demonhale — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:07:09 +0000

Yeah, manage it with a single css so I can make updates on the look of the site at one go, a commercial grade CMS is also helpful for making pages and managing content...

Depending on the purpose of the site, theres a bunch of special purpose CMS out there...

sitesupport — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:53:00 +0000

I havn't had a website quite that big yet, but folders and css files are extremely important, even for a site with only 60 pages. I use the same css file for all my pages (of course its got alot of coding inside it) and i can have the content on all my pages arranged differently (left1-5, right1-5, ect.).

Megan — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:44:26 +0000

I also work on a large website - probably about 200 pages or more. Keeping files strictly organized in folders is very important.

We are using dreamweaver templates - this is partly so that other staff members can easily make changes to the site using Macromedia Contribute. Dreamweaver is a life-saver for sites like this. With a defined site you can automate a lot - searching/replacing, things like that. And you can move files around and change their names without worrying about breaking links. It fixes everything automaticlaly.

I am strugling with the number of CSS files I have - there's a few basic ones (fonts & colours, layout, print), then about 20 specific ones for paritcular pages or types of content (forms, rounded corners, plus individual pages with specialized designs).

It's a bit of a mess! I would consider moving to a CMS but I kind of have to stick to the larger company standard. CMS's have their own limitations though.