Using site templates

You can create your own site templates to use for creating new sites. When you create a site template, you can attach two image files to it that visually describe the site's layout and structure. These preview images will appear as small thumbnails next to the site template's name when you create a new site. You should create these images before you create the site template. For example, you might create an image of the site's home page for the layout image and an image of the site's navigation view for the structure image. You can use the images in the Adobe GoLive 6.0 > Site Templates > Template Icons folder as a guide.

To create a custom site template:

1. Create a blank site or copy an existing site, including the project folder, the site project file, the site's root, data, and settings folders, and the folder contents.

You can modify one of the site templates that ship with GoLive to use as your own site template.

2. Place the site and any preview image files in the Site Templates folder in the Adobe GoLive 6.0 folder.
3. Open the site.
4. Hold down the Shift key and choose Site > Settings, or Shift-click the Site Settings button  on the toolbar. The Template Info options appear in the Site Settings dialog box.
5. Do any of the following:
• Enter a description of the site.
• Click Set, and select the image file for the site's layout.
• Click Set, and select the image file for the site's structure.
6. Click OK and save the site.

To use a site template for creating new sites:

1. Choose File > New Site.
2. In the site wizard, select Single User and then click Next.
3. Select Copy from Template, click Next, and follow the instructions in the wizard to select the template and specify a location for the new site. For information on creating sites on a workgroup server, see Creating workgroup sites.