Web Framework - Users Guide

NetChain Web Framework was originally designed to help the web developers and graphic designers with the creation process and maintaining web sites. As we were adding more and more functionality, the framework grew up beyond the scope of our original project. Initially, we wanted to automate some of the common tasks involved in the creation of a typical web site. It was mostly the content of a single page as a whole.

Usually a web site have several pages with a similar look - the same style. So if you want to add another page, then most likely it will be just another page with probably different content but having the same look. Back in old days of plain static HTML, the web master were suppose to retype a lot of similar HTML code on every page that has similar look. Obviously, they were just copying and pasting some of the code from a master template page onto another.

So why should the graphic designer or the web developer spend any time copying and pasting the elements of the design into a new page? It would be OK with a few pages, but what if you need to have hundreds of pages? In that case, even this simple task would become a time consuming process.

That's where the NetChain Web Framework comes into play. Our Framework has components that can automate the creation of multiple pages. In other words, you will define your look and style in a single place. Then you will be able to apply that style on as many pages as you desire.

That was the original concept. Of course, our framework was doing a lot more than just replicating the same look. Every page suppose to have some sort of navigation, using either list of links or buttons or a menu of some sort. This navigation is directly tied-up to all the pages on a single web site. So it would make a lot of sense to automate the creation of that navigation process as well.

Then we realized that a lot of times a web site have more than one different style on various pages. In that case, the developer of the web site should be able to create more than one style and apply them to various pages as necessary.

We were adding more and more functionality to make the life of a web master easier. And without resizing it, we have come to the point were the job of a web master in maintaining the web site has become so easy and simple, so that just about anybody can do it.

Now, you don't need any skills or technical knowledge to maintain your web site. All you need is a solid understanding various elements of the control panel, and that's all!

How easy it is? Well, if you can send an e-mail - it means you can maintain your web site using NetChain Web Framework.

Please understand, we are not completely replacing graphic designers or web masters. We are simply changing their job description. You still need to have graphic designers skills and web development skills to make the initial design of your new web site. Of course you can just hire one of our certified specialists or find one elsewhere. But once the web site is created with at least one page, then you no longer need their services, because you can do the rest on your own.

Look at this as vehicle. You don't need to know how the internal combustion engine is working in your car. You just need to know how to operate it, in order to drive it anywhere. Does that mean you will never ever need a services of a web developers again? Absolutely no. Just like in your car, occasionally you will need to replace some tires or you would want to put a new radio in your car. A lot of people can do this on their own, but most people will just ask the professional. Same here, you can always go into advanced settings of your control panel, to do something fancy, if you know how to do it, but you can always ask the professional to make some improvements for you, so that you can take it from there and continue maintaining on your own. Just like in your car, you don't need an auto-mechanic to change the tunes on your radio, you can do this on your own, as long as the radio has been installed in your car.

NetChain Web Framework is the engine of your web site. Up until now your web site was old carriage. You needed a horse and probably a coachman.

Now you've got a car, which you can take anywhere on your own.