Web Design & UX

Dynamic Site

Quick Definition

A dynamic site generates pages on demand, typically by querying a database and rendering through a server-side framework.

In context

Required for sites with user accounts, real-time data, personalization, or frequently-changing content. Slower than static by default but cacheable and CDN-cacheable for performance approaching static.

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