Working With Templates

The way Site Studio handles Web sites is unlike typical Web site development tools. One area where this is clearly seen is in the use of page templates, subtemplates, and region templates.

You can add whatever static content and dynamic content you like to any one of these templates. However, as you spend more time with each of these templates, you see why it makes more sense to add relatively little static content directly to the page, saving the bulk of content to be added through the manipulation of other assets to build the site.

The content that you add directly to a template is likely to be background information that remains static, or consistent, across the site. It is what establishes the basic look and feel of the site, and may include such things as background colors, background images, and HTML tables (to position text and graphics).

The rest of the content is built from the contributor data files, which are updated by contributors and are associated with the templates. The templates control how the data is displayed, and the definitions control which data is displayed.

The page templates, subtemplates, and region templates are each similarly worked with to combine the static and dynamic content to complete each part of the site they control.

This section deals specifically with adding an asset to a page template, subtemplate, or region template.

Perform these steps to add site assets: