Include Pages

In some of our theme and template packages, we have used Include pages in specific areas, most commonly for text navigation purposes. For example, open your web and click on the folder’s view. If you have a folder inside titled “_Includes”, double-click on the folder and you will see the page(s) we have used.

In many ways an include page is much like a shared boarder only much more versatile as it can be placed anywhere on the page. Just as with a shared boarder you can use it for your page banner area and copyright or footer.

Creating an include page is easy.

1. Create a new blank page.
2. Add what you want to show up in the include area.
3. Now save the page as you would any other, but don't drag it into the navigation.
4. On the page the Include will show up on, place you curser in the cell you want it to appear.
5. Go to Insert/Component/Include page
6. In the dialogue box browse to the page you created.

Q: How do I edit the Include Page content?

A: Locate the folder within your web titled “_include”. Double-click on the folder and you will see one or more pages. Double-click on a page to open it. In that page, you will see that there is no theme applied, no shared borders, etc. We have set the page background color by right-clicking on the page and selecting Page Properties. This will ensure that when the page is included in our other pages, the backgrounds will match.

If the include page contains hyperlinks, and we have typed in each hyperlink by hand rather than using the Insert > Navigation feature. This is because we want to use text links rather than buttons and because we want to use different link colors than those defined by the theme. You will need to modify these links as needed for your own site.

Once you have your hyperlinks added, save your changes. Because we have already set the Include Page content into our main pages, open one of the other pages like index.htm and you will be able to see the results of your changes.

Tip:

1. The underscore in front of the folder name (_includes) keeps the folder private.

2. Include pages take on the characteristics of the page in which they are included. For example, if I insert an include page on a page that uses a specific theme, the included content will then have the characteristics defined by the theme.

3. Included content works best if the original include page is not placed into any table or cell.

4. You can easily insert included page content into a table or cell where it will then conform to the size of that cell.