I know there have been previous posts about setting up templates but I am confused. For my website, <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.geocities.com/icenugget4">www.geocities.com/icenugget4</a><!-- w -->, I think a template would be ideal. Everytime I want to add a new section or link on the menu, I have to update EVERY page. I have at least 50 pages so this is impossible! Please help me out here. Thanks.<!--content-->you could use frames or a language code (dont know which one, i think it is PHP or SSI).<br />
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With the language code, its a code that includes a seperate HTML file into the page with the include code.<br />
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With frames, its just a page on the left, page on the right. Links can be targeted between the two.<br />
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Both are very easy to update. In both cases, all you have to do is update one single HTML files. <br />
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YOu can look around the forums here, for we have talked about these many times, or on the web. There are probably many great tutorials out there.<!--content-->Ok thanks for the advice. I used to have frames on an old page a long time ago. I get the impression from this board that frames are bad though. Is this true? Should I consider frames?<!--content-->you should try and veer away from frames, if you can, take the time to learn a bit of either php or ssi.<br />
With both all you would do is design the layout of the page(the template) and then you would include a file, like nav, or header, footer, body etc.., so if you had the same nav in each of your pages all you would have to do is change the one file<br />
have a read of this thread<br />
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.htmlforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21365">http://www.htmlforums.com/showthread.ph ... adid=21365</a><!-- m --><!--content-->As I said, you COULD use frames, or PHP or SSI, but many free hosts dont support them that I know of.<br />
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I believe there have been many posts around here that we have talked about a free host that offered PHP, search around here find it, and use them. That way you could use PHP to include an HTML file in everysingle page, staying away from frames.<!--content-->So happened to be the next thread I was checking from email notifys,<br />
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<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.htmlforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21365&perpage=15&pagenumber=1">http://www.htmlforums.com/showthread.ph ... genumber=1</a><!-- m --><!--content-->ok cool. I'm probably gonna get a real host pretty soon so I'll just wait and use SSI or PHP then. Thanks for the help.<!--content-->
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With the language code, its a code that includes a seperate HTML file into the page with the include code.<br />
<br />
With frames, its just a page on the left, page on the right. Links can be targeted between the two.<br />
<br />
Both are very easy to update. In both cases, all you have to do is update one single HTML files. <br />
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YOu can look around the forums here, for we have talked about these many times, or on the web. There are probably many great tutorials out there.<!--content-->Ok thanks for the advice. I used to have frames on an old page a long time ago. I get the impression from this board that frames are bad though. Is this true? Should I consider frames?<!--content-->you should try and veer away from frames, if you can, take the time to learn a bit of either php or ssi.<br />
With both all you would do is design the layout of the page(the template) and then you would include a file, like nav, or header, footer, body etc.., so if you had the same nav in each of your pages all you would have to do is change the one file<br />
have a read of this thread<br />
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.htmlforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21365">http://www.htmlforums.com/showthread.ph ... adid=21365</a><!-- m --><!--content-->As I said, you COULD use frames, or PHP or SSI, but many free hosts dont support them that I know of.<br />
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I believe there have been many posts around here that we have talked about a free host that offered PHP, search around here find it, and use them. That way you could use PHP to include an HTML file in everysingle page, staying away from frames.<!--content-->So happened to be the next thread I was checking from email notifys,<br />
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<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.htmlforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21365&perpage=15&pagenumber=1">http://www.htmlforums.com/showthread.ph ... genumber=1</a><!-- m --><!--content-->ok cool. I'm probably gonna get a real host pretty soon so I'll just wait and use SSI or PHP then. Thanks for the help.<!--content-->