CSU Extension Webpage Template Session 4 February 2010

 Top nav  Left nav  Footer

 Server Side Include  A file the server includes in a web page before sending it out to a browser  Usually a specific element Header, navigation panel, counter  VERY useful because you only need to change one file  Every page using that element picks up the update

SSIs  3 files pulled into every webpage _ ssi_topnav.html = top navigation bar _ssi_leftnav.html = left navigation bar _ssi_footer.html = footer  Change the file, every page updates  These are separate files, manipulated separately E.g. - to change the left navigation bar, bring up ssi_leftnav.html Won’t be governed by CSS, so won’t look the same Will look like a simple list 4

Top nav bar  Home points to your index page  About points to your own About page (eventually)  Contact Us points to your own Contact Us page (eventually)  Outreach, County Offices, Directory, Employment all point to CSU Extension sites and need not be altered  Google Site Search searches CSU Extension site Once published, you can have it search your own 5

Absolute vs. relative link paths  Since the SSI links will be clicked at all different levels of your directory structure, an absolute path will insure they get to the correct place Home = actual website URL  E.g. - About us = URL + about.shtml  E.g. - Contact Us = URL + contact.shtml  E.g

Google Search  Currently points to Extension site search You can leave it that way!  To customize, register with Google ( address, password) Site need to be up before you can create a custom search  Custom Search>Create a Custom Search Engine Name, Description, Keywords, Language Choose “Only sites I want” Type in your site URL (or multiple URLs) Choose Standard Edition, no ads 7

Google Search (con’t)  Click Finish and you will be ed a link to code to put into the top navbar  Cut and paste the code within the “search” div of the top navbar  Delete the last line of Google code  It begins <link rel=“stylesheet” 8

Left nav bar  Your links to pages on your own site  Swooshes Use to separate sets of links  Extension links  Extension links are already set, so just set your own 9

Left nav bar links  Simple unordered lists, separated by “swoosh” divs  Only top section are yours Upper left is PRIME real estate Below yours are CSU Extension links  Change text to whatever you like for each second level page  Use absolute links! E.g. -  Use the link box to add the URLs of the pages 10

Footer  All stays linked to CSU but Webmaster link and Site Map  Change Webmaster to your address with link icon 11

Footer (con’t)  Site Map is a little more complicated Once you site is fully populated, you need a Site Map One page laying out your site structure  Increases Google Juice Helps the end user see the entire site in one click Until you get it done, you may delete the Site Map link Remember to put it back on! 12