CS3 newbie template question

[Pat Jones]

Hi;

I'd like to make the locked part of a template editable with Contribute so a
none technical person can update common page content. Is that possible? If
so how is it done ?

thanks;
Pat

[Laiverd.COM]

You make a locked part of a page editable with Dreamweaver, not with
Contribute. Otherwise ... what would the point ;)

John

"Pat Jones" <Pat@marketingguy.org> wrote in message
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> Hi;
>
> I'd like to make the locked part of a template editable with Contribute so
> a none technical person can update common page content. Is that possible?
> If so how is it done ?
>
> thanks;
> Pat
>
>

[Pat Jones]

I understand that, but the person who will do the updating doesn't have DW
and needs to update content that appears on every page with Contribute. How
can she use Contribute to update common content ?

Thanks

Pat



"Laiverd.COM" <share_your_knowledge@someserver.nl> wrote in message
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> You make a locked part of a page editable with Dreamweaver, not with
> Contribute. Otherwise ... what would the point ;)
>
> John
>
> "Pat Jones" <Pat@marketingguy.org> wrote in message
> news:f4ugkj$6d1$1@forums.macromedia.com...

>> Hi;
>>
>> I'd like to make the locked part of a template editable with Contribute
>> so a none technical person can update common page content. Is that
>> possible? If so how is it done ?
>>
>> thanks;
>> Pat
>>
>>

>
>

[ThinkInk]

You could create an include file and provide your Contribute user with a the
url to that page.

1. you back-up the site
2. then you create PATH/news.php or PATH/news.inc.php
3. then you adjust the Template on which the site is based
3a. you rename the template so that it has the extension .php (of course the
rest of the site also needs this extension)
3b. In the Template you place an include command, on the location where the
content should appear, like this: <?php include("PATH/news.php"); ?>
4. send the user the url to news.php
5. the user opens this file in Contribute and edits the content

grtz.
Hayo

[Pat Jones]

Thank you very much for your detailed explanation.

I'll give it a try.

Pat


"ThinkInk" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> You could create an include file and provide your Contribute user with a
> the
> url to that page.
>
> 1. you back-up the site
> 2. then you create PATH/news.php or PATH/news.inc.php
> 3. then you adjust the Template on which the site is based
> 3a. you rename the template so that it has the extension .php (of course
> the
> rest of the site also needs this extension)
> 3b. In the Template you place an include command, on the location where
> the
> content should appear, like this: <?php include("PATH/news.php"); ?>
> 4. send the user the url to news.php
> 5. the user opens this file in Contribute and edits the content
>
> grtz.
> Hayo
>
>