Templates for Creating Websites As you can imagine, there are many ways of building a standard website, or a CMS site which makes use of other template designs, such as Joomla! Or WordPress. In this series we're going to look at different methods of creating websites using templates, both commercial and free. ![]() ![]() ![]() Create a Dreamweaver template for use in building web pages with static, repeatable content. Create template from existing document. Dreamweaver saves the template file in the site’s Templates folder in the local root folder of the site, with a.dwt filename extension. If the Templates folder does not already exist in the site, Dreamweaver automatically creates it when you save a new template. We'll start out by looking at Adobe Dreamweaver's layout capabilities. Essentially, building a website requires a combination of HTML, CSS, and possibly JavaScript and/or other components. Whenever possible, I recommend making use of templates that come with a software program. Having said that, there are many 3rd party templates available and we'll be looking at those later in this series, along with free options and layouts for both Joomla! And WordPress. Before we get started, there are several things we should briefly cover first, including: • Brainstorming your content • Creating a storyboard • How to prevent email spam Creating a Mind Map A really useful tool for designing a web site is to use a mind map, which offers a fast method of coming up with new ideas. Here's how it works: You place your name in the center of a piece of paper and circle it, then draw out a bunch of radiating lines. Six will do to start. Next, you let your mind come up with all sorts of ideas and you place each one at the end of a line. If the topics are similar, stack them or create a branch. Once you begin, the process will happen quickly and will take only a few minutes. Editing your ideas comes later. As a way of going further, you might want to take one of the ideas you have written down and create a new mind map. The Importance of StoryBoarding This is a process used by the animation and film industry. When creating a production, in this case a website, it's a useful way of planning out what you're going to do before you actually do it. A storyboard could be thought of as a flow chart and during this process you'll plan out the look of your website. Along the way you'll run into different issues which can be resolved on paper, such as creating popups, hovering menus, etc. Once you've completed the process, you've essentially built your site. All you have to do is translate that into a finished design. The Issue of Spam When building a website, it's important to address this problem up-front. Spam affects everyone and can be an major headache if you don't catch and stop it early in the game. Fortunately, I have a simple solution that was created by Jeff Mulligan, one of my colleagues.
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