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RealURL: Correct strategy for menus and link to front page?

The Scenario

I have a website with several autogenerated menus:

  • Main menu ("root level" pages)
  • Tree menu (full tree down to current page)
  • Breadcrumb (only .ACT)

Now I see two possibilities regarding these menus and the RealURL extension.

Strategy A: Root as Front Page

I will create the page tree like so:

⊛ www.site.tld 
 ↳ Page 1
 ↳ Page 2
 ↳ Page 3

Pros & Cons

  • Con: I will have to manually add a link to the "Front Page" (content from page "www.site.tld") to all permutations of the menus (as this is not on the same physical level as the other "root level" pages)
  • Pro: RealURL will per default render all links to the front page (the root page) as /

Strategy B: Front Page as Separate Page in Tree

I will create the page tree like so:

⊛ www.site.tld 
 ↳ Front page
 ↳ Page 1
 ↳ Page 2
 ↳ Page 3

Pros & Cons

  • Pro: A link to the "Front Page" is automatically added to all permutations of the menus (as this is an explicit page on the correct level)
  • Con: RealURL will per default render all links to the front page as /front-page/ while I want it to link as /

Best Practice?

Is there a best practice in the front-page-as-root vs. front-page-as-separate-page question? I.e, should I go with A and manually extend the menus, or with B (if so, how to configure RealURL to render the correct links)?

Edit: The Answer

Phil provided me with a solution to the specific problem. Go with strategy B, but let the page "Front page" be a link (dokType = shortcut) to the root (the page "www.site.tld"). This will fix the menus and the links. ("Front page" being a shortcut, contents will reside on "www.site.tld".)

If anyone knows of alternatives to this one, please let me know. I do believe, however, that this will satisfy my needs concerning this issue.

Solution

  • I see 2 solutions (if I really understand youre question).

    1. Put the Front page type to link, and link it to /
    2. If you have access to the .htaccess, redirect /front-page/ to /

    The solution B is easier, and it can be done without a special RealURL config