HTMLStarter

Website-Template — HTML Starter Template

By eniayomi

A website starter template built on HTML5, CSS3, PHP, and JavaScript that centralizes metadata, links, and menus in header.php, suited for quickly building multi-page static-style sites.

Open Source Site Download Source ZIP

Explore the design

Compare the page layouts and mobile experience. Open any screenshot for a closer look.

1 previews

Author preview

View sourceOpens in a new tab

Author-provided previewTop of page

Preview provided in the project README.

One original preview is available. Open the full image to inspect the design.

Screenshots show visual appearance; interactive behavior may differ.

Recorded 2026-10-12View source

What stands out

A quick read of the recorded project description.

Centralizes metadata, links, and menus in header.php, so one change affects all site pages

Provides index.php main page and contact.php contact page as page template examples

Clear installation steps: download, edit header, edit pages, replace images, deploy to a PHP server

Code is MIT-licensed, permitting free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution

README lists two sites that actually use this template, making it easy to compare structures

Template Details

This project is a general-purpose template the author prepared for most personal websites. It is positioned as a "basic example" for creating a website with relative ease. It consists of HTML5, CSS3, PHP, and JavaScript, with the page structure built around header.php: metadata, links, and menus are edited in that file, while the main page index.php, contact page contact.php, and any additional pages follow the same approach as the main page. The installation process given in the README is: download the project, modify the metadata, links, and menus in header.php, edit the main page, contact page, and subsequent pages, replace the banner, favicon, and email image, and finally run it on a PHP-capable web server. The README lists two example sites that use this template, which can serve as structural references.

Limitations to note: the template depends on a PHP runtime and cannot simply be opened as static HTML; the repository materials do not describe responsive layout, browser compatibility scope, or a build process, so these need to be checked against the source code. The project uses the MIT license, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution, but third-party assets must be confirmed separately: the README explicitly mentions the use of jQuery (MIT), the jQuery topLink plugin (GNU), and fonts (Freeware), and the licenses of these components differ from the MIT license of the code itself.

HTMLLauncher

Is it right for your project?

Use Cases

Building a personal website or small showcase site that needs a unified header and menu structure
Using the ready-made page examples as a starting point to quickly derive multiple content pages
Deploying a lightweight site on a PHP-capable server without introducing a front-end build process
Serving as a reference project for learning how HTML5, CSS3, PHP, and JavaScript are organized together in pages

Suitable For

Developers familiar with PHP basics who can directly edit PHP and HTML files
Individuals or teams needing a permissively licensed template that can be freely modified and used commercially
Users who want to organize a multi-page site with a small number of files and without relying on a complex framework

Getting started & customization

Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.

1
After downloading the project, first modify the metadata, links, and menus in header.php
2
Edit index.php and contact.php following the main page pattern, and add any required pages
3
Replace placeholder assets such as images/banner.jpg, favicon.png, and images/mail.png
4
Deploy to a PHP-capable web server to run; it cannot be opened as static files alone
5
Third-party JS and fonts (jQuery, the jQuery topLink plugin, fonts) must be checked separately under their respective licenses

Read repository instructions

License & source material

Usage conditions & limitations

Free to use · keep license notice

This entry covers the free version in the public repository that uses the MIT license; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.

Must comply with when using

The code of this version may be used, modified, used commercially, and distributed free of charge.
When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.

Additional costs & items to verify

Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur separate charges.
The MIT license permits free use, but the author adds a requirement: the library header notice must not be removed, and that header information must be retained when using it.
The project includes third-party JS scripts and fonts whose licenses differ from the MIT license of the code itself, and their respective license terms must be checked separately.
The jQuery topLink plugin uses a GNU license, which differs from the project's MIT license, and its GNU license conditions must be followed for commercial use or redistribution.
The fonts use a "Freeware" license, not MIT, and their specific authorization scope must be confirmed before using or redistributing the fonts.
The template depends on a PHP runtime and must be deployed on a PHP-capable web server; it cannot be opened directly as static files.

View Original Text Basis

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text

This project is under MIT license. This means you can use it as you want (just don't delete the library header).
Original README

Note that this project uses Third party JS scripts and fonts:
Original README

jQuery topLink plugin (JS)</a>: GNU license
Original README

Fonts</a>: "Freeware" license
Original README

5) Store the website in a PHP compatible web server
Original README

https://github.com/eniayomi/Website-Template/blob/master/LICENSE.md https://github.com/eniayomi/Website-Template/blob/master/README.md

Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-12. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.

Project checks & description sources

Template Information

Source platforms: GitHub
Documentation and maintenance reference score: Less documented · 53 / 100
Technologies: HTML
Website type: Starter

How this score is calculated

Our heuristic uses license records (up to 30), a demo link (12), a preview (10), stars (15), recorded maintenance (15), description completeness (8), feature records (5) and classification data (5). It is not a code, security or performance test, or a Google score. A link does not establish tested functionality.

What to verify for this project

Repository update recorded: 2016-08-11
Screenshot last checked: 2026-10-12

No demo link is recorded. Use the repository instructions to evaluate the project locally; the screenshot alone cannot establish interactive behavior.

The catalog identifies HTML as the primary stack. Check the actual dependency manifest and lockfile for versions and hosting requirements. These notes use recorded metadata, not a code audit or a deployment test.

Use a selection guide →

How this description was prepared

AI-assisted description based on catalog records and repository material. Repository authors are not automatically the reviewers of this description.

Review declaration: [email protected] · 2026-10-13

Inspect the recorded source material

SHA-256: e18de8b589d9a9f3ae5fcb0e9f5c1fd48b60f1c2f6af39e9f942ed35a84a89cd

2026-10-12T20:15:35.959Z

Source file / repository

# Website template

## What is it?

This project is a template for most of my websites.

It is a basic example to easily create website.

<img src="example.png" width="700">

Example of websites using this template:
 - https://quentin.comte-gaz.com
 - https://teamspeak.comte-gaz.com


## How to install

1) Download this project

2) Edit metadata, links and menu in <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/QuentinCG/Website-Template/blob/master/header.php">header.php</a>

3) Edit the <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/QuentinCG/Website-Template/blob/master/index.php">main page</a>, the <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/QuentinCG/Website-Template/blob/master/contact.php">contact page</a> and all other pages you want to add (with same pattern as the main page)

4) Change the <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/QuentinCG/Website-Template/blob/master/images/banner.jpg">banner</a>, the <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/QuentinCG/Website-Template/blob/master/favicon.png">favicon</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/QuentinCG/Website-Template/blob/master/images/mail.png">email address</a>

5) Store the website in a PHP compatible web server

6) Enjoy :)


## License

This project is under MIT license. This means you can use it as you want (just don't delete the library header).

Note that this project uses Third party JS scripts and fonts:
 - <a target="_blank" href="https://jquery.org/license/">JQuery (JS)</a>: MIT license
 - <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/sksmatt/UItoTop-jQuery-Plugin/">jQuery topLink plugin (JS)</a>: GNU license
 - <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/QuentinCG/Website-Template/tree/master/fonts">Fonts</a>: "Freeware" license


## Contribute

If you want to improve this website, just create a pull request with proper commit message and right wrapping.

Report a correction

Explore similar templates

Compare previews and descriptions within the same stack and category.

startbootstrap-simple-sidebar

A Bootstrap off-canvas sidebar navigation HTML starter template from Start Bootstrap. It provides directly editable HTML and CSS in the dist directory, while the source uses Pug, SCSS, and JavaScript with npm build scripts for live preview and compilation.

HTML · Starter

adminkit

AdminKit is a free, MIT-licensed HTML admin and dashboard template built on Bootstrap 5. The free version includes 15 demo pages, 1 plugin, and 1 color scheme, with hundreds of UI components, forms, tables, charts, and icons.

HTML · Admin dashboard

Landing-Page

A general-purpose landing page HTML template maintained by Tailwind Toolbox, written in pure HTML and loading the complete Tailwind CSS via CDN.

HTML · Corporate Website

light-bootstrap-dashboard

Light Bootstrap Dashboard is a free, MIT-licensed admin dashboard template from Creative Tim, built on Bootstrap with a responsive static HTML structure.

HTML · Admin dashboard

sing-app

Sing App Lite is a free, open-source admin dashboard template from Flatlogic, built with Bootstrap 4.5 and SCSS. It provides a responsive layout, dashboard examples, typography, tables, notifications, basic charts, icons, maps, and a hover sidebar, along with styled Bootstrap components.

HTML · Admin dashboard

startbootstrap-modern-business

Modern Business is a multipurpose Bootstrap full-site HTML template from Start Bootstrap with 17 standalone pages covering home, about, services, portfolio, pricing, blog, FAQ, and contact.

HTML · Starter