I need to find a website builder (preferably WYSIWYG) that I can build my website the way I want it and use FTP to upload it to my host. Does anyone have any suggestions? I need something fairly easy to use and free…please help! Thanks in advance.
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Dreamweaver is a nice WYSIWYG — it also has a convenient code view.
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Missed the free requirement. Google for a solution that is free — there are many options.
Nvu is free:
It hasn’t been updated in a while, but there’s a free variant called kompoZer:
Both of these tools are WYSIWYG editors that produce HTML and CSS pages on the local file system. You can then upload these files through FTP or SFTP to your remote server.
However, WYSIWYG has turned out to be an imperfect paradigm for web development. What you see is not what you get on the web, because you can’t always predict what the user’s computer will be like. You have no control of page size, fonts, or exact placement. This is why the semantic techniques used when building pages by hand are still the most commonly used techniques. Even pros who use DreamWeaver often switch to code view for most of their work.
Aptana is a true programmer’s editor that has a visual code editing tool, but also a very good text mode with plenty of help. Begin any HTML or CSS tag and it provides all the legal completions. It’s based on the very popular eclipse editor.
It’s also an open source tool (although there is a commercial version available, you won’t need it.)
You can finally use any text editor. Notepad++ is ideal for Windows:
On a mac, look for bluefish:
Linux users can go with gedit (default on any gnome desktop) or one of hundreds of others.
There are many great multi-platform text editors too, including sciTE, jEdit, and emacs.
You’re bound to find something you like…
Hope this helps!
“Good” and “website builder” don’t belong in the same language. Good sites are built by people, not by programs. Use Notepad++ to write the site and Filezilla to upload it.
I suggest NOT using any FTP that’s installed in a web editor. You may think it’s a convenience, but having a separate program makes it so much easier to do things while editing knowing the FTP program is open and ready to go with both your local and remote directories in view.
NVU has been replaced by KompoZer anyway. It’s good and has a built in Publisher.
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