As promised, here are step-by-step instructions for setting up your computer as a Web server so that you can run — and edit — WordPress themes on your local computer. Note: Only Dreamweaver CS5 and later versions support the multiple levels of include files needed to display WordPress themes. These instructions can also be used to set […]
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If you’ve ever tried to view or edit a template for a WordPress blog, Joomla site, or other dynamic technology in a program like Adobe Dreamweaver, you probably didn’t get what you were hoping for — unless you set up your computer as a Web server. One of the biggest challenges when it comes to […]
Read More cms, dwcs5, dwcs6, web hosting, wordpressDreamweaver CS5 and CS6 Provide Better Support for WordPress Themes, Joomla, and Drupal
CS5 provides better support for include files and PHP You could edit WordPress files in previous versions of Dreamweaver, but version CS5 takes that support to a whole new level. Dreamweaver CS5 can handle multiple levels of include files, so you can use it to edit even the most complex themes, and it includes better PHP […]
Read More dwcs5, dwcs6, wordpressWhy can’t I get my form to work with Dreamweaver on my server?
Janine, I am at my wits end. It seems like such a simple problem, but I cannot get it to work. When I found your Dreamweaver tutorial I thought it was very easy to understand and thought I would get my problem resolved, but that was not the case. In your “Connecting an HTML form […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, ecommerce, forms, web hostingWhere to find fonts you can use on your website
You have to have the legal rights to publish fonts on a server and there are a number of complexities to hosting fonts in all of the formats you’ll need for them to work in all of the different web browsers out there. For all those reasons, most web designers turn to a hosted font […]
Read More css, dwcs5, dwcs6, mobile web design, wordpressHow to add fonts to a website with CSS3
Thanks to the latest advances in web browsers and CSS3, you can link almost any font to a web page. There are many ways to add fonts to your web pages today, but the simplest option is to use a font from one of the online collection websites. Follow this link to discover where you can […]
Read More css, dwcs5, dwcs6, mobile web designHow HTML5 is changing web site design
At least 4 out of 5 mobile design ‘experts’ agree that HTML5 is the future of Web design (okay, I made that up), but we’re all pretty sure we’re moving in that direction. Although many web designers are not using HTML5 yet– it is clearly the next step in markup languages for the Web, and […]
Read More css, dwcs5, dwcs6, mobile web designDo you need permission from Adobe for the screenshots in your books?
Hi Janine, I’m currently working through your book Teach Yourself Visually Dreamweaver and really enjoy the approachable instructions and text. The question I have is around the screenshots you have used in your book. I would like to produce similar books and training manuals/handouts on other IT products and am unsure about the copyright issues I may […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6Why am I getting an error because of Active X controls or scripts?
Why am I getting the error message: “To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has restricted this webpage from running scripts or ActiveX controls that could access your computer.” I created a tabbed panel on one of my pages. When I preview it in a browser, the page has this restriction message about scripts and […]
Read More browsers, css, dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, expression-web, wordpressHow can I get my site to look good in IE on the PC?
Janine, I have tried everything under the sun to get my site to look proper in IE on the PC. Every other browser looks fine, but in IE there is always a “gap” between the top div and the middle. The bottom looks fine. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance! Sincerely, Ronnie Hi Ronnie, Unfortunately, CSS […]
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