Basic Concepts – Websites
The core ideas
Five ideas explain why a programmed website is different from a page builder. The sub-pages go into detail.
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Programmed, not a page builderWith a page builder (Wix, Squarespace) or a theme system (WordPress) you start with something ready-made and adjust it as far as the system allows…02
Pixel-perfectWith templates the design ends where the template ends. Spacing, fonts, the behaviour on mobile — much of it is predefined and can only be corrected…03
Your own server (VPS)A programmed website runs on its own server (a VPS — a server reserved for you in a data centre). You are not a sub-tenant of a page-builder provider…04
Code garage (GitHub)With a programmed website you get full code ownership : all the code of your site lives in your own secure repository on GitHub — the “garage” where…05
EcosystemA website rarely stands alone. It needs content that someone maintains, and it produces enquiries that someone handles. In the Gawenda ecosystem…