Just installed CorelDraw x7 but no website creator. What's up?
Installed as an upgrade, windows 10, preformed as a typical installation.
Where's Website Creator?
Ok, that worked. >> The website creator I find to be some what lackluster<< I've heard this kind of statement a few times. Where do you find Website Creator to be lacking?
I've used Dreamweaver CS6 to create my website, but am now looking for updated software that doesn't force me into the cloud. Have downloaded visual studio but aps.net is not the direction I think I want to go. I'm working with a static website with no e commerce. Just text, pictures, and some slide show animation. Thanks, Rudy Beuc
If you built a site with this tool, you are forever joined at the hip. You have to use the tool to edit the site. The underlying code it generates is messy and is going to be gibberish to any other tool. You can't import existing html. You are forced to use the templates included. This is a WYSIWYG tool. It is not insignificant to learn. Time spent learning this tool could be better spent studying css and basic html. Divorcing ones self from code in web design is a nice theory. But it is not practical in this age. One must know some of the technology just as a painter needs to know about brushes. This tool aids you in sticking your head in the sand. Nobody uses this tool. You will find no forums, tutorials, examples or other help in general. You will be on your own. Corel should take this thing out back and shoot it in the head. It is the merciful thing to do.
david said:Static HTML pages are a thing of the past in that they are largely ignored by search engines, are prone to hacking and are difficult to keep fresh.
I have to disagree with everything you've said here. Many websites are still using 'hand-rolled' HTML. If they're done correctly they show well in search engines (and probably better than a badly formed CMS site). In my experience they're probably less prone to hacking (judging by the number of hack attempts I see from the logs on most WordPress sites) and are just as easy to keep fresh if you know a very basic bit of code and how to use an FTP client.
A CMS can be overkill sometimes, it just depends. The top ones are Drupal and Joomla. However, WordPress has a huge crowd, and I think better suited for smaller projects. All of them take a hefty investment in time to become proficient. Expression Web was not a CMS, but a general web design package with an html editor. Perhaps if you stated what type of web site or sites you are planning on creating, more people can chime in with suggestions.
Rudy Beuc said:Ok, what CMS would you recommend?
WordPress.
Drupal and Joomla have a steep learning curve and are probably more suited to large corporate sites.
Actually you can invest a lot or a little time depending on what you want your site to do.
If you can use MS Word then you can have a WordPress site up and running in no time. (Most hosting companies offer free WordPress with super easy setup options).
Then you can expand (via free plugins) as much as you'd like. If you can think of it, there is most likely a free of low cost plugin to help you accomplish it.
Joomla is not quite as easy but still not too bad. But development for it's extensions (plugins) has waned in the past few years, especially the free one. Drupal is the choice of developers who want to keep their jobs as it's written more with them in mind as opposed to the end user.
Most of my sites run on WordPress (after giving up on Joomla.)
Take a look here: http://airmuseumnetwork.com/ hen go the Museum Directory page (link in top menu) and then click on the Map button (under the search button). This displays icons with a world map to locate museums near you. This is all done with a single plugin. I did the graphics in Corel Draw but used Artisteer to build the template. With all that said, you can still hand edit most of the code and right from within the CMS tool. Heck, I even use a code editor plugin for minor online tweaks.
The term usually used is 'responsive' rather than 'adaptive'. It's definitely the way to go if you want your website to look good on phones and tablets as well as desktop.
I think your site is entirely suitable to using a WordPress theme. There are plenty of responsive themes to choose from and many are free. If you do choose a free one, only use one that's availaible from WordPress.org. Have a look at Pinnacle or Virtue from Kadence - both are very good and highly customisable (the free versions are very good, the paid ones offer a few extras).