Output Page Properties

Fig 1. Output page properties window

Page name - A unique page name representing edited output page. This name will be used in other WNM's windows to point to the edited page. It will also be used to name include files.

Output type - This option determines the type of document(s) will be generated. It can be one of the following:

• Create a single HTML document - This will create a new, single, output web page. Output path specifies where this page will be saved/uploaded (you can choose between FTP upload and local directories in the Output Settings window). You can also choose to use a template file for this newly created page. Template file can be any HTML document. First its contents will be copied to the newly created page. Then, output objects will be embedded into this page according to rules specified by insertion rules (please see below). If no template file is specified, a default, empty HTML page will be used instead.
• Modify existing HTML documents - This will modify existing web pages. This option can be only used with local web sites (modification of pages using the FTP protocol is not supported at this time). Please be very careful when using this option as it will modify existing web pages (files) on your local or network drive. It is strongly suggested to create a backup copy of the web site before using this feature. Please note that all code inserted into these pages by WNM will be marked and will be always replaced the next time the edited output page is processed. This ensures that new versions of output objects will be always used and that old versions will be removed. This option also makes it possible to remove all code inserted into the documents by WNM by not specifying any insertion rule the next time the edited output page is processed.
  File name filter specifies which files will be processed, e.g. "*.htm" or "abc*.htm*" or "index.htm".
  When "modify files in subdirectories" is selected, all files matching the above pattern, including files in sub-directories, will be updated.
  Root directory specifies where WNM should start looking for files to update.
• Create multiple HTML documents - This option is similar to the previous one but is much safer since WNM will not modify existing web pages. Instead, new versions of web pages will be created in a new directory based on existing templates. The directory structure of new files will be identical to the original structure, e.g. if an original file is placed in the subdirectory 'dir1' within the root directory, the new file will be also placed in the subdirectory 'dir1' within the new root directory.
  File name filter specifies which files will be processed, e.g. "*.htm" or "abc*.htm*" or "index.htm".
  When "modify files in subdirectories" is selected, all files matching the above pattern, including files in sub-directories, will be updated.
  Template directory specifies where WNM should start looking for original (template) files.
  Output directory specifies where WNM should save new files.
  

Output objects include style - Determines how the HTML code of output objects (e.g. menu, dynamic tree) should be inserted into the page. By default the whole HTML source is inserted into the page. By changing this option you can have WNM generate the HTML source of output objects into a separate include (.inc) file and use one of the following server-side inclusion mechanisms to insert this content into the main HTML file: PHP, ASP, SSI Include, FrontPage Template, ColdFusion Template.

Insertion rules - List of insertion rules which determine how output objects and custom HTML code should be inserted into the output page. Please click here for details. By specifying multiple rules you can have WNM perform advanced functions, not only involving insertion of SiteXpert-generated output objects but also performing custom modifications to the output pages, such as insertion, removal, modification of HTML code.