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Can a redirect be the front page of a nation?

Jerimee Richir By 
February 10, 2012

Can you set a redirect page as the front page? Will doing so cause any problem for NationBuilder? Will it simply work as expected?

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No, but you can make the main page a basic page with a note to go to another page. 

Or, you can set your site to be viewed by admin only in website > settings > who can view this site. 

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  • Taylor Pineiro
    NationBuilder employee
    responded with completed
    posted 2016-07-20 10:08:18 -0700
  • Matthew Kay
    tagged this with Helpful
    posted 2015-02-08 14:04:09 -0800
  • Jerimee Richir

    Certified Architect
    Certified Developer
    Certified NationBuilder Architect Certified NationBuilder Developer
    commented
    I see, NB interface doesn’t allow a redirect to be set as homepage in the first place.

    The option isn’t there; it is impossible to begin with.
    posted 2012-02-15 15:29:45 -0800
  • Adriel Hampton
    commented
    A redirect is not a page. It is a link that goes to another page. You cannot set it as a home page. It is not a page – it is only a reference.
    posted 2012-02-13 15:51:04 -0800
  • Jerimee Richir

    Certified Architect
    Certified Developer
    Certified NationBuilder Architect Certified NationBuilder Developer
    commented
    Yes, and that doesn’t get me what I need.

    Does using a redirect as the front page cause any problem beyond the logging in issue? Reading between the lines I’m getting the sense that it does…
    posted 2012-02-13 14:41:44 -0800
  • Adriel Hampton
    commented
    If you don’t want the site to be public, just go to Pages > Settings and select that only interns or above can see the site. There will then be a login form and nothing else on the site. Using a redirect page type will just make it hard for the people who do need to use the site to log in.

    Additionally, the Settings page now also has a check box for hiding a site from search engines.
    posted 2012-02-13 11:06:59 -0800
  • Jerimee Richir

    Certified Architect
    Certified Developer
    Certified NationBuilder Architect Certified NationBuilder Developer
    commented
    We want to use NB as a CRM, without diverting traffic from the main site. So we don’t want to just use links because we don’t want to have the NB site be public facing. We want to ensure that people visiting the NB site are redirected to the main site.

    Will using a redirect as the front page of a nation cause any complications?
    posted 2012-02-13 11:04:52 -0800
  • Adriel Hampton
    commented
    You want the home page to be a non-nationbuilder page? Just use links between the two sites, no need to make a redirect – http://nationbuilder.com/coordinating_nationbuilder_with_other_cms
    posted 2012-02-10 22:54:31 -0800

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