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April 20, 2018
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Dreamweaver live view does not match actual posted website configuration

  • April 20, 2018
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I am unable to get Dreamweaver live view to match my posted websites on either Safari or Firefox.  Why?  The design looks great in Dreamweaver in the Live and Split views but text boxes, menu bars and content boxes shift when posted.

Also, I can not get my pages to work using the Preview setting.  Can anyone help?

This is on a Mac Pro if that makes a difference.

Thank you all.

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

1) Start by fixing  your code errors.

[Invalid] Markup Validation of https://www.dreamdayjewelry.com/ - W3C Markup Validator

2) Your site is not responsive which means you're alienating a big segment of mobile & tablet users.

3) You cannot precisely align elements over a complex background image and expect it to look correct in all devices.  That's a bit like trying to nail jelly to the ceiling.  It won't work on the web.

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Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 20, 2018

Does your code contain any errors? Errors can effect display in both DW & browsers.

What's the URL to your online site? 

Did you upload all scripts and CSS files to your server?

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Participant
April 20, 2018

The URL is: https://www.dreamdayjewelry.com/

This page looks absolutely correct in Dreamweaver both in Split and Live view. As you can see, it has severe issues when posted.

Thank you for any help.

Bill

Also, I did not have this problem in previous issues of Dreamweaver.

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 20, 2018

1) Start by fixing  your code errors.

[Invalid] Markup Validation of https://www.dreamdayjewelry.com/ - W3C Markup Validator

2) Your site is not responsive which means you're alienating a big segment of mobile & tablet users.

3) You cannot precisely align elements over a complex background image and expect it to look correct in all devices.  That's a bit like trying to nail jelly to the ceiling.  It won't work on the web.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert