Entry Page

The entry page is the name we use for the default page of the site. It is not a topic. It can be a welcome page, before the frameset is called. Or, it may not display at all, but call the frameset directly. The entry page is the ideal location to make your site Google friendly (see Google Friendly Site). The entry page should not be confused with the home topic, which is the real home page of the site, although not technically.

Place the entry page is in the root folder of the web. See Location of Topic Files.

Most common
The most common entry page, simplified, looks like this*:

<body>
Welcome to TITLE OF WEB SITE
<a href="ksw/jscheck.htm">Click here to enter site</a>
<a href="ksw/toc.htm">List of topics on this site</a>
</body>

The first link is the only required link. The jscheck.htm file checks the browser has JavaScript enabled, and if not, it displays a message. If JavaScript is enabled, jscheck.htm opens the frameset. If you want to skip the JS check, replace jscheck.htm with frameset.htm. Skipping the JS check makes sense, as one hardly can browse the web today with JavaScript disabled.

The second link makes sure web search engines like Google will index the entire KSW-enabled web. In general, web search engines do not index well frame-based sites. Inserting this link makes indexing of the entire KSW-enabled web certain.

Options
Depending on your site's audience, you may choose to include a link or not, as detailed bellow. The options are as follows:

    • [YES/NO]Google = Whether site is Google friendly or not; for instance, when a site is private/protected or located on an intranet, it should not be open to search engines. When [YES]Google, add a link like 'List of topics on this site' above. See examples in Google Friendly Site.

    • [YES/NO]JS = Whether site checks for JavaScript enabled. If JS is not enabled, a message is displayed. See examples in JavaScript Check.

    • [YES/NO]Direct = Whether the site opens directly in the frameset or not. If [YES]Direct, the site opens directly in the frameset, where the first topic displayed is the home topic. If [NO]Direct, the entry page is displayed. See examples in No Entry Page Display.

Private or Intranet Sites
When you create a private site, the only difference is in the entry page. See Private or Intranet Sites.

Changing the entry page filename
You set the entry page in KSW when a project is created. If you ever need to change its filename afterwards, see Changing the Entry Page Filename.

* Options are: [YES]Google [YES]JS [NO]Direct