Hi,

First of all for those who aren't familiar with Dreamweaver extensions, they are like hacks you can add to Dreamweaver application to increase its capabilities when you are creating a site.  You can find a listing and discussion of extensions available for Dreamweaver at the DW Developer center at http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/dreamweaver/extensions.html (click on Dreamweaver Exchange for the listing of the extensions)

This is a list of some cool, freely downloadable extensions that will improve your DW experience:

Google Search, V1.0.0 (places the capability to add a google search field on your site) - http://littlink.com/wmgkz
Mambo CMS Template Builder, V1.0.0 (if you use mamboserver and wish to create your templates in Dreamweaver rather than in your browser, this lets you do that) - http://littlink.com/4qorb
WebContent (Import PDF as HTML), V1.0.26 (extracts PDF documents and makes them into HTML or CSS-based HTML) - http://littlink.com/ggsn5
ImpAKT-demo, V2.1.0 (PHP and database tool to provide GUI customization rather than having to hand code PHP in Dreamweaver, this is a demo version) - http://littlink.com/yt0ha

As I find more good extensions, I will add them here.

Have a Blessed Day

Great info, gals!

You should make this thread a "sticky", Miraenda. You might want to add a copy of Fuzz's post regarding his tutorial references in this thread, too.

It normally it tells you in Extension Manager after you install them. It will say something like: access in insert->templates->yourextension  Or something like that.  If you go to your extension manager and highlight the extension it should give you the descrip.  Each extension normally has a different location depending on what it is used for.  For instance, some of the PVII extensions are accessed in "Behaviors" but the Google extension is accessed via the "insert" menu. DW makes it really handy.

I use the Mac version, so it may look different on your computer if you are on Win.  I don't know how good Macromedia is at making both versions look similar.

There is one particular extension, called PHP_Go_to_Detail_Page, that caused me problems even in the older versions.  Mcaffe found a virus in it, supposedly, so I don't use it anymore.  May want to beware of that one.  It's the only one I know of at this point.

  Anyway, MX now contains a built-in PHP master/detail page wizard.