Method of creating and editing a web site in a client-server environment using customizable web site templates

A method for creating and editing a Web site in a client-server computer network, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing a plurality of Web site templates in a storage device coupled to the client-server computer network, wherein each of the Web site templates is for building an entire new Web site, wherein each of the Web site templates comprises a plurality of interlinking Web pages, and wherein each of the Web site templates comprises a plurality of customizable elements;
• generating a request to create a Web site from a client computer to a server computer;
• transmitting a list of available Web site templates from the server to the client for display;
• selecting a Web site template from the list of Web site templates;
• generating a copy of the selected Web site template;
• customizing the copy of the selected Web site template;
• publishing the customized copy of the selected Web site template as a new Web site, wherein the new Web site has same Web site structure as the selected Web site template's Web site structure;
• locking automatically said Web site from access by a different user such that said different user is prevented from editing said Web site at the same time as a current user;
• and
• unlocking automatically said published Web site when said current user terminates editing said Web site such that said different user can edit said Web site.