Imported site from backup to use as new dev platform but Page URLS are not working

[Ainz]

I am probably missing something silly, but when I imported an existing site in to a new site instance to start changing around things and make a new layout, the pages links are not working.

Using a subfolder on my web hosting and the root URL is still the same, only placed the WIP site in a randomly named subfolder.
The Page URL's are generated as siteroot.com/page.html instead of what should be siteroot.com/wipfolder/page.html

This is also reflected when previewing the site offline, pages are dead links to file:///C:/about.html instead of the OneDrive directory where they should be available for preview as the site root and Posts: OneDrive/[USER]/Publii/[WIPSITE]/preview/postabc.html
I can only preview those pages when actually editing that page.

This affects only standalone pages and not pages that are part of a hierarchy.

A preview location has not been set in Publiis settings, it is using my Publii folder on OneDrive and it does so regardless of which computer I use, which is as intended.

[dziudek]

@Ainz - did you put the subfolder also under server settings in domain name?

[Ainz]

Yes.

[dziudek]

Please add more informations:

• the scope of the issue is limited to parent pages? Posts/subpages/tags are ok? All parent pages are affected?
• where invalid links appears - on menu, on excerpts, post content?

[Ainz]

Yes, if you prefer to call them that, yes, parent pages. But not all, only standalone pages.

All the links are hardcoded in Footer in Theme and are coded like this example:

<a href="/cookie-policy.html">Cookie Policy</a>

Relative links.

[dziudek]

@Ainz - so it is issue with your code, not with Publii :) Such links won't work in preview and in subdirectory. You can add subdirectory name in link (but it still won't work in preview) or use #INTERNAL_LINK#/page/[ID] syntax :)

[Ainz]

I suspected as much.
I noticed when editing the link one is not able select an existing page in the dropdown, so not really surprised about that.

But good to have it verified and thanks for your patience... now to write up the 39 other questions I have... ;)