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Getting started: SSI resources

1. How server-side includes (SSIs) work one your site

Before you edit an SSI include (file) you need to understand what they are, how they work and absolute versus relative links.

• Understanding server-side includes (SSIs)
  Explains what they are and how they work.
• The difference between absolute and relative links
  Explains the difference between absolute and relative links, and why SSI links must always be absolute.
• Examples of commonly used SSIs

2. Instructions for editing SSI includes (files)

Before you edit an SSI file you must understand the information listed above.

• Make links in SSIs absolute
  How to make/edit links in an SSI that work 100% of the time
• Left-hand navigation SSI (also home page navigation for some sites)
• People page SSI: how they work
  Often used where people appear on multiple pages.
• People page SSI: is it in your site?
  Identify which website the SSI is located it (it may or may not be in the site your are editing)
• People page SSI: editing instructions
• Subnavigation SSI: editing instructions
• My SSI text size looks wrong on the web

Create a new SSI and how to add an SSI to a page

• Add an SSI on a web page
• Create a new SSI include (file)