Redirect legacy .html page URLs to canonical clean paths (301)

bdf4480adf6e43bd6737fe935eaadb290d7ff66f · 2026-06-01 07:13:20 -0700 · steve

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M server.js

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commit bdf4480adf6e43bd6737fe935eaadb290d7ff66f
Author: steve <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Mon Jun 1 07:13:20 2026 -0700

    Redirect legacy .html page URLs to canonical clean paths (301)
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 server.js | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 44e4275..6ab71eb 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ app.use((req, res, next) => {
   next();
 });
 
+// Canonical clean URLs: 301 the old .html form to the extension-less path
+// (must run BEFORE express.static, which would otherwise 200 the .html file).
+['history', 'care', 'sourcing', 'trade'].forEach(slug => {
+  app.get('/' + slug + '.html', (req, res) => res.redirect(301, '/' + slug));
+});
+
 app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
 
 // Clean-URL routes for extension-less nav links.

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