what code do i need to learn to build a website?

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Just use wordpress for now.

HTML, CSS, JavaScript are usually the concepts you need to learn.

Then there are various frameworks for different languages (more advanced)
If it's very basic, HTML and CSS.
But with time, you'll feel the need to know about Javascript and (some) PHP (for contact forms, includes and other interesting features) but that will only be if you feel limited with the basic languages. Also don't hesitate to read this thread : http://www.thecoli.com/threads/developer-programming-information-and-careers-thread.116488/

is codeacademy a good way to learn?
 

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HTML is for structuring the page
CSS is for styling the page.
Those two are enough for simple page without interactivity.

For interaction on the front-end, meaning browser-side, you will need Javascript. Javascript is what allows for interesting things like comment sections on web pages and all kinds of different dynamic effects.

If you are trying to make a complicated site that interacts with a database, you will need a server-side framework/ language.

These include Django for Python, Ruby on Rails for Ruby, Node.js for Javascript, Spring for Java, asp.net for C#, etc.

My recommendation is to go to codecademy.com and buy a book and start off with html/css and once you have a solid grounding of those, then you can move on to something more complicated line Javascript.

This is a great book for starting off with html/css
www.amazon.com/Head-First-HTML-Elisabeth-Robson/dp/0596159900/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427055684&sr=8-1&keywords=head+first+html
 
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