I was using it as an example, it could have been margin, padding etc in a definition that Bootstrap doesnt offer. By @osgood_   See https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.3/utilities/spacing/#margin-and-padding. It even has vertical and horizontal gutters. Please give advice that you know about.     By @BenPleysier   By definition I meant a 'value' that was not covered in Bootstrap as default. Bootstrap only offers a limited amount of options for spacing and margin. Whilst these may be enough in most cases it doesnt cover ALL options and it may be that you need to create your own to satisfy your own requirement rather than that of a framework. In which case I am providing advice I know about as opposed to being a bit short-sighted, given you actually use Bootstrap.     In your eyes  my example might be a bad workflow because you like to clutter your html with excessive amounts of class names and use workflows which are more applicable to multi billion dollar companies, you've been hood winked, only now are the next generation of developers starting to question this foolish approach. By @osgood_   Again, please do not give false information. You do not know me, let alone what I like. Please supply proof of where the next generation of developers are starting to question this approach.   By @BenPleysier   I don't know what false information you think I'm giving? Do you ever read the comments on developers youtube videos, read any developer blogs? There is clear discontent about todays workflows in a number of them.    Your example makes no sense because if I should want to change the background colour to green you would have to update your entire class names,  both in the css and html and color value to reflect the color change whereas l would only have to update the color value. By @osgood_   Would I? What is wrong with with assigning another colour to the selector bg-red? Maybe the selector name was ill chosen. Maybe it should have been bg-mychoice. At least it can be used multiple times unlike an ID.   By @BenPleysier   Yes, that is what a very poor developer would do, use a specific css class name which has nothing to do with the css definition it contains.....red/green.........humm, saying my workflow was bad and putting forward an even worse one well I'll leave it there.    My example was a specific use case where one might want to target specific classes in a specific container as a result of a possible css conflict........a great solution, I think.   All Im trying to do is work out why the OPs rows are not what is expected - after all, a row in Bootstrap 4/5 is only a flex container so there should not be an issue if the OP is just using Bootstrap only. The issue may ocur if the framework has been introduced later or a custom class has been deployed which has the same name as a Bootstrap class. Maybe well find out. ... View more

Because the OP is using Bootstrap, changing the colour to red can be done by adding a class called bg-danger as in          <div class="row -bg-danger">     But even if this was not a Bootstrap project, the following is a bad workflow:     #myIdName .row { background-color: red; }        I was using it as an example, it could have been margin, padding etc in a definition that Bootstrap doesnt offer. I was trying to determine IF the whole layout is using Bootstrap or has Bootstrap been introduced later on which is then causing havoc with css styles already set as custom values.   In your eyes  my example might be a bad workflow because you like to clutter your html with excessive amounts of class names and use workflows which are more applicable to multi billion dollar companies, you've been hood winked, only now are the next generation of developers starting to question this foolish approach.   Your example makes no sense because if I should want to change the background colour to green you would have to update your entire class names,  both in the css and html and color value to reflect the color change whereas l would only have to update the color value. ... View more

Are you saying you created a custom class yourself named 'row' then added the Bootstrap default css to your page afterwards, which also has a class name of 'row'?   In that case if the custom class 'row' is in a parent container then you can target those 'rows' within that container by giving the container an id   #myIdName .row { background-color: red; }    If your page has been built using Bootstrap css only then there is probably a Bootstrap utility class that you can use to style the rows how you require them to be. You mention when you changed 'row' to 'row_a' your elements become stacked, adding display: flex; to your 'row_a' css styles will force those elements to render side by side.   Without actually seeing the code and css you are using it becomes a guessing  game.       ... View more

It is not possible to diagnose the problem by just looking at a screen shot image. It looks like you have set a specific height on one of the navigation elements. By default Bootstrap, without altering or adding any css, will work as expected.   If you can upload the page to a remote server and provide a link to that or post the code AND any css related to the page in the forum, someone should be able to help you further.     ... View more

Assuming we are saying they don't show up when testing using Xampp server locally, what does show up, a broken image link, another image, which would suggest a browser cache issue?    Have you opened the page locally in another browser assuming you have an alternative one installed?   ... View more

Ok I have taken out the hash symbol from all the file names and the whole PHP gallery displays as it should! Brilliant! However, I still have a problem that I suspect is due to my version of XAMPP. That is that certain images don’t display on my computer using XAMPP but do display online. This is quite annoying and confusing me! I know that XAMPP has nothing to do with Dreamweaver! Anyway, thanks again for your help! By @Gareth_Williams   It would not be anything to do with your version of  Xampp if as you say other images are displayed successfully locally. You need to look at the images that are not displaying and try and work out why they are not displaying, what's different about them to the ones that do display. ... View more

Hi, just to update you guys on this. I submitted a support ticket with my hosting service provider (Heart) on the 9th of January, a week ago now, and still haven’t heard anything from them! I’ll update this thread when I do. Thanks again. By @Gareth_Williams     WOW! that's not good...........hope you get the issue sorted out soon. ... View more

How can I get v5.3 dreanweaver cam with what I loaded By @joe34597425kw29   Well even the Bootstrap 5 official website doesn't have links to v5.3 css/javascript........it's still at v5.0..........hmmm. https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.0/getting-started/introduction/    If you want version 5.3 then copy the links to the css/javascript from a hosted cdn website and paste them in your Dreamweaver page: https://cdnjs.com/libraries/bootstrap/5.3.2    However you will not be able to use any of the default layouts or css styling which is included in the current version of Dreamweaver as they are for version 4 of Bootstrap............so you'll need to consult the official Bootstrap 5 website for any components and css classes you wish to use.   I don't think this is going to be suited to you so you may want to consider to continue to use version 4 which is the current version in Dreamweaver. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with using version 4 if you don't care much about whether you use jquery or javascript and are not  a serious developer. For serious developers then they should be using version 5 going forward.   You could also consider using a different editor should you want Bootstrap 5 included as default which may help depending upon your skill and knowledge.   What is it that jquery ui tabs offer that draws you to want to use them as opposed to the Bootstrap tabs in v4 or v5?       ... View more

If you require a visual experience then it's hard to replace Dreamweaver, Wappler editor offers that option as does the Pinegrow editor.   As for pro developers,  l think VS Code editor is considered the current most popular choice of editors, it's pretty good and it's free, which is probably why it's so popular.   There's also Sublime Text editor which seems to have faded into the background a little bit since the arrival of VS Code but l think it's still being actively developed and is a good editor for pro coders.   Try Web Storm editor or if youre a php developer Php Storm editor. They are commercial products, personally I haven't found any paid for code editor or free one which rivals them. No visual experience of course, their market position is pro coders.   I don't no what you do but if youre also a technical writer then bbedit may be of interest, although its Mac only. ... View more

I don't know if Dreamweaver shows absolutely positioned divs correctly in design/layout view but if you view the page in a browser they should be in the correct position. Having said that using absolutely positioned divs for the main structure of a web page is unstable and that's not the worflow which should be used. Absolutely positioned divs can be useful in certain situations and should only be used very sparingly. ... View more

  @DJ_KIM  wants a side bar to show the menu items. What is wrong with that? The sidebar could be constructed as an Off Canvas item that hides on smaller screens.   By @BenPleysier   I don't know how long the list is. 'I have to scroll to even see 'most' of the list' is what the OP says. If the menu can be truncated into a sensible amount of categories then there is nothing wrong with a sidebar or off canvas menu. A mega menu would provide much more space, should this not be the case. It's also scalable if more categories get added at a future date.   If you went down the off-canvas menu route you could also use columns IF there were many categories to manage. That's pretty much the same as a mega menu, it will provide more space and give the user a better experience than possibly needing to scroll, as a result of an excessive amount of categories.     The only thing that you have added is a link to the various pages, sort of like saying, make sure that the car that you want to purchase, has a stearing wheel.   By @BenPleysier   Some people assume........... and it's not always so obvious to others, which is why I try and make my responses a little more explicit. The OP even says 'What else can I do with more than 100 items in one category?' ...... without wishing to sound condescending they seem vague on how to approach that........you would 'assume' logically they would think to break up the products into more pages, right?   What's the problem here. I come up with another possible alternative solution to consider and you're becoming slightly aggressive, I guess that's not a surprising, given our past history.   And no I have added much more because I have thought it through, not just charged into it like a bull in a china shop. 95% is thought process, 5% is doing. ... View more

That's the wrong way to approach the problem. What you need is  a 'mega menu' since you have a lot of product categories. A mega menu is a drop down menu evoked from a top level navigation link and is set out using columns so you can layout the categories side by side, into columns, across the screen, which will be far better for your users as the categories should fit into the available screen space, without having to scroll up and down, which will be annoying. Of course you might have to compromise on tablet and smart phone - a smartphone will most likely have to be set out using 1 column, tablet you could probably get away with 2 columns and desktop 3/4 columns.   You also do not want to repeat categories: Charms & Pendants 1 Charms & Pendants 2 Charms & Pendants 3   You just need the one category navigation name which links to the category page, decide how many products you want to show per page. If you have a lot of products in a category break them down into additional pages BUT use pagination links at the top and foot of your page:   Charms & Pendants 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6   Earings 1 | 2 | 3   Cat Collars 1 | 2   Approaching the problem this way will make everything more concise and look more professaional. Of course using a database to store all the products and their detail information would simplify the process even further but I suspect you might prefer to manually create each category page, which is what most of us did when just starting out.         ... View more

E-commerce is NOT for amateurs.    By @Nancy OShea   It depends what you are doing. If you're selling a few items/products then Stripe or Paypal are perfectly fine platforms and are secure as all the financial transactions occur on their servers.   On the other hand if you have a massive store of items/products and churning them out in their hundreds or thousands then its probably not a great idea, although a lot of companies do offer Paypal as an option BUT I would expect the whole process to be executed by someone who are expert in the ecommerce field, ie no insecure client-side scripting, only back-end, cross referencing quanities, totals with a database etc.    Common sense needs to be applied. ... View more

I've never heard of wappler before Ben mentioned it. My other go-to HTML Editor is Coffee Cup Software. Since I have a site with them, I was going to work on trying to upgrade it, and although I could just use their software to do everything I need to do, I still am not sure how to make a shopping cart page for my customers. By @DJ_KIM   No, not many have heard of it, its been around for 5+ years now and has a steady flow of users, on and off. Its mainly aimed at the 'entrepreneur' type, who have ideas but little coding knowledge to get the job done, or dont have a budget to hire an experienced developer. It's a kind of DIY kit, which may very well suit yourself.   I tried PayPal's "button", but they have also changed their stuff for that so much that I don't even understand where/what I'm going/doing with it.  You can't get a simple button from them anymore.  It's much more complicated than that. I'd like for my customers to be able to pay with PP or Credit Card only, since I know nothing about Venmo or anything else like that. By @DJ_KIM   As far as I know you CAN still get simple secure encrypted PayPal buttons. You have to generate them in your account area, then copy the button code and paste it into your page. I've not used Paypal for a while, so maybe someone else who is more familar with the curent workflow can confirm this........things move fast!   I know some of the Paypal workflows have become very complex and best left in the hands of a good developer to deploy.    EDITED: I think you may well be correct. I've just been doing a bit of research - it seems some of the older methods like 'Buy Now' and 'Add To Cart' workflows have been deprecated in favour of more complex workflows.......hmm good luck with that PayPal, if thats the case. Simplicty was a reason why non-techies gravitated towards the payment gateway........things look like they just might have gotten a whole lot harder.        ... View more

The information I provided was correct for UK and Europe, I don't know about the States or Australia where Ben is located. I suspect different prices apply in different geographical zones.   I know all about Dreamweaver, its been slowly dying for years. No-one knows exactly why its still being exploited, there enough 'niaive' buyers I guess to make it financially worth it for Adobe. There's nothing really wrong with it as an html editor if you can code, its just faded away in terms of keeping up with current trends and workflows.   If you can afford the $49 a month for Wappler then that's no problem, its within your budget.(presumably where you are looking from they have translated Euros to US Dollars, otherwise its $53.60 a month)  I'm aware some people are not so lucky so I always shout out for them when someone just assumes 29/49 Euros a month is peanuts, to them its the difference of putting or not putting food on a plate for their family.   Since you can afford the $49 a month then I'm surprised you have not explored other software before now since you obviously know yourself the current status of Dreamweaver and its not likely to improve any time soon, so the 'walls' say.   ... View more

Wappler is relatively expensive By @osgood_   Less than 10 EUR a month more than the equivalent version of Dreamweaver. About the equivalent of four cups of latte a month.   Which do you prefer, a program that is up to date, or a program with deprecated PHP and Bootstrap?   It's a choice! By @BenPleysier   Where are you getting those prices from, even the  basic version is 29 euros a month and the pro version,  which I assume you need to do the dynamic , more complicated stuff is 49 euros a month.........unless Aus is getting a better deal than Pommy.   I'm not saying its  not worth the money it depends on your financial situation. I would assume DW could be classed as a freeby if you have a  creative cloud subscription, l don't know who would purchase it as a stand alone application given its current status, but l guess some still. might.   Maybe lm not understanding your response very well - less than, more than, sounds like you're writing some code lol   DW as a single app is £22 a month, basic Wappler marginally more, Pro which you'll most likely need for creating ecommerce, nearly double.the price. ... View more

Im not sure videos relating to a different bit of software is really going to help unless the OP is going to jump on board. They have already stated they have a limited budget and Wappler is relatively expensive if you require all the bell and whistles version, which is needed to do anything worthwhile. Sure you can commit to a few months but it's going to take longer than a few months to fully understand how Wappler works.   In this instance if the OP wants to sell products directly from their website then 2 options come to mind, PayPal or Stripe payment gateways. Both are fairly simple to include and it's a good starting point.. If you then need anything more investigate Shopfiy or one of the other ecommerce platforms. ... View more

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Moving the branding to a more prominent location was a design decision from the start.  Bootstrap can do whatever the front-end developer needs it to do if they take time to learn it.   The OP said his sites are too "cookie cutter."  I say that's not a platform problem; that's a people problem.   By @Nancy OShea   Unless you have very few 'open' links then its always going to be a problem if you try and put the branding on the same level. A solution is to use a burger of some kind from the off, which seems to be popular............whatever your tipple, but think about it. The Bootstrap nav examples are not realistic, they are more done to make it look nice rather than usefully functional. They only show max 4 top level links and a silly amount of characters for the branding text - Navbar.   Well if its looking like a cookie-cutter then they are not altering much of the default styling/colors and if they do - well it kind of defeats the objective of using a framework as you might as well write your own. ... View more

What css is your current navbar using?   Assuming you are using Bootstrap version 4 and the default .navbar-light css:       .navbar.navbar-expand-lg.navbar-light.bg-light { background-color: transparent!important; }       OR if you cant work out the necessary combination of css selectors just throw in another style, one more isnt going to make much difference, it's already an obtuse mess:       <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light" id="transparent"> #transparent { background-color: transparent!important; }       Using the utilty class of 'bg-transparent' added to the list of other classes will do it as well. If you're going to be using Bootstrap then get familar with the utility classes..........there's usually something amongst the myriad of them that will do the job, if you can remember them all, which is doubtful.......then just Google the subject or start writing your own code then you won't need to concern yourself with combinations of selectors, utility classes to overide the defaults.....just use what you need, not what you dont.     ... View more

    Not if you're creative about it.   For economy of space, I put the brand above the navbar and use space-saving icons with tooltips for search, mail list, contact, phone & social media.  There's more than ample space for icons so it works well on small & large devices. https://icons.getbootstrap.com/ Likewise, text based contact info is in the footer and appears on every page.   By @Nancy OShea I agree but you have had to move the branding to another location, by default Bootstrap doesnt do that, which lve always thought a bit dumb myself.. To assume every company has six or seven characters in the name or tiny logo is a hideous oversight and not very well thought through.   And l will just add l was commenting on how the OP suggested they wanted to layout the structure, branding left, nav center, tel/email right, not how you have executed it which seems far more achievable to me. ... View more

  @osgood_ , this is called progress and it is changing at a very fast pace, often leaving this octogenarian lagging behind. But I still seem to be way ahead of you. By @BenPleysier   No it's not called progress its called overkill in the majority of instances, particularly for small websites such as you yourself build or have built in the past. You're being decieved by huge influencers of the web my friend, like many others. There are a few who recognise this and are now questioning such workflows, if they are really needed for small projects. The problem lies in the fact that current developers are being taught poorly and using a one size fits all approach rather than using an approach which relates to what it is their tasked with doing.   I've gotten along just fine for 20 plus years without having to push, pull files into and from github repositories, it's just a waste of time if your an independent developer in my opinion. I obviously can't speak for teams of developers, they may well  benefit from such workflows but as l said you need to look at your own situation not just follow the crowd or because its a trend.   You're way ahead of me when it comes to relying on plugins, frameworks, clicking, choosing, pushing and pulling from a set of default options, l will grant you that much.....everything else l doubt it as you seem to need a pair or three of crutches to be able to produce anything.      To me the pricing structure of Railway is all very 'unclear' and why I would NOT consider investing, personally. They shut down their free tier in August last.   https://docs.railway.app/reference/pricing    I'd rather pay $60 dollars a year flat fee for shared hosting knowing that's all that I will be paying regardless of 'usage', 'additional services' etc. should they come into play.   Pro plan at $20 a month, that's like $240 a year. Not sure why you would use the service if you can obtain cheaper solutions/hosting elsewhere. Is it just the convenience of hooking up to a Github repository why the prices are set that high? In which case I guess you're being taken advantage of, just my thoughts on the subject. Use a calculator to estimate your costs is suggested on their website lol, I'm a web-developer NOT a mathematician..........just give me a flat rate (all in one cost) so I know what to charge my client, thanks.   Again it's all based on big or small.........big, then I guess you're not going to be bothered much by fluctuating usage costs per month, whereas as small, most likely will appreciate a static charge so they can budget accordingly.    This is where we differ in opinion. Personally I find it far easier to buy some hosting space, ftp the files and be done with it rather than trying to second guess what I might or might not be paying based on 'usage', add ons' or adding another party into the mix, etc I don't view that as 'progress' like you obviously do, but 'unecessary added complexity'.   ... View more

I'm guessing they read some "beautify advice" on the Internet that told them to rewrite URLs.   By @Nancy OShea   If only they where pretty urls.............changing .php to .htm really solves nothing if that was the ultimate goal.   ... View more

I am with @Jon Fritz  on this.   @osgood_ , is this a method to keep this Community lively by reporting someone else's quirkiness? By @BenPleysier   No not really, l cant help myself when something which should be so simple is made so complex, it helps no-one in my opinion, neither the client or anyone whose task with updating files once the original developer has gone awol. Developers have a responsibility to clean up after them, sadly the majority only think short term. ... View more

But it's not 'pretty' that would most likely be without the .php or .htm extension. Just seems completely smoke and mirrors to me, in some kind of warped effort to be as confusing as possible, for anyone else who would dare to consider managing the files. Of course the developer who did this has now retired I'm informed, leaving a bag of pus behind on the clients doorstep, for someone to try and clean up.........good luck with that. This is the problem these days, poor useless developers who either use a complex workflow for something really simple or just don't know what they are doing through lack of knowledge. It's freaking difficult to tell given the myriad of crap workflows introduced over the last decade or so.   Anyway thanks for confirming you think it's totally misguided too. ... View more

I will check out GitHub and Railway some time. It looks like it could be very useful for sure! By @Gareth_Williams     .........or totally overkill for small-time website builders, who seem currently to be like lemmings, following influences such as those that 'control' the web. Be careful what complicated and unnecessary structures you get drawn into and make the right decisions that are appropriate for your use case, not the use case of multi-million dollar businesses. ... View more