what software you use for site building

For simple content site (navigation + content + ads) what is most suitable software which provies support for SEO, CSS, Templating etc etc

Please suggest

Thanks in advance

 

I would learn a little html and css ... and use notepad++
Check around there are threads about this already. Go to oswd.org or openwebdesign and download some template you like. Then you will quickly find out what is all about and make your own design ... put content and ads where you like and off you go .....

 

Well owsd.org was interesting

And so was the correct url once i entered that!

Thanks for those links.

I'm not sure there is any design software that does everything. I have used FP, coffeecup and notepad. I do like something that will give you a preview as you make changes. WYSIWYG editors can be fast but some tend to add or scramble code at the worst times. FP is the notorious for that.

 

try nvu.com ! maybe that will help you ... you can preview with css included ... very nice but for me like i said notepad++ is the best ... it has color highlight and you can collapse and extend parts of code

 

I actually still use MS Frontpage even thogh I write most of the XHTM code currently. I have been using some version of Frontpage for about 10 years I would say - starting off with Frontpage Express.

But you do need to know the HTML and CSS basics I would say.

 

thanks for replies, I probably didn't mentioned, its not that I don't know HTML etc, I have been working HTML/Javascript etc for more than 5 years now.

What I want to know is what is software you all use to create contents site in speedy way with standard templates etc + support for SEO etc etc

 

Download a free pre-template then modify 'til it meets your desirable Saves you a whole lot of time buddy

 

If you know html then there is no need for software. Just use a good text editor like crimson and you will be fine.

 

I use Coffee Cup. It has extra stuff, but I essentially use it as a text editor. And it doesn't add extra crap in.

 

Right on, nvu free, easy to use and effective.

 

Notepad++ is indeed a good text editor, with syntax highlighting. But I need to keep HTML-Kit around for those multi-line regex replaces that Notepad++ can't handle. Oh, and I have to keep PSPad around for those times when I need to sort/uniq a file, since Notepad++ can't do that either. But Notepad++ rocks otherwise.

Anyway, when I want to create a site with templates, I usually create 1 main template page, then split it into header, content, and footer files. From there on out, I just create tons of raw content files (no HTML, HEAD, or BODY tags), and I use PHP to include() the header & footer. Voila.

-Tony

 

You can take a look to my tutorials if you want to learn HTML and CSS, I have a few tutorials that are explained , how to create a HTML Template from a Paper Design.

Take a look and tell me if is something that you don't understand : http://tutorials.iulzi.com

 

Hello........

If you are totally aware with HTML then i don't think you should look for other software....

Web Designer | Real Estate Web Design

 

First learn HTML/CSS before making any sites. There is no software that covers what you want

 

Have you considered using a Content Management System, such as Joomla or Drupal? They provide the framework of your site and allow you to either use pre-designed CSS templates, or you can make your own. Drupal, for example, has a built in forum, user commenting system, blogs and a ton of user contributed modules that allow you to configure it to do pretty much anything you want, and best of all, its free!

 

Visual Studio Express edition. Hands down the best editor you'll find for any price and it's free.

 

Just use a good text editor!