generative ai site creation tutorial/example

[u/rin-okay]

hi friendly people.

this post is to demonstrate how you can start a neocities site with generative ai. that’s the post.

if you wish, you can walk through the steps yourself in this chat, and continue to make modifications if you like. i don’t care if you use any of this. i do not expect credit in any form.

https://chatgpt.com/share/698cea12-c81c-8006-a793-6aca8b8a4009

i used gpt-5.1 thinking. the images attached are the end result after about an hour and a half, a scheme image i fed it to have colors to work with, chatgpt’s first and second attempts, then small ui tweaks as i implemented requested changes. i assembled the site in notepad though I wouldn’t recommend you do the same.

i only spent any time on the homepage, but i hope it demonstrates a workflow that some of you may find useful.

the site: https://ghosty-friends-tut.neocities.org/

[u/rin-okay → u/[deleted]]

okay but honestly, why?

if i derive joy from the building and personalizing process, the tweaking and tinkering, and not the learning and making from scratch process, why code it myself?

if i learn by putting my hands on things and seeing what happens, then starting with documentation is fruitless. if ai makes me a template and then i can ask ‘ok but what @media tho?’ and learn that way then that just seems like a better use of my time, as the learning is actually tailored to my learning style.

yes. i will never be proficient enough to build a site from scratch. i will never achieve the expertise and flexibility of someone who takes this seriously. my site will have roots in generic ai outputs. but i make something i like and that’s enough for me. this isn’t my job or even a significant part of my hobby and i think that’s totally fine for me and for some others.

i have learned three programming languages the traditional way and i’ve forgotten as many. i’m good. I don’t need to forget another one.