Dreamweaver Template
7. Update Library Items
Go to the Library, open each Library Item and plug in the according link to each menu button. Be sure to click Update to the update the files.
8. Synchronize
This is the last step and it is also a very important step. I will show you how to synchronize your site, in other words, upload your site.
Before you can synchronize your files, you need to set up your server in the Site Manager. Go to Site > Manage Sites, in the Advanced tab, select Remote Info, select FTP Access and enter your server information. You may test your server information by clicking the Test button. Be sure to check Maintain synchronization information.
Right click on your site folder and select Synchronize.
Dreamweaver will then show the action to all the files. Click Ok to upload all the files to your server.
Try this:
- Rename one of your files in the Files pallate. For example, rename "about.html" to "about_me.html", now Dreamweaver will ask you to update the links that link to this file. This will prevent broken link within your site.
- Try update your template or files and Synchronize again. Dreamweaver will compare your local files with the remote server and see which one is newer version. Then it allows you to put your updated or new file(s) to the remote server. With Dreamweaver Synchronization tool, you don’t even need to upload your files manually by a FTP software.
- Create a new image in the ‘image’ folder and synchronize the ‘image’ folder, Dreamweaver will automatically detect the new file and upload it to the server.
Some Website Maintenance Tips
- Use template to keep your site consistent
- Organize your files with folders
- Save all your images in the ‘images’ folder
- Use Library Item for common code
