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Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by bilalpakistani, Jun 17, 2012.

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  1. #1
    We can design a website using table tag..
    why use Divisions?
     
    bilalpakistani, Jun 17, 2012 IP
  2. Rukbat

    Rukbat Well-Known Member

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    There are many reasons to not use tables for layout. To understand most of them you need to know enough that you wouldn't ask the question in the first place. SEO is probably among the most important, though.
     
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    Not only for SEO, Using divison make your source code looks professional
     
    rainat, Jun 17, 2012 IP
  4. bilalpakistani

    bilalpakistani Member

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    Only for professional look , we use div s?
    A single table, can make a whole professional looking website..

    xurst.info
    check this, it is only table based design
     
    bilalpakistani, Jun 17, 2012 IP
  5. Rukbat

    Rukbat Well-Known Member

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    Not to a professional. To a professional, a site using tables for layout is inherently non-professional and sloppy.
     
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    #6
    It's not a question of professionality, because even some experienced developpers still use tables for layouts, because they are used to it. However, the standards change. Today, though, tables are reserved for tabular data ONLY, and are considered as depricated in layouts other than the tabular ones.
    I know you're new to coding, so using tables for styling doesn't make any sense. And what's so complicated with divs? If you master CSS, there's no problem with divs.
    And yet, I didn't even mention the SEO, google page ranking, etc.
     
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    I would recommend neither divs or tables. Instead, use span class for all the things.
     
    NathanCH, Jun 17, 2012 IP
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    What are you talking about??? Span is used to style text... :confused:
     
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    This is news to me. I've been using span for more than 30 years without problems. It's standard where I come from!
     
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    I would recommend division since it makes the code "clean" and give the website a professional look. Also it is very good for SEO practices.
     
    traxport121, Jun 17, 2012 IP
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    perhaps it's becuase tables are meant to be used to layout tabular info, like Excel......
     
    cons1t, Jun 17, 2012 IP
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    Emitstop Greenhorn

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    What are you talking about? Span is not a tag.

    Wrap everything in <color> tags for optimal page load.
     
    Emitstop, Jun 17, 2012 IP
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    According to my point of view div base webstie desige is light in weight where as not in table base layout ..........cheers
     
    jaypeegreens, Jun 18, 2012 IP
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    Solved!

    Do not use tables unless you are really making a table. For everything else use divs.
     
    MarkTheUser, Jun 18, 2012 IP
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    Since when? It's still a tag in HTML5 and no one has proposed HTML6 yet.
    <color> is not a tag.
     
    Rukbat, Jun 18, 2012 IP
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    I totally agree with Rukbat ... <span> is still and a tag.. and I did a little searching but I couldn't find the tag <color>... I think it doesn't exist...! Are you using the <color> tag in worpdress?
     
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    Don't you see he's jerking with us??
     
    wiicker95, Jun 18, 2012 IP
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    traxport121 Active Member

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    I totally agree :/
     
    traxport121, Jun 18, 2012 IP
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    Tables existed in HTML for one reason: To display tabular data! Not to design websites with
     
    tasha_h, Jun 20, 2012 IP
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    Division is better...
     
    hirenrathod39, Jun 20, 2012 IP
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