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ar1971
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March 23, 2017
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Dreamweaver CS4 [HTML5 Extension Pack is obsolete]

  • March 23, 2017
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Hi,

 

I cant seem to find the html5 extension pack for this.

 

Anyone know where I can download it?

 

Thank you.

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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March 23, 2017

I think the  HTML5 Extension pack for CS5 disappeared in 2012 when CS6 came out.  I don't remember if it was ever available for CS4.

Nancy

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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ar1971Author
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March 23, 2017

It does exist and I found the file on my computer,Its called HTML5CS3_4.mxp but the problem is when I double click on it and install it, I dont see it in Dreamweaver CS4 when creating a new page.

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mtcg
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January 10, 2021

ar1971  wrote

Adobe Extension Manager shows HTML 5 hinting for CS3 and CS4 checked off yet when I open Dreamweaver and try to create a new blank page, I dont see the option for HTML 5 under doc type.

I'm not sure you ever will.  You may need to create one manually. 

Save the following code to your Snippets folder.

<!doctype html>

<html lang="en">

<head>

<meta charset="utf-8">

<title>Untitled Document</title>

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

</head>

<body>

</body>

</html>


For anyone in 2021+ who, like me, still has a working copy of CS4 on Windows 10 and is looking for an answer to this:  stop.  There is none.  Don't waste your time with the "answers" above.  They don't work. Trust me: I spent more than hour trying that I'll never get back.


First, there is no "snippets" folder in Dreamweaver CS4.  There is a "configuration" folder.  But this is irrelevant, because the above snippet of HTML doesn't solve the underlying issue: that CS4 doesn't recognize legitimate HTML5 tags. 

Furthermore, the copy of "HTML5CS3_4.mxp" is the actual extension file needed.  There are only a few copies of it remaining on the Internet that you can still search for via Google.  If you download such a copy, make sure to scan it with an anti-virus program for analysis before attempting to install.

 

Unforunately,  my copy of Adobe Extension manager doesn't recognize the above file as valid (instead, I get a rude and largely unhelpful  "Can't find installer file" error).  Maybe that's why you can't find this file on the Adobe site anymore.

 

Just assume there is no answer that works.  Because there isn't.

 

Bottom line:  this seems impossible in 2021.  Too bad:  CS4 overall still runs fine on Windows 10.

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