We understand that you may not have a vast knowledge in coding, HTML, or CSS3 so here is a list provided for our County Coordinators. This list is of free resources that you can use to gain knowledge and put together a municipality website your proud of. Please check back often as we will be updating the list and include links as we learn of new resources.
HTML EDITORS and OTHER TOOLS
BreezePage – Free – HTML Editor with both visual (WYSIWYG) and HTML tag/source modes.
Coffee Cup – Free – HTML Editor, Website & Web Design Software.
KompoZer – Free – HTML editor much like Dreamweaver.
NoteTab Lite – Free – Powerful editor
Nvu – Free – rivals programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver.
Web-O-Rama Standard – Free – Text-based HTML editing program
HTML Tidy – Free – Tidy up sloppy editing
JavaScript Kit – Free javascript codes
Link Alarm – The automated link check tool.
W3C – Markup Validation Service. This validator checks the markup validity of Web documents in HTML, XHTML, SMIL, MathML, etc
HTML Goodies – The ultimate html resource.
COLOR (RGB & HEX CODES)
Adobe Kuler – Create color schemes with the color wheel or browse thousands of color combinations from the Kuler community. You can also find the RGB and the HEX code for each color you select.
HTML Color Picker – HTML color picker from W3Schools.
Color Hex Color Codes – Color hex is a easy to use tool to get the color codes information.
Canva’s Design Wiki on Color – Canva’s Design Wiki on Colors teaches you everything you need to know about colors, their meanings and the color combinations that will hopefully give inspiration to your next design.
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Find out more about the top three CMS here.
WordPress
Joomla
Drupal
Blogger
TUTORIALS FOR CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
WordPress Tutorials
Absolute Beginners Guide to Drupal – YouTube
Joomla Tutorial – All you need to know about Joomla!
Blogger – Blogger Getting Started Guide on Google.com
Blogger Help Center – More help in getting started with Blooger.com
LANGUAGE TOOLS and FONTS
ASCII Codes for all the accent marks in foreign words
Google Translation Tools – a variety of free services to help with translations
FontSpace – search for Mexican, Incan, Mayan, Aztec, Cowboy, etc. for free fonts
daFont – search for Mexican, Incan, Mayan, Aztec, Cowboy, etc. for free fonts
FTP (FILE UPLOADING)
Core FTP – Free – No popups, ads, or spyware & never asked to register
FileZilla – Free – FTP program
Coffee Cup FTP – Free – Drag and drop files to and from your website
HOUSEKEEPING, VIRUS PROTECTION, PASSWORDS, SPAM and BACKUP
Avast! 4 Home – Free – A full-featured antivirus package
AVG – Free – Virus protector
File Recovery – Free – Data recovery program
Xenu’s Link Sleuth – Free – Link checker
Perfect Passwords – Every time this page is displayed, our server generates a unique set of custom, high quality, cryptographic-strength password strings which are safe for you to use.
Malwarebytes – Detects and removes malware on an infected computer with industry-leading anti-malware, anti-spyware, and anti-rootkit tech. Scans for the newest and most dangerous threats. Safely removes malware.
CCleaner – CCleaner is a free Registry and junk-clearing utility for keeping your system clean and optimized.
WinDirStat – WinDirStat provides a navigation and visualization system to help you get the data you need to optimize your storage utilization.
1Password – Account and password management (MAC/iOS).
IMAGE CREATION, PHOTO EDITORS and GALLERIES
Canva – Use Canva’s drag-and-drop feather and professional layouts to design consistently stunning graphics. Canva has millions of Images, photo filters, free icons & shapes and hundreds of fonts.
PicMonkey – The photo editor that powers up your pics. Put all the premium features in yourtoolkit, from exclusive filters and touch up effects to fancy fonts.
Photoscape – PhotoScape provides a full suite of tools that you can use for editing and enhancing your photos to create the perfect memories.
Fotosizer – Free – Batch image resizer tool
Jalbum – Free – Create your own photo album site
Graphics2Pdf – Free – Convert images to pdf formula
IrfanView – Free – fast, compact graphic viewer and manipulator
FavIcon Converter – Free – make your own browser bookmark icon
SOCIAL NETWORKING and COMMUNITY CONNECTION
Facebook – Giving people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.
Twitter a real-time short messaging service that works over multiple networks and devices.
Google+ – Share your page updates with your sites followers. (Must have google account)
Pinterest – Get discovered by millions of people looking for things to plan, buy and do. Recommend using the Business Account.
Instagram – Instagram is a fun and quirky way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures. Snap a photo with your mobile phone, then choose a filter to transform the image into a memory to keep around forever. We’re building Instagram to allow you to experience moments in your friends’ lives through pictures as they happen. We imagine a world more connected through photos. Click here to read How to use Instagram for Business.
CALENDAR, ORGANIZERS and COLLABORATION
Calnique Custom Calendar – Free – All-In-One Custom Calendar and Organizer
DateInTray – Free – Displays the date in the Windows tray
Mozilla Lightning Calendar – Free – Stand-alone calendar application
Evernote – Capture and organize information from your mobile divice, laptop, or any other device or platform that’s convenient.
Trello – Uses a card-based system for keeping your project overview as simple as possible. Also allows for collaboration.
Wunderlist – Organize and share lists. Use them anywhere.
Todoist – Personal task manager.
Dropbox – Although known for its cloud storage, it can also be used as a collaboration tool by sharing dropbox folders. (2G space free with opportunities to increase for free, but if you need more – $99/yr)
Google Apps – When used as a suite, Google provides Gmail, Hangouts, Calendars, Docs, Sheets, and Slides just to name a few of the project management and collaboration features it has. (Must have a Google Account.)
GENEALOGY TOOLS
Arbor Vita – Free – Lets you display your genealogy tree on the web by generating HTML pages.
Bygones – Free – designed to enter and keep genealogical research notes on a laptop or desktop computer
Family Tree Builder – Free – genealogy software for Windows. Now owned by MyHeritage.
GenDB – Free – Cemetery database program that will create the htmlto put online
TribalPages – A genealogy service dedicated to creating your family tree website effortlessly and quickly. It includes its own free family tree maker tools.
WebGenes – Free – Genealogy Web Page Generator.
PDF READERS
Adobe PDF Reader – Free – Professional reader for PDF doc (zoom, rotate, copy, search, print)
FREE OFFICE SUITES
Google Docs – Free – Suite of products compatible to Microsoft Office suite
OpenOffice – Free – the leading open-source office software suite. Includes Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base and Math.
MISCELLANEOUS
GEN-WEB-DESIGN – A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the design of genealogy web pages and associated databases. To subscribe send “subscribe” to gen-web-design-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or gen-web-design-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
INTERNET_GENEALOGY – A mailing list for the sharing of information, URLs and ideas for ways of using the Internet for research. Questions, suggestions and discussions regarding the usefulness of particular message boards, mailing lists and websites are encouraged. To subscribe send “subscribe” to internet_genealogy-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or internet_genealogy-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
HTMLHELP – A mailing list for helping genealogists who would like to place their webpages on the internet. This is the place to learn programming and to discuss uploading and design elements. Special projects will also be discussed such as the WebTree Project that looked at the HTML that many of the “on the market” programs produce for web pages. To subscribe send “subscribe” to htmlhelp-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or htmlhelp-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
Taneya’s Genealogy Blog – Using WordPress. A great source of WordPress for Genealogy tutorials.
FACEBOOK GROUPS – Facebook Groups are becoming the latest way to connect with others that are searching in the same niche genealogy genre as you are. Search the Facebook groups for Mexico or State-specific in Mexico and see what comes up.