Creating a one-page website or an online business card is relatively simple. To do this you need:
- 700 UAH (16.86 USD) annually to register a domain;
- 110 UAH (2.65 USD) monthly to rent the simplest virtual hosting;
- a couple of hours to search for, upload to the server, and customize the template.
Templates are one or several HTML and CSS files, as well as a collection of images used to create websites. They are usually used together with a CMS: you install a content management system, choose and activate a template. Each has a basic design, but you can replace blocks, edit text, add images — thereby creating a unique online project.
Types of site templates
The most common way to categorize website templates is by price. They can be free or paid.
The design of free templates is not unique and is developed based on universal layouts with a standard set of blocks. Support from the creators of such templates is not guaranteed. And if you encounter difficulties during setup, you'll either have to search for a solution on Google or pay the template creator for consultation and help.
Do not download free templates from unknown or suspicious online resources — their code often contains viruses. Safe HTML templates can be downloaded from html5up.net.
Developers of paid templates provide quick assistance if questions arise regarding their setup. In addition, the creators of such templates help to modify them or adapt them for a specific purpose. As a result, the chances of encountering two identical web resources built on the same paid template are practically zero. And most importantly — they do not contain hidden codes with links.
Website templates should be purchased from trusted resources:
- themeforest.net
- templatemonster.com
- codecanyon.net
- wrapbootstrap.com
In addition to categorizing templates by price, they are also classified by the types of projects they are intended to “build”. Paid and free website templates are developed for landing pages, online business cards, blogs, online stores, and web portfolios.
Examples of Paid Website Templates from Themeforest
After ordering a template, don't forget to register a domain and rent hosting. Without a web address and a server where the HTML, CSS, and JS files will be located, it will not be possible to make the site available online.
Read also: How to Independently Create a Website with Online Courses Using a CMS
Is It Possible to Do Without Website Templates
If you’re hosting your online project on Cityhost — yes, you can! When you order virtual hosting for at least one month, you can create websites using the Site.pro builder for free. The main feature of this builder is hundreds of templates, which allow you to create in just a couple of hours:
- a portfolio for a handcrafter, photographer, or designer;
- a site that informs about the time and place of parties or concerts;
- a landing page on the topic of mobile or IT technologies;
- a food blog;
- a site for a social project;
- an online store with a set of functions available in PrestaShop, OpenCart, Magento;
- and other types of online resources on various topics.
To create a blog, online store, or business card site on Site.pro, you don’t need to know what a website template is or what CMS means — the builder’s intuitive interface and prompts make the “construction” of any online resource extremely simple and incredibly fast.
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