301 redirect legacy .html nav pages to clean URLs (kill duplicate-content served by static)

412c2ddac4bd8b9fddae3bb2441cb3c75fee66b3 · 2026-06-01 07:50:59 -0700 · Steve Abrams

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M server.js

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commit 412c2ddac4bd8b9fddae3bb2441cb3c75fee66b3
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Mon Jun 1 07:50:59 2026 -0700

    301 redirect legacy .html nav pages to clean URLs (kill duplicate-content served by static)
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 server.js | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index e2f69ef..cbc1ee9 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ app.use(express.json({ limit: '256kb' }));
 require('./_universal-contact')(app, { siteName: "silkwallpaper", zdColor: "#c8a060", zdPosition: 'right' });
 require('./_universal-auth')(app, { siteName: "silkwallpaper" });
 
+// 301 legacy .html → clean URL (the static .html pages were served at both
+// /history and /history.html = duplicate content; canonicalize to clean form).
+// Mounted BEFORE express.static so it intercepts the .html request first.
+app.get(/^\/(history|vocabulary|sourcing|care|trade|about|index)\.html$/i, (req, res) => {
+  const slug = req.params[0].toLowerCase();
+  res.redirect(301, slug === 'index' ? '/' : '/' + slug);
+});
+
 app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
 
 app.get('/api/products', (req, res) => {

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