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CSS

Posted by Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas
10,910 Points

I'm a WordPress developer but my client wants a Static HTML site - what's the best way forwards?

Assuming the client doesn't mind waiting a bit longer, what would be the best way to build a static HTML site?

I hear a lot of people talking about Ruby with Jeckyll and recently Python with Flask, my concern here is that I'd need to spend a lot of time learning a new language i.e. Ruby/Python...

  1. Do you need to be relatively good at Ruby or Python to be able to build a site using these static site generators? i.e. Flask and Jeckyll

  2. Is there anyway to make a static site without having to learn Ruby or Python, for example a framework like Bootstrap?

  3. How would you go about it? Flask, Jeckyll, Bootstrap, or some other way?

5 Answers

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Hi Michael :),

What is the size of the site going to be ?

And by static we simply mean they dont want to add content?

Craig

Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas
10,910 Points

Hey Craig

It's a simple one page site with a slider. Yes they wont be adding content.

I think I'm over complicating thing aren't I... the bit that was tripping me up was how to link my css and JavaScript files up and install it all on the server, but that's the thing, there isn't anything to install is there hah, you just have an index.html file file, any way I wont get into it here, I think I know what to do now.

Best wishes, Mike

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

If this is the case I would certainly build with a frame work like bootstrap, you will have page layout done in a flash, i build my wordpress site with it too :)

It has cool feature that would really enhance a one page site to !

John Fisher
John Fisher
7,974 Points
John Fisher
John Fisher
7,974 Points

I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that there is a plugin for wordpress that converts your site to HTML. Would that be any good for you?

Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas
10,910 Points

Thanks John I'm going to look into that!

ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points
ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points

Yes! I make simple things. I haven't started these things(Flask, Jeckyll) yet. Yes bootstarp is another choice.

:)

ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points
ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points

Hi Michael,

If you know html and css then you can make static site easily without knowing a javascript. I can make html sites in few days these are not hard.

If you have any more question do ask.

:)

Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas
10,910 Points

Hi Ellie,

I know HTML and CSS and a little JQuery... judging from the comments I get the impression I'm complication things by adding Jeckyll and co into the equation, so that's answered that question, thank you :)

ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points
ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points

here is link for that https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-convert-wp-site-into-stand-alone-html-site

Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas
10,910 Points

Ahh thanks for this, I'm looking into it now