The Backbone of a Website

We live in a whole where we have site builders at the palm of our hands like wix.com. Most of us probably don’t think too much into (and I’m one of them) but we don’t think about the coding that goes into creating it since these sites do it for us. Coding is a huge part of how websites are make. To me, that’s insane especially in the word we live in where we don’t have to technically do it anymore to create a website.

Coding is the backbone of a website. It allows words to be typed, the title to be a certain size and color, what the layout will look like, etc. I never would’ve thought much into it if my Digital Marketing class didn’t go over it. Before this class, I wouldn’t have been able to discuss coding. So stick with me and I’ll go over the basics like HTML 5, CSS 3, and JavaScript. I’ll show you what each are and tell you exactly what they do in terms of design for your site.

HTML 5

If you look right above to the picture, you’ll see what HTML looks like. This code is for how your title screen on your website will look like (just the words though, we’ll get to color and size in a minute). This also allows you to also add in your subtitle (if you have one) and add in the body of what your site is about.

CSS 3

Next up we have CSS 3. This is where you get to adding the background, color and font sizes, etc. I personally think CSS is probably the most important but that is truly just my opinion. CSS adds all the “wow” factors that your site needs.

JavaScript

Finally, last but not least, is JavaScript. This one helps you create all the extra features you want your site to have. For example, the different tabs you see on sites, or the search bar. It is a little bit more complexed to work but it’s differently important.

One thing to keep in mind is that all of these types of coding are super important. It allows you to have color, text, a search bar, tabs, etc.

And there you have it, a quick run down of these 3 basic types of coding! I hope this was beneficial!

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