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Build a Real Website: A Step-by-Step Web Development Project

Learn how to plan, code, style, test and publish a responsive website through a practical project using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with clear examples and guided exercises.

540 min9 modulesBeginner friendly
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Free to take. This course does not use any Learning Credits.

What you’ll be able to do

By the end, learners can create, test, improve and publish a responsive website using HTML, CSS and introductory JavaScript, while working with real project files and web-development tools.

Course outline

A clear route from first principles to practical confidence

  1. 01

    1. Plan Your Website Project

    • Welcome, course project and how websites work (12 minutes)
    • Choosing a purpose, audience and suitable content (12 minutes)
    • Planning pages, navigation and user journeys (12 minutes)
    • Creating a simple wireframe and visual direction (12 minutes)
    • Setting up a project folder and development checklist (12 minutes)
  2. 02

    2. Set Up Tools and Write HTML

    • Installing or accessing a code editor and browser developer tools (12 minutes)
    • Creating the first HTML file and basic document structure (12 minutes)
    • Adding headings, paragraphs, links and lists (12 minutes)
    • Building navigation, sections and a page footer (12 minutes)
    • Using semantic HTML to improve structure and accessibility (12 minutes)
  3. 03

    3. Add Images, Media and Content

    • Writing clear web copy and choosing appropriate page content (12 minutes)
    • Adding images, alternative text and captions (12 minutes)
    • Embedding video, maps or other external content safely (12 minutes)
    • Creating additional pages and linking them together (12 minutes)
    • Organising assets, filenames and relative paths (12 minutes)
  4. 04

    4. Style the Website with CSS

    • Connecting a stylesheet and understanding CSS rules (12 minutes)
    • Choosing fonts, colours and readable text styles (12 minutes)
    • Controlling margins, padding, borders and backgrounds (12 minutes)
    • Creating reusable classes and consistent design patterns (12 minutes)
    • Styling navigation, buttons, cards and calls to action (12 minutes)
  5. 05

    5. Create Responsive Layouts

    • Understanding the box model and browser inspection tools (12 minutes)
    • Using Flexbox to arrange content and navigation (12 minutes)
    • Using CSS Grid for page sections and card layouts (12 minutes)
    • Adding media queries for different screen sizes (12 minutes)
    • Testing responsive behaviour and correcting common layout problems (12 minutes)
  6. 06

    6. Add Interactivity with JavaScript

    • Understanding JavaScript files, variables and basic data (12 minutes)
    • Selecting page elements and responding to button clicks (12 minutes)
    • Creating a mobile navigation menu (12 minutes)
    • Building a form interaction with basic validation and feedback (12 minutes)
    • Adding a small interactive feature suited to the project (12 minutes)
  7. 07

    7. Improve Accessibility, Performance and Security

    • Using headings, labels, keyboard navigation and colour contrast effectively (12 minutes)
    • Improving image sizes, loading speed and file efficiency (12 minutes)
    • Checking links, forms and interactive controls (12 minutes)
    • Understanding basic privacy, security and third-party content considerations (12 minutes)
    • Running a practical quality checklist and prioritising improvements (12 minutes)
  8. 08

    8. Test and Refine the Complete Website

    • Creating a test plan for pages, links, layouts and interactions (12 minutes)
    • Testing across browsers and device sizes (12 minutes)
    • Finding and fixing HTML, CSS and JavaScript errors (12 minutes)
    • Conducting a short usability review with realistic tasks (12 minutes)
    • Polishing content, design consistency and final project files (12 minutes)
  9. 09

    9. Publish and Maintain Your Website

    • Understanding domains, hosting and static website deployment (12 minutes)
    • Preparing files and publishing the project with a beginner-friendly workflow (12 minutes)
    • Checking the live website and resolving deployment issues (12 minutes)
    • Planning updates, backups, content reviews and future enhancements (12 minutes)
    • Presenting the completed website and reflecting on next steps (12 minutes)