Child Page of CS5 Template is corrupted?

New user, just having completed and successfully uploaded first website. Looked great, worked great, even in IE. Then about a week later, when I went to make some edits in Dreamweaver, found that one of the pages now seems not to be using the template properly. All pages use same template, but this one rogue page had the wrong font sizes (too large for H1, H2, P both in menu and main content) despite proper tags; divtag width was reduced; and the top padding was gone. Also, when viewed online in IE, this one page is at the far left of screen, whereas pages using the template correctly are centered. Other pages still used the template correctly. Nothing I did to the template, the child page or the CSS corrected the problem. Then I made an edit to page title on another page, and suddenly, that page now has the same problem as soon as I hit "save". I haven't uploaded the edits because one page gone berzerk is bad enough, don't want to upload with 2 bad pages. Now I'm afraid to edit any more pages in case it is spreading...
Thought perhaps it was a virus, but scans come up clean. What could be causing this to happen? How is it spreading if not a virus? What can I do to correct the problem?
Details: Using CS5 for Windows, brand new laptop. Views as incorrect in Dreamweaver and online in IE (all versions), but views fine in other browsers. See sanluispsychotherapy.com (index page looks right; problem page is "common questions") in IE. Browserlab indicates it looks fine in all other browsers.
Thanks for any help!

On that questions page, this meta tag is misplaced -
<meta name="description" content="Accelerated psychotherapy with a licensed psychologist in San Luis Obispo
to overcome depression, anxiety, and all that holds you back from living a more satisfying life." />
It should be placed in one of the editable regions in the head of the page, not above the doctype, where it is now.

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> Layers and layer content are
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> > Hi all.
> > Dreamweaver 8.
> > I have a template with two editable regions, Header
and Body. I have a
> > new
> > page, and I want to apply the template.
> > I am prompted to move the content to the new
regions. Is my new child
> > page
> > supposed to have editable regions with the same
name? If I try to do
> > this,
> > I am
> > prompted to create a new template.
> >
> > If I apply the template and move all of my new
content to the 'body'
> > region,
> > it all disappears. If I move all of it to the
Header region, it is all
> > there.
> > I've tried every combination and only the one
works. I've seen a lot of
> > discussion about having the regions named in the
child page, but don't
> > understand that bit yet.
> >
> > Ty in advance.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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>
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>
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Well you have suggested SSI's before instead Murray....
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6) Upcomes an unformatted screen caused by the links not being correct. I save the page as index.html to see if it will correct itself. I does not correct itself. So the index.html page is not formatted even after I closed down DW to see if that would help. It didn't. So I could go in and manually update the page but what a mess that would be.
7) So I will go back to create a page from the maintemp.html with the UPDATE LINKS turned off. Using maintemp.html to create a template just like in step 2). When UPDATE LINKS is not selected then the template falls apart and is unusable.
I HAVE WASTE ABOUT THREE DAYS ON THIS ONE PROBLEM AND I HAVE BUT A FEW MORE HOURS TO GET IT DONE. ONCE THIS WORKS IT WILL GO FAST. I AM TIRED OF BEING TIRED BUT MAYBE THAT IS CAUSING MY PROBLEM. ANYWAY, PLEASE HELP AS I AM AT A LOSE.
HLOWER

Template do not update child pages

I really do not understand why this happens to me all the time.
I had this problem when I was using windows/pc with previous version of dreamweaver many years ago.
I had the same one, now that I am using mac and dreamweaver cs4.
In the past, I created a template, with one editable region. Based on this template, I created many pages.
For some time, everything worked ok, every change in editable region of template forced all child pages to reflect to this change too.
Now, this do not happen anymore(once again as I said).
I cannot understand why this happens. 118 files examined, 0 files updated. Why? What am I doing wrong? Is this a bug in dreamweaver that lasts for years?
I 've done nothing to detach the pages from template, ever. Why it stoped the updating of child file?
Can anybody please help me?

giugiugiugiugiugiugi wrote:
I really do not understand why this happens to me all the time.
I had this problem when I was using windows/pc with previous version of dreamweaver many years ago.
I had the same one, now that I am using mac and dreamweaver cs4.
In the past, I created a template, with one editable region. Based on this template, I created many pages.
For some time, everything worked ok, every change in editable region of template forced all child pages to reflect to this change too.
Now, this do not happen anymore(once again as I said).
I cannot understand why this happens. 118 files examined, 0 files updated. Why? What am I doing wrong? Is this a bug in dreamweaver that lasts for years?
I 've done nothing to detach the pages from template, ever. Why it stoped the updating of child file?
Can anybody please help me?
You say "every change in editable region of template forced all child pages". This is NEVER how DW has operated. It's only changes to NON-EDITABLE regions that are propagated to child pages. I suspect that this misunderstand is what is causing you trouble, but if not, read this -
Here are seven common mistakes that will result in changes not propagating from Template to child -
1. Rename the Templates folder
2. Move the Templates folder to some other folder level in the site other than root level
3. Move a template out of the Templates folder.
4. Make changes to an editable region of the Template (which will not propagate)
5. Assume that Template changes will be effected by just uploading the changed Template file to the server without also uploading the changed local files
6. Corrupt the site cache so that the link between Template and child page is broken
7. Improperly create your child pages by simply opening the Template, adding page specific content, and resaving the Template with an *.html extension rather that its *.dwt extension. (you can tell if this is the case by looking at the code on a child page - if you see anything like <!-- TemplateBeginEditable... then this is what you have done). If you *have done this*, then recreate the child pages (in DWCS3) using FILE | New > Page from Template, select the Template and click CREATE.
The 6th problem can be repaired by using SITE | Advanced > Recreate Site Cache, and the six others can be fixed by just not doing them. Have you done any of those?
Or, read this -
http://www.adobe.com/go/dd83ba8b

How to create a template and child pages using mockup designed in Fireworks

I have created a website in Fireworks, and exported it to use in Dreamweaver. How do I use the Master page in Fireworks as my template page in Dreamweaver? When I bring in the .htm files from fireworks, it tries to bring in the entire page. I have taken 25 hours of online training for Fireworks and Dreamweaver through Lynda.com, but there is not a specific video that tells you how to get your website from Fireworks into Dreamweaver if you want to utilize the Template and child page features.

Use Fireworks to crop, slice and optimize images only. DO NOT allow any graphics app to generate your HTML code for you. This results in poorly formed code and rigid layouts that invariably fall apart when you attempt to edit them in DW. Fireworks / Photoshop generated pages are for quick prototypes or design comps to show the client. They do not work well on production sites.
Taking a Fireworks comp to a CSS Layout in DW
Part 1 - Initial Design
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/dw_fw_css_pt1.html
Part 2 - Markup preparation
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/dw_fw_css_pt2.html
Part 3 - Layout and CSS
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/dw_fw_css_pt3.html
DWT Template Basics -
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2926278#2926278
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
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Modifying a template resulted in all child pages with repeating editable regions - Help !

Good morning,
I have recently been appointed to update a website designed in Dreamweaver by an employee who is no longer here. I have read books on the software and practiced an insane amount which permitted me to update child pages, links, documents etc... however:
I was asked to add a new button to an "non-editable" region of a template. Trying to do so resulted in a massive mess (with massive anxiety).
Even thou the new template had all the same text and editable regions, all my pages look completely different from the template itself. The editable regions appears 2-3 times in different locations ex: Header is showed on the bottom, top etc... and the Editable region titles (EditableRegion1 etc...) repeat themselves as well.
I really need help and not sure what to do, I have tried everything and I am only making it worse and worse. All I want/need is for all my html pages created with this template, match the template.
Please note that this site is local, not online.
Since I noticed on other threads that the code is needed; here it is:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>QMS: AFM</title>
<style type="text/css">

</style>
<link href="file:///U|/AFM/Dreamweaver/Left sidebar.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>
<body link="#006699" class="twoColElsLtHdr">
<div id="container">
<div id="header">
    <h1><img src="file:///P|/RPS/AFMS/Quality Management System/QMS Site/HTML/Graphics/menubar/pwgsc-e.gif" width="364" height="33" align="left" alt="wordmark" /><img src="file:///P|/RPS/AFMS/Quality Management System/QMS Site/HTML/Graphics/menubar/wordmark_canada.gif" width="83" height="21" align="right" alt="wordmark2" /></h1>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="file:///P|/RPS/AFMS/Quality Management System/QMS Site/HTML/Graphics/menubar/AFM QMS banner.jpg" width="709" height="80" alt="banner" border="0"/><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><img src="file:///P|/RPS/AFMS/Quality Management System/QMS Site/HTML/Graphics/menubar/Contactus-e.JPG" width="110" height="21" alt="contactus-e" border="0" /></a><img src="file:///P|/RPS/AFMS/Quality Management System/QMS Site/HTML/Graphics/menubar/French-e.JPG" width="115" height="21" alt="french-e" border="0" /> <a href="file:///P|/RPS/AFMS/Quality Management System/QMS Site/HTML/Continual Improvement/QMSTeamMembers-e.html"><img src="file:///P|/RPS/AFMS/Quality Management System/QMS Site/HTML/Graphics/menubar/Help-e.JPG" width="115" height="21" alt="help-e" border="0" /> <img src="file:///P|/RPS/AFMS/Quality Management System/QMS Site/HTML/Graphics/menubar/Search-e.JPG" width="115" height="21" alt="search-e" border="0" /></a><a href="http://source.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca"><img src="file:///P|/RPS/AFMS/Quality Management System/QMS Site/HTML/Graphics/menubar/thesource.jpg" width="120" height="21" alt="TheSource" border="0" /> <img src="file:///P|/RPS/AFMS/Quality Management System/QMS Site/HTML/Graphics/menubar/Home-e.jpg" width="104" height="21" alt="home-e" border="0" /></a></p>
    <p> </p>
</div>
<div class="twoColElsLtHdr" id="sidebar1">
    <p><a href="../QMS HOME/QMSHome-e.html"><strong>QMS Home</strong></a></p>
    <hr />
    <p><a href="../ABOUTAFM/AboutAFM-e.html"><strong>About AFM</strong></a></p>
<hr />
<p><a href="../AdminProcedures/AdminProcedure-e.html"><strong>Administrative Procedures</strong></a></p>
<hr />
<p><a href="../BusinessUnits/BusinessUnits-e.html"><strong>Business Units</strong></a></p>
<hr />
<p><a href="../POINTSOFINTEREST/pointsofinterest-e.html"><strong>Points Of Interest</strong></a></p>
<hr />
<p><a href="../Achievements/Achievements-e.html"><strong>Achievements</strong></a></p>
<hr />
<p><strong><a href="../MeasuringPerformance/measuringperformance-e.html">Measuring Performance</a></strong></p>
<hr />
<p><a href="../References/references-e.html"><strong>References</strong></a></p>
<hr />
<p><a href="file:///P|/RPS/AFMS/Quality Management System/QMS Site/HTML/ContinualImprovement-e.html"><strong>Continual Improvement</strong> </a></p>
</div>
<div id="mainContent">
    <h2>Header</h2>
    <p>Paragraph</p>
    <h1>Sub Header </h1>
    <p> </p>
    <h1> </h1>
    <h2> </h2>
    <h1> </h1>
    <p> </p>
    <h2> </h2>
    
</div>

       <br class="clearfloat" />
</p>
<div id="footer">
    <hr width="100%" size="8" noshade="noshade" color="#006666" id="color="069"" colour="#069"/>
    <p><strong>Maintainted by: ASQM </strong></p>
    <p><strong>Date Modified: 2013-03-25</strong></p>
    
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</h3>
    
</h3>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
</body>
</html>

I am not suprised, the previous employee tried to recreate the English version of the site in another folder structure and did not change all links and was still using a template in the wrong location.
I think I created the mess by trying to modify the existing template's non-editable region in order to add a new button. When trying to update all the pages, the fiasco started.
Do you think the best option would be to create a new template in the correct folder structure and apply it? Would it fix the current pages or will I have to fix them all manualy on by one?
I understand it is difficult to deal with a newbie of my magnitude and thanks again.

Link to spry css broken in template or child pages

Hi,
on the following pages the spry menu is not displaying properly. I did notice that in the template pages the link ref was missing ../ at the beginning. Having added this and updated the templates and child pages (these were also uploaded to the server) I thought that would solve the problem. But it doesn't look as though the change in the link ref has updated correctly.
http://davidcoshdesign.com/nea/lighting_decorative.html
http://davidcoshdesign.com/nea/lighting_functional.html
http://davidcoshdesign.com/nea/news.html
http://davidcoshdesign.com/nea/links.html
http://davidcoshdesign.com/nea/blog.php
Any pointers, would be great.
Second url:
http://davidcoshdesign.com/nea/lighting_functional_wall.html
This one appears not to be linking properly to the template? At leats, I think that's the problem. The template is in the correct folder and uploaded to the server.
I have noticed on this site that when I make a new page based on any of the site templates, when I look at the coding in DW, there are references to the local site 'root' folder.
Have I messed up the links to templates etc on site-wide basis? Do I need to go into 'Manage Sites' to sort this out?

No, just a reoccurring problem, for someone who constantly struggles witht the vagaries of html.
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