Hi guys.
I'm in a real pickle. I urgently need to smash together a loading page (and simple 1 page website) using the "/" structure
ie: website.com/subdomain
So far MailerLite & Mailchimp can only do "subdomain.website.com" (no "/" allowed)
I have marketing material out there with the former URL structure so I'm in dire need. Builders like MailerLite / Mailchimp are so easy, surely there is one that supports "/" or is there a technical reason why this is not possible?
I'm hosting on namecheap, whilst I could learn how to build from scratch I neither have the time or inclination as this concerns marketing that is out in the world right now, in days people will be trying to visit a URL that doesn't exist. I might have to pay someone to whack together 2 very simple single page urls.
If you're already hosting with namecheap, then why don't you redirect domain.com/folder/ to subdomain.domain.com?
Have the DNS for domain.com point to namecheap and subdomain.domain.com to mailchimp?
It means that anyone that goes to /folder, it'll redirect to subdomain.domain.com. Adds a little time to load the page initially, but browsers will remember the 301 redirect for next reloads.
Thanks I'll try this. I'm a real novice at websites but I think I can manage this :)
As rompastompa said above, it is the best solution for you, so you only need to "whack" together one single page.
using the "/" structure
Wot
I once went to a shop and it had a sign stating "(no "/" allowed)"
As you can imagine I took my business elsewhere.
Lol :)
I went to the same shop, but luckily I had a backslash so I was able to escape.
I urgently need to smash together a loading page (and simple 1 page website) using the "/" structure
ie: website.com/subdomainSo far MailerLite & Mailchimp can only do "subdomain.website.com" (no "/" allowed)
lol @ "/" structure.
I'd guess you're at the point where you don't know what you don't know and your attempts are more likely to hinder your success than help. If it's live and time sensitive, I'd suggest you pay an experienced professional to avoid further loss of leads.
Haha fair call. I've been running on not much sleep.
It's working now.
using the "/" structure
ie: website.com/subdomain
That's not a subdomain, that's a "web page".
ie: website.com/page
https://mailchimp.com/help/manage-your-website/#Add_a_page_t…
Got it sorted, cheers!
website.com/subdomain
in this format, subdomain isn't really a subdomain, it's just a folder.
just create a folder on website.com with the subdomain name as the folder name and put whatever file into it.
Thanks for the correction, yes I meant a folder.
EDIT: All working now.
Crikey most hosting websites have a wiki to tell you how to do just what you ask for. Even Google is good with this one.
I love how people say they "don't have the time to learn " Yet they'll spend 10 minutes do a post on a website, will wait hours for an answer, will spend time arguing in a forum, when they could just google and do it.
What you're asking for is very easy if you're self hosting:
location = / {
return 301 /subdomain;
}
Can't vouch for them, but reach out to one of the reps that have posted deals here. Example: Obble
Design, on the other hand, might be trickier. There are plenty of templates you can download. Or perhaps look into wix.com or similar (no idea if they support redirects/folders though)?