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    1. August 3, 2009 #1
      void
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      How do I edit the default special page?

      How do I edit the default special page? I'd like to turn it into the main wiki page with links to articles.
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    2. August 3, 2009 #2
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      Not sure what "default" special page you mean. If you mean the search box that appears when you don't specify a title in the URL, for now you would have to do this with a plugin - and you should 301 redirect to the page you want. Special pages aren't threads so they can't be edited.
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    3. August 3, 2009 #3
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      K, thanks for the info.
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      Hey sorry for all the questions. I suppose this info may help other users too. I'm trying to do a 301 redirect in my htaccess file to redirect the default page for no title to a specified wiki article. This page will be sort of a intro page to direct people to other parts of the wiki when they goto a blank title.

      My url structure is: http://www.website.com/wiki/title

      I have the following line in .htaccess in my root folder:

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      redirect 301 /wiki/ http://website.com/wiki/Wiki_Index
      I've also tried

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      redirect 301 /wiki/ http://website.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=Wiki_Index
      When I go to either location I get redirect errors. It takes me to a location like:

      http://website.com/wiki/Wiki_IndexWi...ndexWiki_Index

      Not really sure whats going on here. Anyone got any advice?
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      It's going to match any URL with /wiki/ and attempt to redirect it - which will cause an infinite loop. You will need to specify the pattern to match the end of the string ($).

      I'm unfamiliar with the redirect 301 format you're using, but something like the following may work:
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      redirect 301 /wiki/$ http://website.com/wiki/Wiki_Index
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      You may also want to account for www.yoursite.com/wiki as well (without the trailing slash)....
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