resources

here be a list of various useful tools to help you create your own web page! this page is still a major wip!

website hosting

for a website to be accessed by others, it needs to be hosted somewhere!

blogs and diaries

technically, these are also hosts. their primary focus is for text, such as journal entries - but a lot also include features for image hosting and creating non-entry pages. a lot of webmasters use a service like these in addition to a basic host, usually for their intended purpose as a diary, but a lot of folks also utilize them as a means of easily including updates to their sites without having to manually edit pages. a large benefit to these kinds of hosts is their social aspect, with things built-in comments, likes, and/or reposting (such as tumblr's reblogging feature). oftentimes they also include rich text editors, which means if you'd prefer to get your content out there without much coding know-how, you can. (but many of these services are even more customizable if you do know how to code, so it's still recommended to learn!)

general coding

to develop a website from scratch, you need to actually know how, and have access to tools to accomplish it

graphics

not all websites need images, but they're definitely fun and often useful to display!

graphics editing

these are ways to edit images if you want them a certain way

image hosting

perhaps you need more storage space for actual pages on your host, or you're trying to preserve bandwidth, or you want to link to your images anywhere and everywhere. that's where a dedicated image host may be useful!

fonts

sometimes you might want to spruce things up by using different fonts on your site and/or in your graphics

other file hosting

sometimes you may have different files you need hosted, such as .zip files, for visitors to download to their own machine permanently. or, perhaps your host doesn't allow you to upload certain file types. maybe you want to preserve space on your own server again. additional file storage may be beneficial!

advanced coding

following these tutorials require a familiarity with at least html and css, often dipping into php and javascript

statuses and microblogging

guestbooks

communication

counters

music players

please be aware autoplay music is kind of rude, and if you're going to include music on your site it's necessary to give visitors an option to turn it off and control the volume. the most ideal music player is one that allows the visitor to click play to begin with, so my recs come with these guidelines in mind