Dreamweaver CS4 [HTML5 Extension Pack is obsolete]

Report · Mar 23, 2017

Hi,

I cant seem to find the html5 extension pack for this.

Anyone know where I can download it?

Thank you.

Report · Mar 23, 2017

I think the HTML5 Extension pack for CS5 disappeared in 2012 when CS6 came out. I don't remember if it was ever available for CS4.

Nancy

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Report · Mar 23, 2017

It does exist and I found the file on my computer,Its called HTML5CS3_4.mxp but the problem is when I double click on it and install it, I dont see it in Dreamweaver CS4 when creating a new page.

Report · Mar 23, 2017

I had in installed for CS3. Worked great!

Report · Mar 23, 2017

How does that help me?

Report · Mar 23, 2017

EbaySeller Not sure why you marked #4 as helpful, I think that this is a misuse of the system.

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Report · Mar 23, 2017

EbaySeller I now see that you have marked message #5 as Abuse. So I am the abuser while you are abusing the system?

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Report · Mar 23, 2017

ar1971 Could it be that the extension has been corrupted during its stay on your hard drive? Try downloading a fresh copy and see if that helps

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Report · Mar 24, 2017

Theres no download there.

Report · Mar 24, 2017

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Report · Mar 24, 2017

Click the link.Theres no file.

Report · Mar 24, 2017

My apology. I clicked the wrong one.This one has it.Thank you.Will try and let you know.

Report · Mar 24, 2017

Just tried it and it still doesnt show up in DW under DOC Type

Report · Mar 24, 2017

You probably do not have an extension manager installed. Get one for free at https://www.dmxzone.com/go/22670/dmxzone-extension-manager-for-dreamweaver?utm_source=Blog&utm_mediu...

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Report · Mar 24, 2017

Adobe Extension Manager shows HTML 5 hinting for CS3 and CS4 checked off yet when I open Dreamweaver and try to create a new blank page, I dont see the option for HTML 5 under doc type.

Report · Mar 24, 2017

ar1971 wrote
Adobe Extension Manager shows HTML 5 hinting for CS3 and CS4 checked off yet when I open Dreamweaver and try to create a new blank page, I dont see the option for HTML 5 under doc type.

I'm not sure you ever will. You may need to create one manually.

Save the following code to your Snippets folder.

<!doctype html>

<head>

<title>Untitled Document</title>

</head>

<body>

</body>

</html>

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Report · Jan 10, 2021

For anyone in 2021+ who, like me, still has a working copy of CS4 on Windows 10 and is looking for an answer to this: stop. There is none. Don't waste your time with the "answers" above. They don't work. Trust me: I spent more than hour trying that I'll never get back.

First, there is no "snippets" folder in Dreamweaver CS4. There is a "configuration" folder. But this is irrelevant, because the above snippet of HTML doesn't solve the underlying issue: that CS4 doesn't recognize legitimate HTML5 tags.

Furthermore, the copy of "HTML5CS3_4.mxp" is the actual extension file needed. There are only a few copies of it remaining on the Internet that you can still search for via Google. If you download such a copy, make sure to scan it with an anti-virus program for analysis before attempting to install.

Unforunately, my copy of Adobe Extension manager doesn't recognize the above file as valid (instead, I get a rude and largely unhelpful "Can't find installer file" error). Maybe that's why you can't find this file on the Adobe site anymore.

Just assume there is no answer that works. Because there isn't.

Bottom line: this seems impossible in 2021. Too bad: CS4 overall still runs fine on Windows 10.

Report · Jan 10, 2021

CS4 is outdated & discontinued software from 2008. Nobody should be using obsolete web authoring tools today. The Internet and code standards have changed too much.

If you won't step up to a Creative Cloud subscription, then use a free modern code editor like Brackets or Visual Studio Code.

CODE TUTORIALS:

- https://www.w3schools.com/html/
- https://www.w3schools.com/css/
- https://www.w3schools.com/js/

CS4 ALTERNATIVES:
-- Adobe Brackets (open source) - http://brackets.io/
-- Adobe Dreamweaver CC - https://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver.html
-- Pinegrow - https://pinegrow.com/
-- Visual Studio Code (open source) - https://code.visualstudio.com/

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Alt-Web Design & Publishing ~ Web : Print : Graphics : Media

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Dreamweaver CS4 [HTML5 Extension Pack is obsolete]