Web How-To: Plan Your Site Right In Dreamweaver

Without the proper site management, your brilliant work may instead be replaced with an annoying "File Not Found" error. Here's how to plan, build, and manage Web sites for best results.
Written by Dave Sawyer McFarland on May 20, 2005

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This story is taken from "Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual."

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Your site navigation is easy to grasp and hip. Your JPEGs and GIFs convey the site's message perfectly. But all of that effort is wasted if you haven't set up the infrastructure properly. As Web designer and author David Sawyer McFarland points out, "A single broken link or missing graphic can interfere with the operation of your entire site, causing personal -- even professional -- embarrassment."

Although it may not be the most glamorous part of your job, site management is one of the most important. This excerpt from the popular book, "Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual," is crammed with site-management tips for everyone from the beginner to the veteran.

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Excerpted from Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland (ISBN: 0-596-00631-4). Copyright 2004, O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

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