Old templates, bits and pieces
Once again wishing I had some templates from back in the early internet to provide people as an intro to website making. Sure everyone says CSS isn't that hard but it's difficult to people that are already intimidated by the process. Even if the pages themselves are easy to work on in a text editor it's frustrating to people that may want to customize the look of their site beyond image swapping. It's simply easier and less of a hurdle to give people the tools to make basic HTML sites than it is to point them to W3schools and tell them to have fun.
So I'm trying to compile a sort of reference of classic HTML template pre-2010 at the latest. Things with no JS, no bootstrap, and nothing that is pure CSS.
https://templated.co/44 This place has a few templates from 2006
http://ann-s-thesia.com/eyesites.shtml
This site is practically frozen in time, old templates but most of them are blog-oriented. If I had expendable income I'd contact the site owner to purchase all the templates ever made for the sake of preservation.
http://www.ironspider.ca/freetemplates/index.htm
Some absolutely classic simple website types, the site itself even has a basic 'how to make a webpage' tutorial with simple HTML introduction. I doubt it's been touched in 10 years and frankly finding little pockets like this is an absolute joy.
Itemizing a few free, GUI based HTML editors, though I may actually make a post later that goes way more in-depth about these, along with some paid services. I just need to save these somewhere, for now, to reference for that later.
https://htmlpen.com/
real-time WYSIWYG editor, like code pen except doesn't need any kind of account and has a WYSIWYG. Being able to see the results of the code on the screen is such a valuable asset for learning something new.
http://bluegriffon.org/
A classic, like something in between Netscape/Sea Monkey Composer and pre-adobe Dreamweaver.
https://mobirise.com/
This is the start of the 'Website Builder' format, similar to places like Wix, Weebly, and Squarespace. This one in particular heavily relies on assets on templates and there are not a lot of free options. Uses bootstrap, not the best option if you're using neocities.
https://pingendo.com/
This has a free and low cost paid version. The biggest thing about its Free version is that it's time-gated, the paid version is a monthly fee. It too is a 'website builder' format editor but far more robust than MobiRise with more template options and a lot of ways to change things despite the templates offered. It also uses bootstrap so once again, maybe not the best option when using Neocities.
https://www.openelement.com/
A free WYSIWYG editor that is the most post-adobe Dreamweaver-like. It can be a bit of a flight deck to people not sure what they're looking at, but if you're familiar with post-adobe Dreamweaver it shouldn't be confusing. It also offers templates but they're not a required part of the application, you can make a site without a template but it too uses bootstrap.
https://editor.silex.me/
Another completely online website editor except this one is in the 'website builder' category. In some ways, it's much more clear and concise than the last 2, with distinct borders over every element and bits and pieces you can drag anywhere. It only appears to be possible to save it to a service like GitHub or dropbox, or uploaded via FTP.
https://indieweb.org/Getting_Started
throwing this down to remind me
It's sad that it's so difficult to find examples of website trends of the early 00's. It was such a fun and experimental time, Deviantart is about the only place
Content put in unusual or non-standard places on the page
https://www.deviantart.com/d-a-g-g-y/art/WEBSITE-interface-trendy-hig-7362
https://www.deviantart.com/renoiro/art/Renoiro-Homepage-4-th-design-117131
https://www.deviantart.com/bokis/art/DBMH-Design-443896
https://www.deviantart.com/aethrae/art/AethraeRoss-Layout-1799653
https://www.deviantart.com/my4a4oc/art/Voxnet-site-1740436
https://www.deviantart.com/nokturnalin/art/Welcome-Genesis-2453385
Over Designed Techy looking sites for games
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Eve-Online-Template-3907
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Crysis-Template-26641
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Halo-template-79716
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Quake-Wars-Template-685964
How does one even begin to describe this layout that was so common with businesses
https://www.deviantart.com/konckek/art/Net-Cirque-v2-4958
https://www.deviantart.com/splat/art/Breakfree-Web-Site-194779
EMBOSSED BUTTONS/TABLES
https://www.deviantart.com/electic/art/Visions-Of-Future-V2-8806
https://www.deviantart.com/7shadows/art/BRS2-DOT-NET-152566
https://www.deviantart.com/disaster/art/T-Projects-v3-Interface-1757682
https://www.deviantart.com/deonya/art/The-Source-1791859
https://www.deviantart.com/savagesociety/art/cyberzone-update-1755413
https://www.deviantart.com/ispec/art/ev0lute-v2-2009441
https://www.deviantart.com/beastieboy/art/Makeup-school-web-design-v1-1997289
https://www.deviantart.com/smar/art/SMAR-Designs-New-website-1805978
https://www.deviantart.com/theste/art/savLAN-10-default-skin-2507541
The Professional sites
https://www.deviantart.com/cgrater/art/Gamingfusion-5137
https://www.deviantart.com/electic/art/Deep-Art-8722
https://www.deviantart.com/pyromanian/art/Client-site-Sports-council-2-2221472
https://www.deviantart.com/stealthcow/art/Untold-Earth-website-design-2264291
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/Molesoftware-2213740
https://www.deviantart.com/alisaan/art/TRG-homepage1-2194291
https://www.deviantart.com/pyromanian/art/Client-site-Sports-council-1-2221437
https://www.deviantart.com/pyromanian/art/Elektromic-website-layout-2558786
https://www.deviantart.com/xkromosom/art/Inet-Layout-2316876
https://www.deviantart.com/phazexer0/art/HostPRO-2469766
https://www.deviantart.com/simbious/art/Massive-4ttack-Team-WebSite-2377602
https://www.deviantart.com/alisaan/art/Template-for-Softwise-2382026
https://www.deviantart.com/samurai007/art/delta-contracting-corp-web-2819579
https://www.deviantart.com/sumopiggy/art/Moa-Design-Ver3-3153978
Minimal with thin borders and splashes of images
https://www.deviantart.com/mike45/art/PlayStation-2-Cheat-Site-8974
https://www.deviantart.com/phoenix2k/art/Sarastus-Web-Site-Release-1-292626
https://www.deviantart.com/opie/art/MaDCoWStudiOs-ver9-487997
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/bse-bg-1006099
https://www.deviantart.com/aboyon/art/My-Website-project-BIGGER-1782288
https://www.deviantart.com/-kp-/art/monStars-website-1786876
https://www.deviantart.com/beatone/art/BeatOne-v-0019-Alpha-1781509
https://www.deviantart.com/kimmo/art/Pixelblur-dot-com-beta-design-2024776
https://www.deviantart.com/x3nwebby/art/Webby-Webdesign-v1-2101392
iFrames
https://www.deviantart.com/ron-douglas/art/bleed-fall-burn-decay-630551
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/Outlines-first-site-2000-1079820
https://www.deviantart.com/nikochan/art/Digital-Honey-net-1299556
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/Brita-Bulgaria-1255631
https://www.deviantart.com/pesek/art/DJ-Olis-Web-Beta-1328414
https://www.deviantart.com/ridethestars/art/timeinice-dot-org-version-1-1564451
https://www.deviantart.com/baseq2/art/Art-Of-1750702
https://www.deviantart.com/panchan/art/July-2001-Cyan-BlueDOTcom-1768946
https://www.deviantart.com/panchan/art/Sep-2002-Cyan-BlueDOTcom-1769185
https://www.deviantart.com/panchan/art/Jan-Feb-2003-Cyan-BlueDOTcom-1769240
Intensely over-designed layouts with tiny windows
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Mechanic-Template-17373
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Alien-interface-template-14005
THAT ONE SPECIFIC TABLE LAYOUT FORMAT
https://www.deviantart.com/omisgirl/art/Winter-Skies-v-KKJ-1764624
https://www.deviantart.com/cooj/art/cooj89-dot-com-layout-2487055
That wrap around thing people did with navigation bars and headers
https://www.deviantart.com/life2love/art/Poetic-Neurosis-v1-1938137
https://www.deviantart.com/drau/art/Layout-for-Eternal-Sanctuary-1996355
https://www.deviantart.com/coatesy/art/Teckno-Dream-2694084
All the text scrunched into a single spot on the whole dang page
https://www.deviantart.com/bet4/art/dirty-dancing-2775912
https://www.deviantart.com/bet4/art/storm-2775894
https://www.deviantart.com/bet4/art/rockstar-2775904
https://www.deviantart.com/fusionnu/art/Exit-13-net-Version-5-3393940
https://www.deviantart.com/vexa/art/Angel-of-the-Silence-4531232
https://www.deviantart.com/svunnig/art/WD-Storyteller-dot-nu-1014697
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/VHCS-971193
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/OUT-Lines-1039207
So I'm trying to compile a sort of reference of classic HTML template pre-2010 at the latest. Things with no JS, no bootstrap, and nothing that is pure CSS.
https://templated.co/44 This place has a few templates from 2006
http://ann-s-thesia.com/eyesites.shtml
This site is practically frozen in time, old templates but most of them are blog-oriented. If I had expendable income I'd contact the site owner to purchase all the templates ever made for the sake of preservation.
http://www.ironspider.ca/freetemplates/index.htm
Some absolutely classic simple website types, the site itself even has a basic 'how to make a webpage' tutorial with simple HTML introduction. I doubt it's been touched in 10 years and frankly finding little pockets like this is an absolute joy.
Itemizing a few free, GUI based HTML editors, though I may actually make a post later that goes way more in-depth about these, along with some paid services. I just need to save these somewhere, for now, to reference for that later.
https://htmlpen.com/
real-time WYSIWYG editor, like code pen except doesn't need any kind of account and has a WYSIWYG. Being able to see the results of the code on the screen is such a valuable asset for learning something new.
http://bluegriffon.org/
A classic, like something in between Netscape/Sea Monkey Composer and pre-adobe Dreamweaver.
https://mobirise.com/
This is the start of the 'Website Builder' format, similar to places like Wix, Weebly, and Squarespace. This one in particular heavily relies on assets on templates and there are not a lot of free options. Uses bootstrap, not the best option if you're using neocities.
https://pingendo.com/
This has a free and low cost paid version. The biggest thing about its Free version is that it's time-gated, the paid version is a monthly fee. It too is a 'website builder' format editor but far more robust than MobiRise with more template options and a lot of ways to change things despite the templates offered. It also uses bootstrap so once again, maybe not the best option when using Neocities.
https://www.openelement.com/
A free WYSIWYG editor that is the most post-adobe Dreamweaver-like. It can be a bit of a flight deck to people not sure what they're looking at, but if you're familiar with post-adobe Dreamweaver it shouldn't be confusing. It also offers templates but they're not a required part of the application, you can make a site without a template but it too uses bootstrap.
https://editor.silex.me/
Another completely online website editor except this one is in the 'website builder' category. In some ways, it's much more clear and concise than the last 2, with distinct borders over every element and bits and pieces you can drag anywhere. It only appears to be possible to save it to a service like GitHub or dropbox, or uploaded via FTP.
https://indieweb.org/Getting_Started
throwing this down to remind me
It's sad that it's so difficult to find examples of website trends of the early 00's. It was such a fun and experimental time, Deviantart is about the only place
Content put in unusual or non-standard places on the page
https://www.deviantart.com/d-a-g-g-y/art/WEBSITE-interface-trendy-hig-7362
https://www.deviantart.com/renoiro/art/Renoiro-Homepage-4-th-design-117131
https://www.deviantart.com/bokis/art/DBMH-Design-443896
https://www.deviantart.com/aethrae/art/AethraeRoss-Layout-1799653
https://www.deviantart.com/my4a4oc/art/Voxnet-site-1740436
https://www.deviantart.com/nokturnalin/art/Welcome-Genesis-2453385
Over Designed Techy looking sites for games
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Eve-Online-Template-3907
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Crysis-Template-26641
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Halo-template-79716
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Quake-Wars-Template-685964
How does one even begin to describe this layout that was so common with businesses
https://www.deviantart.com/konckek/art/Net-Cirque-v2-4958
https://www.deviantart.com/splat/art/Breakfree-Web-Site-194779
EMBOSSED BUTTONS/TABLES
https://www.deviantart.com/electic/art/Visions-Of-Future-V2-8806
https://www.deviantart.com/7shadows/art/BRS2-DOT-NET-152566
https://www.deviantart.com/disaster/art/T-Projects-v3-Interface-1757682
https://www.deviantart.com/deonya/art/The-Source-1791859
https://www.deviantart.com/savagesociety/art/cyberzone-update-1755413
https://www.deviantart.com/ispec/art/ev0lute-v2-2009441
https://www.deviantart.com/beastieboy/art/Makeup-school-web-design-v1-1997289
https://www.deviantart.com/smar/art/SMAR-Designs-New-website-1805978
https://www.deviantart.com/theste/art/savLAN-10-default-skin-2507541
The Professional sites
https://www.deviantart.com/cgrater/art/Gamingfusion-5137
https://www.deviantart.com/electic/art/Deep-Art-8722
https://www.deviantart.com/pyromanian/art/Client-site-Sports-council-2-2221472
https://www.deviantart.com/stealthcow/art/Untold-Earth-website-design-2264291
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/Molesoftware-2213740
https://www.deviantart.com/alisaan/art/TRG-homepage1-2194291
https://www.deviantart.com/pyromanian/art/Client-site-Sports-council-1-2221437
https://www.deviantart.com/pyromanian/art/Elektromic-website-layout-2558786
https://www.deviantart.com/xkromosom/art/Inet-Layout-2316876
https://www.deviantart.com/phazexer0/art/HostPRO-2469766
https://www.deviantart.com/simbious/art/Massive-4ttack-Team-WebSite-2377602
https://www.deviantart.com/alisaan/art/Template-for-Softwise-2382026
https://www.deviantart.com/samurai007/art/delta-contracting-corp-web-2819579
https://www.deviantart.com/sumopiggy/art/Moa-Design-Ver3-3153978
Minimal with thin borders and splashes of images
https://www.deviantart.com/mike45/art/PlayStation-2-Cheat-Site-8974
https://www.deviantart.com/phoenix2k/art/Sarastus-Web-Site-Release-1-292626
https://www.deviantart.com/opie/art/MaDCoWStudiOs-ver9-487997
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/bse-bg-1006099
https://www.deviantart.com/aboyon/art/My-Website-project-BIGGER-1782288
https://www.deviantart.com/-kp-/art/monStars-website-1786876
https://www.deviantart.com/beatone/art/BeatOne-v-0019-Alpha-1781509
https://www.deviantart.com/kimmo/art/Pixelblur-dot-com-beta-design-2024776
https://www.deviantart.com/x3nwebby/art/Webby-Webdesign-v1-2101392
iFrames
https://www.deviantart.com/ron-douglas/art/bleed-fall-burn-decay-630551
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/Outlines-first-site-2000-1079820
https://www.deviantart.com/nikochan/art/Digital-Honey-net-1299556
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/Brita-Bulgaria-1255631
https://www.deviantart.com/pesek/art/DJ-Olis-Web-Beta-1328414
https://www.deviantart.com/ridethestars/art/timeinice-dot-org-version-1-1564451
https://www.deviantart.com/baseq2/art/Art-Of-1750702
https://www.deviantart.com/panchan/art/July-2001-Cyan-BlueDOTcom-1768946
https://www.deviantart.com/panchan/art/Sep-2002-Cyan-BlueDOTcom-1769185
https://www.deviantart.com/panchan/art/Jan-Feb-2003-Cyan-BlueDOTcom-1769240
Intensely over-designed layouts with tiny windows
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Mechanic-Template-17373
https://www.deviantart.com/karsten/art/Alien-interface-template-14005
THAT ONE SPECIFIC TABLE LAYOUT FORMAT
https://www.deviantart.com/omisgirl/art/Winter-Skies-v-KKJ-1764624
https://www.deviantart.com/cooj/art/cooj89-dot-com-layout-2487055
That wrap around thing people did with navigation bars and headers
https://www.deviantart.com/life2love/art/Poetic-Neurosis-v1-1938137
https://www.deviantart.com/drau/art/Layout-for-Eternal-Sanctuary-1996355
https://www.deviantart.com/coatesy/art/Teckno-Dream-2694084
All the text scrunched into a single spot on the whole dang page
https://www.deviantart.com/bet4/art/dirty-dancing-2775912
https://www.deviantart.com/bet4/art/storm-2775894
https://www.deviantart.com/bet4/art/rockstar-2775904
https://www.deviantart.com/fusionnu/art/Exit-13-net-Version-5-3393940
https://www.deviantart.com/vexa/art/Angel-of-the-Silence-4531232
https://www.deviantart.com/svunnig/art/WD-Storyteller-dot-nu-1014697
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/VHCS-971193
https://www.deviantart.com/outlines/art/OUT-Lines-1039207