Examples

How to redirect //site.com to //www.site.com

There are two methods in which this can be achieved:

1. Use the Portal Aliases settings to choose how the site is accessed:
   • When it is set to any both URL types are accepted.
   • When it is set to www only www. URLs will be accepted and redirects will be made to accomplish that.
     • Note: when this option is selected a check-box will show up that changes the behavior for sub-domains. When that option is checked sub-domains will be accessible without the www. in front of them.
   • When it is set to non-www only URLs without www. will be accepted.

• Use the Advanced Rules settings:
  • When you need to redirect a site or any URLs which are not using www. and you want to force them to use www. for all // or https:// calls, then you need to create an Advanced Rule in URL Adapter like:

    Match In: Absolute URL
    Condition: //site.com/{*}
    Target URL: //www.site.com{*}
    Type: Redirect
  

  

  • In this way, only the specified portal will be “affected” by the advanced rule, and if you have, for example, other portals like //blog.site.com, it will remain without www.

Redirects to https://

URL Adapter also provides the ability to redirect all // traffic to https:// - it respects the HTTPS settings made in DNN (Admin > Site Settings and page settings), therefore, pages checked as secured should be served with https://.

There is also an advanced rule if you want to redirect from // to https:// without relying on DNN settings:

Match In: Absolute URL
Condition: //site.com/{*path}
Target URL: https://www.site.com{*path}
Type: Redirect

How to rewrite an URL

If you want a shiny new URL there are two steps you need to make in Advanced Rules:

1. Firstly, a Redirect rule is needed from A to B use the Relative Path in Match In section Condition: /resources/news?tabid=275&artmid=1255&articleid=5 Target URL: /resources/news/ServiceProvider

2. Then, you need to Rewrite from B to A so behind the scene it renders the /resources/news?tabid=275&artmid=1255&articleid=5 page: Condition: /resources/news/ServiceProvider Target URL: /resources/news?tabid=275&artmid=1255&articleid=5

When there’s a # in the URL

This is an important note to be made, in Condition the # inside an URL will not be recognized and there might be some problems in recognizing the entire URL, but if you want to make a redirect/rewrite to a link which has # inside it, Target URL accepts it.

How to use a Token in an Advanced Rules

A simple basic example is to manually create a custom token with an URL inside the Constant String and use it in Target URL to make a redirect.