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Web Development for Scholarly Projects and Portfolios @ Pitt

A guide for getting started with web development projects, including listings of tools for creating websites, recommendations for hosting services, and helpful resources.

Self-Hosted CMS

Content Management Systems (CMSs) bundle the domain, hosting, and content management and often offer customizable themes, templates, and plugins in a drag and drop interface. Self-hosted CMSs provide even more extensive customization and control. However, they may require a hosting service, such as Reclaim Hosting. Some coding knowledge is helpful for building sites using CMSs, especially HTML and CSS, but also JavaScript and PHP.