I'm in a difficult situation here. changing website builders

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by bigmike667, Jul 17, 2008.

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    Okay, here is the situation
    I have created a website using Sitespinner, the website is uploaded to my domain and hosting. But my trial edition expired. So it's either I buy Site spinner or can I use another website builder to edit my current website. For example, I have hosting with hostgator and I notice they have a site builder, if I installed that to my website can I edit my current site or do I have to start from scracth all over.? The other thing is Site spinner wasn't html, it was drag and drop features, no html required.
    what would be my best options available.


    Thanks
     
    bigmike667, Jul 17, 2008 IP
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    rebelagent Well-Known Member

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    In the end the hidden stuff is in html. Unless somehow they did it with flash or images.

    You have to find out how to get to your source codes. Unless you have a site with php codes. Go to your domain and on each page go to view>page source and copy it all.
     
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    Hi,
    I know that they saved the pages I was working on in the form of HTML files. they are saved in my documents
     
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    rebelagent Well-Known Member

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    Then I'm confused.
    If you want a free website builder just download one. Like NVU, it's free and easy.
     
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    is it drag and drop? or html codes you need to know? the one I used was completely drag and drop, no imputing html codes, after your done, it converts it to an html file.
     
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    This might sound like a stupid question, but which one do I download?
    nvu dot com under download section
    my system is windows, but my hosting is linux, which do I download?
    thanks
     
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    Ok it doesn't matter about your hosting.
    http://nvudev.com/download.php go to the windows one specifically.

    Download it, install it, use it.

    Save the files to the desktop and upload them manually.
    NVU also has an FTP Uploader so you can upload it directly to the website.
     
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    okay, I got the download and its running, but everytime I open the files it says "page cannot be edited for unknown reasons", but the page still shows up in NVU, I just can't edit anything.
     
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    I have no idea why that's happening. What I would do is make a new page on NVU

    and copy and paste the html into the NVU code editor.
     
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    okay thanks, I'll give it a try
     
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