There Are Two Types Of Website

1. Hand-Coded

The traditional way to build a website is by using XHTML and CSS code; sites built this way become your property once payment has been received. Skill and expertise is required to maintain and update this type of website, skills not normally found in parish councils and, because of this, we offer cost effective maintenance agreements - we do everything for you. With our package no extra work or responsibility is placed on the Clerk. You can visit some of our Hand-Coded sites by clicking on the pictures at the top of this page.

2. C.M.S.

The websites are built within a Content Management System, this is software that includes a word processor, a database and other utilities which enables someone with basic computing skills to update the site. C.M.S. sites are normally rented so the council pays a fee AND also has to make all the updates and changes, this effectively means the council is paying for the website twice! CMS websites all tend to look alike, they're rarely as individual or creative as a hand-coded site. In addition, because changes are made directly on the server, you must ensure that your supplier has a regular and robust backup procedure in place because a failure in the system might mean that the site has to be rebuilt from scratch.

Hand-coded sites can be more expensive initially but over a 5 year period a hand-coded website from us together with a maintenance agreement can be cheaper than renting a CMS website from our competitors.

3. Other Options

include free websites, shared websites with other organisations/businesses and sites built by councillors or enthusiasts. These options, whilst financially attractive, should be avoided because the council is legally responsible for the content of the website as well as the W3C Standards and the Disability Discrimination Act, this means that the council must be fully in control of its website or where its content is published.

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