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Herb Neely
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2010-02-10 13:38:32
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when using the design mode of DreamWeaver CS4 I have to edit out the include menuBar to be able to see the page in design view and work on it and then edit the include back in before publishing. This is www.hatchergarden.org and the menuBar.html is the include on the "daughter" pages. Also ... while I am seeking your advice ... is there any way to include this on the home page as well (currently have home page as html and all daughter pages as shtml as the server won't recognize index.shtml)rnrnPlease advise.rnThanks,rnHerb
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Herb Neely
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2010-02-10 16:53:41
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What I should really ask is.... how do I correctly make ONE place for the menu that I can simply change that one place and have it change correctly across all the pages without having to reupload every page?
Thanks,
Herb
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Andrei Rinciog [Extend Studio]
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2010-02-11 06:13:04
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Hi,
Well, you can't really do that in static websites. You could place the menu inside a template that is applied to all the html pages. However, whenever you update the template you will have to update all the pages and re-upload them to the server.
Basically what you need is to have an html page included in another. You could do this with javascript or with an iframe but I wouldn't recommend that. A server side include would be best, but for that to work you will need to turn you website from a static website to a dynamic one.
The javascript method to include pages is not very good because the included code is not available for the search engines.
The iframe method is easier to implement but it's really bad. Search engines won't be very happy and you have to take into account the size of the iframe. Bear in mind that the submenus won't be able to drop out of the iframe.
I'm afraid there isn't any good way to have the menu in just one page when you use a static website.
Regards,
Andrei Rinciog
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