September 18th, 2007
Preflight: Preparing GoLive files for Dreamweaver
To prevent a bumpy ride when using the GL2DW migration tool, try these preflight tips:
- Duplicate or back up your site. Experiencing the pain of irretrievable data is unnecessary. Why inflict more pain upon yourself?
- Open your site file and make an assessment. Remove any unused files. Forcing the migration tool to copy the folder where you stashed your favorite LOL cat images and never used them only makes the conversion take longer.
- Check the Extras tab for any unused Smart Objects, Components or Templates. Be ruthless and delete anything you aren’t using. Scary, I know. You did remember to make a copy of your site before attempting this stunt, right?
- Rename Library to Snippets while you are there
- Convert as many Smart Objects to regular images as possible
- Remove the <head> information from Components
- Do the find and replace to your Extras Tab. If no results show up, that’s great! It means your code is clean by GoLive standards.
Excessive use of components (more than 3 for a site) will mean a longer converting time. Expect a 1,000 page site with 6 components to churn away for 30 minutes before giving up on the GL2DW Extension Tool.
Anyone else have some preflight tips that help lessen the pain? Post in the comments!
Tags: GL2DW
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