Using site templates


    You can create your own site templates to use for creating new sites. When you create a site template, you can attach two image files to it that visually describe the site's layout and structure. These preview images will appear as small thumbnails next to the site template's name when you create a new site. You should create these images before you create the site template. For example, you might create an image of the site's home page for the layout image and an image of the site's navigation view for the structure image.

To create a custom site template:

  1. Create a blank site or copy an existing site, including the project folder, the site project file, the site's web-content, web-data, and web-settings folders, and the folder contents.
  2. Place the site and any preview image files in the Adobe GoLive CS/Site Templates folder.
  3. Open the site.
  4. Choose Site > Settings, or click the Site Settings button Site Settings button on the toolbar.
  5. Set any of the following options in the Template Info section of the Site Settings dialog box:
    • Enter a description of the site.
    • Click Set, and select the image file for the site's layout.
    • Click Set, and select the image file for the site's structure.
  6. Click OK and save the site.

To use a site template for creating new sites:

  1. Choose File > New Site.
  2. In the site wizard, select Single User and then click Next.
  3. Select Copy from Template, click Next, and follow the instructions in the wizard to select the template and specify a location for the new site.