How do I link to other pages from my website?

[HalfPastGone]

I'm a complete newb, obviously, and this is my first time using HTML. Wasn't sure if I should post this in the newbie section or here..

On my side menu I link to pages like Products, History, About, etc..

do i need to create subdomains all with separate code, or is there code within the main index that just creates a separate page

this is what i have now and it's just linking me to the "/Index of" area


<ul class="sidemenu">
<li><a href="http://home.domain.com">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="http://subdomain.domain.com">example</a></li>
<li><a href="http://subdomain1.domain.com">example</a></li>
<li><a href="http://subdomain2.domain.com">example</a></li>
</ul>

 

[HalfPastGone]

i'm using a template btw..

 

[RockDiesel]

do you have the other pages made?

 

[HalfPastGone]

do you have the other pages made?

i just made duplicate copies of the main page and put them in the the subdomain folders. i might be creating the subdomains wrong in cpanel or something. why is the format

www.subdomain.domain.com

rather than

http://www.domain.com/subdomainw w w.domain.com/subdomain

??

 

[magicberry]

a subdomain is anyname.domain.com a sub folder is still a sub folder. the subdomain on a cpanel server will show the subdomain as a subfolder of the public_html folder..

 

[HalfPastGone]

a subdomain is anyname.domain.com a sub folder is still a sub folder. the subdomain on a cpanel server will show the subdomain as a subfolder of the public_html folder..

i'll just show my site..

Get Rid of Cold Sores Fast

how do i just link to another page of content from a link on the sidebar menu?

 

[Rage9]

i'll just show my site..

Get Rid of Cold Sores Fast

how do i just link to another page of content from a link on the sidebar menu?

Just as example for the Causes link:

<a href="http://coldmouthsores.com/causes.html">Causes</a>

Then create another page called causes.html in your main directory.

 

[HalfPastGone]

Just as example for the Causes link:

<a href="http://coldmouthsores.com/causes.html">Causes</a>

Then create another page called causes.html in your main directory.

Get Rid of Cold Sores Fast

now it just sends me nowhere

there is nothing i need to do in my cpanel?

 

[jryan21]

Name your file index.html and you'll see it if you go to that link.

Don't even worry about subdomains at this point, just put everything in the same folder.

Spend a couple days here:

HTML Tutorial

 

[HalfPastGone]

i've got to be doing something wrong because that didn't even work

if you go to the website is still goes to facts.coldmouthsores.com

rather than /facts.html

 

[somebody]

I think OP is confusing subfolders with subdomains.

 

[ContentMantra]

Seems like you managed to get things working - as your index page is active.

Now goto your sidebar search for the code

<li><a href="[URL="http://www.wickedfire.com/view-source:http://causes.coldmouthsores.com/"]http://causes.coldmouthsores.com[/URL]">Causes</a></li>
<li><a href="[URL="http://www.wickedfire.com/view-source:http://facts.coldmouthsores.com/"]http://facts.coldmouthsores.com[/URL]">Facts</a></li>
<li><a href="[URL="http://www.wickedfire.com/view-source:http://products.coldmouthsores.com/"]http://products.coldmouthsores.com/[/URL]">Products</a></li>

and replace it with..

<li><a href="http://www.coldmouthsores.com/causes.html">Causes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.coldmouthsores.com/facts.html">Facts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.coldmouthsores.com/products.html">Products</a></li>

Just to explain... a subdomain is like another domain installed on your server. Something like content.domain.com whereas a sub-folder is a regular folder like the one's you have on your computer - domain.com/content

Cheers

 

[mr coolerer]

To get your link to go to facts.coldmouthsores.com you need to make a subdomain in your cPanel or whatever, build the page on there.

 

[magicberry]

I wouldn't be putting each one in a subdomain.. bad from seo standapoint as each subdomain is only for each page... bad idea... but hey some people can only be told once...

 

[gutterseo]

Lol, you are probly the most newb I have ever seen.

 

[kblessinggr]

Lol, you are probly the most newb I have ever seen.

I keep looking at his forum name, and I keep thinking brain is half past gone. It might require the use of lmgtfy.com and the two terms subdomain and subfolder.

 

[kidsolo]

you have:

<li><a href=http://causes.coldmouthsores.com">causes</a></li>

when you should have

<li><a href="http://www.coldmouthsores.com/causes.html">causes</a></li>

 

[HalfPastGone]

yeah i deleted the subdomains and changed the code for all that. here is what i have right now:

FileZilla:

HTML:

and if you go to the website, and click on either "causes" "facts" or "products" it still goes to "facts.coldmouthsores.com"

 

[somebody]

The page has not been updated. Upload the right file. Your index.html should have that HTML code inside.
This is what is there now:
<h1>Sidebar Menu</h1>
<ul class="sidemenu">
<li><a href="http://www.coldmouthsores.com">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="http://causes.coldmouthsores.com">Causes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://facts.coldmouthsores.com">Facts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://products.coldmouthsores.com/">Products</a></li>
Change it.

 

[HalfPastGone]

fuck my life. thank you. i was assuming updating the file on my computer would update it, didn't know i had to replace it every time i changed something.