Routing in ASP.NET MVC with multiple areas - asp.net-mvc

Question

I have two different areas in ASP.NET MVC Web Application.
1. Admin
2. Site
I want to have the default route of my application to the Site Area
i.e www.mydomain.com/Site/Home
For that I have configured the default route as follows.
But this configuration does not work for me.
public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
{
routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional },
namespaces: new string[] { "MyApp.Areas.Site.Controllers" }
);
}
The Site Area Route is as follows.
public override void RegisterArea(AreaRegistrationContext context)
{
context.MapRoute(
name: "Site_default",
url: "Site/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional}
);
}
The Admin Area Route is as follows.
public override void RegisterArea(AreaRegistrationContext context)
{
context.MapRoute(
"Admin_default",
"Admin/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller="Login",action = "Login", id = UrlParameter.Optional}
);
}
Your help will be much appreciated

Answer 1

I think you've wrong controller namespaces.
Your main route definition should be:
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional },
namespaces: new string[] { "MyApp.Controllers" }
);
And your areas route like admin area registration should be:
context.MapRoute(
"Admin_default",
"Admin/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
new { action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional },
new { controller = "Home" },
new[] { "MyApp.Areas.Admin.Controllers" }
);

Answer 2

Following steps to do:
Create a Project: Project Type: Framework 4.6.1 > WebApi and MVC Web
Project Layout will have [Areas Folder]
Inside [Areas folder] you'll find folder [HelpPage Folder]
Right-click >> [Areas folder] Select Area > "Give it a name: Administration"
Visual Studio Register everything for you.
Areas
Administration
Controllers
Models
Views
AdministrationAreaRegistration.cs
Filestructure example
Create a Controller > read write : Give it a name [Admin] and [View] Indexenter image description here
Then in your layout add link : Under the normal Home link
#Html.ActionLink("Home", "Index", "Home", new { area = "" }, null)
#Html.ActionLink("Admin", "Index", "Admin", new { area = "Administration" }, null)
Click on the link and see your Administration area