Using WPO is relatively easy, but there are a few basics to understand before you get started.
- Every page has a file name. The file name must use alphanumeric characters without spaces. Spaces and unusual characters, such as @#$)%(^*&, cannot be used. Common file names include: index.html, about.html, products.html, about_us.html, our_products.html, etc.
- The file name is part of the path. There are billions of web pages online, and many use standard file names (i.e. about.html). Your computer differentiates these files by looking at the full path – which is the web address – for the file. The path includes the web server name (i.e. www.somedomain.com, www.somedomain.ca, etc.) as well as the name of any folders that the file is stored in. So, if a company with the domain www.mycomp.ca saved a file called “about.html” in a folder called “who_we_are”, the full path to the file would be: “www.mycomp.ca/who_we_are/about.html”.
- The full path to each file must be unique. You can have two files that are called index.html*, but they must be saved in different folders. For example, a typical website would have the following link for the homepage: “www.mycomp.ca/index.html”. You may also then use the file name index.html as the main page for your products section: “www.mycomp.ca/products/index.html”. While the file name is used twice, the full path to each webpage is unique.
- Once a page is created, use Publish option to update all pages. In the WPO we have made it possible for you to save work in progress without having the changes take effect on the live website until you either use the Save to Website or the Publish option. Save to Website will overwrite an existing page, while the Publish option resaves all pages on the website. If you add or delete a page, you will need to use the Publish option to ensure that all references to the page are updated.
- Pop-up blockers can cause problems with the WPO. To make the task of editing pages easier there are several instances where a new page loads in a pop-up window. When you want to override the pop-ups for a single page you can hold down the Control (CTRL) key as you click on Save from the main screen or Save to Web for individual pages. You can change your settings to allow pop-ups for all pages in the WPO by going to Tools > Internet Options > Security > Trusted Sites. Warning; if you are not familiar with the security risks associated with this please get assistance for this step.
Note: It is common practice to use the file name index.html for the main page of each section of your website. If you are not familiar with the security risks associated with allowing pop-ups for pages in WPO please get assistance on this. |
2.4 A SAMPLE WEBSITE
Figure 2.4 shows an example where the main pages are: Home, About, Products and Links.
Figure 5: An example of a website pages
Page ID |
Page Title |
You will see that in figure above while comparing between the rows Home and Products that there is an expand button beside About. The expand button is to show that there are sub pages available under this page. Clicking on the expand button shows the following pages for the sample website. Refer to figure below.
Figure 6: Example of sub-pages within main pages for a website