How are websites created today[Answered]
Every day, people across the globe create about 547200 websites. Everyone uses their own process when it comes to creating websites. We can group website creation methods into three different categories:
1. Websites created using Website Builders
Website builders are web-based platforms that let you create a website fast and with minimal effort.
If you have zero technical skills, then a website builder is your first choice.
They are online-based, so there is nothing to set up, download or install. All you need is to log in or signup on to the platform’s website. Once you log in, you can create and manage your websites.
Process of Creating Websites Using Website Builders
- Join the website building platform.
- Buy a domain name.
- Connect domain name and website building platform.
- Choose a template or create a new webpage design from scratch.
- Publish your website.
Main Reasons to Use Website Builders
- Easy to set up and use.
- Easy to learn.
Main Reasons Not to Use Website Builders
- You cannot extend most website builders beyond their current capabilities.
- You cannot easily migrate a website built using them to another platform or web host.
2. Website created using content management systems(CMS)
Content management systems(CMS) are web-based software programs that you can use to create and manage your website content. CMS’s are also moderately easy to use once you understand how they work.
You don’t need coding knowledge to build a website using a CMS. But, you have to install the CMS on your Webhosting server. It’s not complex to install a majority of the CMS. Most web hosts have configured their setup to make this step straight forward.
Process of Creating Websites Using CMS
- Buy a domain name.
- Buy hosting package.
- Connect domain name and hosting.
- Install prefered CMS.
- Login to your website.
- Install the preferred theme.
- Add content.
- Publish your website.
- Add extra functionality using plugins.
Main Reasons to Use a CMS
- You have a wide variety of themes to make your website look great.
- You can add a lot of features to your website using Plugins.
- You can quickly move a CMS-based website to a different hosting if the current one does not meet your needs.
Main Reasons Not to Use
- CMS have a steeper learning curve than Website builders.
- Cost of plugins and themes can add up substantially.
3. Websites created using coding skills
You can make a website by writing the code that will run on the web hosting server.
You can create the website yourself, hire a developer, or a team of developers. You either need to know how to code, or you need to get someone who can code.
You get to choose all the tools that will needed in creating your website. You will be needed coding languages, frameworks, databases, and libraries.
You have the greatest control over all parts of your website through this method. If one tool has limitations in any way, you build a custom extension for it, or you swap it with another one. The only limit is your team’s ability and time.
Process of Creating Websites Through Coding
- Buy a domain name
- Determine the right coding tools for creating the website based on the website needs.
- Create a website locally using your preferred website creation tools.
- Choose an appropriate hosting platform.
- Choose how to upload your code online:
- Upload code directly to your hosting platform(FTP or zip file).
- Use a version-controlled system(git) to auto-update your code.
Cost:
- Main cost goes towards hosting and development.
Main reasons to use
- You have a team of developers, or you know how to code.
- You have custom needs that available CMS’s and Website builders don’t have solutions for.
Main reasons not to use
- If you have a small budget but don’t know how to code.
- If there is a good solution that already meets your current needs, budget and is extensible.
- If you have time constrain. It will cost you more to ship faster.
