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How to Start Web Development With No Coding Experience – and How Long It Really Takes
"Ask David" Question: "How can someone with no experience in coding start web development, and approximately how long will it take for them to be able to make something useful/successful?"
Web development can be learned without prior coding experience.
Beginners can start by using no-code website builders to create real websites immediately, or by learning core skills like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript over time.
The time it takes to build something useful depends on the approach. With a website builder,
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Tagged backend, beginner friendly, beginner web developer guide, building websites without coding, css, frontend, hosted website builders, how long does it take to learn web development, html, html css javascript basics, javascript, learn web development, make website, no coding website building, responsive, responsive app, start web development with no experience, successful, web development, web development for beginners, web development timeline, website builders for beginners
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What is the alternative to Flash for animations?
The alternative to Flash for animations is primarily HTML5 and CSS3. That is what we use in UltimateWB website builder, i.e. for the photo galleries and slideshows app. With the decline of Flash due to its security vulnerabilities and lack of support on mobile devices, HTML5 and CSS3 have emerged as the standard technologies for creating animations on the web.
Here are some popular alternatives to Flash:
CSS3 Animations
CSS3 provides powerful animation capabilities through keyframes, transitions, and transforms. Animations
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Posted in Ask David!, Website Design
Tagged css3, flash, flash alternative, flash vs javascript, html5, javascript
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Can I use a Shopify theme with WooCommerce?
Short answer: no, you can’t. It sounds simple, but it’s not - Shopify themes aren’t compatible with WooCommerce (a WordPress plugin). Don’t worry: we’ll explain why, and show the easiest ways to get the look and functionality you want.
Related: Do you really own your WordPress website?
Why Shopify Themes Don’t Work on WooCommerce
Shopify and WooCommerce use completely different theme systems:
- Shopify themes are built with Liquid, Shopify’s proprietary template language.
- WooCommerce themes run on WordPress and use
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Tagged css, e-commerce, e-commerce themes, html, javascript, online store, php, plugin compatibility, Shopify, shopify connect, Shopify theme, shopify vs woocommerce, shopify with woocommerce, third party plugins, website design, woocomerce, woocommerce, woocommerce safety, WooCommerce theme, WordPress, wordpress hacked, wordpress plugins, WordPress themes
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Drag-and-Drop Website Builders You Can Host Anywhere
"Ask David": "Can you help recommend a drag-and-drop website builder that is not hosted so I can upload HTML to any hosting service?"
Finding a true drag-and-drop website builder that isn’t tied to a hosted platform is surprisingly difficult. Popular drag-and-drop builders - like Wix, Squarespace, and Weebly - are cloud-based, i.e. hosted website builders. This means your site lives on their servers, and while they make building websites very easy, you cannot export
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Tagged best website builder, cloud hosting, css, desktop website builder, divi, downloadable software, drag-and-drop website builder, dreamweaver, elementor, eleventy, export HTML website, hosted website builder, html, hugo, javascript, jekyll, js, page builders, pinegrow, portable website, self-hosted, self-hosted website, squarespace, static site generators, webflow, webflow alternatives, website builder comparison, weebly, Wix, WordPress, WordPress page builders
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How do you make a login page in HTML with a database?
You need to add in more coding than just html to interact with the user - like php/mysql, and javascript to be user friendly. Alternatively, you can use the social networking app in UltimateWB software - with one click you can add a login page, as well as registration, profile, edit profile, inbox, sent box, etc. pages. UltimateWB is very easy to use, very customizable, and no experience necessary.
Got a techy/website question? Whether it’s about UltimateWB or another website
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You should either learn coding or use a platform for web development. For coding, I would go with html, css, js, and php/mysql. For a website builder/platform, I would go with UltimateWB. If you want to make a blog, WordPress is good. For websites, I think WordPress is more complicated and can cause a lot of issues when you need to upgrade, due to incompatibilities with plugins. And then there is the security risk with the WordPress plugins and possible
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Tagged how to create websites, javascript, python, required coding skills, web development, WordPress
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Is HTML and CSS enough to create a website?
Short Answer:
Yes - HTML and CSS are enough to build a basic, static website. But if you want a dynamic site with interactive features like forms, user logins, or databases, you’ll need more than just HTML and CSS.
🔍 What Can You Do With Just HTML and CSS?
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) gives your website its structure - headings, paragraphs, images, and links.
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) lets you style that structure - colors, fonts, spacing, and layout.
Together,
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Short Answer: Yes, for a basic website, you actually just need HTML and CSS to build it. If you want something that talks to the server - i.e. for posting comments, a login system, etc. - you also need something like PHP and MYSQL for a database. Or you can just use a website builder like UltimateWB that does the coding for you.
Long Answer:
Yes, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are the fundamental technologies used to create and build websites.
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Tagged client-side, code a website, coding from scratch, create a website, css, html, javascript, mysql, php, server-side
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Wix website builder does not offer clean & pretty urls
Update June 2016: Wix now offers clean & pretty urls to its customers on the main pages, but not all pages like product pages, as noted on their website.
If you choose Wix as your website builder, you will not have the benefit of clean & pretty urls. But on the other hand, the Wix website itself does enjoy this benefit. It is pretty clear they are not using their own website builder. You may be wondering, why not? ... Continue reading
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Tagged ajax, clean urls, compatibility, flash, html5, javascript, pretty urls, responsive website, seo friendly urls, user friendly, Wix
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Google Analytics vs Awstats – which is better, more accurate, useful?
It can be very useful to check your website traffic statistics as you are working on growing your website popularity and reach. You want to increase your website visitors and want to know which pages are getting the most attention, how your website visitors are finding your website - which search terms they are using and which website urls are referring them to your website, from which pages they enter into your website and from which pages they leave on
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