Finding lines in files

[hippooflove]

This is a general question regarding finding the correct files to look in when trying to solve and change things on your website.

 

For example I want to change a line in a file because it is directing people to the wrong place.

 

I click on the website using "inspect elements" see the line and know what I want to change.

 

The problem I have is finding that line in my files in the CPanel.

 

How do you find where that line is in your files?

 

It take me hours to locate it so I must be missing something and would like somebody to point me in the right direction please.

 

Barry

[Dh42]

You might try using a text editor such as notepad++ (free) or sublimetext (not free, but free trial) They both have line numbers in the files. One thing though, the line numbers will never match up, because you are comparing a compiled file against a non compiled file. The easiest thing to do is search for css classes or id's since they are rarely dynamic. 

[hippooflove]

Thanks for that but I unless I am getting it completely wrong you need to know what file it is in before you can paste into Notepad++ etc.

 

for example on my website www.homesteadandgarden.co.uk  in the footer there are images of credit cards. The direct for those is incorrect. So I need to find what file they are in so I can edit the lines. 

 

That is my problem. I cannot find what files to look in .

 

That is the problem i need to solve. How do you find what file to look in?

 

Barry