Managing a site

A Web site is built from a collection of linked files. These files can contain objects such as HTML, images and media, and scripts. Maintaining properly linked files and organizing the files into a logical hierarchy are important for managing a site. GoLive offers several tools for managing and viewing sites.

Site window

For viewing and manipulating files and folders within your site, GoLive has a site window that gives you access to all of the site files and assets. (SeeWorking with the site window and see About site assets.) It's good practice to maintain all your source files, data, HTML files, scripts, and media in the site window. The site window not only helps you avoid breaking links and creating orphan files, it also gives you easy access for fixing site file errors.

Graphical views

GoLive also has graphical site views that let you look at the hierarchy of your site with different representations. (See About graphical site views.) Graphical site views are useful for examining the navigation of your site, reviewing files, establishing or correcting links, or generating a site report to provide status information.

In & Out Links palette

The In & Out Links palette is a powerful link management tool that you can use to change links and file references. For example, if you use an application other than GoLive to change the name of an image file, you can use the In & Out Links palette to change all references in your site to the new filename. (See Using the In & Out Links palette.)