Learning HTML in Basic and Small Catholic Web Site Development
Introduction
HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is the computer language
that lies beneath all Web documents, or pages on the World Wide Web. If
you want to build a Catholic web site, and develop a sizable network, there
is need to learn HTML and build Catholic web pages of your own. This web site
suggests a good source for learning HTML - the book "HTML Complete", by Sybex.
This is not the only source. You can also search for tutorials given
for free online using the search phrase "free html tutorials".
Basic format
The basic format of an HTML web page is as follows:
<html>
<head>
<title>Your Catholic Family Web Site Title on the Net</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Your message on the Net.</p>
</body>
</html>
HTML in more detail
There are many other elements that go into a web page using HTML.
The complete and detailed html page is given below:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>Your Catholic Family Web Site Title on the Net</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
<meta name="Author" content="Author information">
<meta name="Description" content="Your description">
<meta name="Keywords" content="keyword1, keyword2...">
<meta name="Robots" content="index,follow">
<base href="http://www.yourdomain.net/">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="yourstylesheet.css">
</head>
<body>
<p>Your message about the Catholic faith on the Net.</p>
</body>
</html>
The DOCTYPE declaration (in the first line of an html page) is
an important element of the html page. This declaration is important
for validating your html page with the W3C's validation standards.
General description of the codes and some tips
The information between the <head> and </head> tags are not visible
when your page is uploaded in the browser. However, the information
you will place within them are very important factors in the indexing
of your html page in the search engines.
For our Catholic purposes, there is an advantage to making "catholic"
the first word in your description meta tag, <meta name="Description"
content="Catholic....">. And it is also an advantage to make it the first
key word, in your key word meta tag, <meta name="Keywords" content="catholic....">.
The more key phrases that you place with the word "catholic" in the key word
meta tag, the higher the possibility of your web page obtaining a high
ranking in the results pages of a search engine query. This same principle
holds true also for the text between the body tags of your html page. In
fact, it is in the number of "catholic" key phrases which you use in the
body of your html page, which will determine what "catholic" key words and
key phrases are to be placed in your description meta tag and your key
word meta tag. (Tip: Popular key words and key phrases using the "catholic"
term are - "catholic churches", "catholic saints", and "catholic schools".
If you write an article with a theme related to these key phrases, you
can make your html page rank high in the search engines so as to obtain
more traffic to your Catholic web site).
Balance and harmony in your Catholic web site
In writing text in the body of our html page, we should aim for balance
and harmony - i.e., writing for both the reader and the search
engines in mind. If we write for the sake of the reader only, we might
lose the SEO (search engine optimization) advantage of using our popular
"catholic" key words and key phrases. On the other hand, if we write our
text with the search engines only in mind, we may forget the sense of service
that is needed to help our readers understand the meaning we want to convey,
and also become unaware that the content we produce may sound unnatural
and mechanical. The ideal therefore is to strike a good balance and harmony
between these two aims.
To help you find a good balance,
www.ranks.nl, can give a precise gauge
in how the key word density of your "catholic" key word balances and
harmonizes in the entire html page. A key word density between 5% to 8% is
a good balance.
More resources online for your Catholic web site
There are many other details needed in order to produce an
excellent web page that is helpful both to your reader, and at the same time
aesthetically pleasing (as regards to web design) to the internet public
at large. For a complete list of books and link resources to help you with
producing quality designed html web pages, you can check them at
Web Resources. This is just a starter
list. You can also use the search engines for other information that you
will need in producing your HTML page. With the search query "free html
classes", you will already reap a lot of results in your search.
Summary
We are all aware of the fact that the Web is progressing at such high
exponential rates. For those of you who need to learn the basics of
web development, then web 1.0 technology is the technology that will
build a solid foundation for the Catholic web site you want to build and
network with other Catholics online. Web 1.0 technology is all the
foundational technology that has been developed before the
Web 2.0
technology revolution - (i.e., social bookmarking, social networking, and
sites that make the web highly interactive among people from both all over
the world). So, before you plan to embark on starting a Web 2.0 network, it
is good to learn first the basics of web 1.0 technology, so that your
Catholic web site and its network will be steadfastly built on solid ground
on the Web. And these basic and foundational ground starts with learning
HTML well and proficiently.
If you need extra help on a certain HTML issue which has you bogged
down, do not hesitate to send a message at the email address of our
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you need on the subject of HTML, and how it is applied in
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