Publishing a workgroup site in GoLive

Publishing a workgroup site includes preparing the site for publication, connecting to the publishing server, and uploading the site's data. To prepare the site for publication, use the optional site clean-up feature. (See Cleaning up a site.)

Note: With workgroup sites (unlike single-user sites), downloading files from the publishing server is not supported. However, you can apply late-state changes directly to the site after it's on the publishing server. If you do so, make sure you also update the local site files before publishing them again, to avoid overwriting the changes on the publishing server.

To publish a site from within GoLive:

1. With the site window open, click the Site Settings button on the toolbar, or choose Site > Settings.
2. In the left pane of the Site Settings dialog box, click the Publish Server icon.
3. From the Server pop-up menu, choose the publish server where you want to publish the site. If you're not sure which publishing server to choose, contact your workgroup administrator.

Note: You cannot define a publishing server from within GoLive. If you have Administrator privileges, choose Edit Server from the pop-up menu to open the Workgroup Admin in your Web browser. In the Workgroup Admin you are taken automatically to a screen where you can add a publishing server. (See Adobe Web Workgroup Server Help.) If you don't have Administrator privileges, contact your workgroup administrator.

4. Click OK.
5. Choose Site > Settings.
6. In the left pane of the Site Settings dialog box, select Publish.
7. Select from the following options:
• Honor "Publish" State Of to conform to the individual publish state you can set for each file and folder in GoLive. Publish states for files are If Referenced (default), Always, and Never; for folders, If Not Empty (default), Always, and Never. To override individual publish state settings for files and folders, deselect the respective options.
• Publish linked files only to upload only those files that are part of the site hierarchy. This option is only enabled if you haven't checked the Honor "Publish" State Of options.
• Publish linked files that are not part of the site to upload even referenced files that are not part of the site hierarchy (outside the root folder) and copy them to a new folder. The new folder name defaults to Other, but you can rename it using the text box in the Hierarchy section of the dialog box.
8. Use Hierarchy options to configure the directory structure of the site when you upload it.
• As in site preserves the current site structure.
• Separate pages and media creates a root folder with two subfolders for HTML pages and media items. You can change the default names for each folder in the text boxes below.
• Flat creates a root folder containing all HTML pages and media, with no subfolders.
9. Use Strip HTML Code For options as needed to remove selected source code elements and streamline the code without affecting the appearance of the pages.
• Adobe GoLive Elements to remove GoLive-specific tags and attributes that are used to edit animations and scripted actions. If you don't intend to edit animation or actions again, or retain the full code in a separate archive copy of the site, you can remove it from the files being uploaded.
• Spaces to remove extra spaces, returns, and linefeeds which are added to the code for readability. HTML doesn't require extra spaces and linefeeds between items.
• Comments to remove comments you have added to annotate your pages.
10. Select Strip GoLive data from media files to remove the GoLive-specific data that is saved with Smart Objects used in your site. Stripping this data reduces the HTML code in your pages and also breaks the link between a Smart Object and its source file. If you later edit the source file (for example, a PSD file in Photoshop), the target GIF or JPEG file will no longer be updated in GoLive.

Note: If your system administrator requires you to adapt the site to the server environment to which you are uploading--for example, altering site folder structure or stripping code that should not be available for the public, see Adapting sites to special server conditions.

11. Select Show options dialog to display the Upload Options dialog box before starting the file transfer. This lets you review your Upload options before publishing.
12. Connect to the publishing server by doing one of the following:
• Click the Publish Server connect/disconnect button  in the Site toolbar.
• Choose Site > Publish Server > Connect.
• Right-mouse click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (MacOS) anywhere in the background of the site window's Files Tab, then choose Publish Server > Connect from the context menu.

After successfully connecting to the publishing server, the server directory structure displays in the Publish Server tab in the right pane of the site window.

13. Do one of the following to upload the entire site:
• Choose Site > Publish Server > Upload All.
• Right-mouse click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (MacOS) in the background of the Files Tab, then choose Publish Server > Upload All from the context menu.
14. In the Workgroup Publish Options dialog box, click Publish to start uploading files.