Hyperlink Buttons

[Guest]

I have about 10 pages on my website that have the same 9 buttons with
hyperlinks to the 10 different pages down the left hand side of the page (all
in a row). When I want to change the hyperlink to one of the buttons, right
now I am have to go into each page and change the hyperlink properties to the
new link. Is there a way to select all of the pages at once and be able to
change it once. Or, is there a better way of having done those buttons? An
example is, one of my buttons is to a Monthly Calendar that I change each
month. This button appears in the same spot on all 10 pages in my website,
and I currently have to go into each page separately and change the
hyperlink, or else change it on the first page and copy and paste it 9 more
times. An easier way?

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

Look into using Includes, see Help for Included Content.
Basically you put your buttons on a page that is included in all pages you
include it on (sounds weird eh)...then once you've done that you only have
to make changes in one place (on the page that is included) - you'll have to
put it on all 10 pages initially.





|I have about 10 pages on my website that have the same 9 buttons with
| hyperlinks to the 10 different pages down the left hand side of the page
(all
| in a row). When I want to change the hyperlink to one of the buttons,
right
| now I am have to go into each page and change the hyperlink properties to
the
| new link. Is there a way to select all of the pages at once and be able
to
| change it once. Or, is there a better way of having done those buttons?
An
| example is, one of my buttons is to a Monthly Calendar that I change each
| month. This button appears in the same spot on all 10 pages in my
website,
| and I currently have to go into each page separately and change the
| hyperlink, or else change it on the first page and copy and paste it 9
more
| times. An easier way?

 

[Guest]

I tried that, but it inserts the entire page, rather than just the list of
buttons on the left. Wouldn't what you suggest require me to redo all other
9 pages of my website if I did it this way as it inserts the entire page?

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

You just put your navigation buttons in a table on a lonely page and that's
what you include in the page you want it to appear on.
Yes it does include the whole page, but there would be nothing on it except
your navs.




|I tried that, but it inserts the entire page, rather than just the list of
| buttons on the left. Wouldn't what you suggest require me to redo all
other
| 9 pages of my website if I did it this way as it inserts the entire page?
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > Look into using Includes, see Help for Included Content.
| > Basically you put your buttons on a page that is included in all pages
you
| > include it on (sounds weird eh)...then once you've done that you only
have
| > to make changes in one place (on the page that is included) - you'll
have to
| > put it on all 10 pages initially.
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | > |I have about 10 pages on my website that have the same 9 buttons with
| > | hyperlinks to the 10 different pages down the left hand side of the
page
| > (all
| > | in a row). When I want to change the hyperlink to one of the buttons,
| > right
| > | now I am have to go into each page and change the hyperlink properties
to
| > the
| > | new link. Is there a way to select all of the pages at once and be
able
| > to
| > | change it once. Or, is there a better way of having done those
buttons?
| > An
| > | example is, one of my buttons is to a Monthly Calendar that I change
each
| > | month. This button appears in the same spot on all 10 pages in my
| > website,
| > | and I currently have to go into each page separately and change the
| > | hyperlink, or else change it on the first page and copy and paste it 9
| > more
| > | times. An easier way?
| >
| >
| >

 

[Guest]

An alternative would be to keep the file name the same and rename your files
each month. For instance, if your Calendar button right now links to
"calendar.html", then next month rename the current file to
"calendar_old.html" and rename the one you want to use to "calendar.html".

 

[Trevor L.]

An alternative would be to keep the file name the same and rename
your files each month. For instance, if your Calendar button right
now links to "calendar.html", then next month rename the current file
to "calendar_old.html" and rename the one you want to use to
"calendar.html".

Wel actually if he has 10, then a schema could be

This month (October2006): calendar.html
September 2006: calendar0609.html
August 2006: calendar0608.html
July 2006: calendar0607.html
Jume 2006: calendar0606.html
May 2006: calendar0605.html
April 2006: calendar0604.html
etc.

Actually, I have placed a calendar on my personal site
http://tandcl.homemail.com.au/ (Event Calendar)

The current calendar name is derived from the current date - it is
calendar0610.html
This calendar has a Previous and Next button on it.
Previous loads calendar0609.html
Next loads calendar0611.html
Similarly for each other file, with a test to check that files not present
are rejected (e.g. calendar0612.html is not present yet).

I am thinking of extending this idea to specify a month and year and then
loading this month directly, but have yet to do it.

Dan L.
I can give code for all this if you want it