In many situations you might refer to the URLs of your site's pages. A page's URL is made up of several parts that are detailed below. Your site's URL looks different depending on whether you have a premium site or a free site.
Full URL
Here, we'll use the following equivalent URLs to demonstrate the difference between premium and free sites:
- Premium:
https://domain.com/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant - Free:
https://user.wixsite.com/zoo/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant
Protocol
The protocol is the start of both types of URLs:
- Premium:
https://domain.com/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant - Free:
https://user.wixsite.com/zoo/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant
Base URL
The base URL is the URL of your home page:
- Premium:
https://domain.com/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant - Free:
https://user.wixsite.com/zoo/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant
Prefix
Dynamic pages and router pages have a prefix:
- Premium:
https://domain.com/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant - Free:
https://user.wixsite.com/zoo/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant
Path
The path follows the prefix if one exists. If there is no prefix, it follows the base URL:
- Premium:
https://domain.com/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant - Free:
https://user.wixsite.com/zoo/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant
Query
The query is a list of keys and values:
- Premium:
https://domain.com/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant - Free:
https://user.wixsite.com/zoo/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant
Previously published at https://support.wix.com/en/article/velo-about-the-url-structure-of-premium-and-free-sites