Build a website with AI

Try these ideas to start using Copilot as your AI website-building assistant:

Brainstorm and ask for advice

Generate website ideas and learn the best web development practices with Copilot. Use prompts like these for suggestions and guidance specific to your project’s needs:

• I need ideas for a personal portfolio website that showcases my digital art. Where should I start?

• What do I need to start building a website that can [specific functions]?

Outline features

Copilot can identify essential features for your website and help with the overall outlining process. Additionally, the Designer GPT that can be found on the right side of the Copilot webpage can spark creativity and offer ideas for captivating design elements.

Try prompts like these to start laying down the blueprint of your future site:

• I need ideas for a copywriting portfolio website that showcases my published work. What design elements and functionalities should I incorporate?

• Help me with brainstorming color elements, schemes, and fonts for the website of an indie coffee shop that’s also an old-school record store.

Build a basic HTML structure

HTML is the skeleton of your website. Save time on this essential process by letting Copilot help generate HTML code or optimize your existing structures.

Guide your HTML queries with prompts like these:

• Could you generate basic, bare-bones HTML code for a website?

• Inspect this HTML code for errors and suggest improvements.

Create CSS styles

CSS is what makes your website visually appealing. Copilot can aid in creating CSS styles that align with your visual goals and make your site look great on all devices.

Try prompts like these for a website that’s easy on the eyes:

• Can you give me CSS style ideas for a grunge music band’s homepage?

• I need CSS for a minimalist portfolio site for a graphic designer. Can you help me create CSS for a monochrome color palette with strategic pops of color?

Generate interactive features with JavaScript

JavaScript can bring your website to life and make it more interactive. Turn to Copilot for guidance on writing your JavaScript for high-performing, interactive features.

Try these prompts to help with JavaScript website components:

• Guide me in creating a JavaScript-based interactive timeline for a history-based educational website where users can explore events in different centuries.

• How can I implement an interactive quiz on my website that adapts questions based on user responses with JavaScript?

Debug code

With Copilot's assistance, you can cut down on your debugging time. Let Copilot analyze your code and provide solutions. You can also ask for code suggestions to improve the performance of your site and solve code issues.

Try prompts like these to debug code:

• 'm facing issues with a slider not displaying images correctly on my e-commerce site. Can you help identify and fix the bug?

• The contact form on my website is not sending emails despite appearing to be submitted successfully. Can you identify the problem in my script?

Whether you have a website portfolio you want to make, you need help optimizing your existing website, or you want to expand your web development output and skills, see how Copilot and the Copilot app can be your AI website-building assistant to help you do all that and more.