Building website help

MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
edited November -1 in Introductions
This is a little off topic but I'm building my new site and I have a couple of questions:

1) How can I eliminate the index.html/home.html from my homepage so that it shows only www . sitename . com?

2) How can I redirect someone that connect to my site with an iDevice to an iDevice optimized site?

Answer in simple word please, I'm not so expert with html coding :)

I use iWeb but I have access to Dreamweaver if I have to edit the html code.
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  • scitunesscitunes Member, Sous Chef Posts: 4,047
    your index.html file should load when someone types in your domain name. So for example, if you type in www.scitunes.com it is really showing you www.scitunes.com/index.html (you could type either and get the same result). Not sure about the mobile device issue.
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    I'd just setup a website using Wordpress, I just started using it this year for GameSalad, it's wicked easy to use / update, and there are a ton of plugins. I'm using one that automatically detects if your on an iPhone or iPod Touch and shows you a mobile version. Very easy to setup too!

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  • MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
    @ scitunes: You're right, but if you type in my website www.idiscography.net it redirect automatically to the /Home.html page. I wanted to know if there was a simple way to avoid this.

    @ mulcahy: I thought of using wordpress but at first it seemed to me a little complicated so I begun using iWeb.
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  • scitunesscitunes Member, Sous Chef Posts: 4,047
    not sure why it does that, but your link above works, so who cares if it shows the home.html as llong as typing in www.idiscography.net works.
  • ORBZORBZ Member Posts: 1,304
    If you have a mac, use iWeb.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    Wordpress is cool. You could get a simple program like Artisteer and make your website look really sweet.

    http://photics.com is an example of that. Also, WordPress supports multiple themes, so you could have a theme customized for mobile devices. Once installed, you can search for new plugins... straight from your wordpress install. Try using the phrase "mobile detect" and some plugins will pop up. You might find what you're looking for over there.

    As for the index file issue, that's a server thing. If you notice, I too have http://photics.com and http://photics.com/index.php ...but WordPress & Apache takes care of that. I think it has to do with .htaccess modrewrite settings. Yes, sounds technical, but basically WordPress takes care of this for you... just install it correctly.

    I use HostRocket (Link at the bottom of photics.com) as my web host. I'm very happy with their service! Be careful though... WordPress does need to be monitored. Keep it updated and watch out for spammers.

    I might not be an expert at GameSalad, but I'm really good at web development. :-)
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    Wordpress is cool. You could get a simple program like Artisteer and make your website look really sweet.

    http://photics.com is an example of that. Also, WordPress supports multiple themes, so you could have a theme customized for mobile devices. Once installed, you can search for new plugins... straight from your wordpress install. Try using the phrase "mobile detect" and some plugins will pop up. You might find what you're looking for over there.

    As for the index file issue, that's a server thing. If you notice, I too have http://photics.com and http://photics.com/index.php ...but WordPress & Apache takes care of that. I think it has to do with .htaccess modrewrite settings. Yes, sounds technical, but basically WordPress takes care of this for you... just install it correctly.

    I use HostRocket (Link at the bottom of photics.com) as my web host. I'm very happy with their service! Be careful though... WordPress does need to be monitored. Keep it updated and watch out for spammers.

    I might not be an expert at GameSalad, but I'm really good at web development. :-)
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    Wordpress is cool. You could get a simple program like Artisteer and make your website look really sweet.

    http://photics.com is an example of that. Also, WordPress supports multiple themes, so you could have a theme customized for mobile devices. Once installed, you can search for new plugins... straight from your wordpress install. Try using the phrase "mobile detect" and some plugins will pop up. You might find what you're looking for over there.

    As for the index file issue, that's a server thing. If you notice, I too have http://photics.com and http://photics.com/index.php ...but WordPress & Apache takes care of that. I think it has to do with .htaccess modrewrite settings. Yes, sounds technical, but basically WordPress takes care of this for you... just install it correctly.

    I use HostRocket (Link at the bottom of photics.com) as my web host. I'm very happy with their service! Be careful though... WordPress does need to be monitored. Keep it updated and watch out for spammers.

    I might not be an expert at GameSalad, but I'm really good at web development. :-)
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    Wordpress is cool. You could get a simple program like Artisteer and make your website look really sweet.

    http://photics.com is an example of that. Also, WordPress supports multiple themes, so you could have a theme customized for mobile devices. Once installed, you can search for new plugins... straight from your wordpress install. Try using the phrase "mobile detect" and some plugins will pop up. You might find what you're looking for over there.

    As for the index file issue, that's a server thing. If you notice, I too have photics.com and photics.com/index.php ...but WordPress & Apache takes care of that. Even though you can type photics.com/index.php and get my website, you're sent to photics.com. I think it has to do with .htaccess modrewrite settings. (If you're using an IIS server, there's a way to specify your index file.) Yes, sounds technical, but basically my WordPress install takes care of this for me. WordPress can be great, if install it correctly... and even that is not too hard to do.

    I use HostRocket (Link at the bottom of photics.com) as my web host. I'm very happy with their service! Be careful though... WordPress does need to be monitored. Keep it updated and watch out for spammers.

    I might not be an expert at GameSalad, but I'm really good at web development. :-)
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    Artisteer looks pretty cool, thanks for the tip!

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  • MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
    Well, it seems I have to pass to Wordpress. Thanks for the help.
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  • StanStan Member Posts: 138
    Try www.moonfruit.com for web design easy flag website
    and for mobile website I sugest www.mobify.me

    hope this helps
  • JamesZeppelinJamesZeppelin Member Posts: 1,927
    Old topic but came across this for anyone who already has a site and wants to keep it.

    http://tech.nabtron.com/detect-users-browser-firefox-safari-iphone-ipod-internet-explorer-opera-and-redirect-to-load-different-page-specific-to-that-browser/281/
  • dereklaruedereklarue Member Posts: 121
    i use nearlyfreespeach.net
    :D
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