Common Sidebars.

[Harmonex]

Because we don't have a section for website management...

I want to make a sidebar for my site, BUT I don't want to have to go to every single page to edit it when I add a new page or just want to change the way the sidebar looks.  I figured it would work in a .css document, but I can't figure out how to put it in there (I don't know how to get text or links in a .css to display on the main page).  Maybe I'll need a javascript.

Googling hasn't turned up anything, but maybe I just don't know what terms to search.  Does anyone have any kind of experience with this?

[Teyandee]

Look at this: http://css-tricks.com/scrollfollow-sidebar/
But still, you have to edit every html file for them to begin using CSS. Easiest way is to put

Code:

<link REL="StyleSheet" HREF="file.css" TYPE="text/css">

in each file and define all parameters in the css file..
Also a DIV container with the links has to be inserted in HTML files.

[Harmonex]

I already keep the parameters in a .css, it's just the links I'm worried about.  I plan to expand my site in the future, and the less individual editing needed the better.

[Teyandee]

Then, perhaps, SSI would help. SSI=Server Side Includes

I don`t know much about, but it should work like this:

Pages will have floating DIV container. Inside DIV, you wil have

Code:

<!--#include virtual="menu.html" -->

where menu.html = menu file with links to other pages. If you change the menu.html it should automatically shown into a DIV when the pages is opened.

Notes:
Server (EE) must have SSI support. Contact Purrcat and ask for inclusion support enabling.

[Harmonex]

Don't worry, I figured out how to do it with PHP.