Expression Web Add-ins
Expression Web Add-ins are programs you install on your computer that add functions to Expression Web that were not part of the original program. Some of the Add-ons are free and some are commercial products available for sale. Not all add-ins will work with every version of Expression Web.
Add-ins specifically for Expression Web 4.0.
Free Expression Web Add-ins
FPCleaner
Steve Easton’s FPCleaner has been updated and supports FrontPage (2000-2003), Expression Web 1.0 and 2.0 as well as SharePoint Designer. Best of all this program is FREE. It is one of the programs I have consistently recommended if you have problems with the FrontPage and/or Expression Web as it cleans up the clutter of files that are left behind. It does not require installation and runs from your desktop. This is one of the essential tools in my arsenal of tools for web design work.
FPCleaner Expression Web 3.0 supports Expression Web 3.0.
- Restore Default Toolbars and Menus
- Change the Open Last Web Setting
- Clear the Hidden Temporary Files
- Clear the Hidden Cache (*.web) Files
- Clear the Find Replace MRU List
Contact Form Generator for Expression Web
ASP Contact Form Generator is a FREE, online tool that will generate an email contact form, including the back-end VB ASP.NET code, HTML form fields, field validators, a customizable confirmation message, a basic security test to minimize form SPAM, and more. No programming knowledge is required.
The form that this tool generates takes full advantage of ASP.NET 2.0 (the same technology required for Master Pages). The generated form and script must be placed in an ASP.NET page (.aspx) and deployed to a windows web server that supports ASP.NET 2.0 (not just ASP or ASP.NET or ASP.NET 1.1, but ASP.NET 2.0).
The Contact Form Generator for Expression Web works with all current versions of Expression Web.
FrontPage Bot Macro for Expression Web
The FP Bot Macro re-enables the ability to insert page Includes, Search Forms, Hit Counters, and Photo Galleries from the Insert menu in Expression Web. The FP Bot Macro also re-enables the Database Results Wizard (DRW) and adds the "Spooky Diet" macro to clean up the DRW code. This add-in works with Expression Web 10.
Spawn for Expression Web
Spawn for Expression Web is an add-in to Expression Web that allows you to easily create JavaScript popup windows in your site without having to write any code. Simply launch Spawn, set your options, and Spawn does all of the work for you. Spawn for Expression Web was developed by Jim Cheshire.
Third Party Commercial Addons
There are a limited number of commercial add-ins for Expression Web but watch that number grow.
Advanced CSS Drop Down Menu - Expression Web - Now available for all versions of EW
Advanced CSS Drop Down Menu - Expression Web is an Expression Web add-on that completely automates the process of creating and managing professional horizontal and vertical CSS drop down menus and is brought to you by Ajatix.
The menus are based on the popular and widely accepted Suckerfish / Son of Suckerfish CSS dropdown menu technique, and enhanced with JavaScript behaviors, this CSS menu guarantees the highest level of compatibility, accessibility and user experience. The menus are fully cross-browser compatible and work in all currently used browsers (such as IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome, etc.) and in most outdated browsers (including IE5.x), degrades gracefully in very old browsers.
The menu markup complies with HTML, XHTML and CSS standards and passes W3C and Expression Web Accessibility and Compatibility checks. The program is available for $59.95. Free trial - no need to buy a pig in a poke, take advantage of a risk-free fully functional 15-day trial.
I have used this menu for some of the templates available to the owners of Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web.
Pure CSS Menu - Expression Web - Now available for EW 3.0
Pure CSS Menu - Expression Web is another product also available from Ajatix.
This feature-rich Expression Web add-in will generate completely script-less pure CSS drop-down horizontal and vertical menus. True pure CSS drop down menus require no JavaScript at all and work in all currently used browsers. Lightweight, accessible, and SEO-friendly solution. The menus are fully cross-browser compatible and works without JavaScript support in all currently used browsers (such as IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome, etc.) and in most outdated browsers (including IE5.x), degrades gracefully in very old browsers.
The menu markup complies with HTML, XHTML and CSS standards and passes W3C and Expression Web Accessibility and Compatibility checks. This program is also available as a free trial - no need to buy a pig in a poke, take advantage of a risk-free fully functional 15-day trial. It currently sells for $39.95.
You can see a sample of this menu on the FREE Ocean Template.
Expression Web Extras Toolbar
A recent Windows update for Expression Web 2.0 now allows macros to run on Windows Vista. With the update I found that I could now use the Expression Web Extras Toolbar by offered by ExpressionExtras and Dennis DeRobertis. The toolbar contains several tools to help you with your search engine optimization (SEO) work. Expression Web Extras Toolbar for Expression Web 1 & 2 has been discontinued and support ends 06/30/2010.
SEO Tools for Expression Web 3
SEO Tools for Expression Web 3 is the replacement for Expression Web Extras Toolbar. It is available for all versions of Expression Web.
- SEO Tools for Expression Web 3 (read separate review) is available for $9.95
- SEO Toolbar for Expression Web 2 is available for $4.99
- SEO Toolbar for Expression Web 1 is available for $4.99