To be honest my website doesn't look attractive at all.. i don't what to show it because it's not done yet so. Wright now it looks like a combination of http://www.mrtoken.com and http://www.pizzahut.com . Atm i use wordpress but can't make it work..

more or less any program is capable of making a nice site - as long as he designer knows that they are doing and the deisgner is capable of making it nice.

 

there are no magic shortcuts to good design - yes you can try some web site builders (shudder) to try and ease the coding process, but it's still only a tool (or more like a lbunt instrument) and only as good as the person crafting it.

 

have you considered a wordpress theme that macthes the look and funciontality you're aiming for? either free or a premium paid-for them?

 

i understand you feel tentative about showing half finished projects but maybe if you did we could give you some pointers or more specifics

For me it depends on just how involved you want to get?

 

Are you just trying to save money by not spending on a good design?

 

Or do you actually have an interest in creating your own unique website?

 

If you have an actual interest in creating your own unique website from scratch then you need to start with the basics. I found that understanding a little about what makes things tick from the many good tutorials out there, and then what others have achieved from the many examples are a great starting point. Then apply the basics of design principles, start with sketches, add some colour, develop some functional principles such as how things will connect, what will move or animate, and what will you want viewers to do? This is the biggest question, are they to be viewing and possibly reading a few text articles, looking at a few photo's, or getting involved in an interactive experience? How will you make a profit from the viewers of your website?

 

After some brainstorming you will find you have a concept to start your design on, so no it is time to generate a design brief from the concept. This will lead you the whole way through the process and you will see what you need to learn before you start any real design work.

 

However; if this is too involved, or beyond what you perceive yourself capable of then you must think again about templates, free or paid, or even a custom design. Budgets are always tight for everybody, but the right web image will make you far more than you invest if you choose wisely.

 

For now have a browse of some of the projects posted on Codepen for an idea of some of the things that can be done.

Edited December 22, 201312 yr by Weedy101

According to me java is best. I used it for my own website and i think it is much secure than any other programs.

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According to me java is best. I used it for my own website and i think it is much secure than any other programs.

Java is actually only a language, it is used for in browser scripting.

 

Programs for creating websites would be CMS's (autually more of an app but close enough), Eclips, HTMLkit, and hundreds of others. Choosing a program to work in starts with deciding how involved in the process you wish to get. That is why we was asking hacytacky's level of commitment to building a website from scratch.

Weedy - sure you're not thinking of JavaScript?

To be honest my website doesn't look attractive at all.. i don't what to show it because it's not done yet so. Wright now it looks like a combination of www.mrtoken.com and www.pizzahut.com . Atm i use wordpress but can't make it work..

 

Without seeing the site it is difficult to give a valid opinion on what it is like.

 

However, some more info on what you are trying to achieve would be helpful.

 

Does the site have a need to be able to provide dynamic content or is it a static "brochure" type site?

 

If it is a static site Wordpress could be a sledgehammer to crack a walnut. If you want a static site you could use a WYSIWYG editor which allows for drag and drop in a GUI. There are both commercial and open source programs available and some hosts also provide these type of site builders. They allow for a highly graphical site to be knocked up very quickly with a minimum of coding knowledge. The main drawback is that they employ inline styles and absolute positioning so pages do not resize according to the size of the browser window and objects like accordions just drop down over objects positioned below them.

An alternative is to download a free HTML/CSS template from somewhere like Templatemo or Template World. Install a decent text editor like Notepad++ or Bluefish and simply edit the content and images to suit your requirements. Blue Griffon is an editor that incorporates a WYSIWYG view of the page you are editing. Edit in code view and switch to WYSIWYG to see changes in real time. The base program is free but extensions are paid for I'm afraid.

 

If you do have a need for dynamic content then there are alternatives to Wordpress, some that spring to mind are Joomla, Drupal and Django. However if you intend to use these it is advisable to install a local server and test in that before uploading and possibly breaking the site. The learning curve with Wordpress et al is somewhat steeper than with HTML/CSS alone.

It's not about the software! Look for a good designer to design it for you, then you can program it, if you are a programmer, or you can buy a PSD template from themeforest and program it.

It totally depends upon your website requirement. What kind of website you wish to build, whether business or product base or ecomerce store etc. Depending upon requirements, website can designed and coded.

I recommend a blend of Gimp and Adobe Photoshop CS6.

According to me java is best. I used it for my own website and i think it is much secure than any other programs.

 

Well, that depends. Don't want to elaborate further.. also, java and javascript is two different things. Don't know if you're referring to either one..

 

Anyway, wordpress is the best for me.. there are a lot of themes that you can use either for paid or not. That's the best thing of wordpress, you can change its overall theme and appearance at will. If you're not happy with the current design, then take it down and get another one.

You use the langauge can easily handel by you to creating a website, it may be java, .net, PHP or any other. But must follow the coding standard and try to use less lone of code. Means unnecessary code in your site.

Wordpress is good to use. I don't think there should be any problem. Check facts with your developer.

I totally recommend subscribing to Lynda.com if you are looking to learn more about everything. I have used Lynda (on and off) for a long time. Originally to learn about Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks, etc. There are video tutorials for everything. Recently, I'm learning about making videos and video production.

Of course we don't naturally have skills or a likeness for easily learning everything. That's why a forum like http://www.webdesignerforum.co.uk is so helpful, but we have to be prepared to show our results or unfinished work, to get the opinions from our more seasoned peers.

 

Actually doing so can really speed things up for us, especially if people are downright honest, or they go the extra mile to help us out.

 

Good luck. We are all doing the best we can. It's an enjoyable journey and the better the people are around us, the better it is for us. I myself have tons to learn, so this forum is a good place to be.

Edited June 5, 201412 yr by Grant Barker

Have you ever used framework like Bootstrap? That is good as well!

I would recommend PHP software such as Joomla for a project of this altitude

Bootsrap framework is a good start.

Forget all this advice for frameworks and stuff. Are they good? Yes, most of them are, Joomla aside which is not. But if you don't understand at least the basics of the underlying languages you're gonna make a substandard product.

 

A bad workman and his tools springs to mind quite often when people start blaming software.

 

All you need at this stage is an image editor, text editor and web browser. That is it. Once you know how to code then start looking at frameworks and stuff - remember all they do is speed up the process, you can achieve the same result without. It just takes longer. If you wanna just be a coder outsource your designs. If you just wanna design then do that and sell the designs on.

Edited June 30, 201412 yr by rbrtsmith

php sounds good for me

notepad and photoshop

notepad and photoshop

it surprises me that people still use notepad over, well anything else. there are a ton of good free text editors (and some even better paid ones -e.g. sublime text) that have syntax highlighting etc. i mean it's your choice but it seems a bit old school for the sake of it

I recommend a Bootsrap framework.