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Lanimilbus
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How to redirect URL to a different site? - 1/20/2010 19:49:41
Hello,
I have a Frontpage gallery page on my website which is linked to on over 50 other pages on the site. I'd like that page to redirect to a page on Flickr.com instead from now on. Instead of manually editing each one of the pages that link to the FP gallery and then uploading them all one by one, I'd like to just have that same link URL redirect to the Flickr page instead when it's clicked.
So, for example, the link on my site would be something like this:
www.example.com/gallery2010.htm
And when people visit it, they are redirected to the Flickr page instead.
How can I do this?
I wasn't sure whether to ask on the Frontpage forums or on my hosting site's forums (or somewhere else entirely) but I figured someone here might be able to help.
Thanks!
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jurgen
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RE: How to redirect URL to a different site? - 1/20/2010 20:04:46
Put the below code in the head section of your gallery page. However, be aware, your visitors will be redirected and leave your site. It will not open in a new window.
<meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;url=http://www.the-domain-you-want-to-redirect-to.com">
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Lanimilbus
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RE: How to redirect URL to a different site? - 1/21/2010 1:35:16
EDIT: At first I ran into some problems but I figured out it was because an extra "http://" was needed.
That code worked, thanks jurgen!
Now, I don't suppose there's some way to get it to open in a new window? Or would I have to manually add this before every instance of the link on all the different pages:
<a target="_blank" href=
< Message edited by Lanimilbus -- 1/21/2010 1:52:20 >
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womble
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RE: How to redirect URL to a different site? - 1/22/2010 14:41:02
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ORIGINAL: bobby
does Flickr offer tools to embed content on your site so you don't have to redirect?
Flickr does have a variety of ways you can link to your content and embed it into your site (I did it with a client site about a year ago). There's also other services, such as Photofront that can be used to embed Flickr galleries into your site.
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I don't suppose there's some way to get it to open in a new window?
The only way you can do it is to use the "target blank", but while it's not deprecated if you're using HTML 4.01 (though it is in XHTML) modern browsers with tabs will allow you to specify whether links should open in a new tab, the same tab, or a new window, and it's never a good idea to try and force a different behaviour on users, who will have set their preferences for how they want their browser to behave.
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BobbyDouglas
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RE: How to redirect URL to a different site? - 1/23/2010 1:17:49
I would suggest you use a 301 redirect - 301 tells the browser (and search engines) that your page has moved permanently.
Since your current page is .html, it is easier to do it via .htaccess (if the page was php or asp, there are other ways you can do this).
For implementing a 301 redirect via .htaccess (linux servers):
1) FTP into your website, look for a .htaccess file in your www or public_html folder (this is the folder that all of your files are in). If you do not have one, you'll need to create it * see the notes at the bottom for that*. Notice the initial period "." prior to the word "htaccess"
2) Edit the file and add the following line to the bottom:
Redirect 301 /gallery2010.htm http://www.flikr.com/mygallery/gallery.html
3) Save the file and make sure it worked. If you come up with any errors on your website, you'll want to reverse the changes and contact your host.
If you do not have an .htaccess file, you can create one yourself.
1) Create a text file with the corrent information inside it (the redirect script from above).
2) Upload the text file via FTP
3) Rename the text file to ".htaccess" - do not leave .txt at the end of the file, simply name it .htaccess
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