Code change

[Jayne]

Hi,

Help Please

If I change <tilte> bit on the code page I have just discovered, will it change the look of my site?

Is the Meta Description and Meta Keywords ok to change too. I've never done it before, so I was going to delete the text bit between the other squigley bits and put new text in. Will it mess anything up.

It doen't tell me in my new book, just how to view codes

Thank You

Jayne

 

[Dread]

Change whatever you like in between the <title> tag and the closing </title> tag, this is just what appears in the top of your browser window, and yeah change your meta description and keywords they wont muck anything up.

 

[Jayne]

Thank You..off to have a go now

Jayne

 

[Jayne]

Couldn't do it!

I right clicked on my home page, clicked on source, a note pad screen came up. I altered the title and pressed save and nothing happened. I tried it a few times...what did I do wrong, I looked on the html learning site and did what it said? (typed between the <> things) so why doesn't it work.

Thanks

Jayne

 

[DarrenH]

Hi

Jayne, before you go ahead and do a load of changes, bare these points in mind.

1. Your<title></title> tages should contain at least one keyword that you feel folks will be looking for your site with. e.g. in my own case "mobile discos serving Northampton" etc etc.

The Title tag is important as far as your keywords are concerned.

2. REgarding the Meta Keyword - you could use this space to put in commonly misspelled words relating to your site as they won't be publically viewable e.g. quite often someone will type in moblie, instead of mobile, and disoc, instead of disco.

You could also use common sinanins.

3. Meta Description - Quite often this is what a search engine will discplay in their results, so it's a good idea to put something here that will make someone want to click through to your site.

Ok, get to it!

Left right left right left right!

Darren

 

[Jayne]

I'm trying but when i've typed in on the note pad thing, it will not save..i've been researching what to put in, just haven't figured the putting in bit yet

Jayne

 

[DarrenH]

Hi

Jayne, is that with the normal windows notepad?

If you continue having probs, paste what your doing into a pm alogn with your email address and I'll save it for you and e-mail as a file attachment.

Darren

 

[Jayne]

That's very kind of you, i'll keep trying for a bit longer, don't want to let it beat me

Jayne

 

[gary]

Hi Jayne

Not sure if I'm misunderstanding you here, but you can't just view source and make changes directly on your website. You can only do that to a copy of your website that's on your own PC, and then you'll have to upload the changes to your web host. (Otherwise we'd all be changing each other's websites all the time! )

 

[Jayne]

Hi Jayne

Not sure if I'm misunderstanding you here, but you can't just view source and make changes directly on your website. You can only do that to a copy of your website that's on your own PC, and then you'll have to upload the changes to your web host. (Otherwise we'd all be changing each other's websites all the time! )

:lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks Gary, was at it all afternoon, no wonder it didn't work...well I did say I was learning :lol:

Wish someone had told me this earlier!

Thanks

Jayne

 

[DarrenH]

You didn't ask

awww bless

We loves ya really Jayne xx

Darren

 

[Jayne]

You didn't ask

awww bless

We loves ya really Jayne xx

Darren

I did, Gary understood me..I don't know all the techy words too good yet, so I have to tell you my own way

Jayne

 

[stagetec]

You don't necessarily have to have a complete copy of your web site on your computer, you can either use an FTP programme such as Terrapin or Cute FTP to download certain pages from your site, edit them and then re-upload them or you can use a program such as Microsoft FrontPage (Euch, I know) to open the site on your computer and edit the site directly, so when you save a page it is saved to your site.

Andy

 

[Jayne]

You don't necessarily have to have a complete copy of your web site on your computer, you can either use an FTP programme such as Terrapin or Cute FTP to download certain pages from your site, edit them and then re-upload them or you can use a program such as Microsoft FrontPage (Euch, I know) to open the site on your computer and edit the site directly, so when you save a page it is saved to your site.

Andy

Thanks Andy, I will make notes on this for later

Jayne

 

[Jayne]

You don't necessarily have to have a complete copy of your web site on your computer, you can either use an FTP programme such as Terrapin or Cute FTP to download certain pages from your site, edit them and then re-upload them or you can use a program such as Microsoft FrontPage (Euch, I know) to open the site on your computer and edit the site directly, so when you save a page it is saved to your site.

Andy

Hi,

Been learning some more Right, I have microsoft front page. I've figured out how to change all my words now, ok with that. But how do I get my web site into Microsoft front page?

When I got my site, my designer gave me a link to open in an email, is that any good to do it? I could ask my designer to do the changes, but then I would have learned nothing myself.

Thank You

Jayne

P.S You can be a bit techy now, catching up a little :lol:

 

[DuaneJackson]

You should have FTP details that consist of a server name, a username and a password. You can then use an FTP program to connect to the server and copy your pages to your comnputer. Once you have made the changes you can then copy them back to the server.

 

[Jayne]

Thanks Duane (hope all my compertition is as nice as you :lol: )

Going to try now, all ready been messing in the contol panel...If my site vanishes, don't PM me, i'll have cocked it up :lol:

Thanks again

Jayne

 

[Jayne]

You should have FTP details that consist of a server name, a username and a password. You can then use an FTP program to connect to the server and copy your pages to your comnputer. Once you have made the changes you can then copy them back to the server.

I'm back...i've sorted out the FTP account and was given 3 ftp:// addresses, I typed these in the google www. bit, and none of them opened (said there was a problem with the server). Did I do that right to connect to my server? Couldn't find anywhere on the control pannel to type them.

Thanks

Jayne