Small sites rarely need to have more than just an image folder, but once your site grows beyond ten pages or so you will need to create some sort of organization within your site. Below is a recommended way of organizing the contents of or site. It is only a suggestion, and by no means, the only way to organize. Just like standard filing systems everyone has their own personal style and any one will do. Keep in mind that the more individuals there are editing your site the more important it is to have a standard structure that everyone follows.
The
file system to the left shows a very simple site created by several
teachers. Notice the main index page is not contained within any folder.
It sits in the root with each teacher's personal folder. Two of the
teachers have index pages within their folders; the third does not.
There is a mix of .htm and .html extensions. Within a site, it is generally
recommended to have the same extensions, but the site functions the
same if they are not. Also, each teacher has their own image folder.
Also notice the naming conventions. Most modern servers are very forgiving; however, some older ones are still very picky about the names you use to save files. three basic rules that will keep you out of trouble are:
1. Do not use capitals
2. Do not use spaces use the underscore _ instead.
3. Do not use punctuation.
