Forcing every html page to another page before the actual request page... Options

[vphtml1]

I would like to post a notice before any pages are selected. I want to let my members know I am about to freeze my site after running for over 29 years. Many users jump to specific pages - I would like my system to actually jump to a notice page and then to the page selected. Hope that makes sense...

Thanks for you suggestions.

[Christian J]

There are different ways to achieve that, some more complicated than others...

How many pages does you site contain? Do you use any server-side scripting (like PHP and/or a database) to generate the web pages?

[pandy]

And there are other ways to do it. For example you could have an overlay on each page with the statement the first time the page is loaded. And maybe a permanent link to an information page if the visitor wants to read it again.

[vphtml1]

There are different ways to achieve that, some more complicated than others...

How many pages does you site contain? Do you use any server-side scripting (like PHP and/or a database) to generate the web pages?

And there are other ways to do it. For example you could have an overlay on each page with the statement the first time the page is loaded. And maybe a permanent link to an information page if the visitor wants to read it again.

I am ashamed to answer this question. I started this site (with constant updates) back in 1996 with a book on html. So, I currently have 10,973 files! Yes, that is correct - 10,973 html files.

When I learned about "include statements" (...#include virtual...) I did add them to most html pages so I wouldn't have to recode the top and bottom of each page. Pages with History had a different "include" and others with other information had a different "include" and so on... FWIW - I consistently exceed million hits per month.

Thanks everyone for suggestions.

[Christian J]

overlay on each page with the statement the first time the page is loaded.

Tracking the first time a page (site?) is loaded only works if the visitor allows cookies, so I'd advice against too intrusive overlays since cookie-denying users will be subjected to them on every page load. Popups and similar are of course always annoying; sometimes users close them without actually reading, thinking it's just an ad.

And maybe a permanent link to an information page if the visitor wants to read it again.

That also a complication. Maybe a permanently visible heading message is the simplest and most effective?

[Christian J]

When I learned about "include statements" (...#include virtual...) I did add them to most html pages so I wouldn't have to recode the top and bottom of each page.

That sounds like you could just add content right there. So perhaps a brief but visible message, along with a link to a more detailed separate page?

[vphtml1]

That sounds like you could just add content right there. So perhaps a brief but visible message, along with a link to a more detailed separate page?

Geeeez, never thought of that. I just realized that I do include the same "bottom" (contains copyright stuff) on all main classification pages. That will work for me.

Thanks a bunch for putting me on the right track.