Here is my route in Global.asax to remove /Home:
routes.MapRoute("Root", "{action}/{id}",
new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
Well I need to setup a 301 redirect because someone linked to /Home and they're getting a 404.
So how do I setup the 301?
I checked the way the route was setting up and it is looking for a "Home" action method in the "Home" controller.
So obviously I could add:
public ActionResult Home() {
Response.Status = "301 Moved Permanently";
Response.RedirectLocation = "/";
Response.End();
return Redirect("~/");
}
However, there's gotta be a better way of doing this right?
If you want to allow this URL, you can do
routes.MapRoute("Root", "Home",
new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional });
But you want redirection, and it does make most sense, so...
Another thing you can do is create another controller Redirector and an action Home.
public class RedirectorController : Controller
{
public ActionResult Home()
{
return RedirectPermanent("~/");
}
}
Then you set the routes as:
routes.MapRoute("Root", "Home",
new { controller = "Redirector", action = "Home"});
Remember to add the route at the top of your routes so that the generic routes don't match instead.
Update:
Another thing you can do is add this to the end of your routes:
routes.MapRoute("Root", "{controller}",
new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional });
But this is not redirect still. So, can change the Redirector to be generic as...
public class RedirectorController : Controller
{
public ActionResult Redirect(string controllerName, string actionName)
{
return RedirectToActionPermanent(actionName, controllerName);
}
}
Then the route (which should be now at the bottom of all routes) will be:
routes.MapRoute("Root", "{controllerName}",
new { controller = "Redirector", action = "Redirect",
controllerName = "Home", actionName = "Index" });
So, it'll try to redirect to the Index action of a controller with the same name as /name. Obvious limitation is the name of the action and passing parameters. You can start building on top of it.