An include is a script or tool that helps you include one HTML file in another. The most common reason to use includes is because you have content that is repeated across your website - such as navigation. When you use an include, you write the navigation as one file and then call it with an include reference in the pages where you want it to appear.

The thing is, includes are not something you can do with plain HTML. You have to use a script or tool of some sort to handle it. The original include was the SSI or server side includes. But now you can create includes with languages like PHP and ASP, JavaScript and even frames. You can also use tools like Dreamweaver library items to act as includes offline.

Poll: Do you use includes on your website? originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 08:30:17.

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