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julianaz89494849
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Aug 2, 2018 4:44 PM UTC
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Problem updating pages with new template Re: "Unbalanced InstanceBegin" tag

Basically my website is screwed up.

The pages that don't accept the updates to the template start like this:

<!-- InstanceBegin template="/Templates/zaluckytemplate.dwt" codeOutsideHTMLIsLocked="false" --><!doctype html>

<!--[if lt IE 7]> <html class="no-js ie6 oldie" lang="en"> <![endif]-->

<!--[if IE 7]>    <html class="no-js ie7 oldie" lang="en"> <![endif]-->

<!--[if IE 8]>    <html class="no-js ie8 oldie" lang="en"> <![endif]-->

<!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html class="no-js" lang="en"><!-- InstanceBegin template="/Templates/zaluckytemplate.dwt" codeOutsideHTMLIsLocked="false" --> <!--<![endif]-->

<head>

And the pages that DO accept the updates start with this:

<!doctype html>

<!--[if lt IE 7]> <html class="no-js ie6 oldie" lang="en"> <![endif]-->

<!--[if IE 7]>    <html class="no-js ie7 oldie" lang="en"> <![endif]-->

<!--[if IE 8]>    <html class="no-js ie8 oldie" lang="en"> <![endif]-->

<!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html class="no-js" lang="en"><!-- InstanceBegin template="/Templates/zaluckytemplate.dwt" codeOutsideHTMLIsLocked="false" --> <!--<![endif]-->

<head>

How do I change the coding to the BAD changes to make them start like the GOOD pages? And is there a way to make this change universal? (So I don't have to do it manually, page-by-page?)

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    julianaz89494849
    Participant
    Aug 2, 2018 4:45 PM UTC

    p.s. I should add that I can't seem to make changes to the BAD pages because the code is locked.

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Aug 2, 2018 7:33 PM UTC

    In orderr too make changes to child pages, go to Tools > Templates > Detach from Template.   Repeat for other child pages.

    You might want to consider using server-side includes.  They are a fast & flexible alternative to DW Templates.  All the magic happens on the server.

    Alt-Web Design & Publishing: Server-Side Includes with PHP

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    julianaz89494849
    Participant
    Aug 2, 2018 7:53 PM UTC

    Hi Nancy,

    I followed your instructions, but I still can't seem to make any changes to the locked code.

    Looks like all I need to do is delete that first tag <!--InstanceBegin...."false"-->

    Any other suggestions?

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