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Web page creation by editing a template in GitHub (Coursera)

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Web page creation by editing a template in GitHub (Coursera)

"Web page creation by editing a template in GitHub" : Creating Basic Website from Scratch. We will create a template repository from the basic concepts of HTML and CSS.Using the repository, we will create different webpages to produce a simple website. This website will be customizable according to requirements by using the template feature available in GitHub Repository settings.

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Note:- A basic knowledge of HTML & CSS is required to get the best out of this Guided Project.However,a run-through of the important aspects are provided in Task 1 along with additional resources in the reading section
Services used for this guided project:

  • Deployed/Hosted with GitHub pages

Task list:
Getting started: Overview of simple.html and run-through of the important concepts
Setting up other webpages: Use basic concepts to create different styles of webpages
Creating a website: Creating index.html that will display the homepage and link the other pages
Setting up a template repository: Use this repository as a template repository and reuse the structure for creating different websites.
This Guided Project was created by a Coursera community member.

Learn step-by-step

  • Getting started
  • Setting up other webpages
  • Creating a website
  • Setting up a template repository

In this Guided Project, you will:

  • Learn to use GitHub to host your website
  • Create and personalize a template repository
  • Create your webpage from the template
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