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A '''website''' (also written as a '''web site''') is one or more ]s and related content that is identified by a common ] and published on at least one ]. Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, education, commerce, entertainment, or ]. ]ing between web pages guides the navigation of the site, which often starts with a ]. The ] sites are ], ], and ].<!-- top 3 is enough here, and the only ones in the top 10 that both rankings sources agree on (March 2024) -->


All publicly-accessible websites collectively constitute the ]. There are also private websites that can only be accessed on a ], such as a company's internal website for its employees. ] can access websites on a range of devices, including ], ]s, ], and ]s. The ] used on these devices is called a ].
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==Background==
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The World Wide Web (WWW) was created in 1989 by the British CERN computer scientist ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Berners-Lee|url=https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/Overview.html|access-date=2021-11-17|website=W3C |archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927100010/https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/Overview.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="First page">{{cite web |title=home of the first website |url=https://info.cern.ch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610063709/http://info.cern.ch/ |archive-date=10 June 2017 |access-date=30 August 2008 |website=info.cern.ch}}</ref> On 30 April 1993, ] announced that the World Wide Web would be free to use for anyone, contributing to the immense growth of the Web.<ref name="w3c">{{cite web |last=Cailliau |first=Robert |title=A Little History of the World Wide Web |url=https://www.w3.org/History.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506021750/http://www.w3.org/History.html |archive-date=6 May 2013 |access-date=16 February 2007 |website=W3C}}</ref> Before the introduction of the ] (HTTP), other protocols such as ] and the ] were used to retrieve individual files from a server. These protocols offer a simple ] in which the user navigates and where they choose files to download. Documents were most often presented as plain text files without formatting or were encoded in ] formats.
A '''website''', also written as '''Web site''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Website |title=website - definition of website by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia |publisher=Thefreedictionary.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-02}}</ref> '''web site''', or simply '''site''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/site |title=site - definition of site by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia |publisher=Thefreedictionary.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-02}}</ref> is a set of related ]s containing ], including ], ], ], ], ]s, etc. A website is hosted on at least one ], accessible via a network such as the ] or a private ] through an Internet address known as a ]. All publicly accessible websites collectively constitute the ].

A webpage is a ], typically written in ] interspersed with formatting instructions of Hypertext Markup Language (], ]). A webpage may incorporate elements from other websites with suitable ].

Webpages are accessed and transported with the ] (HTTP), which may optionally employ encryption (], HTTPS) to provide security and privacy for the user of the webpage content. The user's application, often a ], renders the page content according to its HTML markup instructions onto a ].

The pages of a website can usually be accessed from a simple Uniform Resource Locator (URL) called the ]. The URLs of the pages organize them into a hierarchy, although ]ing between them conveys the reader's perceived ] and guides the reader's navigation of the site.

Some websites require a subscription to access some or all of their content. Examples of subscription websites include many business sites, parts of news websites, ] websites, gaming websites, file-sharing websites, ], web-based ], ] websites, websites providing real-time ] data, and websites providing various other services (e.g., websites offering storing and/or sharing of images, files and so forth).


==History== ==History==
While "web site" was the original spelling (sometimes capitalized "Web site", since "Web" is a proper noun when referring to the World Wide Web), this variant has become rarely used, and "website" has become the standard spelling. All major style guides, such as '']''<ref>{{cite web |title=Internet, Web, and Other Post-Watergate Concerns |url=http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/InternetWebandOtherPost-WatergateConcerns/InternetWebandOtherPost-WatergateConcerns13.html |access-date=18 September 2010 |publisher=University of Chicago |archive-date=20 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220163158/http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/InternetWebandOtherPost-WatergateConcerns/InternetWebandOtherPost-WatergateConcerns13.html |url-status=dead |website=The Chicago Manual of Style}}</ref> and the '']'',<ref name="AP tweet">{{Cite tweet|number=12296505018|user=APStylebook|title=Responding to reader input, we are changing Web site to website. This appears on Stylebook Online today and in the 2010 book next month.|author=AP Stylebook|author-link=AP Stylebook|date=16 April 2010|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref> have reflected this change.
The ] (WWW) was created in 1990 by CERN physicist ].<ref name='First page'>{{cite web | url=http://info.cern.ch/ |title=The website of the world's first-ever web server |accessdate=2008-08-30}}</ref> On 30 April 1993, ] announced that the World Wide Web would be free to use for anyone.<ref name='w3c'>{{cite web|url=http://www.w3.org/History.html |title=A Little History of the World Wide Web |accessdate=2007-02-16 |last=Cailliau |first=Robert }}</ref>
Before the introduction of HTML and HTTP, other protocols such as ] and the ] were used to retrieve individual files from a server. These protocols offer a simple directory structure which the user navigates and chooses files to download. Documents were most often presented as plain text files without formatting, or were encoded in ] formats.

==Overview==
Organized by function, a website may be
* a ]
* a commercial website
* a ]
* a ] website.

It could be the work of an individual, a business or other organization, and is typically dedicated to some particular topic or purpose. Any website can contain a hyperlink to any other website, so the distinction between individual sites, as perceived by the user, may sometimes be blurred.

Websites are written in, or dynamically converted to, HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) and are accessed using a ] interface classified as a ]. Web pages can be viewed or otherwise accessed from a range of ]-based and Internet-enabled devices of various sizes, including desktop computers, laptops, PDAs and cell phones.


In February 2009, ], an ] company that has tracked Web growth since 1995, reported that there were 215,675,903 websites with domain names and content on them in 2009, compared to just 19,732 websites in August 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Web Server Survey |url=https://news.netcraft.com/archives/category/web-server-survey/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820181833/http://news.netcraft.com/archives/category/web-server-survey/ |archive-date=20 August 2011 |access-date=13 March 2017 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> After reaching 1 billion websites in September 2014, a milestone confirmed by Netcraft in its October 2014 Web Server Survey and that Internet Live Stats was the first to announce—as attested by this tweet from the inventor of the World Wide Web himself, Tim Berners-Lee—the number of websites in the world have subsequently declined, reverting to a level below 1 billion. This is due to the monthly fluctuations in the count of inactive websites. The number of websites continued growing to over 1 billion by March 2016 and has continued growing since.<ref>. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720110402/http://www.internetlivestats.com/total-number-of-websites/|date=20 July 2017}}. ''internetlivestats.com''. Retrieved 14 April 2015.</ref> Netcraft Web Server Survey in January 2020 reported that there are 1,295,973,827 websites and in April 2021 reported that there are 1,212,139,815 sites across 10,939,637 web-facing computers, and 264,469,666 unique domains.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Web Server Survey |url=https://news.netcraft.com/archives/category/web-server-survey/ |access-date=2021-05-17 |website=Netcraft News |language=en-gb |archive-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724033250/https://news.netcraft.com/archives/category/web-server-survey/ |url-status=live}}</ref> An estimated 85 percent of all websites are inactive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deon |date=2020-05-26 |title=How Many Websites Are There Around the World? |url=https://siteefy.com/how-many-websites-are-there/ |access-date=2021-05-17 |website=Siteefy |language=en-US |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517211328/https://siteefy.com/how-many-websites-are-there/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
A website is ] on a computer system known as a ], also called an HTTP server, and these terms can also refer to the software that runs on these systems and that retrieves and delivers the web pages in response to requests from the website users. ] is the most commonly used web server software (according to ] statistics) and ]'s ] is also commonly used. Some alternatives, such as ], ] or ], are fully functional and lightweight.


==Static website== ==Static website==
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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 ] (HTML); ] (CSS) are used to control appearance beyond basic HTML. Images are commonly used to create the desired appearance and as part of the main content. Audio or video might also be considered "static" content if it plays automatically or is generally non-interactive. 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. Simple forms or marketing examples of websites, such as a ''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 navigation menus.
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.


Static websites may still use ]s (SSI) as an editing convenience, such as sharing a common menu bar across many pages. As the site's behavior ''to the reader'' is still static, this is not considered a dynamic site.
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 via 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.

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.

They are edited using four broad categories of software:

*]s, such as ] or ], where content and HTML markup are manipulated directly within the editor program
* ] offline editors, such as ] and ] (previously Macromedia Dreamweaver), with which the site is edited using a ] interface and the final HTML markup is generated automatically by the editor software
* WYSIWYG online editors which create media rich online presentation like web pages, widgets, intro, blogs, and other documents.
* Template-based editors, such as ] and ], which allow users to quickly create and upload web pages to a web server without detailed HTML knowledge, as they pick a suitable template from a palette and add pictures and text to it in a ] fashion without direct manipulation of ].


==Dynamic website== ==Dynamic website==
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A dynamic website is one that changes or customizes itself frequently and automatically, based on certain criteria.
A dynamic website is one that changes or customizes itself frequently and automatically. Server-side dynamic pages are generated "on the fly" by computer code that produces the HTML (CSS are responsible for appearance and thus, are static files). There are a wide range of software systems, such as ], ] and ] (JSP), ] and ] (CFML) that are available to generate ]. Various ]s and ]s are available for general-use ]s like ], ], ] and ] to make it faster and easier to create complex dynamic websites.


A site can display the current state of a dialogue between users, monitor a changing situation, or provide information in some way personalized to the requirements of the individual user. For example, when the front page of a news site is requested, the code running on the webserver might combine stored HTML fragments with news stories retrieved from a ] or another website via ] to produce a page that includes the latest information. Dynamic sites can be interactive by using ], storing and reading back ], or by creating a series of pages that reflect the previous history of clicks. Another example of dynamic content is when a retail website with a database of media products allows a user to input a search request, e.g. for the keyword ]. In response, the content of the Web page will spontaneously change the way it looked before, and will then display a list of Beatles products like CDs, DVDs, and books. ] uses ] code to instruct the Web browser how to interactively modify the page contents. One way to simulate a certain type of dynamic website while avoiding the performance loss of initiating the dynamic engine on a per-user or per-connection basis is to periodically automatically regenerate a large series of static pages.
Dynamic websites can have two types of dynamic activity: Code and Content. Dynamic code is invisible or behind the scenes and dynamic content is visible or fully displayed.


==Multimedia and interactive content==
===Dynamic code===
Early websites had only text, and soon after, images. Web browser ]s were then used to add audio, video, and interactivity (such as for a ] that mirrors the complexity of a desktop application like a word processor). Examples of such plug-ins are ], ], ], and ]. ] includes provisions for audio and video without plugins. JavaScript is also built into most modern web browsers, and allows for website creators to send code to the web browser that instructs it how to interactively modify page content and communicate with the web server if needed. The browser's internal representation of the content is known as the ] (DOM).
The first type is a web page with dynamic code. The code is constructed dynamically on the fly using active programming language instead of plain, static HTML.


] (Web Graphics Library) is a modern JavaScript API for rendering interactive 3D graphics without the use of plug-ins. It allows interactive content such as 3D animations, visualizations and video explainers to presented users in the most intuitive way.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khronos.org/webgl/|title=OpenGL ES for the Web|website=khronos.org|date=19 July 2011|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-date=15 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215025546/http://www.khronos.org/webgl/|url-status=live}}</ref>
A website with dynamic code refers to its construction or how it is built, and more specifically refers to the code used to create a single web page. A dynamic web page is generated on the fly by piecing together certain blocks of code, procedures or routines. A dynamically-generated web page would recall various bits of information from a database and put them together in a pre-defined format to present the reader with a coherent page. It interacts with users in a variety of ways including by reading cookies recognizing users' previous history, session variables, server side variables etc., or by using direct interaction (form elements, mouse overs, etc.). A site can display the current state of a dialogue between users, monitor a changing situation, or provide information in some way personalized to the requirements of the individual user.


A 2010-era trend in websites called "responsive design" has given the best viewing experience as it provides a device-based layout for users. These websites change their layout according to the device or mobile platform, thus giving a rich user experience.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/design-and-ui/responsive/|title=Responsive Web Design Basics - Web|website=Google Developers|access-date=13 March 2017|author=Pete LePage|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305050613/https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/design-and-ui/responsive/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Dynamic content===
The second type is a website with dynamic content displayed in plain view. Variable content is displayed dynamically on the fly based on certain criteria, usually by retrieving content stored in a database.


==Types==
A website with dynamic content refers to how its messages, text, images and other information are displayed on the web page, and more specifically how its content changes at any given moment. The web page content varies based on certain criteria, either pre-defined rules or variable user input. For example, a website with a database of news articles can use a pre-defined rule which tells it to display all news articles for today's date. This type of dynamic website will automatically show the most current news articles on any given date. Another example of dynamic content is when a retail website with a database of media products allows a user to input a search request for the keyword Beatles. In response, the content of the web page will spontaneously change the way it looked before, and will then display a list of Beatles products like CDs, DVDs and books.
Websites can be divided into two broad categories—static and interactive. Interactive sites are part of the ] community of sites and allow for interactivity between the site owner and site visitors or users. Static sites serve or capture information but do not allow engagement with the audience or users directly. Some websites are informational or produced by enthusiasts or for personal use or entertainment. Many websites do aim to make money using one or more business models, including:


* Posting interesting content and selling ] either through direct sales or through an advertising network.
===Purpose of dynamic websites===
* ]: products or services are purchased directly through the website
The main purpose of a dynamic website is automation. A dynamic website can operate more effectively, be built more efficiently and is easier to maintain, update and expand. It is much simpler to build a template and a database than to build hundreds or thousands of individual, static HTML web pages.
* Advertising products or services available at a ]

* ]: basic content is available for free, but premium content requires a payment (e.g., ] website, it is an open-source platform to build a blog or website).
==Software systems==
* Some websites require user registration or ] to access the content. Examples of ] include many business sites, news websites, ] websites, gaming websites, file-sharing websites, ], Web-based ], ] websites, websites providing real-time ] data, as well as sites providing various other services.
There is a wide range of software systems, such as ] ], ] (JSP), the ], ], ], and ] ], ], ] (ASP), YUMA and ] (CFML) that are available to generate dynamic web systems and dynamic sites. Sites may also include content that is retrieved from one or more ]s or by using ]-based technologies such as ].

Static content may also be dynamically generated either periodically, or if certain conditions for regeneration occur (cached) in order to avoid the performance loss of initiating the dynamic engine on a per-user or per-connection basis.

]s are available to expand the features and abilities of web browsers to show ''active content'' or even create ]s. Examples of such plug-ins are ], ], ] or ]s written in ]. ] also provides for user interactivity and realtime element updating within web pages (i.e., pages don't have to be loaded or reloaded to effect any changes), mainly using the ] (DOM) and ], support which is built-in to most modern web browsers.

Turning a website into an income source is a common practice for web developers and website owners. There are several methods for creating a website business which fall into two broad categories, as defined below.

===Content-based sites===
Some websites derive revenue by selling advertising space on their site either through direct sales or through an advertising network. (see ]).

===Product- or service-based sites===
Some websites derive revenue by offering products or services for sale. In the case of ] websites, the products or services may be purchased at the website itself, by entering credit card or other payment information into a payment form on the site. While most business websites serve as a shop window for existing ]es, it is increasingly the case that some websites are businesses in their own right; that is, the products they offer are only available for purchase on the web.

Websites occasionally derive income from a combination of these two practices. For example, a website such as an online auctions website may charge the users of its auction service to list an auction, but also display third-party advertisements on the site, from which it derives further income.

==Spelling==
The form "website" has become the standard spelling, but previously "Web site" (capitalised) and "web site" were also widely used. Some academia, some large ], and some dictionaries still use "Web site", reflecting the origin of the term in the proper name, '']''. There has also been similar debate regarding related terms such as ], ], and ].

Among leading ]s, the ] style guide,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php/W#Web.2C_website|title=Handbook of Journalism|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/InternetWebandOtherPost-WatergateConcerns/InternetWebandOtherPost-WatergateConcerns13.html|title=Internet, Web, and Other Post-Watergate Concerns|publisher=University of Chicago|accessdate=2010-09-18}}</ref> and the ] (since April 2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/12296505018 |title=AP tweets that it will change from Web site to website |accessdate=2010-04-16 |work= }}</ref> all recommend "website".

Among leading dictionaries and encyclopedias, the ] prefers "website", and the ] changed to "website" in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/usage/website?view=uk |title=Ask Oxford: How should the term ''website'' be written in official documents and on the web? |accessdate=2007-02-23 |work=Oxford Dictionaries Online }}</ref> ] also uses "website", but ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/690679/Web-site|title=Web site (computer science)|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|accessdate=2010-09-18}}</ref> (including its ] subsidiary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/website|publisher=Merriam-Webster|title=Website - Definition and More|accessdate=2010-09-18}}</ref>) uses "Web site".

Among leading language-usage commentators, '']'' acknowledges that "website" is the standard form,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lisagoldresearch.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/ap-stylebook-surrenders-the-battle-over-web-site-vs-website/|author=Lisa Gold|title=AP Stylebook surrenders the battle over “Web site” vs. “website”|accessdate=2010-08-05|date=2010-04-17}}</ref> but ], of ], argues for using "Web site" in his books and on his website<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theslot.com/email.html |title=The Slot—Sharp Points: Here We Go Again—Eeee! |accessdate=2007-02-25 |work= }}</ref> (however, The Washington Post itself uses "website"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/|title=The Washington Post|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=2010-08-05|first1=David|last1=Nakamura|first2=Peter|last2=Wallsten|first3=N.C.|last3=Aizenman&}}</ref>).

Among major internet technology companies and corporations, ] uses "website" and occasionally "web site",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.aspx|publisher=Microsoft|title=Microsoft Windows|accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/ff468705.aspx|publisher=Microsoft|title=Internet Explorer 9 Preview Builds|accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/StudioUltimate_Overview.aspx|publisher=Microsoft|title=Microsoft (R) Expression (R)|accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref> ] uses "website",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apple.com/sitemap/|publisher=Apple|title=Site Map|accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref> and ] uses "website".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com/intl/en/services/|publisher=Google|title=Welcome to Google Business Solutions|accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref>

==Types of websites==
Websites can be divided into two broad categories - static and interactive. Interactive sites are part of the ] community of sites, and allow for interactivity between the site owner and site visitors. Static sites serve or capture information but do not allow engagement with the audience directly.

There are many varieties of websites, each specializing in a particular type of content or use, and they may be arbitrarily classified in any number of ways. A few such classifications might include:{{Or|date=September 2007}}
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|''']'''
|A site, typically few in pages, whose purpose is to sell a third party's product. The seller receives a commission for facilitating the sale.
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|''']'''
|Enabled ] that renders not only its custom ] but also syndicated content from other content providers for an agreed fee. There are usually three relationship tiers. ]
|(e.g., ]), ] (e.g., ]) and consumer (e.g., ]).
|-
|''']'''
|Used to preserve valuable electronic content threatened with extinction. Two examples are: ], which since 1996 has preserved billions of old (and new) web pages; and ], which in early 2005 was archiving over 845,000,000 messages posted to ] news/discussion groups.
|], ]
|-
|''']'''
|A site created specifically to attack visitors computers on their first visit to a website by downloading a file (usually a ]). These websites rely on unsuspecting users with poor anti-virus protection in their computers.
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|'''] (web log)'''
|Sites generally used to post online diaries which may include discussion forums (e.g., ], ]). Many bloggers use blogs like an editorial section of a newspaper to express their ideas on anything ranging from politics to religion to video games to parenting, along with anything in between. Some bloggers are professional bloggers and they are paid to blog about a certain subject, and they are usually found on news sites.
|
|-
|'''Brand building site'''
|A site with the purpose of creating an experience of a brand online. These sites usually do not sell anything, but focus on building the brand. Brand building sites are most common for low-value, high-volume ] (FMCG).
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|''']'''
|A website whose information revolves around a ]. This sites can be official (endorsed by the celebrity) or fan made (run by his/her fan, fans, without implicit endorsement).
|]
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|''']'''
|A website that allows the visitor to donate to charity simply by clicking on a button or answering a question correctly. An advertiser usually donates to the charity for each correct answer generated.
|], ], ]
|-
|''']'''
|A site where persons with similar interests communicate with each other, usually by ] or message boards.
|], ], ]
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|'''] site'''
|Sites whose business is the creation and distribution of original content
|(e.g., ], ]).
|-
|''']'''
|Used to provide background information about a business, organization, or service.
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|''']'''
|A site where users can find other single people looking for long range relationships, dating, or just friends.
|Many of them are pay per services such as ] and ], but there are many free or partially free dating sites. Most dating sites today have the functionality of social networking websites.
|-
|'''] (e-commerce) site'''
|A site offering goods and services for ] and enabling online transactions for such sales.
|
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|''']'''
|A site where people discuss various topics.
|
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|''']'''
|A website designed specifically for use as a Gallery, these may be an art gallery or photo gallery and of commercial or non-commercial nature.
|
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|''']'''
|A website made by the local, state, department or national government of a country. Usually these sites also operate websites that are intended to inform tourists or support tourism.
|For example, Richmond.com is the ] for ].
|-
|''']'''
|A site devoted to the criticism of a person, place, corporation, government, or institution.
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|''']'''<br>
''']'''
|A site that lets users play online games. Some enable people to gamble online.
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|''']'''
|Satirizes, parodies or otherwise exists solely to amuse.
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|'''Information site'''
|Most websites could fit in this type of website to some extent many of them are not necessarily for commercial purposes
|], Free Internet Lexicon and Encyclopedia. Most government, educational and nonprofit institutions have an informational site.
|-
|'''] site'''
|A site that enables users to upload and view media such as ], ], and ]
|], ], ] and ]
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|'''] site'''
|A website that is the replication of another website. This type of websites are used as a response to spikes in user visitors. Mirror sites are most commonly used to provide multiple sources of the same information, and are of particular value as a way of providing reliable access to large downloads.
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|''']'''
|A short and simple form of blogging. Microblogs are limited to certain amounts of characters and works similar to a status update on ]
| ]
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|''']'''
|Similar to an information site, but dedicated to dispensing news, politics, and commentary.
|]
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Set of related web pages served from a single domain For the Internet domain, see .website. For the on-demand archiving service, see WebCite.

The usap.gov website

A website (also written as a web site) is one or more web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, education, commerce, entertainment, or social media. Hyperlinking between web pages guides the navigation of the site, which often starts with a home page. The most-visited sites are Google, YouTube, and Facebook.

All publicly-accessible websites collectively constitute the World Wide Web. There are also private websites that can only be accessed on a private network, such as a company's internal website for its employees. Users can access websites on a range of devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The app used on these devices is called a web browser.

Background

Further information: History of the World Wide Web
The nasa.gov home page in 2015

The World Wide Web (WWW) was created in 1989 by the British CERN computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee. On 30 April 1993, CERN announced that the World Wide Web would be free to use for anyone, contributing to the immense growth of the Web. Before the introduction of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), other protocols such as File Transfer Protocol and the gopher protocol were used to retrieve individual files from a server. These protocols offer a simple directory structure in which the user navigates and where they choose files to download. Documents were most often presented as plain text files without formatting or were encoded in word processor formats.

History

While "web site" was the original spelling (sometimes capitalized "Web site", since "Web" is a proper noun when referring to the World Wide Web), this variant has become rarely used, and "website" has become the standard spelling. All major style guides, such as The Chicago Manual of Style and the AP Stylebook, have reflected this change.

In February 2009, Netcraft, an Internet monitoring company that has tracked Web growth since 1995, reported that there were 215,675,903 websites with domain names and content on them in 2009, compared to just 19,732 websites in August 1995. After reaching 1 billion websites in September 2014, a milestone confirmed by Netcraft in its October 2014 Web Server Survey and that Internet Live Stats was the first to announce—as attested by this tweet from the inventor of the World Wide Web himself, Tim Berners-Lee—the number of websites in the world have subsequently declined, reverting to a level below 1 billion. This is due to the monthly fluctuations in the count of inactive websites. The number of websites continued growing to over 1 billion by March 2016 and has continued growing since. Netcraft Web Server Survey in January 2020 reported that there are 1,295,973,827 websites and in April 2021 reported that there are 1,212,139,815 sites across 10,939,637 web-facing computers, and 264,469,666 unique domains. An estimated 85 percent of all websites are inactive.

Static website

Main article: Static web page

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); Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are used to control appearance beyond basic HTML. Images are commonly used to create the desired appearance and as part of the main content. Audio or video might also be considered "static" content if it plays automatically or is generally non-interactive. 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. Simple forms or marketing examples of websites, such as a 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 navigation menus.

Static websites may still use server side includes (SSI) as an editing convenience, such as sharing a common menu bar across many pages. As the site's behavior to the reader is still static, this is not considered a dynamic site.

Dynamic website

Main articles: Dynamic web page, Web application, and Progressive web app
Server-side programming language usage in 2016

A dynamic website is one that changes or customizes itself frequently and automatically. Server-side dynamic pages are generated "on the fly" by computer code that produces the HTML (CSS are responsible for appearance and thus, are static files). There are a wide range of software systems, such as CGI, Java Servlets and Java Server Pages (JSP), Active Server Pages and ColdFusion (CFML) that are available to generate dynamic Web systems and dynamic sites. Various Web application frameworks and Web template systems are available for general-use programming languages like Perl, PHP, Python and Ruby to make it faster and easier to create complex dynamic websites.

A site can display the current state of a dialogue between users, monitor a changing situation, or provide information in some way personalized to the requirements of the individual user. For example, when the front page of a news site is requested, the code running on the webserver might combine stored HTML fragments with news stories retrieved from a database or another website via RSS to produce a page that includes the latest information. Dynamic sites can be interactive by using HTML forms, storing and reading back browser cookies, or by creating a series of pages that reflect the previous history of clicks. Another example of dynamic content is when a retail website with a database of media products allows a user to input a search request, e.g. for the keyword Beatles. In response, the content of the Web page will spontaneously change the way it looked before, and will then display a list of Beatles products like CDs, DVDs, and books. Dynamic HTML uses JavaScript code to instruct the Web browser how to interactively modify the page contents. One way to simulate a certain type of dynamic website while avoiding the performance loss of initiating the dynamic engine on a per-user or per-connection basis is to periodically automatically regenerate a large series of static pages.

Multimedia and interactive content

Early websites had only text, and soon after, images. Web browser plug-ins were then used to add audio, video, and interactivity (such as for a rich Web application that mirrors the complexity of a desktop application like a word processor). Examples of such plug-ins are Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Shockwave Player, and Java SE. HTML 5 includes provisions for audio and video without plugins. JavaScript is also built into most modern web browsers, and allows for website creators to send code to the web browser that instructs it how to interactively modify page content and communicate with the web server if needed. The browser's internal representation of the content is known as the Document Object Model (DOM).

WebGL (Web Graphics Library) is a modern JavaScript API for rendering interactive 3D graphics without the use of plug-ins. It allows interactive content such as 3D animations, visualizations and video explainers to presented users in the most intuitive way.

A 2010-era trend in websites called "responsive design" has given the best viewing experience as it provides a device-based layout for users. These websites change their layout according to the device or mobile platform, thus giving a rich user experience.

Types

Websites can be divided into two broad categories—static and interactive. Interactive sites are part of the Web 2.0 community of sites and allow for interactivity between the site owner and site visitors or users. Static sites serve or capture information but do not allow engagement with the audience or users directly. Some websites are informational or produced by enthusiasts or for personal use or entertainment. Many websites do aim to make money using one or more business models, including:

See also

References

  1. "Tim Berners-Lee". W3C. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "home of the first website". info.cern.ch. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  3. Cailliau, Robert. "A Little History of the World Wide Web". W3C. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2007.
  4. "Internet, Web, and Other Post-Watergate Concerns". The Chicago Manual of Style. University of Chicago. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  5. AP Stylebook (16 April 2010). "Responding to reader input, we are changing Web site to website. This appears on Stylebook Online today and in the 2010 book next month" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 March 2019 – via Twitter.
  6. "Web Server Survey". Netcraft. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  7. A total number of Websites | Internet live stats. Archived 20 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. internetlivestats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  8. "Web Server Survey". Netcraft News. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. Deon (26 May 2020). "How Many Websites Are There Around the World? [2021]". Siteefy. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. "OpenGL ES for the Web". khronos.org. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. Pete LePage. "Responsive Web Design Basics - Web". Google Developers. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

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