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Updating Links Throughout My Site

May 31, 2007 9:51AM PDT

I am looking for a method to efficiently update the links that appear on the left side of my site. As my site is currently set up, the same links appear on each page and if I want to change or add a link, I am forced to edit each individual page. I was looking into CSS to solve this issue and came across the "content Property" which seems like a possibility. The links on my page are all jpg images, though not simple text links, and from the tutorial i came across, i dont know how i would create this with CSS. This is first time i have looked into CSS for my site. It seems that the content property is only able to create plain text or plain urls. Is there any solutions with CSS, or otherwise, that would resolve my issue?

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Use frames?
May 31, 2007 6:41PM PDT

One fixed frame for the links at left. One variable frame for the contents at left. That's a standard way of doing this. Have a look at a site I manage: http://oew.leisb.org. It's in Dutch, so you won't understand it, but you'll get the idea.

Or isn't this what you mean? Then please detail your requirements.

Kees

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I agree
May 31, 2007 6:49PM PDT

I agree with Kees.

Using frames in HTML, (not CSS), is an easier way to go. For some reason Frames is frowned upon by the authorities who set the standard for HTML coding, (W3C), but I have never understood why, and use it myself.

Some older browsers couldn't render Frames, but they have to be very old now, and most browsers that I know of nowadays do support it.

There's a tutorial here;
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/html_401/article.php/3479651

But there are many others.

Mark