# Rationalising paths

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rationalising-paths/51720>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [October 15, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rationalising-paths/51720 "2025-10-15T08:47:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rationalising-paths/51720/1 "2025-10-15T08:47:48Z")

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[https://www.peteryates.co.uk/2025/references/contact-form/search/](https://www.peteryates.co.uk/2025/references/contact-form/search/)

but want .. [www.peteryates.co.uk/search/](http://www.peteryates.co.uk/search/)

how do I achieve this when pages are nestled (subs)

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**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rationalising-paths/51720/2 "2025-10-15T10:11:17Z")

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your want link is not working just get “page not found” so can not see what you would like.

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**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rationalising-paths/51720/3 "2025-10-15T10:13:12Z")

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Sorry Paul - it wasn’t s’poze to be a link

I’m trying to rationalise URLs

ie: I have A. and I want B.

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**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rationalising-paths/51720/4 "2025-10-15T10:14:12Z")

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Half the problem is posing the question right : )

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**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rationalising-paths/51720/5 "2025-10-15T10:15:31Z")

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Perhaps AI can help ? : ) … translate to Dan-tech speak, German or Woman

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rationalising-paths/51720/6 "2025-10-15T10:41:22Z")

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> [@jbob](#):
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> [Search Peter Yates Site | Peter Yates, Artist and Architect, 1920-1982](https://www.peteryates.co.uk/2025/references/contact-form/search/)
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> but want .. [www.peteryates.co.uk/search/](http://www.peteryates.co.uk/search/)
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> how do I achieve this when pages are nestled (subs)

The simplest way is to not nest the page, put it at the root.

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**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rationalising-paths/51720/7 "2025-10-15T10:42:28Z")

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But that breaks the Nav hierarchy, no ?

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rationalising-paths/51720/8 "2025-10-15T10:50:25Z")

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You can do what you want, but you’ll have to modify the .htaccess file on the server… I wouldn’t recommend doing this, it’s error prone and easy to mess up.

A simpler way would be to put the search page at the root, and then create a “link page” in your navigation that points to the search page url.