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vivrobertson
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April 6, 2020
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Dreamweaver Template not recognizing changed content in dreamweaver [edited for clarity]

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I have a template which I opened, saved as a new file name and then started editing it. 

I can open the template file and see my edits.

I can see the preview of the template file when I do File>New From template and see my edits.

The new file created doesn't incorporate any of the edits. Its like the File>New process is using the first, unedited version of the template. 

I view the code and see the correct template is linked and ctrl+f shows 'dwt' only occuring once in the file.

I can go Tools, Templaes, Update current page, and nothing changes.

I can remove the template, save, then open then apply template ot page, and nothing changes.

I've recreated my cache. I've dumped my settings. I've tried every suggestion on the boards. 

 

Someone on this board is right, when DW fails, it fails in a massive, massive way. 

 

 

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 6, 2020

"I have a template which I opened, saved as a new file name and then started editing it. "

This first step tells me you don't know how to work with Templates. That's not a template.

 

PART 1 -- CREATE A NEW TEMPLATE

  1. Go to file > New > and create a new document.
  2. Add some content that will appear on all site pages.
  3. Go to File > Save As Template and name it main.dwt.
  4. Add Editable Regions for content that will change from page to page.
  5. Save and close Template.

 

PART 2 -- CREATE A CHILD PAGE FROM TEMPLATE

  1. Go to File > New > Site Template.
  2. Pick your template from the available list -- main.dwt.
  3. Hit Create button.
  4. SaveAs index.html (your home page).

 

Repeat PART 2 for remaining site pages.  Post back if you have more questions.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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vivrobertsonAuthor
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April 7, 2020

If you have a template named filename.dwt, and you open it in dreamweaver, and save it as filename2.dwt. How is filename2.dwt not a second, identical template? And then - if you edit that second template - and still save it as .dwt and still save it in the same templates root folder -  you now have two similar templates. I've been doing this without issue for years. Its how i create sets of templates.

 

I've now created a new untitled.html using File > New > New from Template and selected filename2.dwt. As explained, during this process, filename2.dwt - in preview during the wizard - shows all the new edits and is clearly different than filename.dwt.

 

Untitled.html is confrmed as being associated with filename2.dwt by checking the code.

 

However, none of the edits I mde to filename2.dwt after orginally created it, propagates to the child. I did select update file when template changes, when creating new child untitled.html. As below, detatched template, reattached template, updated page, no change. Its like its only recogizing version one of filename2.dwt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BenPleysier
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BenPleysierCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 7, 2020
Its like its only recogizing version one of filename2.dwt.

There is something going on that we are not privy to. 

 

If it is in the browser that you do not see the changes, maybe the browser cache is the culprit.

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    vivrobertsonAuthor
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    April 6, 2020

    Hi Jon,

    Please re-read my post, you are not grasping my problem.

    Jen

     

     

     

     

    Jon Fritz
    Community Expert
    Jon FritzCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 6, 2020

    Is the new .DWT you created being saved within the Templates folder at the root level of your Defined Site?

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    vivrobertsonAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 6, 2020

    Yes. I can screen share if you give me your email.

     

    Jon Fritz
    Community Expert
    Jon FritzCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 6, 2020

    You need to use the correct method for creating a Child page from a .DWT Template file, or they won't be "attached". A simple "Save As" will not do the trick. 

    To create a Child page in recent versions of DW, after you have saved a .DWT Template to your Defined Site's Templates folder, you...

    1. Go to File > New
    2. Choose Site Templates in the first column of the dialogue box
    3. Select the Site Definition that has the .DWT Template you want to work with in the second column
    4. Click the name of the .dwt template file you want to use in the third column
    5. Click the Create button

     

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