ER: Inconsistent trailing forward slash in URL

[8alpreet]

Emergent Requirement - Problem

The hackforla.org/join does not have a trailing forward slash while other pages do.

Issue you discovered this emergent requirement in

• ER: Toolkit Link Fix #6919

Date discovered

Oct 25, 2024

Did you have to do something temporarily

• YES
• NO

Who was involved

@8alpreet

What happens if this is not addressed

• Inconsistent URL
• Possible navigation errors with future code changes

Resources

• Following pages have forward slash:
  • hackforla.org/events/
  • hackforla.org/projects/
  • hackforla.org/wins/

Recommended Action Items

• Make a new issue
• Discuss with team
• Let a Team Lead know

Potential solutions [draft]

Solution 1

• Add forward slash to hackforla.org/join

We are not doing solution 1 because if we want to link to a anchor on the page, we need to have no trailing slash / so we can add "#anchor-name"

Solution 2

• Make issues
  • Identify all the pages that have a trailing slash / at the end of the URL
    • small size issue
    • creating a spreadsheet with all the page names and URLs
    • annotating which have trailing slashes and which don't
  • Research how to remove the forward slash from all pages
    • medium size issue
    • If the research shows that each page will need an edit, create an epic of all the pages to edit, otherwise create an issue to fix