Question

I have a public internet site created in SharePoint 2010. I have uploaded an index.html web page to a Document Library, which I will call “abc.” Here is what I want to happen:

http://www.website.com/abc >> should automatically direct to index.html in that library.

Instead, when I go to that URL, I am asked to log in. My usual login information that I use to edit the site, however, has no effect, and I am eventually just taken to blank white page.

If I type the full URL, http://www.website.com/abc/index.html, it goes to the correct page, so I know it has been published.

The index.html page is the only item in the document library.

The web address listed in the Document Library settings is http://www.website.com/abc/Forms/AllItems.aspx. I think this is what I need to change to get it to default to index.html. Anyone know how to do this?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Sharepoint document libraries can only have default views for their default pages. Can you create a view to make your changes there, or edit the default view?

If not, you could always edit the default view in Sharepoint Designer and put a redirect to your page, but that’s kind of hackish.