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Homepage still using /Default.aspx despite URL settings

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Ferri Halfhide
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Posted on 04/06/2025 10:18:15

Hello!

I have a question regarding the URLs on my Dynamicweb site.

I’ve set up a website, but the homepage is always being linked as [domain]/Default.aspx. When I check the SEO statistics, this page also receives the highest number of visits.

However, in the Settings > Customized URLs, I have explicitly configured the system to use “Location and page name” for URLs (see screenshot).


So I’m expecting friendly URLs like [domain]/home, not /Default.aspx.

My question is:

Why is the system still using /Default.aspx as the homepage URL, even though I have configured the URL settings differently?

Thanks in advance for your help!


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Nicolai Pedersen Dynamicweb Employee
Nicolai Pedersen
Posted on 04/06/2025 12:04:16
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Hi Ferri

Under the hood, the friendly urls are all running under /default.aspx?ID={pageid}. Setting up the customized urls, will hide default aspx.

  • On your website settings ensure you have the domain in the list of domains
    • Consider setting the primary domain
    • If you set primary domain, under website settings you can set "Link frontpage to /"

In settings under the customized urls, you can also try to enable this setting:

That setting will redirect requests to /Default.aspx?ID={pageid} to the friendly url.

See if these changes will help on your problem.

You can also provide a link to the solution for me to explore.

 

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