MiLiTARYiV
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Web page maker is very good software for building websites and it is newbie friendly
Best program to design websites?
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moka
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Kopozer is very easy to use and is free. It's made by mozilla.
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As a standards based hand coder, i think they all suck. Dreamweaver's code and bloat makes me angry and i find it easier to type what i need than try to find how to do it in Dreamweaver. Saying that, i do use DW for editing, once fully coded as i can add/change body text, often quicker through the split screen in DW8.
So therefore I recommend this http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html
So therefore I recommend this http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html
DAMINK
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Dreamweaver has it's big drawbacks.
Price mainly but its my first choice every time.
It does take a while to learn but i think its worth it.
It actually is the only thing that stops me from being linux only.
Cant get a good emulator for it or a replacement.
In saying that, it is a bit sloppy in how it leaves unwanted code.
But the ease of being able to code in html, php or whatever then change to a viewable alternative then with a browser is great.
Tried almost all linux versions and none deal with php like dreamweaver can.
None that i tried anyway.
Price mainly but its my first choice every time.
It does take a while to learn but i think its worth it.
It actually is the only thing that stops me from being linux only.
Cant get a good emulator for it or a replacement.
In saying that, it is a bit sloppy in how it leaves unwanted code.
But the ease of being able to code in html, php or whatever then change to a viewable alternative then with a browser is great.
Tried almost all linux versions and none deal with php like dreamweaver can.
None that i tried anyway.
mediahackers
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Well I'll add my two cents here and suggest you seriously look at a Mac and either Textmate [brilliant] or the even more brilliant Coda from Panic Software. I'll also agree with Caretaker and reiterate that nothing betas handcoding. If you're spending time just trying to learn a DreamWeaver interface, you might as well spend the same time with EditPlus [if you're on Windows] and a good PHP/HTML primer. Your education is what matters, and you're not then leaving it in the hands of Adobe et al.
Good Luck.
Good Luck.
caretaker2007
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I just code it up on my local server, save in to the directory I want it in, and use my Iceweasel to view it. Make any changes I want, and hit reload.
Isnt the MS version Publisher? I have office 2007 and it is included. I havent really tried it yet but I am wondering what all of you think? Also, Dreamweaver allows you to do flash and pictures? If it can do all that then I should probably think of getting that and learning it.
Thanks
Lellandra
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Lellandra
Essential Clix
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I concur. Dreamweaver is the way to go. Before you start using it, go through the preferences and set it up so that it doesn't leave a bunch of unwanted code or autocomplete tags if you don't want it to. It's easy to do.
I used to hard-code websites back in the day using CuteHTML, until I found the WYSIWYG editor within Dreamweaver
I used to hard-code websites back in the day using CuteHTML, until I found the WYSIWYG editor within Dreamweaver
ukescuba
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i used to be a diehard dreamweaver junkie till i started using joomla
now i pretty much hand code my own templates using css and slice up my own photoshop designs - can have a great looking site up in less than an hour
or buy, steal, or download for free some templates and you can have a great looking site up in less than 20 minutes!!!
by the way i am a huge joomla junkie anyone stuck on joomla give me a shout!
now i pretty much hand code my own templates using css and slice up my own photoshop designs - can have a great looking site up in less than an hour
or buy, steal, or download for free some templates and you can have a great looking site up in less than 20 minutes!!!
by the way i am a huge joomla junkie anyone stuck on joomla give me a shout!
I concur with the other dreamweaver users. Most people don't know that you can turn Dreamweaver into a "one button press" site maker. You can churn out good looking CSS optimised "real" sites quite quickly with extensions. You won't be able to make thousands of crappy looking MFA sites but if you want to make a content site and don't want to deal with CMS then get some project7 extensions for dreamweaver.
downliner
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I started out learning web design with dreamweaver 3. Its useful for beginners as you can compare design and source code at the same time. I still keep a copy of dreamweaver installed (mx version i believe) but I rarely use it. I prefer to hand code in Notepad/Wordpad, though I've been meaning to check out Notepad++ for a few months now.
The first website I made was in Microsoft Word. It was pretty bitchin if I do say so myself
The first website I made was in Microsoft Word. It was pretty bitchin if I do say so myself
artswerdstone
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Notepad is the most versatile program. Not the most convenient for everybody. Okay, I'm joking.
Your question sound like "What is the best musical instrument?".
Every website builder has his own favorite.
You may try NVU if you like to write your own html and css codes.
It's free and it does a nice job.
PHP Designer Professional may help you out if you like PHP coding.
For a good SEO try out XSitePro.
Or just don't bother by writing codes, just install a CMS (content management system) as Wordpress, Drupal, Typo3, Joomla etc. and customize the site and make your own custom theme.
Most good web hosts offer free website builder software with a couple of templates. Good solution for simple sites.
Try out a few and decide on that you like the best (just avoid FrontPage as it makes an ugly code, IMHO).
patrick6411
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Dam I feel old. I'm still using dw3 portable lol I would say dw (Dreamweaver)
Notepad just plain sucks! If you want to use a text editor at least use one that has features designed for source code editing... NoteTAB is one such editor, and the "lite" version is free and works great as a notepad replacement.
On Linux GVIM or Emacs are good choices. I even like the windows version of GVIM... and a modified version of GVIM called CREAM is one of my favorite editors. VEDIT is another very good unix based editor... and CodeWrite is a very good (but expensive) windows based source code editor.
I do most of my coding by hand, but if I were to recommend a WYSIWYG editor, it would be Dreamweaver. My biggest gripe about it though is that it is a huge memory hog and uses way too many resources.
On Linux GVIM or Emacs are good choices. I even like the windows version of GVIM... and a modified version of GVIM called CREAM is one of my favorite editors. VEDIT is another very good unix based editor... and CodeWrite is a very good (but expensive) windows based source code editor.
I do most of my coding by hand, but if I were to recommend a WYSIWYG editor, it would be Dreamweaver. My biggest gripe about it though is that it is a huge memory hog and uses way too many resources.
raj564
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dreamweaver is a very powerful tool.
If your looking to build adsense sites, and affiliate marketing sites, XSITEPro is specifically designed for SEO and marketing.
Just look how much R&D they put into the product. When you create a left-hand column for navigation purposes in xsitepro...it automatically puts an empty spacer row right above your main left column that you just created. Why does it do that you ask? because spiders traverse your html code from left to write. If you didnt bother do that in dreamweaver, the spider would be spidering your navigation menu 1st. But with the empty spacer above, the spider will then index your main content 1st, which is what you should be aiming for in the 1st place. Plus xsitepro will be rolling out version 2 this month. so it will support silo-ing and anything that the stomper guys preach about SEO.
Plus the downside, is that with any WYSIWYG editor, you have the opportunity to add obfuscated code into your layout. Knowing HTML and Dreamweaver can make your sites load really fast and clean. If you know HTML pretty well, you can minimize that in XSitepro.
If your looking to build adsense sites, and affiliate marketing sites, XSITEPro is specifically designed for SEO and marketing.
Just look how much R&D they put into the product. When you create a left-hand column for navigation purposes in xsitepro...it automatically puts an empty spacer row right above your main left column that you just created. Why does it do that you ask? because spiders traverse your html code from left to write. If you didnt bother do that in dreamweaver, the spider would be spidering your navigation menu 1st. But with the empty spacer above, the spider will then index your main content 1st, which is what you should be aiming for in the 1st place. Plus xsitepro will be rolling out version 2 this month. so it will support silo-ing and anything that the stomper guys preach about SEO.
Plus the downside, is that with any WYSIWYG editor, you have the opportunity to add obfuscated code into your layout. Knowing HTML and Dreamweaver can make your sites load really fast and clean. If you know HTML pretty well, you can minimize that in XSitepro.
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artswerdstone
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Have you ever tried Pure SEO CMS? I'd like to read some review to decide if it is worth of its price.
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