How Can I apply one change to all of my pages?

[theyuw]

I would like to know if there is a way to apply one change to all the pages on my website without having to manually change each one. For instance say I changed up the link bar on my main page, and this link bar is on every page of my website. How would I apply changes to all of the pages? Help would be much appreciated.

[eWhisper]

There are several find and replace programs that will do this. I know FP 2000 will do a couple lines, not sure about dreamweaver.

I like Search & Replace, think its like 30 day free trial, and then $19 to keep or something small.

Just be sure to backup the entire site before applying this in case you make a mistake.

[steve40]

I use AFR few bucks to buy and works fine
single word or major section of pages

takes about 30 seconds on 5000 pages

as others have said crucial you backup prior to change though
steve

[limbo]

As ewhisper mentions the search and replace features in most wysiwyg programs will allow changes to specific sections of code with the exact same value. You might also want to look at template and library features (dreamweaver but I am sure there is similar in FP)

also SSI's are an excellent method of replicating data across the whole of your site.

Ta

Limbo

[jdancing]

I use Dreamweaver's Library to change code accross multiple pages. For example, an addition to the site's menu or a change to the footer. Sure beats changing hundreds of pages manually.

[Sinner_G]

>also SSI's are an excellent method of replicating data across the whole of your site.

I'll support that. Even with the best search and replace tools out there, you have to be real careful what you replace in case it gets replaced somewhere you'd have wanted it to stay. With SSI, you do the change manually once and it works on every page where it is needed but nowhere else.

[swinglow]

My favorite is BK ReplacEm . I like it better than using search and replace functions inside front page or dreamweaver.

[vkaryl]

You can also use includes (either server-side/SSI or php) for the portions of the site that need replacing on a frequent basis. This DOES generally require thinking about this sort of thing BEFORE publishing a site, however....

[delboy1978uk]

If you designed the navigation section in a frame, then you would'nt have to change ANYTHING - mind you, some people dont like frames because they think that search engines wont see the pages - but most people dont bother with the noframes tag (very handy ;-) your site will be up there with the best)The only thing you would need to do is remove all the identical content off each page - ie your nav buttons
I got a job upgrading a site where every page had the same nav buttons but with one tiny difference - making one change meant editing 42 pages! Thankfully I had full control over how the site was updated so now I don't have that problem anymore

[sem4u]

I would use Dreamweaver's template and footer features.

[Pikin_It_Up]

delboy,

Does that site still rank how it used to in the SERP's?

As far a I am concerned, frames are a no no and should NEVER be used.

Prove me wrong because it could make my life a little easier.

P