> Portal Navigation:
> 
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## Resource: About the URL Structure of Site Pages

## Article: About the URL Structure of Site Pages

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites-sdk/code-your-site/build-a-custom-frontend/urls/about-the-url-structure-of-site-pages.md

## Article Content:

# About the URL Structure of Site Pages

Understanding the URL structure of Wix site pages is crucial for tasks such as routing, linking, SEO, and query parameter manipulation.

## Sample URLs

The structure of the URLs differ between Wix premium sites and Wix free sites:

- **Premium sites**: Use a custom domain, such as `domain.com`:
  `https://domain.com/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant`.

- **Free sites**: Reflect the Wix editor as the domain followed by the site name, such as `user.wixstudio.io/zoo` for Wix Studio sites and `user.wixsite.com/zoo` for Wix Editor sites.

  - **Wix Studio**: `https://user.wixstudio.io/zoo/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant`

  - **Wix Editor**: `https://user.wixsite.com/zoo/animals/mammals/elephant?species=african-elephant`

You can get the full site URL, as well as its parts, using the [Location API](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/frontend-modules/location/introduction.md).

## Key parts of a URL

| Term         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Example                                                                                                  |
| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Protocol** | Standard part of the URL that indicates the protocol used to access the resource.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `https://`                                                                                               |
| **Base URL** | Represents the root domain of your site. Premium sites use a custom domain, while free Wix sites include the editor followed by the site name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Premium: `domain.com`<br>Free (Wix Studio): `user.wixstudio.io`<br>Free (Wix Editor): `user.wixsite.com` |
| **Prefix**   | Component used for dynamic paths and router pages. Prefixes are useful for making Dynamic Page URLs, or for determining which incoming requests the [router](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites-sdk/code-your-site/build-a-custom-backend/routers/about-routers.md) handles. | `/animals`                                                                                               |
| **Path**     | The path typically follows the base URL or the prefix, if a prefix exists. For dynamic pages and router cases, paths are used for structure or to encode information to indicate what dynamic content to show.                                                                                                                                                                                            | `/mammals/elephant`                                                                                      |
| **Query**    | Query parameters are key-value pairs appended to the URL to pass additional data.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `?species=african-elephant`                                                                              |

## See also

- [Location API](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/frontend-modules/location/introduction.md)
- [Routers](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites-sdk/code-your-site/build-a-custom-backend/routers/about-routers.md)