Page Name in Browser

[130tdi]

Is there a way to get my website to only display the domain name in the address bar rather than the full path of the respective page.

For example just www .xyz.com rather than www .xyz.com/en/design/index.htm

Is it a website design issue or something I need to ask my ISP for ?

TIA

Simon

[rsvmilly]

You could use frames -

Have the main page as the original www.xyz.com domain and just change the pages 'within' that page.

[130tdi]

I was trying to avoid using frames as I've read (probably opening a big can of worms here) that framed sites are harder to get indexed ?

xyz.com isn't my domain BTW that was just an example - I've just found that it is a real site.

[simpo two]

I prefer the full path personally - it means that if I want to copy the page URL to someone, I can do so.

[chrisjl]

simpo two said:

I prefer the full path personally - it means that if I want to copy the page URL to someone, I can do so.

Very true, and very useful. But I suspect (and apologies if this isn't the case) that 130tdi is wanting to hide the fact that his domain name points to some free webspace.

[130tdi]

chrisjl said:

simpo two said: I prefer the full path personally - it means that if I want to copy the page URL to someone, I can do so. Very true, and very useful. But I suspect (and apologies if this isn't the case) that 130tdi is wanting to hide the fact that his domain name points to some free webspace.

Good point Simpo, I hadn't thought of that.

The actual reason for wishing to 'hide' the full path is that it will actually read something like www.nova-design.co.uk/europe/FR/Design/index.htm which to me doesn't look as tidy as just www.nova-design.co.uk

[size13]

Depends what webserver you're using. On apache, it's the virtualhost setting, i.e. domain name www.xyz.com points to a specific directory on the webserver.

It's something that needs changing by the ISP, or whoever hosts your domain name.

>> Edited by size13 on Friday 29th October 09:27