Website Meta Data
To use Dynamic Web Templates or to enable Microsoft® Expression® Web to maintain hyperlinks between pages in your site, you need to add meta data to your site. Expression Web uses meta data to store information about:
- Pages which are attached to a Dynamic Web Template, and
- Pages which link to other pages in your site.
Important Depending on the method you choose to publish your site, meta data could be viewed by users browsing the production site. You have several options to prevent this from happening. For more information, see Publishing Websites.
Meta data is stored in special folders which are hidden by default to prevent them from accidentally being deleted, changed, or moved. The folder _vti_cnf folder contains information about every file, such as which links are within the file. The _vti_pvt folder stores all of the configuration information for the site.
To add metadata to your site
- On the Site menu, click Site Settings.
- In the Site Settings dialog box, on the General tab, select Manage the website using hidden metadata files.
To remove metadata from your site
- On the Site menu, click Site Settings.
- In the Site Settings dialog box, on the
General tab, clear Manage
the Web site using hidden metadata files.
Note You cannot remove metadata from a site stored under My Web Sites on your computer.