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Apr 23, 2012 9:01 AM

I have been working on restructuring some of my code. I did this by making an index_test.htm

 

I am wondering how do i make the index_test.htm into the index.htm

The main problem i am having is how to change my previous template to reflect the changes.

 

Here is the site:

 

http://www.humboldt.edu/cicd/index_test.htm

 

http://www.humboldt.edu/cicd/

 

Any help would be appreciated

-Overtim3

1953 Views   10 Replies   Latest reply: Rik Ramsay, Apr 23, 2012 10:05 AM
 
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  • Rik Ramsay
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    1. Rik Ramsay,
    Apr 23, 2012 9:05 AM   in reply to Overtim3
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    The easy way would be to save your current index.htm as index_OLD.htm (or similar) and then rename index_test.htm as index.htm.Upload the new index.htm and it will overwrite the old one.

     
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    2. Overtim3,
    Apr 23, 2012 9:11 AM   in reply to Rik Ramsay
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    i also have a main.dwt that needs changes though. Remember when you suggested that i detach from the template?

     
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    3. Rik Ramsay,
    Apr 23, 2012 9:23 AM   in reply to Overtim3
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    There are a couple of ways you could do this. You could:

    • Turn your index_test.htm into a template and set the editable regions again. You can then rename the template (main.dwt becomes main_OLD.dwt and you create a new main.dwt).
    • If you remember the changes you made, just make them again in the main.dwt file. If I remember correctly, most of the changes were made in the CSS so connect up the CSS sheet and then move the HTML sections around in the template (I remember these were 'out of normal order').

     

    As long as the editable regions in the new main.dwt are the same as the old ones, the site should have no problem updating but maybe someone with more recent knowledge on template usage would have a better informed solution for you.

     
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    4. Overtim3,
    Apr 23, 2012 9:32 AM   in reply to Rik Ramsay
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    well I jumped the gun and already tried your first suggestion before you suggested it. I just dont know how to set the editable regions again and or where to set them. :-/

     
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    5. Overtim3,
    Apr 23, 2012 9:43 AM   in reply to Rik Ramsay
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    i got it, i just compared the  main_old.dwt to the new one and found the editable regions. Thank you

     
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    6. Rik Ramsay,
    Apr 23, 2012 9:45 AM   in reply to Overtim3
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    No problem, glad you got it sorted. If you need to add additional regions, they can be found in "Insert > Template Objects > Editable region".

    Good luck with the rest of the site.

     

    Rik

     
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    7. Overtim3,
    Apr 23, 2012 9:47 AM   in reply to Rik Ramsay
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    Do you know of any way that I could update the whole site rather then having to upload each individual page to display the changes.

     

    For example if you click on contacts or any of the other links the pages don't show the changes.

     
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    8. Rik Ramsay,
    Apr 23, 2012 9:53 AM   in reply to Overtim3
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    When you open and save the .dwt file, it should prompt you to update all child pages. If you select yes, it should go through all pages within the site and update. You need to upload every page to the server again. But - make sure you test that the updated .dwt file has worked and that nothing else has changed on any of the pther pages before you upload them to your server. That way, if anything is wrong, you can download the unchanged server examples and try again.

     
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    9. Overtim3,
    Apr 23, 2012 9:57 AM   in reply to Rik Ramsay
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    darn thats what I figured :-/

     

    Seems like dreamweaver would have had something that made that process easier. Lukily I only have 5 pages I have to upload but what about sites that have 15-20 pages that use the same template.

     
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    10. Rik Ramsay,
    Apr 23, 2012 10:05 AM   in reply to Overtim3
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    A content management system would be used for sites with a large number of pages. HTML pages are relatively low in filesize so uploading 15-20 after a template update would not be an issue but some people use Server Side Includes for things like navigation and the footer so they have less updates to make within the template itself.

     
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