MVC4 Default route when using areas

Question

I\'m trying to use areas within MVC app, I would like that the default route will be resolved to the HomeController within the admin area but it resolves to the home controller

Answer 1

This solution will broke your API route. You must have some unique name for each area, like the default area makes it:

context.MapRoute(
         "Common_default",
         "**Common**/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
         new { action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);

The correct solution to default route below:

Web area route:

context.MapRoute(
         "Common_default",
         "Common/{culture}/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
         new {culture = CultureHelper.GetDefaultCulture(), controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);

Main route which redirect users to the "Common" area:

routes.MapRoute(
            name: "Default",
            url: "{culture}/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
            defaults: new { culture = CultureHelper.GetDefaultCulture(), controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional },
            namespaces: new[] { "SMS.Sender.Areas.Common.Controllers" }
        ).DataTokens.Add("area","Common");