Library items - we're talking DW here - work like mini-templates. You create the code, save it as a Library item and can then add that item to any page you wish - or not as you're needs require.

For example, you have your site navigation on all pages along the top. That would be one library item. Say you now need internal navigation only for your "Category A" pages. You would set that up as a separate library item and only add it to the Category A pages. If you need to add something, you add it to the .LBI file, save it and it will update all the pages. You then re-upload those pages and you're good to go.

It is less technically elegant than PHP or other SSI (which I am less familiar with) since you still need to re-upload all the effected pages.

But as I said in my earlier post, I prefer it since I can see what how it's laying out on the page. A SSI won't let you do that. You need up upload the SSI file and see what it looks like on the server. Unless I'm missing something, which is entirely possible. I'd be happy to hear about a way to avoid this.

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