Website Links Prefix

You have the option to utilize the Website Links Prefix configuration in your Website configuration to integrate Webflow Hosting with an existing hosting setup. This assigns a prefix for all internal page connections.

For instance, if you have a node.js / Ruby on Rails / Python application, or even a functioning WordPress site, but you wish to establish a blog using Webflow CMS, you can arrange a Webflow “sub-site” and apply the website links prefix to maintain the operability of your connections.

Crucial: Webflow does not offer support for reverse proxy, but our community is always ready to assist in the Forum.

Steps to allow Webflow to host a section of your website

Consider a scenario where you wish to form a blog using Webflow, yet the intention is to serve it on the corresponding domain as your primary site.

1. Establish a website in Webflow. Let’s name it acme.com for this scenario, you are free to choose any other denomination.
2. Incorporate a Website scheme into this site
3. Configure a reverse proxy over your web server. Potential options include nginx, node-proxy, or rails-reverse-proxy, based on the type of web server you are using.
4. Formulate a directive that proxies all inquiries to acme.com/blog and acme.com/blog* to the subdomain affiliated with Webflow such as “connect.mysite.com”.
5. Navigate to the Acme blog’s Website configuration > Custom code tab > Advanced configuration‍
6. Set the Website Links Prefix to /blog. This will append “/blog” to all hrefs on your site, making the connections relative to the domain.
7. Release your site

Worth noting: This adjustment will not impact external connections, email or phone connections, or connections derived from the links, email, or phone fields.