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[Locked] Will Dreamweaver ever be able to fully work with a CMS like Wordpress or even Business Catalyst in Live Preview?

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May 7, 2017
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This started happening I believe in CS5 and then stopped. Will Dreamweaver ever again be able to edit and update any sort of live CMS site using it's excellent visual tools and editors together with Live Preview? Even if it means just hooking up with a particular CMS. Ideally a really smooth workflow would be creating static pages in DW which can easily be converted to CMS skins, which could then be easily updated as themes or skins using live preview. Surely this could be integrated somehow into Adobe's own Business Catalyst platform?

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EbaySeller

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With respect, I disagree. If it weren't for the regulars frequent off topic "contributions" (if that's what you want to call it) then there would be much more engagement from the people that actually want to discuss the topics that they asked about. This is not a Dreamweaver forum. This is a 5 person chatroom where regulars feel free to discuss whatever it is you want, using the blanket of "it's Dreamweaver related", regardless of whether it's something the original poster asked about.

Also, I know you're replying to me, so there's really no need to quote.

pziecina

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Now who is going off topic, see how easy it is to do so.

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EbaySeller

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Why is Dreamweaver's application icon green? I think it's because all the other colors are used by other Adobe applications. Is that the reason why the original poster can't convert psd files to wordpress themes? Maybe it has something to do with bootstrap? You got me engaged. Let's discuss this more!

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EbaySeller

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Forgive the off topic discussion that has nothing to do with your question, dv8kiwi. Apparently the Private Messages are STILL not working. As such, regulars tend to hijack threads and veer off topic from the original discussion.

pziecina

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EbaySeller wrote
Forgive the off topic discussion that has nothing to do with your question, dv8kiwi. Apparently the Private Messages are STILL not working. As such, regulars tend to hijack threads and veer off topic from the original discussion.

The question was answered in the first answer, and no one can post in this forum saying what the future plans are for Dw, unless they are Adobe employees with company approval to do so. Feature requests are the only course of action open too the OP, and the discussion that follows that first post, are about the worth of making those feature requests, which may or may not be of interest to the OP.

(I hope the further posts are of use to the OP).

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EbaySeller

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If dv8kiwi's question was about the worth of sending a feature request then I suppose the speculative discussion of how Adobe handles feature requests would be relevant. Unfortunately, they didn't ask that. So I doubt it's of any use to them. Perhaps the off topic discussion regarding the worth of posting a feature request should be discussed in a different discussion topic? (or a Private Message, since it's speculative)

pziecina

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I'm not certain exactly what you are expecting of Dw, as for what you are asking there is no requirement to use Dw. A simple Photoshop to WP theme converter, of which there are many would create WP themes for you.

Dw is i think going down a route that personally i disagree with, but i can see why it is doing so, and the target audience in the Adobe family of products it is trying to aim for.

It is not, and never will be again aimed at more than the very casual server side developer, using mainly snippets of code or 3rd party extensions, it is now user orientated towards the small web site creator, (not developer) creating sites for themselves or as part of a very small team, and it's inclussion of basics such as the simple Brackets code editor, bootstrap, sass and git, whilst not used by everyone, and forcing a single workflow on users, does i think reinforce the impression.

If you wish Dw to include a workflow that you wish, then all i can suggest is that you file feature requests, using the item found in the Dw 'Help' menu. Though speaking from personal experiance, don't bother, unless you enjoy wasting your time.

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osgood_

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pziecina wrote
It is not, and never will be again aimed at more than the very casual server side developer, using mainly snippets of code or 3rd party extensions, it is now user orientated towards the small web site creator, (not developer) creating sites for themselves or as part of a very small team, and it's inclussion of basics such as the simple Brackets code editor, bootstrap, sass and git, whilst not used by everyone, and forcing a single workflow on users, does i think reinforce the impression.

Think of it as the difference between a craftsman building a bespoke bit of furniture and a bit of furniture that has been churned out by a machine which has been assembled from a flat pack. Ikea didnt do so bad but hey if you have any pride in your profession or work you'd want to be that craftsman not that machine but I guess money talks louder than job satisfaction - I cant buy that big 4x4 with satisfaction alone...........sad but inevitable. I concede I'm fighting a loosing battle as more and more 'automation' takes over, luckily for me the door is open and I can see an escape route.

pziecina

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I'm not complaining Os, there is no point in doing so. All i am doing is pointing out to the OP that Dw is firmly set in following a different direction to theirs, and one in which their request is irrelevant.

Adobe is in the buisness of making money, and lots of users who are not interested in web development, but just wish an easy way to create a site, is a far easier, and larger user base to target and create a program for, than the much smaller number who are developers, and wish to target a completely different and more advanced in requirements client base.

The one thing i do object to, is that stupid statement that, 'the Dw team is listening', as it is a so irrelevant statement that means absolutly nothing unless they are willing to communicate with people, Dw users or not, and the Dw team ignores every not already partly implemented request, if you look at the 'user voice' feature requests.

Everyone in the world 'listens'!!!

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