Web templating

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Definitions

“A web template is a tool used to separate content from presentation in web design, and for mass-production of web documents. It is a basic component of a web template system. [...] A common goal among experienced web developers is to develop and deploy applications that are flexible and easily maintainable. An important consideration in reaching this goal is the separation of business logic from presentation logic.” (Webtemplate, Wikipedia, retrieved 16:55, 14 September 2009 (UTC)).

“Templating, and in particular Web templating, involves the presentation of information in a form which is often (but not always) intended to be readable, even attractive, to a human audience. Frequently, templating solutions involve a document (the template) which may look somewhat like the final output but perhaps in a simplified or stylized form, along with some data which must be presented using that template; combining these two things produces the final output which in Web templating is usually (but not always) a Web page of some kind.” (Templating in Python, retrieved 16:55, 14 September 2009 (UTC) )

“HTML embedded in code is messy and difficult to maintain. It's better to use a templating system, where the HTML is kept in a separate file with special syntax to indicate where the data from the application appears.” (Using Templates, Google App Engine, retrieved 16:55, 14 September 2009 (UTC))

Templating systems are very common in portalware, and particularly content management systems.

The rationales for using templating systems

Links

Overviews

• Web template (Wikipedia)
• Template engine (Wikipedia)
• Web template system (Wikipedia)
• Website DesignProcess Steps (see also)

Language specific

Python

• Templating in Python