Im sharing this list so people can learn how to make their own websites. It takes some time to learn, and interest too.
I hope you enjoy it =)

Basic Introduction (by zorex)


Coding


Image Editing
if you cant afford photoshop:
http://www.getpaint.net/

Web hosting
Malaysia - Faster, easier, more secure for Malaysians.
find at: http://malaysianhosts.com
FREE - careful , maybe unreliable.
http://www.000webhost.com/
USA - better for International market
find at: http://www.webhostinggeeks.com/

Content Management Systems (CMS)
Joomla - http://www.joomla.org
Drupal - http://drupal.org/

Blog Systems
Wordpress - http://www.wordpress.org

Web Presence Tools
https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools

Miscellaneous
Favicon Generator - http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/
CSS Menu Generator - http://www.cssmenumaker.com/
CSS Generator - http://www.scriptomizers.com/css/stylesheet_generator

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Any Other suggestions welcome. If you know any good websites for people that are new to web design, please PM me or post here. I will add to this list =)

This post has been edited by djzen: Apr 19 2009, 06:54 PM

This thread should be pinned.
Maybe you can change to tittle to 'site building tutorial'.

nice work finding everything

i made it website building resources since its not really a tutorial =)

added: CMS

any more suggestions?

Image Editing : GIMP

Text Editor :
Crimson Editor (i like this one a lot) - http://www.crimsoneditor.com/
HTMLkit - http://www.htmlkit.com/

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Added on October 6, 2008, 10:48 amtopic pinned.

CMS - Drupal (well it's more than just CMS) and Wordpress (it's less than a CMS but hey, it works!)

This post has been edited by goldfries: Oct 6 2008, 10:48 AM

Content Management
Drupal
Geeklog
Joomla 1.5
Joomla
Mambo Open Source
PHP-Nuke
phpWCMS
phpWebSite
Post-Nuke
Siteframe
TYPO3
Xoops

Blogs
b2evolution
Nucleus
WordPress
Movable Type

Customer Relationship
Crafty Syntax Live Help
Help Center Live
osTicket
PerlDesk
PHP Support Tickets
Support Logic Helpdesk
Support Services Manager

Discussion Boards
phpBB
SMF
Invision PowerBoard

E-Commerce
CubeCart
OS Commerce
Zen Cart

F.A.Q.
FAQMasterFlex

Hosting Billing
AccountLab Plus
phpCOIN

Image Galleries
4Images Gallery
Coppermine Photo Gallery
Gallery

Mailing Lists
PHPlist

Polls and Surveys
Advanced Poll
LimeSurvey
phpESP

Project Management
dotProject
PHProjekt

Site Builders
Pro Edition
Templates Express

Wiki
TikiWiki
PhpWiki

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Added on October 6, 2008, 10:57 amsorry, no link yet. i just give name first.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Oct 6 2008, 10:57 AM

whats wordpress category? its more like a blog system im guessing.

and thanks for the monstrous add.

wordpress is blog la. refer to my post. wordpress ultimately is a blog system, with some CMS feature on it.

Eh i think you all forget one VERY IMPORTANT site
http://google.com

How can one forget that?

google.com is a search engine. it doesn't help you make website. this thread is to list out all things that help make website.

ok then =)
A blog system it is. Arguably it can be customized into a CMS, but since I cant think of a category for that, a blog system it is.

title states "...Everything a webmaster needs" so i mah assume google also included. I bet almost all will do some search on google if they need other webby than the one listed here.

google does help me in making website...

i think the fact that wordpress.com is a blog and even wordpress.org sez



if you look at WP right at the installation, it is a blog already. an actual CMS would be a CMS right after installation, eg Joomla.

Wordpress CMS system is pathetic at best, so tedious to sort page order.

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Added on October 6, 2008, 11:33 amhaiyah if like that we might as well list out all the search engines. like that then this thread pointless already.

but 2 things i think good for webmaster

1. Google Webmaster Tool
2. Yahoo SiteExplorer.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Oct 6 2008, 11:33 AM

It depends on the requirement of the author also bah. If you want the page to display some contents and doesn't require much update, any web app will do.

But if you have large volume of content you would choose a good CMS to help you organize your content.

if your website has new content any now and then and you would like to get response from visitors, blogging software will be better bah

yes. correct.

if update not often, the don't even need CMS. just standard HTML site will do.

of course, some people don't know how to HTML so CMS would be helpful. i did my friend's site using Wordpress as CMS
http://www.centric-mgmt.com/

I developed my own CMS also (for not much content but don't want to type in HTML code when update page)

pretty simple and light weight, no fancy fancy feature of monster like CMS. Most important is you can update content fast and easy

did you use TinyMCE? or any editor?

i used "Cross-Browser Rich Text Editor" cuz its lightweight and most important it does what I want...

http://www.kevinroth.com/

also its free..

oh nice! thanks!

nice. loads really fast.

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Added on October 7, 2008, 4:58 pmp/s added generators =)

This post has been edited by djzen: Oct 7 2008, 04:58 PM

Im using php-fusion for my collage portal.
It's pretty good.
In my opinion,i already have enuff skill of developing web,wanna be a freelance web developer but i dunno how to strt this job.
Anyone can guide me?

This post has been edited by Apache32: Nov 28 2008, 11:53 PM

yes..
i know that portal..
really good and based on php fusion..
it was really interesting but it only limit for lan connection only..
can anyone support this newbie web developer..?

web programming is one thing, web graphics is another.

if you want to develop websites alone, you need both. otherwise, find someone who can do web graphics to team with you.

if you already got the skills, just go find work. tell your parents. tell your family, friends, etc. thats the best way to start off. once you have a portfolio to show, clients come in by themselves usually.

try to have a look.

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Added on December 19, 2008, 7:42 pmit is too bad to be a good programmer, almost use the source from internet, you must to put effort to learn it as well.

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Added on December 19, 2008, 7:52 pmDo a form maker first, because it is almost useful for each website, make a site editable, make the functions you made have to consider several websites those might requires.

Once you make a powerful CMS or functions, you can always use it oftenly with each website, means you become less work to work for it, and can give cheap price for your client, if you client will be happy with your hight performance and cheap quotation, they will ask or intro you some client for you, just be honestly what charge.

Also, be careful during discussing quotation, make sure you are almost understood what are the exact requirements of your client.

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Added on December 19, 2008, 8:01 pmif you want to be a good web programmer, try to work maintenance website, it is good for you to think how bad of their code, e.g a small changes for you actually need such much works, a big changes for you actually, just need a small works.


Think about it, it is very exciting, if you would like think it.

This post has been edited by junkiet: Dec 19 2008, 08:01 PM

thanks for all of this, this is really helpful

try to look at fantastico scripts. easily pre-installed. but for CMS, mine prefer wordpress.

wirdpress is more of a blog system, although sometimes used as a general-type CMS.

if you need good functions, its easier to use real CMSs like Joomla or Drupal. Simpler CMSs, if you need, one of it is called CMS Made Simple.

nice guide btw. Thanks . Gotta learn how to designing website already

No problem

some tips for you:
1) learn to use photoshop to create website images. many can't make good website images, especially those only focusing on coding.
2) learn HTML and CSS first, then mvoe on to PHP or ASP. your choice.

Hi, visit this site http://bizbook.my/, it has free CMS, business listing and online billing system.

guys, pls help ... im zero in this
recently i bought a website name, now what should i do to make it happen ?

study via books ? which books you recommend for beginner ?
study in university ? which uni ? & how long course ? thanks in advance ..

get website hosting.

what kind of site you planning to make?

web able ppl load pictures.
upon my approval, so i scan 1st the pictures.
clock view counter, top most view picture.
after 30days automatik picture gone.

You want something like photobucket or flickr?
I don't such site can works, it's difficult to get people's trust to upload photos in your site. They will think you're small site and maybe their photos may lost some day.

This is my 2 cents. No offence.

kidkiller is right.

people actually prefer bigger sites like flickr/photobucket/picasa. their picture never go missing

Everything a webmaster needs...erm...shouldn't we include AJAX too, it's the trend now

Here's some javascript libraries.

jQuery
mooTools
Prototype

and CSS framework:

bluePrint
YUI Grid
960 Grid system

It's best to understand the underlying technology used before you simply venture into using a CMS, framework or libraries, that is if you really want to be a serious webmaster

thanks. added.

like me, Im sux with graphic... Always not so creative when designing new theme...

AJAX is cool, but it has it limitation also. I bet most hand held devices kenot view ajax page properly.

owh now, and Ruby on Rails is not gonna to be excluded

it should be supported some time soon, handhelds are getting more powerful nowadays.

Thanks for all these guides and tutorial listings.

But some people can only learn from classroom environment. Anyone knows anyone who is giving lessons on blog creating, HTML, CSS etc.

Regards

so all need to do is bu ya web domain and make my own web in dreamweaver?

It's depending on what you want to do with your domain, website or blog? Blog can be installed with many script..Wordpress...Joomla..Drupal...etc..

For website..I was using Dreamweaver...it took long times to be done..=.="

not really. you need hosting as well

TS, the 1st post is all about website building resources. I think we somehow neglect post some simple step in making 1 website (must be online).

Here let me contribute some brief idea to those that dunno how to make a website.
Any mistake feel free to comment and you are welcome to add anything i miss. But plz dun make it very complicated that newbie wont be able to understand.

added thanks for the contribution.

sorry if i post on wrong place...

how can i make a online puchase on my website?
i mean, so that people can buy thins from my website

thanks in advance

you need a shopping cart software.

like e-commerce or something?..

can tell me sumore about this?..

For international customers, the cheapest and easiest way to accept money is to use PayPal.

hi to all the sifus here!

need some of your suggestion. a friend of mine is planning to start a e-commerce site with built in shopping cart. problem is while in the midst of testing, he found out that all the mail that suppose to send to customer are delivered but ended up in junk/spam mail. i personally had tried register to the site and my account details ended up in my junk mail (for hotmail) and spam (for yahoo). any idea what is the problem and how to overcome?

ty not to put HTML in your mail.

I think the sender mail field is blank, so mails from the app is considered spam.

In order for you to make your website being able to accept payments online, you need to consider a few things.

First question to ask is this : "Is your customer Malaysian or foreign?" This is because, normally most Malaysians do not have PayPal, and implementing Paypal will not be a good option, as Paypal requires you to have an account signed up with them before they can pay with their Credit Cards. Normally, people will just leave your website when they found out they need to sign up to Paypal to pay you as it is too troublesome. A better alternative would be to get a system from www.Ipay88.com which is a Malaysian Payment Gateway system which is cheap and affordable.

Second question to ask is this : "What is the transaction or setup charges?" Most companies out there will charge you a hefty setup fee, like RM 1000 before you even make your first online dollar. If your target market is overseas, use PayPal and if they don't have PayPal, offer them another payment option which is Credit Card payment. There are other payment systems out there, such as WorldPay and 2Checkout, but as Malaysians, it is best to have a Malaysian office based payment gateway which you can call for customer service. I would again recommend IPay88.

Hope this helps you yeah.

Thanks for the info

I am setting up an online store. Currently situated at Australia (studying). I am into a new business venture with my fellow mates and was planning to open up an online store. I have experiences with website setup, so I took up position as webmasters.

I am looking to design websites like bytelove.com, threadless.com and snorgtees.com . I believe they use Joomla or Magento.. (just assuming, here's the question). I am unable to find a good guide on both of the CMS plateform. Can anyone share any links to good guides?

there wouldnt be any better guides than on the site itself.

You can now setup a website with easy integration of Paypal to accept payment online for your products or services.

Or you can install a shopping cart with your website.Some of the popular shopping cart software such as Cubecart and Zencart should be setup easily by following their setup guides.

You can choose to install the shopping cart software directly from the CPanel, a web hosting management software that included with web hosting plan such as from www.iwebhosting.com.my
Good Luck!

This is one of the website that provide the most tutorial

http://www.siteground.com/joomla_addons.htm

for image editing i recommend GIMP

For professionals, image editing requires something more efficient and has smooth workflow like Photoshop, coupled with Flash, Fireworks, Illustrator, etc.

need some help, my company hired outsider to help our company build website. I want the outsider to understand how the website is going to be designed by showing picture of our future website. The problem is how to create the picture? Photoshop or P.S.P. or any other program?

use photoshop.
or word maybe. one of my clients did that

as long as he is a designer.. a real one.. you dont need to show him what it must look like. just tell him, and make adjustments later.

hope it helps

I am researching about Online Payment system, so far still blur about it...

So I want to ask; What kind of Online Payment we can integrate into our website? I think it should be Credit Card or online-credit like Paypal only? Banking Deposit is not possible, right?

But where do I get those System to integrate into a website?

try zen cart. google it

I am studying the OsCommerce, what is the different between it and ZenCart? I see that OSCommerce have plenty of payment system too, but the coding is... honestly messsy... I need to get some times to fix them before I can start using it... heehee

Is GIMP better than Photoshop?
How to use GIMP? Free?

GIMP is free, but I dont know many professionals using it.

The reason professionals choose photoshop is because adobe provides good support and future development. As a free product, GIMP cant provide that as good as Adobe.

i think Photoshop is better than GIMP.
i had use photoshop to design more than 5 web and it's good.

Need Helps here~
how do i upload my completed website?
i am using microsoft publisher to create the website.
i have register a domain name. but the problem is,
the website have its preferences,interface and so on....
which is coming along with registration.
can i just upload my own completed website?

isnt microsoft publisher for brochures? i havent used it for web at all, does it export HTML or any other website files?

yes, it does export to html file.

yeah just upload the files to a web host.

I believe you already have a web hosting? If that's the case, then the 'interface' that you see is a preset by the hosting company. Just remove the index file from its root directory and upload your files there.

Ok, all the best!

Hi,
Find the correct directory to upload your website.
In some cases, you might see "public_html" in your hosting account which you can access by using FTP software such as FileZilla or CuteFTP.

You can set the homepage in your website as index.html with no much problems.
You always seek helps from hosting providers regarding your problems.
Good Luck!

Currently Im creating a webpage by using html code and its not upload to web yet, so if i host it to the web, should i change the path name for images and/or other htm page? Is like my current path name ----> <img src="Images/Products/wadeva.jpg"/> should i change it to <img src="THE URL LINK"/> ??

you can try both. they would work, as long as the folders are in the same places.

It is not necessary for you to include the full image url link on your webpage. Just upload the original image folder to your hosting account and try to execute your website and see. Everything will be as same as with the webpage image you saw on your local machine.
It will be advantage for both of the live website at your hosting account and also when you are testing your website on your local machine.

thx for the previous answers... btw isit possible to show alt tag by using google chrome? i tried and found that it can be shown on IE but google chrome & firefox failed ...
and this is my code: (wondering is my code got problem)
<img border="0" src="Images/Products/Deputed Product.bmp" alt="Click and view our deputed product" usemap="#product 1"/>

I used Notepad to create my site lol

thanks for sharing, TS!

Howdy fellas
Just want to ask, if I've created a free website using free website building service, such as Moonfruit, how to ensure / what is the next step to make the website loading fast?

Thanks

there are a few ways.

reduce content
optimise images
host images somewhere else

Is anyone here a expert MS Frontpage user?

How to create a website with a side bar with MS frontpage?

frontpage is outdated. its now known as expression web.

How do you guys manage your website's pictures? Any ideas?

Hi experts, I want to create a website, any free software & user friendly one can recommend? thanks.

Oh is it? Totally have no idea about that....Is it real?

Hi anybody here can guide me on how to create a website (not blog) with user friendly freeware? thanks.

Hi GoldenHorse, thanks for your link, will spend some time to read it. kamsiah so much.

If you are serious in website building try Xsite pro it is meant for people with no HTML knowledge
It has tutorial and shows all until hosting.

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Added on November 19, 2009, 1:31 amhi use Xsite Pro. It is really easy. Can build sites on mobile devices ! ecommerce, pop ups you name it ,it is all there.
Solutions offerred to all your above issues.

Click on the link to check it out ....

This post has been edited by ikk: Nov 19 2009, 01:31 AM

Intresting informations! Thanks 4 sharing

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such a great thread!

currently i'm just a blogger using blogger.com, and with small knowledge and editing blog script...

blogger.com also can look like a website, but very limited function...
even the templates are now taken from wordpress...

but i believe its still far compared to others like joomla or drupal

Recently I did created a new website which is free. The domain will be (your text.webs.com)

visit www.webs.com, hope it help!



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