I’m new to web designing so I'll need some advice. I've been looking into CSS and I like what it can do: change the design of every page I create through one .css file. However, now I want to know how to separate the navigation from the content. I've heard a little about template engines but I don’t really know much. Basically I just want something flexible so I’m able to add in extra menu links, change dates and pretty much change the whole layout without updating every single HTML file. I'll also need to be able to add in 3rd party scripts like a forum, an image gallery script and such. Point me in the direction of some good tutorials that give me the basics on this stuff... I just need my site to be flexible.

Thanx!

CSS won't allow you to add links etc. CSS will allow you to change the style of the page. To make quick changes to the content, you will need to use some kind of script. There are many good tutorials on the web. My favorite place is W3Schools where you can find tutorials for everything from basic html through complex ssi. They are free and they are hands on.

To use an 'outside' menu file, create a .txt file and put all your menu contents in it. Then, on each page where you want to include the menu, use Optionaly, if you use PHP, Learn more here

This way, when you want to change your menu, all you have to do is edit one page and it will display on all the pages where you run that include statement.

I know this isn't my thread, but thank you! I have been looking for a site just like that one!

Yeah I Agree Above, I Didnt Know You Could Include text Files Like That And Display Everythjing Tho, But its What Most Sites Do I Think

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include("header.php");
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Main pages Here

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include("footer.php");

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