Creating Your First Web Page in 2 Minutes Without Writing Any Code

I recently spent some time finding the simplest way for a friend to get "instant gratification" from creating something with code. To avoid teaching any actual coding, I decided to use ChatGPT to generate the code for us.

You can try this yourself—it takes just a couple of minutes using a free ChatGPT account. You don’t need to upload any sensitive data; you're simply asking it to create some basic code.

Step 1: Generate Your Code

Ask ChatGPT to generate a simple web page for you. It will provide code that looks something like this:

Step 2: Save and Run the File

Once ChatGPT generates the code, copy it into a text editor (like Notepad for Windows or TextEdit for macOS). Save the file with a .html extension, such as index.html.

Then, double-click the file to open it in your browser, and voilà—you have your very first web page! Here’s an example of what mine looks like:

Step 3: Experiment with Interactive Code

If you want to explore more and see how interactive code works, you can ask ChatGPT to create a slightly more advanced example. For instance, you could prompt it to generate a web page with buttons, animations, or user input fields.

Here’s an example of what that prompt might look like:

This process is incredibly beginner-friendly and gives you a quick taste of what creating web pages feels like—all without writing a single line of code yourself.

Andrew Walker
Technology consulting for charities
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-walker-the-impatient-futurist/

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