How to Edit HTML on the Fly

Editing HTML on the fly will increase the speed with which you can make changes to your site.

Being able to edit HTML on the fly is a common requirement for many websites. The ability to do so allows quick changes to be made, and for rapid turnaround on Web projects. As such, in certain environments, the ability to quickly edit HTML is absolutely crucial. Fortunately, the implementation is very straightforward, and makes editing HTML on the fly a cinch.

Things You'll Need

• Web hosting
• FTP client
• FTP access to Web host

Instructions

1. Find your FTP access information from your Web host. Check your Web hosting documentation to find out how to do this.

2. Download an FTP client such as Filezilla. Use your FTP client to connect to your Web host.

3. In your FTP client, double click on the HTML file you would like to edit. This will open it in your default text editor. Edit it as you normally would and save it. You've made instantaneous changes to your website.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have a database-driven website, any information generated by your database will not be updated when you edit pages this way. You must edit the database.

References

• Tips for editing your website using FTP