Building Web Sites All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies®

Chapter 2. Maintaining a Web Site

In This Chapter

• Updating Web pages

• Using Adobe Contribute

• Managing the site with Dreamweaver

• Tricks and tips for maintaining Web sites

You've worked hard to create a compelling Web site for your client. But in order for the site to succeed, someone needs to update the content. Updating or maintaining a Web site is usually not included in a designer's contract, as the amount of work varies depending on whether the client needs a major overhaul on a section of the site or the update is simply a matter of making some changes on an existing page. If your client has contracted you to maintain the site, you can do so by using an HTML editor such as Adobe Dreamweaver. Or perhaps, your client is relying on you to do the major maintenance and his staff will be responsible for the “grunt” work. If this is the case, people who have little or no experience in Web design will edit your pages. We cover both scenarios in this chapter, including some tips and tricks to make the job easier.

Updating Pages without Destroying Them

Clients change their minds when you least expect it. It's one of Murphy's Laws — number 327, most likely. So what are you to do when your client comes to you with a bunch of updates and then decides — after you've created them — that he doesn't like them and wants to revert to the old ones? Well, if you've modified the pages, you're up the proverbial creek without a paddle. Whenever a client presents us with the first set of revisions, we do the ...