This is true, but there IS a trick the OP was talking about.

Again, I feel like it vaguely involved the letter "a", and vaguely remember it involving placing something before the subdomain. Obviously, it won't work as a subdirectory.

I feel like it might have been involved with a certain type of disability access protocall.

Sorry to keep harping on this, its just this is one of those simple hacks I feel like I know exists, and I'm ashamed of myself for not noting it better.

A personal failure, honestly. 😟

Edit: ashamed, so I dug. Can't test it myself, but apparently a single period after the TLD before the first backslash will do this. More info in another reply here.

Thanks for contributing.

This is true, but there IS a trick the OP was talking about.

Again, I feel like it vaguely involved the letter "a", and vaguely remember it involving placing something before the subdomain. Obviously, it won't work as a subdirectory.

I feel like it might have been involved with a certain type of disability access protocall.

Sorry to keep harping on this, its just this is one of those simple hacks I feel like I know exists, and I'm ashamed of myself for not noting it better.

A personal failure, honestly. 😟