Web page

A web page (also known as a webpage) is a hypertext document that is published by a website and presented to a user using a web browser. A website is often composed of a large number of web pages that are connected together in a logical manner. The term "web page" is a metaphor for a collection of paper pages that have been put together to form a book.

The most important component of a web page is one or more text files written in the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Additionally, many web sites make use of JavaScript code to provide dynamic functionality and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) code to provide semantics for appearance. WebAssembly executables may also be used for parts of the functionality of a web page, such as the navigation bar. Images, movies, and other multimedia files are often included on web pages as embedded content.

Each each web page is recognised by a unique Uniform Resource Locator (URL). When a user enters a URL into their browser, the parts of that page are downloaded from web servers on the user's computer. The browser then converts all of the components into an interactive visual representation that can be seen on the user's mobile device or computer.

Whenever a user clicks or taps on a link to another page, the browser goes through the same procedure again to show the new page, which might be a subpage of the current website or a whole separate website altogether. The browser has user interface elements that show which page is currently being viewed.

Static and dynamic web pages are the two kinds of web pages that may be deployed on a server from the standpoint of server-side website deployment. In contrast to static pages, which may be accessed from the web server's file system without being modified, dynamic pages must be produced by the web server on the fly, usually by reading from a database to fill up a template, before being delivered to the user's browser.