One Project, Two Versions WB, Maintain Both

[LJLachance]

I'm not a web designer, I use WB for just my personal site which is rather extensive with many pages. I have my site built using WB17 which I make small changes to on a regular basis. I've also upgraded, twice, to WB18 (never used) and now WB19. I plan to do a sitewide refresh however, my understanding is that once I open the project in WB19, I'll need to update the entire site as a whole; I will no longer be able to make those minor changes to the WB17 project and upload, for instance, just a single page correction.

I don't want to update the entire site until I'm sure everything is working as intended.

The question... Can I keep WB17 site/project as is, import pages one by one to WB19, build the "refreshed" site using a different name and continue to work with WB17 to make my minor changes until I'm finished? OR...do I rename the WB17 project and simply open the original name with WB19 and still be able to make my changes in WB17? What is the best way to keep both versions going at the same time since all of the extensions are in a single folder?

Hoping what I'm attempting to describe makes some sense.

Larry

[crispy68]

Yes, you can keep your WB17 project file and continue to open it with WB17, make changes and upload.

With WB19, simply load the WB17 project file and then save it immediately to a new folder (can even give it a different name if you want) so as to not overwrite your original WB17 project file. Then you can continue to update it in WB19 until you are ready to publish.

[LJLachance]

Well thank you... didn't know that was an option...

[alan_sh]

Once you do that, you have two projects. Making changes in one will not update the other.

What I do with major changes is to create a new project (File -> Save As) and then just use that. The old project is saved if I need to go back to the old version. But everything I do going forward is with the new one. And yes, I do just publish individual pages.

Alan