The 'wiki's URL' is the part of the web address before .wikia.com — that is, the URL in http://URL.wikia.com. It is defined when the wiki is first created and may be changed later. The URL is separate from the wiki's sitename.

Choosing a Good URLEdit

When you create a new wiki, you'll need to choose it's URL. Follow these guidelines:

• The URL can contain lowercase letters (no CamelCase), numbers, "." and "-".

• The URL cannot be the same as a language code. For example, "en" is reserved to mean an English language Wikia, and cannot be used for your wiki.

• Generic words help people guess the location of your wiki. For example, people might guess the URL of music.wikia.com if they were looking for a wiki about music.

• Real words are preferable to made up terms, such as wikimusic or mymusicwiki. If the URL matches the keywords people are likely to use in searching, it helps your wiki rank higher in search engines.

• Short and easy to spell URLs avoid people typing the wrong URL when trying to find your wiki.

Changing your Wiki's URLEdit

A wiki's URL can be changed (if the new URL is not taken), but it must be changed by Wikia Staff. If you are a wiki admin, you can use Special:Contact to request a URL change.

If your request is granted, the new URL will become the default URL for your site while the old URL will redirect to the new URL for as long as until another user requests the old URL.

Next Pages Edit

• Learn about the wiki's sitename
• Learn how to set the wiki's description

Further Help and FeedbackEdit

• Check Help:Getting help on Wikia for sources of further help
• Check Help:Contacting Wikia for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article