What are templates?
Templates describe a major technical component in the area of website creation. E-commerce sites, portfolios or blogs benefit from templates where the structure of a site is clearly defined from the outset. Simply put, templates are ready-made design templates that have already been programmed. With a suitable template, site creators always have the foundation for a technically flawless website. Most templates are so flexible that they can still be customized. Color, font and other design elements can be freely selected, allowing each template to be used to create a completely unique website that stands out from other sites, even though the same template was used. As most templates are already responsive, a website does not have to be adapted to other end devices during the creation process.
How is a template structured?
The aim of a template is to support the user-friendliness and functionality of a page. As a rule, things like the navigation bar, sidebar, footer, banners and buttons are already integrated. Programmers do not have to deal with complex processes, as HTML and PHP code already take care of most of the tasks in the background. In combination with cascading stylesheets, a template can be formed into a uniform page. The most important functions are usually already integrated in a template, for example:
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Header/Banner
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Navigation
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Categories
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Sidebar
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Posts and subpages
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Search function
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Guestbook/Comments area
With these functions, website operators can already enjoy a stable and secure framework that fulfills the basic functions of a website.
How can a template be customized?
A template gives a website a clear structure. However, depending on the content management system, a template can also be modified to make a page look unique and authentic. Images, content and videos can be added, the font and color can be personalized and if this does not seem sufficient, direct changes can also be made to the source code.
Templates for WordPress
By far the best-known content management system (CMS for short) is without doubt WordPress. Millions of websites on the Internet run on this system, which is why most templates exist for it. It only takes a few clicks to install a template on a fresh page. The design template can be customized via a separate tab in the WordPress dashboard. No specialist knowledge is required for this – colors, navigations and pages can be edited and adapted in no time at all. Templates are particularly attractive because no programming skills are required for editing and customization.
What are the advantages of using a template?
Using a template can save a lot of costs for creating your own design. The code is also largely ready and any changes required can be implemented in just a few simple steps. The functionality is guaranteed and the templates usually have a certain degree of usability.
What is a responsive template?
When selecting a template, care should be taken to ensure that it is a so-called responsive design. Here, the structure, design and layout are always adapted to the respective end device. This means that if a user visits a page on a cell phone, everything is compressed and displayed in such a way that everything is organized on the small display.
