Unable to rename home.html to index

It's no possible. The choice to have two files, home and index, was made in the nicepage design phase. So it is not possible to change the name!

Sorry, but by design phase you mean, when I created a new site or when Nicepage development team designed the application?
As I mentioned I have another old site which has index.html. Also I tried to create a new blank site and tried to create an empty page, but Nicepage still didn't allow me to name it index.html.

Hello,

Nicepage generates an index.html file automatically. Therefore it is impossible to create a page with the same name. This will cause conflicts during website exporting,
Please let us know if you have any further questions.

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Thanks, But as I said I had an older site which has index.html. It was created some 6 months back. So how I was able to create index.html then? Was that changed afterwards?

The index.html is created when the site is exported. That’s why there’s a home.html + index.html. For some reason the devs think that both files are needed. This has been argued multiple times.

Thanks, that is ridiculous. We need only one landing page. Firebase, where I am hosting my site is happy to have only index.html. But subsequent request (e.g. Menu) refer to home.html, as it was set at the design time. So we are bound to live with redundant pages. Why Nicepage can't simply give us an option for it. Really disappointed.

"To avoid indexing and ranking issues in search engines due to duplicate content, it is recommended to use the canonical tag. This tag is an effective tool that allows indicating to search engines which version of the content is preferred.

The solution is quite simple and involves configuring the canonical tag on the home.html page. In the SEO section of the page, you will find the 'Canonical' option. Simply fill in the address field with the URL of your index.html, replacing 'yourdomain' with your actual domain name. For example, if your domain is 'example.com', you would enter 'https://example.com/index.html'.

By completing this action, you are indicating to search engines, especially Google, which page is preferred for indexing and displaying in search results, avoiding potential penalties for duplicate content. Important: Do not use single or double quotes when entering the address in the corresponding field."

Last edited 12 June 2024 by DanielTing