templating using handlebars with nodejs to include layout

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app.js

var exphbs = require('express-handlebars');
app.engine('handlebars', exphbs({defaultLayout: 'layout'}));
app.set('view engine', 'handlebars');
app.use('/catalog', require('./routes/catalog'));

so in my routes folder I have a folder call catalog then within it I have catalog.js.

In catalog.js I do

var express = require('express');
var router  = module.exports = express.Router();
router.get('/', function(req, res) {
        res.render('catalog/index');
});

It worked fine when I go to http://localhost:3000/catalog but it excluded from the layout when I try to run http://localhost:3000/catalog/ Any idea why?

jsdeveloper · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-24 13:40:02Z

1

There is an npm package (connect-slashes) which installs some middleware which will add a slash on urls without one. This process is called URL canonicalisation.

This is better because you won't display similar content for 'catalog' and 'catalog/' urls which would be bad for SEO (duplicate content penalties).

Package details here:

https://www.npmjs.com/package/connect-slashes

From the command line:

npm install connect-slashes --save

edited Dec 24, 2015 at 13:40

answered Dec 24, 2015 at 13:09

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2 Comments

Nichole A. Miler Over a year ago

I know --save but what is --save-deps?

jsdeveloper Over a year ago

Sorry, I was thinking of --save-dev but --save is probably best. updated answer.

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