Lost Links Distorted updates

**rschoensta** · 23 March 2010, 09:59 PM

Ok.
I'm trying to like this program.
Has a lot of nice features.
But I am running into major bugs.
First whenever I update my website I get major major distortions and dislocations.
So far a refresh works but this is not acceptable.

Now I am losing all my or most of my links.
I imported a web page from another file I was working onand it knocked out most of my links.
I can't reset them easily either.
I have to copy my button, then delete the original then reenter the link.
Also some of these are working one time then not.

Is there any simple solution to these problems.
Tia for any help.

**rschoensta** · 23 March 2010, 10:36 PM

Ok.
I have the links figured.
Or at least one cause.
One of the last things I did was to frame the page using a rectangle
and then used the clear fill color command leaving just the outline.
This put the rectangle in front of the buttons.
I just moved the buttons to the front and that has corrected the link problem.
I still not have been able to figure out the other problem.
I.e. the distorted uploads.
I have tried some of the other suggestions here.

(i.e. delete all files on the web host before uploading.)
And also the command to not cache the info on the local computer.
neither work.
Only using the refresh button works.

**steve.ledger** · 23 March 2010, 10:54 PM

This is how browsers work - they use cached content first.
Becuase the changes you make to your site result in images being reordered, the wrong ones will sometimes show (wrong image, same name) until you refresh (which causes the broweser to grab newer content)

Although you said it didn't work (it should), just add this to a placeholder named <head> which will force new content every time the site is visited.

<META HTTP-EQUIV="CACHE-CONTROL" CONTENT="NO-CACHE">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="PRAGMA" CONTENT="NO-CACHE">

**ruffino** · 23 March 2010, 11:52 PM

This sounds familiar.....Whenever you update your web page you must delete your previous files from your computer and from your host then save, resubmit or publish.
I got all the same things when it tried to write over the previous files, it did not erase all the original content and it became a jumbled mess. Do this and you will have what you want.
I have npot had a problem since I started this. This does mean your site will be down for a few minutes as you update, but it looks great!

**ChrisBro** · 24 March 2010, 08:35 AM

I have had this problem many times with sites that I update regularly it can be a real pain in the ***!

I have to say though although not ideal the no cache command does work well follow Sledgers instructions and it should work for you to.

I do agree with you this is not ideal and is a "workaround" to a problem that does need solving, the ability to name your own images would solve the problem fingers crossed it will be included in Xtreme 6

Chris

**rschoensta** · 24 March 2010, 12:24 PM

Well it's too bad I can't insert images here.
My web site looks quite interesting now.
Totally unreadable but quite colorful.
As usual refresh clears things up.

I probably messed something up but here is what I did.
First I created a rectangle to the right of the visible area.
I then selected it.
And named it.
<head>
not
head

I then selected it again, went to web properties, went to placeholder, selected replace with html and inserted.
<META HTTP-EQUIV="CACHE-CONTROL" CONTENT="NO-CACHE">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="PRAGMA" CONTENT="NO-CACHE">

I then repeated on all pages.
I then uploaded this with a number of changes to my web host.

Now when I look at the source code for my main page I see the above code has been inserted at the top as one of series of commands between the <head> and </head>
markers.

Yet my site is still showing up distorted after updated info.

Am I doing something wrong?

Or do I have to delete all the old content on the web site and do this as well.

Tia

Still

:

**jimhanus** · 24 March 2010, 12:31 PM

Can you show the url of the site?

**ChrisBro** · 24 March 2010, 12:35 PM

Hello

You have done evrything correctly it will be working fine for any new vistors to your site, you however view your site regularly so your local machine will be caching everything and your probably seeing outdated stuff before this code took effect.

I would try manually completely clearing your cache and simply monitor things over the next couple of updates, you can find instructions on how to do this for most popular browsers here:

http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-Cache

THen just keep an eye on things, it would be handy if you could update this thread as well, this is a problem that the "hobbiest" doesn't really come acroos but the srious designer who is updating sites contantly such as me as said before it is a royal pain in the *** and NEEDS sorting once and for all

Hope that helps, it is frustrating I know and your mind automatically thinks geeeesshhh what about my regular site visitors if I am seeing this then so will they and will THEY know to refresh.

Chin up

Chris

**steve.ledger** · 24 March 2010, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by rschoensta

Well it's too bad I can't insert images here.

Yes, you can insert images. Use the Attachment Manager to upload them.
TG only limits hotlinked images.

**rschoensta** · 25 March 2010, 11:53 AM

Re your suggestion in particular.
When you say erase all the old files on your computer I am not sure what you mean.

I am now repeatedly erasing my browser cache.
And that does seem to help quite a bit.
I am definitely having much fewer problems.

But in theory I shouldn't have to do that since the no cache code should be stopping caching by the browser.

Anyway it is getting better but if you could be specific about which additional files I need to erase it would help.

Webdesigner first saves itself in it's own format as a single file.
Obviously I can't erase that.
However it then publishes that in html format to the local computer.
These files mirror what's on the web host.

Do I also have to erase these files whenever I update?

thanks for any help

Rich