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Dreamweaver: Mass Detach from Template

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There are times when you may find it necessary to detach hundreds of pages from their Dreamweaver templates. Unfortunately, within the Dreamweaver interface the only way to detach multiple files from their templates is to open each one, then select “Modify:Templates:Detach from Template” from the menu.

A better way to go is to use a simple “grep” search in BBEdit:

  1. Make sure you have a backup of your site. You can cause truly spectacular destruction with mass search and replace! OK, you’ve been warned!
  2. Open BBEdit, and select Find from the Search menu. The Find & Replace dialog will appear. (click to enlarge)

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