What Web design tool would make a good CityDesk replacement?

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Published on 2010-05-06T08:46:41Z Indexed on 2010/05/06 10:48 UTC
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I am looking for a tool for building static template-based web sites, your typical brochure-ware for a non-profit or a personal site.

I have used CityDesk, but that is out-of-date, unsupported, and has certain problems.

Of course there are lots of tools out there, but I cannot find anything similar to CityDesk:

  • WYSIWYG as well as HTML coding a templating system
  • not overdesigned like, say, Dreamweaver
  • built for developers who understand HTML/JS/CSS but easier to use than hand-coding of PHP, Ruby, or other templates in a text editor
  • supporting the editing of pages by non-developers
  • preferably free

I'd also like it to be CSS-aware; and to have lots of free templates available.

Or alternatively, static template-based sites are often developed nowadays on the Web using a CMS like Django; is that the way to go?

Edit: Namo, DreamWeaver, NetObjects Fusion, Coffee Cup, Evrsoft First Page, and Microsoft Expression might be candidates. I'll appreciate comments on these based on the criteria above.

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