Wednesday, March 20, 2013
A static website is one that has
web pages stored on the server in the format that is sent to a client web
browser. It is primarily coded in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
Simple forms or marketing
examples of websites, such as classic website, a five-page website or a
brochure website are often static websites, because they present pre-defined,
static information to the user. This may include information about a company
and its products and services through text, photos, animations, audio/video and
interactive menus and navigation.
This type of website usually
displays the same information to all visitors. Similar to handing out a printed
brochure to customers or clients, a static website will generally provide
consistent, standard information for an extended period of time. Although the
website owner may make updates periodically, it is a manual process to edit the
text, photos and other content and may require basic website design skills and
software.
A static web page may still have
dynamic behavior, provided that this is handled entirely client-side (i.e.
within the browser). This may include such features as a JavaScript image zoom
feature to display photographs.
In summary, visitors are not able
to control what information they receive via a static website, and must instead
settle for whatever content the website owner has decided to offer at that
time.
Advantages of Static Website Design
- Simple to create and host
- Less cost when compared with dynamic website design
- Easy navigation for search engines
- Quick to download images, brochures even on lower bandwidths
- Each and every page of the website is editable but the certain knowledge is required
- Can see the preview before adding on live
- Can change the layout of web page when desired
- Direct control over content
