templates

[ralph33]

I am beginning to understand the basics of html and css. I was just wondering what templates are used for. I asume they are used to make a website and having all the basic code done for you. It seems to me that this is just trying to avoid all the basic work.

 

 

Ralph

[falkencreative]

Templates can help speed up the process of building a website. A template usually gives you all of the basic coding necessary to have a functional website, and you just have to add in your content.

 

On the plus side, templates can significantly reduce the amount of time spent on a web project. The downside to templates is that they aren't built with your/your client's specific needs in mind, and they often look generic.

[Wickham]

Templates can be good for a beginner. You can edit the markup and css and see what happens, but if you get it messed up just reload from the original or a previous working stage and carry on. They can teach you a lot.

 

Try to choose a template that has reasonably simple code otherwise you really won't understand anything about how it is coded.

 

Google "free web templates"

[ralph33]

Thanks all for the info. Makes more sense to me now.

 

Ralph