make sure you open your files in "code mode" not in "design mode" in Dreamweaver.

@rjcalifornia 

thank you, but the fact is that i actually want to open them in design mode as it will be easier for me, because i don't know a lot of php language. I can't understand why if I open elgg with my internet browser and I copy the source code to dreamweaver, I can see it in design mode, while if I open the file directly from my elgg folder i can't. :S

Thanks again!

You can't open it in design mode because Elgg isn't a flat HTML file that can be edited.  The HTML is assembled from many different files when a page is requested.  This is how almost all PHP applications work.

What you can do is look at the views system and find which view you need to edit.  This does require some basic PHP knowledge, though.

Actually Brett, you can. The latest version allows you to do that by setting up your localhost on Dreamweaver. You have to turn Xampp on. What I don't know is why isn't workin for him....

Thanks both. 

Perhaps you could explain me how to do that (setting up the localhost on dreamweaver), because maybe I've mistaken in some point of the setting up and it's just a silly problem. Thanks a lot

First, what version of Dream Weaver do you have?

CS5, the new one

@ZunderNet Alright, here is the video that will show you how to do it:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adc-presents/integrate-a-thirdparty-cms-with-browserlab-and-dreamweaver-cs5

This is how one of our programmers did to use elgg with DW in design mode

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Netbeans with integrated Xdebug is really a super combination with Elgg. Fast and clean. Recommended! - Make one project per plugin to keep it fast.

what I was asking for is this video :

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-dreamweaver-cs5/working-with-cms-frameworks

but the problem is that now it says: Dynamically-related files could not be resolved because the site definition is not correct for this server.

site is set as: local site folder --> xampp\elgg\

and the server as : 

connect using: local/network

server folder: xampp\

web url: http://localhost/sites/elgg/

set as remote server and testing server

does anybody find the problem?:S

thank you all!

if cs5 ends up not working i'll try netbeans and i hope it works...