Programming languages can be daunting but with a few basic steps you could well be on your way to creating your own website. One of the easiest languages to learn is HTML and there are few basics that you need to learn to create a web site of your own.
At first glance HTML can look like a jumbled mess but when you look closely you can see certain patterns. The tags are always in relatively the same order. For instance all sites start with the <HTML> tag and ends with </HTML>. The forward slash is used to let computer know that we are done with that part of the site such as when putting in the header of your section or paragraph you would use <H1> when finished inputting the header you would use the </H> tag to close.
Here is a basic rundown of what a source page looks like.
<HTML>
<HEAD> This is used to put and pertinent information a future programmer may need such as programming languages. If this is a basic site more than likely you do not include anything until you start building upon the page.
<TITLE>This is what appears at the top of your browser when your page is loaded.</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY> This is where the components of you site are stored. You can change colors, add pictures and links to your personal web page.
<H1>Whatever you wish your section or paragraph heading to be.</H1>
<P>P stands for paragraph and this is where the bulk of your written information would be put </P>
If you wish to include a link in your paragraph:
<A HREF=”http://www.domainname.com”>what you wish to appear linked.</A>
</BODY> This is to signify you are done with the main components of the web site.
</HTML>
Once this is entered into a text document you can save it as an HTML file and open it your browser to display your first web page.