Favorite Simple Web Page Builder/Editor

canalrun

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Hello,
This is a little off-topic, but probably in a very good group to ask…

I'm looking for a very simple web page builder/editor. I'm hoping to find something that is WYSIWYG and drag-and-drop. Free or low-cost is always better.

My needs are very simple – a couple images, some text, and links to other pages. If it has a few built-in simple bells and whistles to make more interesting pages that is good.

I've looked at things like WordPress and Joomla!, but they are way, way beyond my needs and seem to be oriented toward blogs and group discussion sites.

I currently use an older version of Dreamweaver and I have used raw HTML things like Coffee Cup and others.

I already have a domain and web host. These tools that are built into web hosting sites are nice, and along the lines of what I'm looking for, but I don't need a new domain or host.

I've searched the web and tried quite a few different options. I'm thinking I'm just not finding the right tool – but it must be out there.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Barry.
 
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dreamweaver is good when you're totally clueless about html as you get all properties to see and fill in.
but it's bloated and slow for what it is.

html is easy so any text editor with syntax highlighting would do (I use notepad2 for anything text related (text/html/php/asp/...))

if you know it you can benefit from it later when you'll need to do some data parsing or manually change some html(/php) pages.

w3schools.com should have a lot of info and examples to get some pages done today.
(look for <img> <a> <br> ...)
 
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Well....i came to b4x with a WP background (though i could not code it).
My suggestion is that you take some time (not more than a few hours) and then wordpress will be the tool of your choice!
(btw: did you notice that even Erel runs his site on wp? )
 
canalrun

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Thanks everyone.

There are a lot of great possibilities mentioned. I've downloaded and tried most.

Please keep the suggestions coming – everybody benefits from this list.

Mobrise seemed close to what I was hoping for. I like the idea of "building blocks" and taking advantage of included modules. However, it asked me for my email address before letting me do anything. I gave up at that point.

One thing I usually find necessary is the ability to manually enter HTML code. For example, AdSense gives you an HTML code block to insert in order to implement webpage ads. I usually just create a DIV block or table cell, then switch to HTML mode and enter the HTML code they give me.

I don't know if tools that use their own file format then convert to HTML as they upload would support something like AdSense.

I stuck with my 15-year-old Dreamweaver CS6 since my requirements are so simple. I ended up spending half my time finding and inserting JavaScript to open the users email client. I was hoping a more modern tool would include "building blocks" for this and maybe a couple other bells and whistles.

Barry.
 
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sorex

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you can always edit the files after they are uploaded.

don't rely on using the mailto: method. most people don't even have a mail client installed anymore on their PCs.
Use a form instead then you cover everyone.
 
canalrun

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sorex said:
don't rely on using the mailto: method. most people don't even have a mail client installed anymore on their PCs.
Use a form instead then you cover everyone.
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Good Point!

Form submission was actually the main feature I was hoping to find in the Web Page editor.

Years ago the form submission software I used exposed my email server address and also my "To:" email address.

By using JavaScript and the user's client, I hopefully obfuscated my "To:" address enough to entice "scrapers" to look elsewhere, and I use the client's server to Send. But, you make a very good point.

I noticed that Mobrise has a form submission module. Does it solve this problem of exposing server and email addresses? Does it also include some "anti-robot" technology? Maybe I will have to take another look.

Barry.
 
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mcqueccu

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Wordpress have become very easy and quick to use now. it has wysiwyg builders that can let you design website in matter of minutes without writing single code. There are builders like visual composer, divi builder, beaver, etc. all you need is to choose a theme with with a good header and footer (free or paid) then use the builders to build(place elements) on the page without coding.

My favourite is elementor which is super easy to use. Its a free plugin but with paid features too. Check intro video on youtube or on their website. am sure you will like it.
 
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canalrun said:
Does it solve this problem of exposing server and email addresses?
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yes, you just post your data to a backend script that grabs the data and mails it to the mail address you put in that script.

nothing ends up in the front end.
 
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