Home page URL breaks when MailChimp adds tracking string (need "SFNT" path)

[rox-headblade]

Obviously it's because there are redirects and/or hidden paths that aren't displayed when we go to headblade.com, but here's something I just ran across...

Creating an email campaign in MailChimp, I linked to my home page, http://www.headblade.com (also tried without the www). However, when we tested the email and clicked on the link, we got a 404 page We're sorry but it appears that the "SFNT?MC_CID=AA26500098" page is not available at this time.

This is the first time I've tried to use a link directly to the home page. Can you tell me what the full path to the home page would be, in case I need it in the future?

Thanks in advance; and for always being great about answering my dumb questions! ;)

[ILoveHostasaurus]

Re: Home page URL breaks when MailChimp adds tracking string (need "SFNT" path)

Your .htaccess file probably has this in it:

DirectoryIndex /mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT

Just change it to:

DirectoryIndex /mm5/merchant.mvc

As long as you're actually using the SFNT page as the storefront, and you don't have more than one store, it will continue to work the same page as the storefront and their tracking codes won't break things.

[rox-headblade]

Re: Home page URL breaks when MailChimp adds tracking string (need "SFNT" path)

That worked :) Thanks, David!

[lancermedia]

Re: Home page URL breaks when MailChimp adds tracking string (need "SFNT" path)

David,

Since .htaccess baffles me to this day.....what's the difference between what you said:
DirectoryIndex /mm5/merchant.mvc

and this:
DirectoryIndex /mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&%{QUERY_STRING}

-Kevin

[ILoveHostasaurus]

Re: Home page URL breaks when MailChimp adds tracking string (need "SFNT" path)

I think there is effectively no difference because I don't think this is valid to begin with:

DirectoryIndex /mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&%{QUERY_STRING}

%{QUERY_STRING} is a variable used by mod_rewrite, not mod_index, so I think the above would just be treated as if you had written:

DirectoryIndex /mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&

and that is the same as

DirectoryIndex /mm5/merchant.mvc

because Merchant always serves SFNT in the absence of a specific screen code being requested.