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About doTemplate

doTemplate has been online since 2008. It started as a free online template builder; today it is a small magazine about web design and front-end work.

What we publish

Guides and explainers, in six sections: Web Design, CSS & Code, WordPress, Templates, AI & Tools and Speed & SEO. The common thread is the one this domain has always had: how a page is actually put together, and what it costs you to put it together badly.

How we work

We write about methods rather than scoring products, because a ranking goes stale in a season and a method does not. Where a piece names a tool it is as an example of a category, not as an endorsement. Where something is a matter of taste we say so instead of dressing it up as a rule. Where browser support is uneven we say that too, rather than quietly recommending something that will break for a share of your visitors.

The builder

The online editor that gave the site its name has been retired. The story is on its own page, and the templates it produced are kept in the catalogue.

Sponsored material

Some pages on this domain were paid placements published before the site became a magazine. They are marked as such and collected in the archive. They are not editorial and we do not stand behind their claims. Current advertising and placement enquiries go through contact.