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| message from A.H.O. on 17 Jul 2004 |
If Im the only one working on my page, does it makes sense to use templates?
Seems like once I have my main theme, I can just change the content and save as
a new page instead. What are your thoughts on the pros and cons of templates?
Thanks
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| Wyndy replied to A.H.O. on 17 Jul 2004 |
The one huge advantage to using templates is that if you want to make the same
change to every single page (like adding a new link to your navigation bar,
changing the copyright information, the background color, or your site logo),
you can make the change just once on the template and update every page that's
based on it. When sites are small (under 10 pages) changing them all by hand
is easy, but once they get a little bigger, it becomes a huge, time wasting
nightmare.
On my largest site I have 4 different templates, because I have 4 different
types of pages that I put up, each with it's own individual set of information
that needs to go on all the pages of that type.
I used to think that using templates might be too confining - not allow me to
make adjustments to individual pages. Now I use them all the time, and make
sure that I put in enough editable regions to allow for just about any tweaking
I want to make. You can always leave an editable region empty. In extreme
cases, it's possible to detach a page from a template, make a change, then
reattach it to the template (if you want.)
I say use them. When you combine them with css, you have complete control
over how your site looks, it stays professionally consistent, and you can
change whatever you want, whenever you want.
Have fun!
Lorraine
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