Website Source Code

Website source code is the collection of files and instructions used to build or operate a site, including markup, styles, scripts, and sometimes server-side application code. Having access to a finished web page is not necessarily the same as receiving its editable project files. A landscaping company changing web providers should ask which code, assets, licenses, accounts, and instructions it will receive at handoff. Some hosted website builders limit what can be exported. Ownership and reuse rights depend on contracts and third-party licenses; they should not be assumed from payment alone. Source code access is one part of a complete website transition plan.