css for a big site

[Shilon]

I would like to know, when you have a big website to make, do you create a main css with the basics for all pages, and another css for each another page, or do you put everything on one only css file?

[Wickham]

It depends, there isn't really any specific way.

 

If it's just a few styles that apply to a non-standard page you could leave them in the main stylesheet with clear comments inside /*...*/ tags that they are for a non-standard page perhaps grouped together at the bottom of the stylesheet, but they would have to have a different id or class. If you want to use the same id or class name for a non-standard page but with a different style, you must have it coded separately.

 

You should have a stylesheet which applies to most pages, assuming that your site has a consistent design, which it should.

 

Even then, it's often recommended to have a different stylesheet for a complicated menu or a form.

 

Then if only one page needs different styles, if it's only one or two items with the same style names as in the main stylesheet like #sidebar then you can put the styles in a head section style tag after the main stylesheet link to be processed last.

 

Make a different stylesheet if you have more than one non-standard page which can include only the different styles and put the stylesheet link just after the main stylesheet link to be processed last.

 

I hope that helps.

[Shilon]

Im using all on the same css file, its getting a little complicated, and I only made 3 pages, thats why I asked.