Subfolders Through Other Web Host Publishing

[ArchMed1]

Other Web Host Settings...in Webproperties/Publish

In XWD Premium 18, can you create subfolders for your main site on your server using this dialogue box? Using the Sub-Folder optional input?

Or does an FTP Client have to be used to create the subfolders before publishing with Xara?

If I am publishing articles into a subfolder example... 'mymainsite/Articles/goose-attacks-mayor/' can I create the subfolders 'Articles" and "/goose attacks mayor/" from XWD 18P before or at publishing the separate articles?

Or there is no way around using Filezilla?

I see other info about earlier XWD versions as a no, but 18 Premium?

Thanks..

[Egg Bramhill]

can you create subfolders for your main site on your server using this dialogue box? Using the Sub-Folder optional input?

Yes, just type in the sub-folder section something like /public_html/goose-attacks-mayor/ At the bottom left of this publish window is an 'Explore Web Space'. If there is no such sub-folder on your server Xara will ask if you wish to create one. Hit yes and it will show you the sub-folder (empty at present because you've not published yet) Then publish.

[ArchMed1]

Yes, just type in the sub-folder section something like /public_html/goose-attacks-mayor/ At the bottom left of this publish window is an 'Explore Web Space'. If there is no such sub-folder on your server Xara will ask if you wish to create one. Hit yes and it will show you the sub-folder (empty at present because you've not published yet) Then publish.

I see that sample that you did with Davora/Properties. Thanks, Egg. I've been checking your example there too.

@ChrisM...thank you for the tip.

[Egg Bramhill]

Close but no coconut.

You seem to be getting confused by having an 'articles' subfolder as well as an 'articles.htm' on the root directory.

Here's how I see your site as you are having many sub-folders below your 'articles' sub-folder. I've altered the name of the sub-folder to 'sub-folder' (cunning) instead of 'articles'.

By the way when developing the site ignore the Website URL inclusion.

[ArchMed1]

Close but no coconut.

You seem to be getting confused by having an 'articles' subfolder as well as an 'articles.htm' on the root directory.

Here's how I see your site as you are having many sub-folders below your 'articles' sub-folder. I've altered the name of the sub-folder to 'sub-folder' (cunning) instead of 'articles'.

By the way when developing the site ignore the Website URL inclusion.

No Egg, I am not confused about the Articles folder and the Articles.htm on the root set of pages on the index (Home, About Us, Staff, Articles, Issue, Contact). I know they are separate and not linked together.

I liked the gaff about the subfolder to Article subfolder. Thank you very much.

The Articles subfolder (bournejournal.org/Articles) is where all 40 articles will going into each with it's own folder inside the Articles subfolder.

example-

bournejournal.org/Articles/president-is-a-duplicate/
bournejournal.org/Articles/mars-is-nice/
bournejournal.org/Articles/pyramid-is-glass/

I believe when I first download the root forward set of pages the subfolder field will be - public_html/bournejour/ (I will not need a sitemap, so no website url needed).

Next, I have to place the Articles subfolder in, so the subfolder field will be - public_html/Articles/ (This will create the Articles folder in the Bournejour folder).

Then, to add the 40 articles INTO the Articles subfolder, for the 1st article the subfolder field will be - public_html/Articles/president-is-a-duplicate/

The 2nd will be in the subfolder field will be - public_html/Articles/mars-is-nice/

The 3rd will be in the subfolder field will be - public_html/Articles/pyramid-is-glass/

Each time the folder is not found on the server, Xara will ask if I want to create it and I say yes, and checking the "Explore Web Space Tab" I should see it in place.

Is this right? If it is not done this way would not the articles go into the root folder and not in the Articles subfolder?

What does not make sense to me is if I was entering all the articles in the Articles subfolder why would the subfolder field not be - bournejour/Articles/president-is-a-duplicate/

Sorry to be a stickler, but I want it done right the first time as only the experienced on the forum can muster.

[Chris M]

I find your way of explaining things very hard to follow, I apologise if I've grasped the wrong end of the stick.

First I would like you to stop using the term 'root' as that refers to an area that the visitors to your site should not have access to. Your website should be uploaded to the public_html folder. Any sub sites (folders) will be within the public_html folder.

I am not sure if you have a site in the Articles folder, or just the 40+ sub sites. However, all additional sub sites should be published to public_html/Articles/name-of-actual-articleIn short: The sub folder (optional) box should have public_html in it for your website and public_html/Articles/name-of-actual-article

Everything you publish from Xara will go into the public_html folder. And yes, Xara will create the folder if it doesn't exist.

[Chris M]

Yes, Xara will create the subfolder for you automatically.

If your site has public_html in the optional subfolder box, you would add public_html/test in the same optional subfolder setting and Xara will create the folder and pop the new sub site inside.

[Egg Bramhill]

Snap Chris!

[Chris M]

Egg and Spoon race. I stood no chance.

[ArchMed1]

Egg and Spoon race. I stood no chance.

Thanks all...for the fastest comment.

I do have Filezilla, but as you all know I have to do things the hard way. To confirm-

Bluehost has that public_html/ folder needed to publish my root index site to (example..public_html/BourneJour. (This is for the main site).

Then I have to create a folder called Articles. (example...public_html/BourneJour/Articles (This is for the main subfolder containing the 40 articles).

Then I have to create the 40 folders within the main subfolder Articles to publish each separate article to it's own folder...

(example..public_html/BourneJour/Articles/fish-eats-boat/

XWD18 does this. I'll follow this further and if I have an issue I will post.

Thanks,

Arch Med1