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[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

on HTML and CSS*

... doesn't really have the same ring to it

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago (3 children)

When I first learned HTML there was no such thing as CSS. Everything was tables and BGCOLOR

[–] ADTJ@feddit.uk 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Pfft tables, the pro move is to add more & nbsp; until everything is aligned

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

<td onClick=“alert(‘Hello, World!’);”>Click me!</td>

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

My first dummy intranet site for grade school used it, but it was a new technology at the time. I remember having a site on geocities a couple years earlier that was all wysiwyg and only used text. Back then, email was cool.

Internet nostalgia.

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Jesus or just use Wordpress. Takes like an hour to set up.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I never understood why seemingly everyone uses WP. 'I need a personal, but professional, web presence' 'use this blogging platform', 'I need an e-commerce site' 'use this blogging platform' like what.

Maybe I'm old and WP now does everything and the kitchen sink, but I was there when it started and made no sense.

[–] ellieficent@reddthat.com 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now it has the kitchen sink AND vulnerabilities… and an asshole CEO.

As someone who managed it for a while, WP as a platform isn’t horrendous, but there are definitely better alternatives depending on what you need to accomplish.

Sadly it’s still a defacto standard.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What's a good alternative nowadays for someone who isn't super tech savvy and just wants to set up a basic WYSIWYG website?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

www.motherfuckingwebsite.com

Seriously, just type in some HTML. It's barely more complicated than the Markdown you're already using for Lemmy, as long as you aren't trying to get fancy with it.

[–] vin@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I like weebly and squarespace.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It’s true. They got through some gnarly WYSIWYG problems and, yes, due to plugins they basically do have the kitchen sink available.

There’s some good comparative alternatives as well, but I don’t know much about them yet.

[–] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago

It's not really a blogging platform, it's a content management system.

[–] mr_satan@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

Thanks, but no thanks, sir. I'll code my website myself.

[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Not static enough!