Using nested templates in Dreamweaver 8

A nested template is a template whose design and editable regions are based on another template. To create a nested template, you must first save the original or base template, then create a new document based on the template, and then save that document as a template. In the new template, you can further define editable regions in areas originally defined as editable from the base template.

Nested templates are useful for controlling content in pages of a site that share many design elements, but have a few variations between pages. For example, a base template might contain broader design areas and be usable by many content contributors for a site, while a nested template might further define the editable regions in pages for a specific section in a site.

Editable regions in a base template are passed through to the nested template, and remain editable in pages created from a nested template unless new template regions are inserted in these regions.

Changes to a base template are automatically updated in templates based on the base template, and in all template-based documents that are based on the main and nested templates.