What Is Base URL?

Have you ever wondered why all the cool kids say "base" so much? Well, it's because there's a particular reason for it. In web development, a base URL or base location can be defined for use by an application. This allows converting relative web URLs to absolute ones on a specific page. The HTML element <base> allows a base URL to be the foundation for all relative URLs within a document. A web page's base URL is one of the fixed components of the web address. When you're on a website and see the address bar, what's in front of you? That's right—the base URL! Base URLs are like the breadcrumb trail of your favorite websites. They support you through the site and track where you've been. Base URLs can be found on the URL general properties page and can be any prefix that makes sense for the site. But what if you want to change this address bar? Or maybe get rid of it entirely? That's where blank base URLs come in handy. When you use a blank base URL, no information will be displayed at all! It will be a space where your URL is usually displayed. This is great if you're working with Java application developers who want to use HelpIndex as part of their help system but don't want the address bar information getting in their way. The base URL is the part of a URL that remains constant and does not change, even when you are linking to a different page. The base URL is often used as an anchor point for relative URLs, which means you can connect to specific pages on your site without knowing or typing in the full domain name. For example, if you have a website at www.example. com/blog/my-blog-post-title/, you could link to another blog post by typing /blog/my-other-blog-post-title. html into your browser's address bar you can also use the base URL to ensure that your links work properly when someone has accidentally typed in the wrong address—like if they're trying to reach www.example. com but have typed www1xamplexom. Instead!