WordPress but certainly not elementor from early 2010s. You don't want to be stuck with if you are starting outIf you want your website to rank in google Wordpress is still your best bet. Then use one of the Wordpress builders to create the site. Elementor builder is probably the most popular at the moment and is easy to use.
Many moons ago I used wordpress to put something together and it seemed ok if a little fiddly. Just wondering if there are newer better tools out there. I want a website with a shopping cart.
Massive changes. You want the latest type theme to take the full advantageWordpress was at least 7 years ago so i'll see if the interface on that has improved since then too
Apparently AI image generators can be used to suggest a layout. I've not tried but it's know for that. You could also imitate another site you likeAnnoyingly i am a developer in the real world so could write a website, just not "design" it. So it would work well but look crap!
WordPress but certainly not elementor from early 2010s. You don't want to be stuck with if you are starting out
I manage 4 WP sites, 3 of them mine, and 1 clients which had elementor on it. What an absolute disaster to work with that site was. He paid a shed load to have it redesigned because it wouldn't even translate to GuttenbergCome back when you know what you are talking about
I manage 4 WP sites, 3 of them mine, and 1 clients which had elementor on it. What an absolute disaster to work with that site was. He paid a shed load to have it redesigned because it wouldn't even translate to Guttenberg
Will try to have this packaged up on a kindle device for youCool story bro.....
Would read again.
Nothing stopping you from doing that today.I slightly miss the days of building a website in Notepad.
I’m a bit old school and still use plain old HTML, php for backend functionality, and JavaScript.
However my partner has a wee online shop and I set up a Wordpress instance for her on IONOS and she created her own site with e-commerce functionality on her own with minimal intervention from me.
Jake
Nothing stopping you from doing that today.
All of that interaction is done with PHP, HTML, JavaScript and CSS. All of which is just text.I could still be done, but a lot more interaction is expected from websites these days.
All of that interaction is done with PHP, HTML, JavaScript and CSS. All of which is just text.
Thanks all.
I was looking at Wix last night but it put me off a little. it felt like i had to sign up to domain and hosting services before it would show me how my site would actually look by using it. last time i used Wordpress was at least 7 years ago so i'll see if the interface on that has improved since then too.
Annoyingly i am a developer in the real world so could write a website, just not "design" it. So it would work well but look crap!
I'd imagine that doing that is difficult with any 'online' website building tool.I'm sure it was Wix where I read that you can't transfer the site out to another host.
I'd imagine that doing that is difficult with any 'online' website building tool.
I'm not really sure, but I know that Wordpress can be self hosted or hosted on their severs, I believe a Wix site must be hosted on their servers.
You will not be able to transfer your website from the likes of WIX and Sqaurespace etc but you can transfer your domain out.
Exactly. hence my suggestion that you just purchase a popular theme like Avada, once the site is built, it's yours and you can host it or move it wherever you want.
No, you don't, but the average layperson will likely find it easier building their own site from a theme. What does unnecessary javascript and css mean to the average layperson wanting an intuitive tool to build their own website?You don't have to download any particular theme to host your own wordpress site. Personally, I'd avoid any of these themes on the likes of Themeforest / Envato. They are usually bloated with a lot of unnecessary javascript and CSS.
No, you don't, but the average layperson will likely find it easier building their own site from a theme. What does unnecessary javascript and css mean to the average layperson wanting an intuitive tool to build their own website?
You may be infinitely more technically capable than me in this area, but the point is, I approach this from the view of an average layperson, knowing nothing about coding, and as a novice, having built four sites using themes. Two are highly successful business websites, which have SEO plug-ins and rank regularly on the first page of google. I encountered many technical issues in building those sites, but unneccessary javascript or css was not one of them. Neither do I have issues with a slow loading site.You should be asking what unnesessary javascript and CSS means to your visitors. It means a slow loading site which you should avoid. Google also uses site speed for SERPS
I believe a Wix site must be hosted on their servers.
Wix binds you and it becomes difficult to switch when you want to, I would prefer WordPress over wix can be hosted anywhere and switched as per needs with any provider. If its buying domain and getting hosting you can try Webhostuk.co.uk they are pretty good with managed wordpress hosting, having using them for long time and support is pretty good.Thanks all.
I was looking at Wix last night but it put me off a little. it felt like i had to sign up to domain and hosting services before it would show me how my site would actually look by using it. last time i used Wordpress was at least 7 years ago so i'll see if the interface on that has improved since then too.
Annoyingly i am a developer in the real world so could write a website, just not "design" it. So it would work well but look crap!
Right now actually I would just start with 2024. I can see very few reasons not toYou don't have to download any particular theme to host your own wordpress site. Personally, I'd avoid any of these themes on the likes of Themeforest / Envato. They are usually bloated with a lot of unnecessary javascript and CSS.
VSCode for me nowadays, transitioned away from pspad and notepad++.I still use notepad ... well a text editor thats like notepad on steroids