct 07, 2008 09:56 PM by metrofax

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metrofax

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Redirect default.aspx to /

Sep 28, 2008 10:46 PM|LINK

The developer of a site (not our main site which was done in-house) redirects when you enter just domainname.com to domainname.com/Default.asp but when you enter www.domainname.com it shows just fine.

Because the site has content that changes on the homepage Google has picked this up as two separate pages and depending which they're using - the rankings are pages apart (page one vs. page 4 - big difference). How can I redirect the page when Default.aspx loads (which now has links pointing to it) to to point to http://www.domainname.com/.

I've asked a few developers and noone seems to be able to supply a solution that actually works.

Hope you can help !

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Chris
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jeff@zina.co...

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Re: Redirect default.aspx to /

Sep 29, 2008 01:49 AM|LINK

First, your site is behaving normally, povided you have Default.aspx as your default document in IIS. Check your DNS and make sure domainname.com (blank host) points to the IP of your server. In reality, domainname.com and www.domainname.com should point to th same page and Google will rank it as such. If you need to change it, you want a 301 redirect (Google it).

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Re: Redirect default.aspx to /

Sep 29, 2008 01:52 AM|LINK
hi chris,

can you use a 301 redirect?

in the default.aspx page, put this:
```
private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
	Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently";
	Response.AddHeader("Location","http://www.domainname.com");
}
```
hope this helps.
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harrifer

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Re: Redirect default.aspx to /

Sep 29, 2008 02:05 AM|LINK

for 301 redirect here is some information:

http://www.webconfs.com/how-to-redirect-a-webpage.php

http://www.aspcode.net/ASPNET-301-redirect.aspx

hope it helps...

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AliSufyanBut...

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Re: Redirect default.aspx to /

Sep 29, 2008 04:00 AM|LINK

Hi,

Two things to cross check before doing this.

One is that before publishing you should set the default.aspx as startup page. This will make sure that the page accessed at start is the main default.aspx page.

If problem persists then you shold add a check in page_load event like below

If HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.toString().indexOf("http://") < 0 then

response.redirect(http://www.domainname.com)

end if

Hope this helps

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Re: Redirect default.aspx to /

Sep 29, 2008 05:00 AM|LINK

metrofax
How can I redirect the page when Default.aspx loads (which now has links pointing to it)

if you want to redirect user from default.aspx you can do like this

<head runat="server">

<title>Untitled Page</title>

<%Response.Redirect("yourdomain.com")%>

</head>

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metrofax

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Re: Redirect default.aspx to /

Sep 30, 2008 07:59 PM|LINK

I'll be testing the solutions later this week. I'll let you know what solutions works.

THANKS !!!

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Chris
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metrofax

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Why doesn't this work?

Oct 07, 2008 09:56 PM|LINK

Alright - I tried (with advice) the following code:

<script runat="server">
if(HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.AbsolutePath.ToLower == "/default.aspx")
{
HttpContext.Current.Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently";
Response.AddHeader("Location","http://www.domainname.com/" <http://www.domainname.com/> );
}
</script>

Any thoughts on why this didn't work?

Thanks !!!

301 redirect default.aspx

Chris
Metro Hi Speed internet fax services for businesses large and small.