Adobe Dreamweaver MX , Microsoft Frontpage , mircosoft office live, share point designer 2007 and few others html editors are available in market but they r not free. If u r a newbie then go for frontpage , Professional use Dreamweaver MX and there is no best WYSIWYG editor as compare to DW. Advance Designer But if u r familiar with html then u can do coding in notepad ( html coding)
I personaly use DreamWeaver when I first create a website because it has autocomplete functions. When I want to do simple modifications I use emeditor wich is much better than notepad. It has tabs and syntax highlighter.
Why would you recommend Frontpage to anyone? For years it produced horrible code... So much so that even Microsoft have given up on it. I would suggest you try any of the examples listed in this thread except Frontpage. PS - Seriously look into buying DreamWeaver - You have the typical WYSIWYG view and as you learn you can switch to the straight-forward code view.
yes..notepad is the best if you are coding masters..if you're don't know nothing about HTML,CSS,PHP, and many more programming language I guess try the FREE software first like NVU..try it first..then maybe Adobe Dreamweaver..then upgrade your skill by using the Notepad..
if u want to build a bunch of sites in short time & simple way, try to use xsitepro. U still need a little work, though
Here's a better idea. Learn how to code HTML and CSS by hand. It's not that hard, especially if you read Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML & CSS by Ian Lloyd [link: sitepoint.com]. The book should be available at your local public library. If it's not, then they should have no problem borrowing it from another library on your behalf.
I think in this instance a book would not benefit him/her - especially as they asked specifically for software.
And nobody's going to learn what they need to know by using software. Only by getting their hands dirty with code will they be able to learn the fundamentals of how to build Web sites the RIGHT way (no pun intended).
I agree with you completely but not everyone works like that. At this stage I think it's fine to assume the author of this thread is a beginner... So I would suggest we allow them the time to test the water so to speak - and if they wish to further develop any skills they may have acquired then that would be the right time to step in.
To tell the truth, Dan, if I'd just wanted my own website and didn't want a Xanga/MySpace/whatever premade thing, I probably also would've just looked for a "do it for me" software, a free one anyway. Only because I was hired by a company to design websites (design meaning only making Gimp images) did I even take an interest in actually learning how to code a website. Once I know how to make one website, I can make more-- but if my original goal was just one in the first place, I would've thought, screw it. I'm glad now that I've bothered to learn/am still learning, it's fun. That said, the Build Your Own Website the RIght Way book pretty much shows you step by step how to do that. I'd recommend to the OP that if you were thinking of spending $400 on Dreamweaver to make just one personal site, you'd be much better off spending $30 on this book instead (or using the library if you live close enough to one... damn I miss libraries : ( If you're really in a hurry you can even skim the pages and type in the guy's code, replacing his words with your own. You don't learn much that way, but if you're pressed for time it can get the job done.
Have you tried myfreewebsitebuilder.com, that is Ewen Chia's new software and it is free. I personally like X-SITEPRO. Espeacially for adsense sites.