Building a Website in a Single Night with AI: A Step-by-Step Guide

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4 min readJan 21, 2023

In today’s fast-paced world, businesses and individuals alike are looking for ways to get their online presence up and running as quickly as possible. One way to do this is by using AI to help build a website in a single night.

Building a website can be a daunting task, especially if you’re not familiar with web development.

However, with the help of AI, you can quickly create a simple but effective website for your NFT collection.

In this article, we’ll be walking you through the process of creating a website for an NFT collection using AI. We’ll cover everything from setting up the website’s structure to integrating Metamask and adding UI features that take your website to the next level.

Setting up the Website Structure

The first step in building your website is to set up the structure. This includes creating an index file, which will be the main file that visitors to your website will interact with.

Here’s a step-by-step process for setting up the website structure:

  1. Open Visual Studio Code (or any text editor of your choice)
  2. Create a new file and name it index.html
  3. In the index.html file, add the basic HTML structure such as <!DOCTYPE html>, <html>, <head> and <body>
  4. In the <head> section, add the title of your website and any meta tags you want to include, such as the character set and viewport.
  5. In the <body> section, add the content of your website. This can include text, images, and other elements.
  6. Save the index.html file.
  7. To view the website, you can open the index.html file in a web browser by double-clicking on it.
  8. Once the structure is set up, you can start adding elements to your website, such as buttons, images, and other interactive elements.
  9. To test the website, you can run a local web server. You can use tools like Live Server extension for VSCode or use python to start a web server.
  10. Once you have finished building your website, you can then deploy it to a web hosting service, such as AWS, Azure or Heroku to make it publicly accessible.

To create the index file, you can use a text editor such as Visual Studio Code. Once you have the index file set up, you can start adding elements to your website.

Adding Metamask Integration

One of the most important features of an NFT collection website is the ability to connect to a wallet. This is where Metamask comes in. Metamask is a browser extension that allows you to connect to the Ethereum blockchain and interact with smart contracts.

To integrate Metamask into your website, you’ll need to add a “Connect Wallet” button that allows visitors to connect their Metamask wallet to your website.

Here’s an example of how you can implement Metamask to your website through a button displayed in the top right-hand corner:

1 — First, you will need to include the Metamask library in your website by adding the following script tags to the head of your HTML file:

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/metamask-connect/dist/index.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/walletconnect-monorepo/dist/walletconnect.min.js"></script>

2 — Next, create a button in the top right-hand corner of your website. This can be done by adding the following HTML code to your body:Copy code

<button id="connect-button">Connect Wallet</button>

3 — In your JavaScript file, you can create an instance of the MetamaskConnect object and configure it with your desired options. Then, you can attach an event listener to the connect button, which will trigger the connect method when clicked.

const metamaskConnect = new MetaMaskConnect.default({
infuraKey: "INFURA_PROJECT_ID"
});
const connectButton = document.getElementById("connect-button");
connectButton.addEventListener("click", async () => {
try {
await metamaskConnect.connect();
// You can now use the metamaskConnect object to interact with the wallet
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
}
});

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