Two of my favorite programs in the world are Dreamweaver from Adobe and WordPress, the online blogging software that’s powering thisismyurl.com as well as a million other websites. One of the big problems I’ve had with WP over the past could of years however is a less than reliable WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, it might be because I’m on a Mac or maybe because I’m picky about the xHTML code that my site uses but over the years I’ve been a little disappointed in the build in editor.

Instead, here’s what I like to do:

1. Open a new document in Dreamweaver
2. Switch to Code View and clear all (Apple-A followed by a Delete)
3. Then back to Design View

Once I’ve written or edited my content, I add all my hyperlinks etc. using Dreamweaver’s handy tool bar, apply my styles, set my lists etc. and then pop back into Code View where I can copy my perfectly formatted code and drop it into WordPress.

What’s your best tip for working between WordPress and Dreamweaver?