How to shorten the url to just the action parameter

Question

If a website with url "www.site.com", redirects to HomeController's Index action.

I have

www.site.com/area/controller/action/{nick}

I want the url

www.site.com/{nick}

do the same thing

How I do to create a route and where do I have to create it?

In the RouteConfig.cs or in the AreaRegistration.cs?

Answer 1

In your RouteConfig.cs, add following route after all routes.

routes.MapRoute
(
    name: "Nick Route",
    url: "{nick}",
    defaults: new { area = "AreaName",
                    controller = "controllerName",
                    action = "Actionname",
                    nick = UrlParameter.Optional  });