Server Side Includes
We are going to tell you a little bit
about how we create these templates. This
information is the same on all the templates
that we create.
We use what is known as "server side
includes" to make your editing simple. Each
site will have a folder called includes. All
the files in this folder are added to your
web pages on the server side. (It doesn't
matter if you understand how this works,
just know that it does work.)
HTML server side includes are dependant on
Front Page Extensions. Any hosting plan with
a cpanel will have Front Page Extensions
available. If in doubt, check with your
hosting company.
We use includes for many reasons. The
main reason is so you can easily edit every
site without having to go to each page to
make changes. All the information that you
would want to change that is universal for
the site is in an includes file.
There are pros and cons to using this
method. The main pros are ease of use for
the webmaster, usable by beginners, fast and simple
editing. The biggest con is the fact that
Front Page Extensions are finicky and will
break after certain actions. FTP is the
prime offender of breaking these extensions.
The good news is they are very easily fixed
and your site will work the same as always.
Fix
Front Page Extensions
Why not use php? Php allows server side
includes that are not dependant on Front
Page Extensions. So it would seem to make
more sense to use php instead of html to
create sites. This is why most of the
templates that you see out there that are
either free or cheap are made using php. The
downside of php code is it can't be edited
very easily. It does not allow a 'normal' or
'page' view in an html editor. You have to
know how to edit php code to make changes in
a php website.
We wanted to create templates that are
usable and editable by everyone so we choose
to write our sites using html code. It's
just
one minor inconvenience but
there are a lot more good reasons to use it.
So the bottom line is, we want you to
have a website that you have total control
over. So we offer all of our templates and
websites in html
with server side includes.
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