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Posted by Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
11,476 Points

types of websites

what types of websites are there?

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,215 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,215 Points

I'm not sure what you mean by "type". Things like "online shopping"?

Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
11,476 Points

i mean types of websites you can get like static, but i dont know what the others are

Teacher Russell
Teacher Russell
16,873 Points

Two basic types of websites, static, which is usually html, css. What you see is what you get. The other type is dynamic. A dynamic site is written using a server side language, like php. If you want to process forms, access a database, etc. you need to build a dynamic site.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,215 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,215 Points

The only "types" I'm aware of have to do with the intended purpose or content of the site. Things like:

  • Blog or Personal Website
  • Business Website
  • eCommerce / Shopping Website
  • Job Board
  • Business Directory
  • Knowledgebase
  • Question & Answer Website
  • NonProfits and Religious Websites
  • Portfolio Websites
  • Online Communities
  • Coupon Website
  • Auction Websites
  • Podcasting Websites
  • Special Interest Websites
  • School or College Websites
  • Online Dating

I'm not aware of what the word "static" might mean related to a website. Where did you hear or see this term?

Jack Cummins
Jack Cummins
17,417 Points

Static means that you wrote the code from scratch.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,215 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,215 Points

Russell's description of "static" vs "dynamic" makes sense. I just never thought of those as "types".

Jack Cummins
Jack Cummins
17,417 Points
Jack Cummins
Jack Cummins
17,417 Points

I know that Word Press is another type. Those are the only two types that I know.

Teacher Russell
Teacher Russell
16,873 Points

From scratch refers to the same here as it does in cooking. Is it homemade, or did you open a box and add water:) Recently, I built someone a gallery where I used bootstrap, just for the grid. Everything else was from scratch.