IIS URL Rewrite working in one page only - asp.net

I have defined a URL Rewrite rule through IIS. Basically it turns something like this:
Article.aspx?ID=1&FriendlyURL=whatever
INTO
/1/whatever
Please note that Redirection is working right, but URL Rewrite (links within the page) are not being translated unless I am inside the Article.aspx page.
How can I make the Rewrite Rule apply to all the pages instead of only one? I'm posting below the written rules from Web.Config for your reference. Thanks.
<system.webServer>
<rewrite>
<outboundRules>
<rule name="OutboundRewriteUserFriendlyURL1" preCondition="ResponseIsHtml1">
<match filterByTags="A, Form, Img" pattern="^(.*/)Article\.aspx\?ID=([^=&]+)&(?:amp;)?FriendlyURL=([^=&]+)$" />
<action type="Rewrite" value="{R:1}{R:2}/{R:3}/" />
</rule>
<preConditions>
<preCondition name="ResponseIsHtml1">
<add input="{RESPONSE_CONTENT_TYPE}" pattern="^text/html" />
</preCondition>
</preConditions>
</outboundRules>
<rewriteMaps>
<rewriteMap name="Article Rewrite">
<add key="Article.aspx?ID=1&FriendlyURL=whatever" value="/1/whatever" />
</rewriteMap>
</rewriteMaps>
<rules>
<rule name="RedirectUserFriendlyURL1" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^Article\.aspx$" />
<conditions>
<add input="{REQUEST_METHOD}" pattern="^POST$" negate="true" />
<add input="{QUERY_STRING}" pattern="^ID=([^=&]+)&FriendlyURL=([^=&]+)$" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="{C:1}/{C:2}" appendQueryString="false" />
</rule>
<rule name="RewriteUserFriendlyURL1" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$" />
<conditions>
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true" />
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true" />
</conditions>
<action type="Rewrite" url="Article.aspx?ID={R:1}&FriendlyURL={R:2}" />
</rule>
</rules>
</rewrite>
</system.webServer>

So I finally had to hard-code the links to be url-friendly by setting the "href" attribute within the code.
Something like this:
<a href='/1/hello-world/'>Read the "Hello World" Article</a>
Thanks.

I like regular expressions problems, try this.
<system.webServer>
<rewrite>
<outboundRules>
<clear />
<rule name="OutboundRewriteUserFriendlyURL1"
preCondition="ResponseIsHtml1">
<match filterByTags="A, Form, Img"
pattern="^(.*/)([^\.]+)\.aspx\?ID=([^=&]+)&(?:amp;)?FriendlyURL=([^=&]+)$" />
<conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll"
trackAllCaptures="true" />
<action type="Rewrite"
value="{R:1}{R:2}/{R:3}/{R:4}/" />
</rule>
<rule name="OutboundRewriteUserFriendlyURL2"
preCondition="ResponseIsHtml1">
<match filterByTags="A, Form, Img"
pattern="^(.*)\?ID=([^=&]+)&(?:amp;)?FriendlyURL=([^=&]+)$" />
<conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll"
trackAllCaptures="true" />
<action type="Rewrite"
value="" />
</rule>
<preConditions>
<preCondition name="ResponseIsHtml1">
<add input="{RESPONSE_CONTENT_TYPE}"
pattern="^text/html" />
</preCondition>
</preConditions>
</outboundRules>
<rewriteMaps>
<rewriteMap name="Article Rewrite">
<add key="Article.aspx?ID=1&FriendlyURL=whatever"
value="/1/whatever" />
</rewriteMap>
</rewriteMaps>
<rules>
<rule name="RedirectUserFriendlyURL1"
stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^([^\.]+)\.aspx$" />
<conditions>
<add input="{REQUEST_METHOD}"
pattern="^POST$"
negate="true" />
<add input="{QUERY_STRING}"
pattern="^ID=([^=&]+)&FriendlyURL=([^=&]+)$" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect"
url="{R:1}/{C:1}/{C:2}"
appendQueryString="false" />
</rule>
<rule name="RewriteUserFriendlyURL1"
stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$" />
<conditions>
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}"
matchType="IsFile"
negate="true" />
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}"
matchType="IsDirectory"
negate="true" />
</conditions>
<action type="Rewrite"
url="{R:1}.aspx?ID={R:2}&FriendlyURL={R:3}" />
</rule>
</rules>
</rewrite>
<urlCompression doStaticCompression="false"
doDynamicCompression="false" />
</system.webServer>

The problem is in your OutboundRewrite rule's regular expression. I suggest you get a regex tool like expresso (my favorite), start with a very simple regex, then add complexity as your situation dictates.
The simplest regex that will match your example is:
Article\.aspx\?ID=(\d)&FriendlyURL=(.*)
Here's an example. Godspeed.

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Examine this rule...
<rule name="RedirectUserFriendlyURL1" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^viewcategory\.aspx$" />
<conditions>
<add input="{REQUEST_METHOD}" pattern="^POST$" negate="true" />
<add input="{QUERY_STRING}" pattern="^cat=([^=&]+)$" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="viewcategory/{C:1}" appendQueryString="false" />
</rule>
What is POST in pattern, and what matches this pattern?

IIS URL rewrite - Add query string depending on url

I have added multiple http bindings to my site like:
http://sub1.domain.com
http://sub2.domain.com
http://sub3.domain.com
http://sub4.domain.com
http://sub5.domain.com
I need to add different query string to those URLs when user hits any of those URLs.
http://sub1.domain.com/?qs=10
http://sub2.domain.com/?qs=15
http://sub3.domain.com/?qs=25
http://sub4.domain.com/?qs=30
http://sub5.domain.com/?qs=50
I'm thinking to keep query string values in appSettings keys. like
<appSettings>
<add key ="sub1" value="10" />
<add key ="sub2" value="15" />
...
</appSettings>
I wrote following rule that appends fixed query string. But it'll append qs=10 for all five URLs. But I'm clueless about making it dynamic.
<rule name="Add query string param" stopProcessing="true">
<match url=".*" />
<conditions>
<add input="{QUERY_STRING}" pattern="qs=10" negate="true" />
<add input="&{QUERY_STRING}" pattern="^(&.+)|^&$" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="http://{HTTP_HOST}/{R:0}?qs=10{C:1}" appendQueryString="false" />
</rule>
You should probably look at rewrite maps. I haven't tested it, but it should be something like this:
<rewrite>
<rewriteMaps>
<rewriteMap name="SubDomainQueryStrings">
<add key="sub1.domain.com" value="qs=10" />
<add key="sub2.domain.com" value="qs=15" />
<add key="sub3.domain.com" value="qs=25" />
<add key="sub4.domain.com" value="qs=30" />
<add key="sub5.domain.com" value="qs=50" />
</rewriteMap>
</rewriteMaps>
<rules>
<rule name="Add query string param" stopProcessing="true">
<match url=".*" />
<conditions>
<add input="{QUERY_STRING}" pattern="{SubDomainQueryStrings:{HTTP_HOST}}" negate="true" />
<add input="&{QUERY_STRING}" pattern="^(&.+)|^&$" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="{R:0}?{SubDomainQueryStrings:{HTTP_HOST}}{C:1}" appendQueryString="false"/>
</rule>
</rules>
<rewrite>
You need to use a HTTP_HOST condition to check for the subdomain like that:
<add input="{HTTP_HOST}" pattern="^sub1" />
Code for first two subdomains should look like that:
<rule name="Add query string param 10" stopProcessing="true">
<match url=".*" />
<conditions>
<add input="{HTTP_HOST}" pattern="^sub1" />
<add input="{QUERY_STRING}" pattern="qs=10" negate="true" />
<add input="&{QUERY_STRING}" pattern="^(&.+)|^&$" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="http://{HTTP_HOST}/{R:0}?qs=10{C:1}" appendQueryString="false" />
</rule>
<rule name="Add query string param 15" stopProcessing="true">
<match url=".*" />
<conditions>
<add input="{HTTP_HOST}" pattern="^sub2" />
<add input="{QUERY_STRING}" pattern="qs=15" negate="true" />
<add input="&{QUERY_STRING}" pattern="^(&.+)|^&$" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="http://{HTTP_HOST}/{R:0}?qs=15{C:1}" appendQueryString="false" />
</rule>

ASP.NET Web Forms - Response.Redirect to SEO friendly URL

We have a stockists page where we can filter by product and/or fragrance with the following URL
/products/stockists?product=all&fragrance=all
And we are looking to update this to a friendly URL as follows
/products/stockists/all/all
To do this, we have setup a button click as follows
protected void btnSubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var product = this.Product.SelectedValue;
var fragrance = this.Fragance.SelectedValue;
base.Response.Redirect("~/products/stockists/" + product + "/" + fragrance);
}
And we have setup the following URL rewrite
<rule name="Stockists Rewrite" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^products/stockists/(.*)/(.*)" />
<action type="Rewrite" url="/products/stockists.aspx?product={R:1}&fragrance={R:2}" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
So if I go to /products/stockists and click the submit button, it correctly goes to the friendly URL /products/stockists/all/all
If I then click the submit button again, it goes back to the unfriendly URL /products/stockists?product=all&fragrance=all
Any ideas as to why this might be happening would be greatly appreciated.
Here is the user control Page_Load event
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
if (!this.Page.IsPostBack) {
if (base.Request.QueryString["store"] != null) {
this.FindStore();
}
else if (base.Request.QueryString["product"] != null) {
var fragrance = base.Request.QueryString["fragrance"].Replace("+", " ").Replace("$", "&");
var product = base.Request.QueryString["product"].Replace("+", " ");
this.DropDownList1.SelectedValue = fragrance;
this.DropDownList2.SelectedValue = product;
this.DisplayAll();
} else {
this.DisplayAll();
}
}
}
Web.config redirects and rewrites. Not 100% sure everything is in the right order but all other rewrites/redirects work as expected.
<rewrite>
<rewriteMaps>
<rewriteMap name="Redirects">
<add key="/fragrances.aspx" value="/products/company-fragrances.aspx" />
<add key="/products/concentrated-disinfectants.aspx" value="/products/company-products.aspx" />
<add key="/products/antibacterial-sprays.aspx" value="/products/company-products/antibacterial-sprays.aspx" />
<add key="/products/professional-disinfectants.aspx" value="/products/company-products/professional-disinfectants.aspx" />
<add key="/company-uses.aspx" value="/products/company-uses.aspx" />
<add key="/stockists.aspx" value="/products/stockists.aspx" />
<add key="/about-company.aspx" value="/in-the-know/about-company.aspx" />
<add key="/news.aspx" value="/in-the-know/news.aspx" />
<add key="/company-community.aspx" value="/in-the-know/company-community.aspx" />
<add key="/faqs.aspx" value="/in-the-know/faqs.aspx" />
<add key="/contact-us.aspx" value="/in-the-know/contact-us.aspx" />
<add key="/bacteria--viruses/what-are-bacteria.aspx" value="/company-at-home/bacteria--viruses/what-are-bacteria.aspx" />
<add key="/bacteria--viruses/what-are-viruses.aspx" value="/company-at-home/bacteria--viruses/what-are-viruses.aspx" />
<add key="/bacteria--viruses/prevention-of-infection.aspx" value="/company-at-home/bacteria--viruses/prevention-of-infection.aspx" />
<add key="/room-explorer.aspx" value="/company-at-home/room-explorer.aspx" />
<add key="/competitions/win-a-molly-maid-cleaner-for-a-year!.aspx" value="/competitions/win-a-molly-maid-cleaner-for-a-year.aspx" />
<add key="/stockists.aspx?store=Tesco" value="/products/stockists/tesco.aspx" />
<add key="/stockists.aspx?store=Sainsbury%27s" value="/products/stockists/sainsburys.aspx" />
<add key="/stockists.aspx?store=Asda" value="/products/stockists/asda.aspx" />
<add key="/stockists.aspx?store=Morrisons" value="/products/stockists/morrisons.aspx" />
<add key="/stockists.aspx?store=Savers" value="/products/stockists/savers.aspx" />
<add key="/stockists.aspx?store=Wilkinson%27s" value="/products/stockists/wilkinsons.aspx" />
</rewriteMap>
</rewriteMaps>
<rules>
<clear />
<rule name="Redirect Rule" stopProcessing="true">
<match url=".*" />
<conditions>
<add input="{Redirects:{REQUEST_URI}}" pattern="(.+)" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="{C:1}" appendQueryString="False" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
<rule name="Redirect Fragrances" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^fragrances/(.*)" />
<action type="Redirect" url="/products/company-fragrances/{R:1}" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
<rule name="Redirect company Uses" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^company-uses/(.*)" />
<action type="Redirect" url="/products/company-uses/{R:1}" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
<rule name="Redirect News" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^news/(.*)" />
<action type="Redirect" url="in-the-know/news/{R:1}" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
<rule name="Redirect company Community" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^company-community/(.*)" />
<action type="Redirect" url="in-the-know/company-community/{R:1}" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
<rule name="Canonical home page" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^(home|home\.aspx|default|default\.aspx)$" />
<conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll" trackAllCaptures="false" />
<action type="Redirect" url="/" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
<rule name="Trim aspx for directory URLs" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="(.*)\.aspx$" />
<conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll" trackAllCaptures="false">
<add input="{REQUEST_URI}" pattern="^/umbraco/" negate="true" />
<add input="{URL}" pattern="\.axd$" negate="true" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="{R:1}/" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
<rule name="Lower Case Rule" stopProcessing="true">
<match url=".*[A-Z].*" ignoreCase="false" />
<conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll" trackAllCaptures="false">
<add input="{REQUEST_URI}" pattern="^/umbraco/" negate="true" />
<add input="{URL}" pattern="^.*\.(axd|asmx|css|js|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|mp3)$" ignoreCase="true" negate="true" />
<add input="{URL}" pattern="/Base" negate="true" />
<add input="{URL}" pattern="cdv=1" negate="true" />
<add input="{URL}" pattern="\.axd$" negate="true" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="{ToLower:{URL}}" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
<rule name="Remove trailing slash" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="(.*)/$" />
<conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll" trackAllCaptures="false">
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true" />
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true" />
<add input="{REQUEST_URI}" pattern="^/umbraco/" negate="true" />
<add input="{URL}" pattern="^.*\.(asp|aspx|axd|asmx|css|js|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|mp3)$" ignoreCase="true" negate="true" />
<add input="{URL}" pattern="/Base" negate="true" />
<add input="{URL}" pattern="cdv=1" negate="true" />
<add input="{URL}" pattern="\.axd$" negate="true" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="{R:1}" />
</rule>
<rule name="Stockists Rewrite" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^products/stockists/(.*)/(.*)" />
<action type="Rewrite" url="/products/stockists.aspx?product={R:1}&fragrance={R:2}" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
</rules>
</rewrite>

URL Rewriting with Query Strings using IIS URL Rewrite Module

I am trying to rewrite a url such as:
new_membership?R=1&I=2
to:
agent_new_membership.aspx?R=1&I=2
but I am getting an error reading: "HTTP Error 404.0 - Not Found"
This is the web.config code I am using:
<rewrite>
<rewriteMaps>
<rewriteMap name="Redirects">
<add key="/administration" value="/administration_main.aspx" />
<add key="/change_admin_password" value="/admin_change_password.aspx" />
</rewriteMap>
</rewriteMaps>
<rules>
<rule name="New Membership" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^new_membership?R=(\d+)&I=(\d+)$" />
<conditions>
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true" />
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true" />
</conditions>
<action type="Rewrite" url="agent_new_membership.aspx?R={R:1}&I={R:2}" />
</rule>
<rule name="Redirect rule1 for Redirects">
<match url=".*" />
<conditions>
<add input="{Redirects:{REQUEST_URI}}" pattern="(.+)" />
</conditions>
<action type="Rewrite" url="{C:1}" appendQueryString="false" />
</rule>
</rules>
</rewrite>
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance.
This should work for you:
<rule name="TestRule" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="^new_membership\?R=(\d+)&I=(\d+)$" />
<conditions>
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true" />
<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true" />
</conditions>
<action type="Rewrite" url="agent_new_membership.aspx?R={R:1}&I={R:2}" />
</rule>

URL Rewrite does not work when URL ending with "/" in asp.net

I have a URL Rewrite in place which works fine BUT when you put "/" in the end it does not work...
how do i work out those urls ... please suggest
<rewriteMap name="Survey2013">
<add key="/discount" value="/survey/store/" />
<add key="/discount/" value="/survey/store/" /> // i have to add this URL as well
<add key="/discounts" value="/survey/store/" />
<add key="/discounts/" value="/survey/store/" />
</rewriteMap>
<rule name="Redirect for Survey2013" enabled="true">
<match url=".*" />
<conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll" trackAllCaptures="false">
<add input="{Survey2013:{REQUEST_URI}}" pattern="(.+)" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="{C:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
</rule>
You can change the pattern in your condition to take an optional trailing / with pattern="(.+)/?".
Your rule will become:
<rule name="Redirect for Survey2013" enabled="true">
<match url=".*" />
<conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll" trackAllCaptures="false">
<add input="{Survey2013:{REQUEST_URI}}" pattern="(.+)/?" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="{C:1}" appendQueryString="true" />
</rule>

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