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Website Design and Development

Find it all in one place. Use this Directory to find tools and information about website design and development. This listing is updated frequently, so be sure to Bookmark this Page for future reference.

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Free HTML Editors / ASCII Text Web Editors

HAPedit. (Version 3.1)
HAPedit is an acronym for Html Asp Php editor; a win32 text-mode editor useful for all developers of dynamic web pages.

Web Notepad
The Simple Free HTML Editor

PSPad editor
The universal freeware editor, is for you if you need to:
work with plain text - it has a wealth of formatting functions, including a spell checker
create web pages - as web authoring editor PSPad contains many unique tools to save you time

Webniac
Webniac is editor-like software designed for webpage development and it has features like syntax highlighting, TABLE construct, CSS generator etc. Webniac also has all the fundamental editor functionalities like: Cut, Copy, Paste, File Open, Save etc.

Matrix Y2K - Freeware HTML Editor
Matrix Y2K is a code based HTML editor for novice and advanced users

1st Page 2000
Version 2.0 Free Edition Provided by Evrsoft
1st Page 2000 is a professional HTML editing software which lets you create great websites fast! The visually appealing program comes bundled with over 450+ Javascripts and supports all the latest web languages.

Free Tools

Domain Name Checker
Provided by webmaster toolkit
Simply input the domain you're after, and select what TLDs (top level domains) you want to search.

W3C Link Checker
Provided by w3.org
Just enter the address (URL) of a document that you would like to check.

Link Checker
Provided by webmaster toolkit
Our Link Checker will read the page you specify, extract the links from it and test the status of each one. If any errors are found (broken links) these are reported.

Web Page Analyzer
Provided by WebsiteOptimization.com
Test your web site speed and improve website performance with our free web-based analyzer.

Graphic Navbar Generator
Provided by JimWorld
iWeb Toolkit: Graphic Navbar

Advanced Graphic Navbar
Provided by JimWorld
iWeb Toolkit: Advanced Graphic Navbar

DHTML Menu Generator
Provided by JimWorld
iWeb Toolkit: DHTML Dockable Menu

Sitemap Menu Generator
Provided by JimWorld
iiWeb Toolkit: Drop Down Menu

Javascript Form Field Validator
Provided by JimWorld
This handy javascript library provides for simple validation of the data within form fields. It uses a "validator" option within your form input fields, to match against it's library of regular expressions. To use it, follow these simple steps:

CSS Menu Generator
Provided by JimWorld

Websafe Colour Tool
Provided by webmaster toolkit
Our Websafe Colour Tool will calculate the closest color in the 216 color web-safe palette to the hex colour that you specify.

Web Color Reference
Provided by WebReference.com: Dev the Web™
The "Websafe" palette is a bit controversial. It is a set of 216 colors that are, supposedly, guaranteed to appear as intended on all graphical displays when used in HTML, CSS, and images embedded in Web pages.

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Articles

Design Choices Can Cripple a Website
Published by A List Apart
Author: Nick Usborne

Good Designers Redesign, Great Designers Realign
Published by A List Apart
Author: Cameron Moll

Big, Stark & Chunky
Published by A List Apart
Author: Joe Clark

About Creating and Promoting Web Sites
Provided by www.about-the-web.com
A Web Site is a collection of web pages that are related and organized in some way. The better the content and the better the organization of that content, the better the web site.

Glossary of Internet Terms
Provided by www.about-the-web.com

Graphic Design for the Web
Provided by Dev Articles
Aside from HTML, graphics are what make the web "look good." Many sites will turn a surfer away if they don't have pleasing graphics.

Planning the Site
Provided by Dev Articles
This article features a step-by-step guide to working with the Site Map to create the basic outline of the site so you can visually...

Scanning Images for Web Use
Provided by Dev Articles
Take the mystery out of getting your images on the Web. This tutorial will teach you the basic information...

Web Graphics Overview
Provided by Dev Articles
Currently there are three dominant file types found on the Internet: GIF, JPEG, and PNG. Learn how each can work to help...

Internal Linking Structure Elements Strategy
Provided by rustybrick.com
Internal linking structure, as referred to by SEO, commonly known as Web site navigation, is a fundamental requirement for your end user and search engine spiders...

How to Put a Site Search Engine On Your Website.

Appearance, Usability and Search Engine Visibility in Web Design

Is Your Site Ready for the Average User?

Two Common Web Design Myths

Page Layout Ideas
Provided by SeoPapers
With some basic HTML tweaking webpages can be made more Search Engine Friendly...

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