| Ever since I've been doing SEO work, I've | | | | |
| always griped andcomplained about FrontPage | | | | FrontPage that are free for the taking. |
| and all the extraneous code it putsin the | | | | |
| section of the page, etc. | | | | Some of hte more popular Add-ins include: |
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| Then recently, I had the opportunity to visit | | | | Multimedia/Special FX, Windows Media Add-in, |
| with a group ofadvanced search engine | | | | that will easilyembed audio and visual into |
| optimizers, and I was shocked to finethat | | | | your Web pages; |
| many of them use FrontPage and love it. | | | | |
| | | | Clear Teal Template, this is a 16-page |
| Front Page? | | | | easy-to-use Web templatethat lets you easily |
| | | | create a Web site; |
| The first thing I learned is that there are | | | | |
| ways to keep out theextraneous code. With | | | | Scripting/Database Tools, J-Bots Plus 2002 |
| FrontPage, you can remove the code, but | | | | Trial. According tothe FrontPage site, J=Bots |
| itkeeps coming back, again and again. But, | | | | components make FrontPage Web sitesmore |
| there's a way to getrid of it forever. | | | | customized by adding JavaScript-enabled |
| | | | features, but youdon't have to know how to |
| How to Get Rid of Extraneous Code and Headers | | | | write code or cut and paste. Simplyfill in |
| | | | dialog boxed, click Generate, and the |
| Dave Barry, Webmaster of SmartCertify Direct | | | | JavaScript iscreated for you. |
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| [ explains how: | | | | Other Advantages for Using FrontPage |
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| FrontPage 97 or 98 users: | | | | * Server side includes are easy with |
| | | | FrontPage. Before we gon on,let me explaon |
| Click on Start, then Find, then Files or | | | | what "server side includes" are. |
| Foldert. Search yourhard drive [generally | | | | |
| your C drive] for a file named frontpg.ini. | | | | Server side includes (SSI's) generate parts |
| | | | of Web pagesdynamically on the "server side". |
| Click on the file. | | | | The allow you to addcustomization features to |
| | | | your Web pages, such as e-mail form. |
| When it opens, look for a line that says, | | | | |
| "Version 3.0". | | | | Unlike other forms of dynamic content, or |
| | | | content that's createdon the fly, server side |
| Add this line under Version 3.0: | | | | includes have a normal URL that's easyfor |
| | | | users to remember and doesn't create problems |
| HTMLREFORMAT=0 | | | | for theengines. |
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| The next time you use FrontPage, remove the | | | | In other works, SSI's embed special commands |
| extraneous code andheaders, and they won't | | | | into an HTMLdocument that tells the server to |
| come back. | | | | perform specific actions when auser requests |
| | | | the page. The server then creates the Web |
| FrontPage 2000, 2002, or XP users: | | | | page onthe fly by merging files or inserting |
| | | | requested information. |
| Look at the menu bar at the top of the Open | | | | |
| Web. Click on Tools,then Page Options. | | | | How might you use SSI's on your Web page? |
| | | | Let's say you want otadd a form to your Web |
| You'll see an option box. Under HTML Source, | | | | site for your users to complete to sign upfor |
| at the top of htepage under General, you'll | | | | your newsletter. You could create the form |
| have this choice: | | | | using SSI's. |
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| When saving file(s): | | | | For more information on creating SSI's with |
| | | | FrontPage, visit: and click on |
| Preserve existing HTML or | | | | |
| | | | FrontPage Server Extensions. |
| Reformat using the rules below | | | | |
| | | | Dave Barry, who recently created two major |
| If you choose Preserve existing HTML, and if | | | | sections of the Dell |
| you delete anyextraneous code and headers, | | | | |
| you won't see the code or headers onyour | | | | Web site using FrontPage, manages 40 to 50 |
| pages again. | | | | Web sites at |
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| (To view an example screen shot showing the | | | | SmartCertify, and he easily moves back and |
| above, click here: | | | | forth between thosesites using FTP. With that |
| | | | many sites, there is a lot ofduplicity, and |
| Dave added: | | | | he can effortlessly share objects with FP or |
| | | | editmultiple Web sites. With FrontPage, ou |
| To disable the HTML changing of FrontPage | | | | can cut and paste betweenthe sites, use |
| 2000, a registry entryis also needed. This | | | | shared borders, and easily drag and drop |
| registry file | | | | files,thus saving a lot of time versus |
| | | | handling each site separately. |
| ( do it automatically. Just open the file | | | | |
| with Notepad toverify its authenticity before | | | | If you've ever wanted to experiment with |
| using it. | | | | Cascading Style Sheets |
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| The attachment and registry entry must occur | | | | (CSS), FrontPage also makes using them a |
| on the server. | | | | breeze. You can evencreate DHTML using |
| | | | FrontPage. |
| Or, if you want to edit the registry | | | | |
| manually, here is the code: | | | | Dave created a video on how to copy and |
| | | | paste, how to use |
| [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftShared | | | | |
| | | | Cascading Style Sheets, and how to use shared |
| ToolsWeb Server ExtensionsAll Ports] | | | | borders with Front |
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| "ReformatHtml"="0" | | | | Page: |
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| Add-In that Generaters META Tags | | | | Author Note: When viewing these videos, make |
| | | | sure you hav thelatest version of Microsoft |
| FrontPage also has an Add-in that will delete | | | | Windows Media Player. To downloadthe lastest |
| META tags withoutgoing into the source view. | | | | version (7.1), click here |
| It's called META Tag Maker 2002, andit will | | | | |
| create and manage META tags through one | | | | ( |
| dialogue box,without having to go into source | | | | |
| view. | | | | Also, I found that I was unable to view the |
| | | | videos if my firewall |
| In fact, the FrontPage site has an amazing | | | | |
| number of Add-ins for | | | | (Zone Alarm) was running. |