The first thing I'd do is copy the View Source into Windows Notepad. Then, I'd go through and identify "parts" and Comment them so I remember what each part is. Like there's a java script that starts with function searchOnBlur1(){ Google scripts to know what each thing does. Next, I'd look at the page in a browser and write down on paper YOUR ideas for change. Like: -Mast head pictures too big - reduce them or find another mast head. - Two mast head pics are links-- but no instruction of that for users (they must guess). -----What is the difference between those 2 pics with links to other sites and "the middle" one? Confusing to me, IMO. - Re-do navigation. -Want to write new "intro" for the beginning. - Long list of links/descriptions is too long. -- Coding is incorrect, forcing both Rootsweb banners to the bottom; must fix that. Is there an open head and close head tag? Is there a body open and body close tag? -- I'd get rid of the statement at the bottom: "Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000." ( I'm having a hard time not chuckling.... I doubt the FBI is gonna "investigate" somebody using "facts" from a genealogy website AND "facts" can't be copyrighted.) (Continue with any other thoughts you have, problems you see. The list you make will help you start on small changes and set goals. It will keep you focused and you won't forget what you wanted to do. Like, I even wrote down when I took a site that I needed to remove tons of <.br> codes I saw in the Source.) Next, organize! What commonalities can go with each other? This may be okay now, but look it over and jot down an outline of how you want the folders and pages on the site. What goes with what? Can anything be combined? Write on paper a simple outline of what YOU want to have on THIS page. Go to the online page and save an htm / l copy. That way, you'll have all those links. Go back to the Windows Notepad copy of the page. Learn to use Find / Replace to make simple changes. Look at / do these things 1. Identify and remove the Rootsweb banners at the bottom (they'll be automatically shown when you upload your new page). 2. Remove any coding you've identified that you do not need. 3. If unsure that you want / don't want a section of code, copy it with your COMMENT to a separate Notepad window -- NAME the file. Now you won't lose it, if you want it back. Save the text file in a folder under My Documents > Webs > do I need these 4. Take the page "down" (remove code) to the basic things you are sure will stay. 5. Try to make a template you like. Ask for help. Don't forget that info in the HEAD can be partly made into the template too. 6. Begin copying "sections" from the other code into the template IF they will appear on every page. As you copy out of the original in Notepad, delete that section from the Notepad copy. (That way you'll have less & less.) 7. Evaluate what is left on the original. Do you need it? Want it but on a different page? Or trash that part? NOTE: Don't copy any parts that will NOT show on ALL pages. Leave the "unique" content (something that is or should only be on 1 page) until after you get a template made. Here is where you'll need to decide if you want stuff in an external style sheet. When you have a nice, clean template that can be used on ALL pages, name it template.html -- AND copy your template. Make a couple copies of it. Like, I put aaaa-cemetery.htm as a template name where all files will have xxxx_cemetery as the file name. As I add pages, the aaaa becomes, for example: brook-cemetery.html old-brook-cemetery.html st-george-cemetery.html teatoddle-cemetery.html yodel-cemetery.html Next, if you have folders already, copy the template into each folder (easiest for me because it will already have the links, and I just need to make sure the links are coded for a new folder). Name a sub-folder template according to content. For example, aaaa_obituary.html Again, when I make a page then, all I need to do is re-save that folder's template and re-name, like: john-smith_obituary_1815 mary-george_obituary_1920 etc. Once you have your folders like you want them and named, your next task is to identify all pages that fit that topic. Move the page into correct folder. Open that page, identify "unique content", copy into the Template and immediately "SAVE AS" with a new name so it doesn't over-write your "aaa_template.html" file. Change links inside the new page. Decide if you can use an "include" on this page. Re-work the unique content. Validate the page. One by one, re-do each old page. Make sure to change the HEAD items to reflect "this page". Tile, Description, Keywords. These are the steps I used to re-do a site. Set small goals. Reward yourself frequently to avoid burn-out. Every 5 pages, "praise" yourself ! It helps to keep on going. When you want to give up, watch 30 minutes of TV to break the doledrums. Return to do a very small step... to build your stamina again. Ask family & friends to be your cheerleaders, "Go, go! You can do it! You did it-- hooray!" Use the lists to get encouragement. When you finish transforming the last "old" page, celebrate! Judy On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Sheri Bush <mytwigs@hotmail.com> wrote: > I sent this message yesterday, but from the wrong box. I forgot I changed > all lists to this one because of problems with the email. LOL Boy am I > embarressed! > > > Help! :o) > I have adopted a state on Trails of the Past and have encountered a > problem. I have never tried to write java, and am having trouble figuring > out where I can put the search function on this page. So far I have only > put my contact info on the page. The site needs a lot of work and I suspect > it was written with a program. I want to clean it up and make it more > organized and functional. I know the person that got it online worked hard > to make the search, Freefind, do more than I knew it could. It presents > results in a pop up. I want to keep the search function as it is. Where > can I put all the code on the page? Could it go into css? I don't want to > mess it up. Right now I can't tell if it should be before <body> or after. > To me it appears to be css, and the css is on the page, not a separate > file. I want a clean page and a css file separate. It is just simpler and > cleaner. How do I not mess up the search? > The site is here: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~intttp/ > > Thank you very much! > Sheri > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FREEPAGES-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -- WASHINGTON COUNTY PA WEBSITES::: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~florian/ Coordinator of the Washington County PAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/