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Posted by Stephen Blank
Stephen Blank
16,286 Points

Best way to duplicate headers and footers across multiple pages

Does anyone have a tool or system they use so that if they edit their header or footer sections, those changes can be propagated across all other pages?

2 Answers

Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points

Steve,

A great way to do this is through using a language like PHP. You create one file for your header, one file for your footer, and then you simply include those on the rest of your individual pages across your site. Then, if you need to make changes, you go to one place and one place only (the appropriate .php file, whether header or footer, or whatever other page template, like say a sidebar.php file), make your edits, and voila! You're good to go :)

If you haven't looked into PHP at all yet, Treehouse has a great section to get you started.

Erik

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points
Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Steve,

I know this is listed in HTML so not trying to confuse anything but do you mean software-wise or language-wise?

Using something like PHP can allow you to create one header/footer file and include it in several pages.

This would mean you could then edit it in one place and it would display the same across all pages it is included in.

Thanks

-Rich