Do you want to have a website with a “login” option for your users for some reason?
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 4:20 am
If you have a static site and want to make a huge change, you have to do it in the code, manually, on every page of the website. That is, if you have a few pages, no problem, but if there are many pages to go through, there is a greater risk of making a mistake or even getting bored, as it takes some time. With dynamic sites, this situation is solved much faster, because you make the changes in one file (we often call this type of file a “template”), click “save” and the changes are automatically propagated to other pages.
User accounts
The only choice in this case is to have a dynamic site so that the code and the database can communicate properly, as static websites do not have this option at all.
Change content
Many people want to be able to change the text and visual content of their website because they have a lot going on. For example, you might have a blog and post regularly, you might have a news section on your website that needs constant updating, or you might just want to control the activity of your website. The fastest way to do this is by part time data using a content management system (CMS) without ever touching the code, and for that you need a dynamic website. If you want to make changes like these to a static website yourself, you definitely need to have some development experience, or again, you can hire a developer to do it for you every time you need something like this.
Final touches
In between these two categories, however, there is a whole range of static/dynamic hybrid sites that are neither completely static nor completely dynamic with elements from both categories. As technological progress is now measured in seconds, the trend is towards merging systems and blurring the once strict boundaries between something that used to be so clearly defined. Perhaps this is the downside of modern times – the variety of having too many options to choose from.
Anyway, the question you need to answer first is what type of website you need. Do you need a website that you intend to use as a business card that will simply showcase your digital presence or do you need it to be a tool to grow your business? If the answer is yes to the former, you need a static website, if the latter, choose a dynamic website. But if you are in the gray area where nothing is so clear, talk to your designer and he will have the right solution for you. A complete understanding of the project is the first step to understanding whether you should choose a static website or a dynamic one. First of all, you need to have good resources before you start.
User accounts
The only choice in this case is to have a dynamic site so that the code and the database can communicate properly, as static websites do not have this option at all.
Change content
Many people want to be able to change the text and visual content of their website because they have a lot going on. For example, you might have a blog and post regularly, you might have a news section on your website that needs constant updating, or you might just want to control the activity of your website. The fastest way to do this is by part time data using a content management system (CMS) without ever touching the code, and for that you need a dynamic website. If you want to make changes like these to a static website yourself, you definitely need to have some development experience, or again, you can hire a developer to do it for you every time you need something like this.
Final touches
In between these two categories, however, there is a whole range of static/dynamic hybrid sites that are neither completely static nor completely dynamic with elements from both categories. As technological progress is now measured in seconds, the trend is towards merging systems and blurring the once strict boundaries between something that used to be so clearly defined. Perhaps this is the downside of modern times – the variety of having too many options to choose from.
Anyway, the question you need to answer first is what type of website you need. Do you need a website that you intend to use as a business card that will simply showcase your digital presence or do you need it to be a tool to grow your business? If the answer is yes to the former, you need a static website, if the latter, choose a dynamic website. But if you are in the gray area where nothing is so clear, talk to your designer and he will have the right solution for you. A complete understanding of the project is the first step to understanding whether you should choose a static website or a dynamic one. First of all, you need to have good resources before you start.