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02-26-2005, 02:47 PM
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I want to make a website
I get tons of PM's about casino whoring, so I'm going to put a very basic website together to direct people to when they ask questions. I need some help getting started. I know how to get a domain name and ISP, but don't know how to actually make a site. Where can I get a very basic template, for free? How do I edit it (Frontpage or is there something better)? Anything else I should know? Again, I don't want it to be anything too fancy. Think of Maddox's site, but even less complicated. Thanks.
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02-26-2005, 03:16 PM
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Re: I want to make a website
I used homestead.com which had a site builder. I think many people think homestead sucks which it may but building a site was super easy.
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02-26-2005, 03:52 PM
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Re: I want to make a website
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[ QUOTE ] Netscape Composer. That is all you need. [/ QUOTE ] But what do I do with it? Is it really that self-explanatory? I guess I'll check it out. [/ QUOTE ] It really is as simple as using a fancy word processor. Everything you do in there is coding the HTML automatically. So if you insert a picture, it creates the code. One of the easiest ways to do layout on a simple site that I've found is with tables. So you might create a 3x3 table for your page, then layout pictures & text in appropriate cells. If you want to do something more complicated like frames, there should be a wizard of some kind to help you with it. Freakin
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02-26-2005, 03:53 PM
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Re: I want to make a website
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Notepad. For a site as simple as maddox or simpler, all you need is this and to know about 10 HTML tags. [/ QUOTE ] Cool, I know about 4 tags, so I'll go learn 6 more and I'll be all set. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] - Thanks, Homer
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02-26-2005, 03:56 PM
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Re: I want to make a website
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But what do I do with it? Is it really that self-explanatory? [/ QUOTE ] Download Netscape and open any website in composer, or make a new one from scratch. It works just like MS Word. It's very easy to use.
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#9
02-26-2005, 04:42 PM
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Re: I want to make a website
Really your original question has two aspects:
A. How can I make simple HTML pages? B. What do I do with those pages to get them to show up on the web? The answer to A depends somewhat on the answer to B, and the answer to B totally depends on where you plan to host your site. There are two different types of web hosts. Ones that force you to use their page building software, and ones that allow you to work with raw HTML. Of the latter, there are sites that give you a web based file manager, and let you edit your files in a text form in a way similar to composing a 2+2 post. Others let you upload your HTML files directly from your computer, using either a web based file upload form, or by allowing you to directly upload to the server via FTP. Usually only paid web hosts allow the latter, as unpaid sites like to take your pages and tack on their own code to insert annoying advertisements. If you want to make simple, informative HTML pages, and don't care how pretty they look, all you really need to know is stuff like this: <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Homer's Awesome Casino Whoring Page</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <IMG SRC="mybanner.jpg" ALIGN="center"> <H1>Homer's Awesome Casino Whoring Page</H1> <P>First paragraph describing my site. Blah blah blah blah. <HR> <P>Find out more info here: <P> <A HREF="page2.html">Link to page two</A> <BR> <A HREF="page3.html">Link to page three</A> <BR> <A HREF="page4.html">Link to page four</A> </BODY></HTML> I count ten different tags. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Once you have the basics down, getting fancy with colored text and backgrounds is pretty easy.
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02-26-2005, 04:46 PM
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Re: I want to make a website
Don't forget
<b>for bold</b> <i>for italic</i> and the master tag for all serious programmers <blink> </blink> <- I think you can figure out the awesomeness that lies within these bracket.
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