# Site relative paths rewritten client side incorrectly with subfolder

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-relative-paths-rewritten-client-side-incorrectly-with-subfolder/192947>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** subfolder\
**Created:** [June 7, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-relative-paths-rewritten-client-side-incorrectly-with-subfolder/192947 "2021-06-07T05:25:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-relative-paths-rewritten-client-side-incorrectly-with-subfolder/192947/6 "2021-06-07T13:57:50Z")

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> [@RGJ](#):
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> I think it’s fair to assume that any relative link is relative to the subfolder root. So if you want a link outside of the forum, you’ll need to use the full-qualified URL.

I agree with @RGJ here. Sharing the same subfolder prefix between multiple applications is just asking for trouble.

It’s a “won’t fix” for me.

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