Change url of home page

Maddox

After I sign in to my home page if my home page url is http://example.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions. How to change the url 'discussions' to 'questions' so that after signing in, the home page url must look http://example.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/questions . I tried it on the routes option on dashboard but it didn't work.

vrijvlinder

The url is the address where the file is stored. If you change the name from forum to discussions in the url alone you will trigger a 404 because the address is wrong. It is like expecting the mailman to bring you the mail even if the address is not the right one.

You need to change the name on multiple files. In their folders. example, you installed it in a folder called discussions but you want url to say forum, you must change the name of the folder from discussions to forum.

Or you need to use proper redirects.

bluej

I have the same question. After changing the URL from /discussions/ to /forum/ I get a 404 error when trying to view the home pages. I have followed documentation instructions here: http://vanillaforums.org/docs/homepage

But I get a 404 error.

I am using the WordPress embed plugin.

I guess I should ask in my own thread. Will do.

vrijvlinder

The url is the address where the file is stored. If you change the name from forum to discussions in the url alone you will trigger a 404 because the address is wrong. It is like expecting the mailman to bring you the mail even if the address is not the right one.

You need to change the name on multiple files. In their folders. example, you installed it in a folder called discussions but you want url to say forum, you must change the name of the folder from discussions to forum.

Or you need to use proper redirects.

peregrine

@vrijvlinder

It is like expecting the mailman to bring you the mail even if the address is not the right one.

El cartero siempre llama dos veces

@bluej

And while we are responding on this thread - even though you posted a new one

... your expectations of changing discussion is misplaced (you are confusing the controller with the forum).

vrijvlinder

El cartero siempre llama dos veces

lol, yea to make sure the url is the right one hehehe and if not he leaves a 404 note asking you to pick it up ...