Building Your Website: A Guide to Tools and Options

Category: Tools & Settings

If you’re new to website creation and design, there are numerous tools available to help you build a professional-looking site. With our web hosting plans, you have access to a range of free scripts and tools to simplify the process.

Website Types You Can Create:

• Personal Website: Share information about yourself, your CV, and photos.
• Portfolio: Showcase your work as a designer or artist to attract potential clients.
• Blog: Post your thoughts on various topics, engage with readers through comments.
• Forum: Create a discussion space for various topics and connect with your visitors.
• Community/Subscription Site: Offer exclusive content or services to registered users.
• Business/Company Website: Provide information about your business to attract and build trust with customers.
• Informational Website: Share insights on your research, travels, or hobbies, and update content as needed.
• Online Shop: Sell products and process payments directly through your site.
• Gallery: Display and share your photos with others in a structured gallery format.
• Family Website: Post updates, pictures, and news to keep family members connected across distances.
• Classifieds: Create a site for users to post and browse advertisements in various categories.
• E-Learning Website: Build online courses and tools to enhance educational experiences for students.

Recommended Tools for Building Your Website:

• SiteStudio: Ideal for personal, family, and business sites. Integrated into your Control Panel. Learn more about SiteStudio here.
• Joomla: A versatile Content Management System (CMS) for personal, portfolio, business, and informational sites. It offers numerous templates and add-ons. More info can be found here.
• WordPress: Perfect for blogs with its user-friendly interface and extensive range of templates and plugins. Discover more here.
• phpBB & SMF: Forum scripts that are easy to use. phpBB offers upgrade options, while SMF provides more integrated features initially. Learn more about phpBB here and SMF here.
• Gallery & Coppermine: Use these to build online galleries. Gallery integrates well with other software like Joomla, while Coppermine is a standalone option. More details on Gallery here and Coppermine here.
• osCommerce: A comprehensive shopping cart solution for creating online shops with product descriptions, images, and payment options. Explore osCommerce features here.
• Noah's Classifieds: Ideal for classified ads websites, allowing users to post ads by category and location. Learn more here.
• Moodle: A popular e-learning platform for building online courses and creating learning materials. Find more information here.

Quick Reference Table:

All scripts can be installed for free with your hosting account, except for SiteStudio, which is integrated into your Web Hosting Control Panel. To install any of these scripts, go to the Installer > Applications Installer in your Control Panel and choose the script you wish to install. If your hosting plan does not include SiteStudio, you can request an upgrade.