Do You Need to Know How to Code HTML to Build a Website These Days?

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Do You Need to Know How to Code HTML to Build a Website These Days?

Years ago most people wanting to build websites would have to know web programming or scripting languages like HTML to be able to create and setup a website. These days, there are many site builders and content management systems (CMS) that can be used to make a website, and require little to no technical knowledge. Some are free, some are paid, some can be used with free websites that are hosted on subdomains (i.e. sitenamehere.example.com), and some can be used with paid hosting services with custom domains. This makes it super easy for anyone who wants to gain an online presence without needing to know any sort of programming languages.

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There are many platforms and site builders that can be used to create websites, hundreds of thousands even, and it is important to weed out the bad or underperforming ones in order to find the best site builder or CMS for specific needs. The first choice is deciding whether or not a free or paid builder will be used, and secondly, if free or paid web hosting will be used. The choices offered in each category vary greatly so that is the most important initial step. Some paid hosting services will come with bundled site builders to create websites, and some free hosting services have site builders built in. Most site builders are templatized, so sites may look similar to ones that are already existing on the web, but such is the case when using a free solution to building a website. Some popular site building software for free websites include Wix, Weebly, Google Sites, and Tumblr. Keep in mind that websites created with this software will have your website situated on a subdomain (i.e. sitenamehere.tumblr.com) instead of an unique domain, unless you pay a premium fee to have an unique one. These site builders all combine ease of use and attractive designs to allow anyone to build a website in record time. Most of them use drag and drop controls, and are considered to be "What You See Is What You Get" (WYSIWYG) editors, in that the way you design it and put it together, will be the exact way people will see it when they view the page. This may seem obvious, but old editors did not necessarily have this feature.

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CMS platforms are very popular for those looking to create templatized websites that have a lot of extra functionality and ability to be expanded with free plugins and extensions. Some of the most well known ones are Joomla, Drupal, and Wordpress. Wordpress is considered to be the easiest one, and is typically used for blog platforms, and Drupal is considered to be the most difficult and has the most customization options. Joomla is in between the both, but is considered to be too commercialized for most, in that most of the good themes and plugins require payment or subscriptions to use. However, each one can be customized to the user's liking and make virtually any website with the platforms. The versatility is fantastic.

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