Lesson 13Website technologies
- Notion 77 - Static and dynamic webpage: what are the differences?
- Notion 78 - How databases work and what their ecological impact is
- Notion 79 - Is a static website a solution for web eco-design?
- Notion 80 - What is a CMS?
- Notion 81 - What is WordPress?
- Notion 82 - Why optimize your WordPress?
- Notion 83 - How to optimize WordPress?
- Notion 84 - How to turn WordPress into a static website
- Notion 85 - Check your understanding of the main concepts of the lesson.
Notion 85
Check your understanding of the main concepts of the lesson.
Target skills
Let’s check what you understood and remembered about this lesson on web technologies and its relation to Eco web design.
What is a static webpage?
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Static does not mean that the content can’t be moving or animated but that the content displayed on the static webpage is the same as the one stored on the web server (and not in the database, which is for dynamic webpages). The content does not change unless its updated, so it is the same for each user.
What are the environmental challenges for databases?
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All of those propositions are correct. We can also add:
- The current referencing logic, which is that frequently updated content will be more visible and therefore potentially more consulted, creating even more pollution
- The web giants’ hegemony over the use of databases, which makes them the biggest digital polluters
True or false? Making a static website gives more control over its development and use than a dynamic website, but you have to make it by yourself without any helping tool.
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Indeed, choosing to make a static website rather than a dynamic one will allow you to work more independently and manually on it, with a view of making it a more eco-designed website. However, you are not left alone with this task: static website generators are here to help you design an attractive and responsible website more easily.
Which of these statements is true?
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According to the WYSIWYG principle (What You See Is What You Get), a CMS allows you to build your website easily and directly see the visual result of your choices in terms of layout, page architecture, graphism, interactivity, etc. Of course, it requires some time and research to learn how to use each type of CMS. The main disadvantage of a CMS is the environmental challenges it faces. It is not inherently eco-designed; you have to work on this issue to make your CMS-built website a responsible website.
Who is able to use WordPress?
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WordPress is easy to access and easy to use by all types of profiles.
True or False? Optimising your WordPress website will lead to more virtuous digital practices.
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Making sure your WordPress site is optimised means removing superfluous elements, thinking in an eco-responsible way, while maintaining its impact on visitors.
Which of these proposals does NOT allow you to optimise WordPress?
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The theme of your WordPress website must be chosen according to your needs. Before choosing an aesthetic for your site, it is important to imagine the structure and tools.
What can you do to make your WordPress website static?
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Plugins are the best solution to make your WordPress website static. There is a list of plugins in grain 84. In this lesson, you saw that static websites are a better solution in terms of ecological impact so it can't be answer 2. You don't need to leave WordPress either, but the operation with the plugins has to be done with an experienced person.