How to Redirect a Web Site to a Different URL With FrontPage

If you decide to move your Web page to a different server, keep your old account open for a while. Using FrontPage, you can send users to your new site when they try to access your old URL. These instructions work for all versions of FrontPage.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft FrontPage

Instructions

1. Start the FrontPage program and open the appropriate web.

2. Open the main Web page for your site. This page is usually titled index.htm or default.htm.

3. Select Page Properties from the File menu.

4. Click on the Custom tab and add a System Variable by clicking on the Add tab.

5. Name the variable "Refresh" (without quotation marks).

6. Type the following value, without the quotation marks: "3; URL=http://www.ehow.com/nwpg.html". Change the number 3 to the number of seconds between the time the old page is loaded and when the browser is directed to a new page, and change the URL to the new address for your site's home page.

7. Click OK.

8. Save the page as a new file, so that you don't accidentally upload it to your new Web server.

9. Upload the page to your old Web server.

Tips & Warnings

• Not all browsers will automatically refresh; you may want to offer a small text link that says "Click here if your browser does not take you to the new site," and then provide a manual link.

• Be sure to register your new site with search engines.

• Keep your old account open for a minimum of two months in order for users to find you. Publicize the move on your Web site and through mailings or e-zines.