What website files are — and how to get them ready
A friendly guide for anyone who built a website with AI and just wants it online. No jargon — here's what your website's files are, where they go, and how to make sure they're ready.
Go to the upload boxWhat "website files" actually are
A website is just a small set of files kept together in one folder. When an AI tool like ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor builds you a site, those files are what it's making for you. You don't need to understand the code inside them — you just need to keep them together and upload them.
- index.html — your homepage. This one is required; it's the page people see first.
- Other pages (like about.html) — optional, if your site has more than one page.
- A styles file (usually style.css) — the colors, fonts, and layout.
- Images — your photos and logos, often in an "images" folder.
- Fonts or scripts — only if your site uses them.
Keep everything together in one folder, with index.html at the top. If your AI tool gave you a ZIP, that's perfect — you can drop it straight in without unzipping it first.
What a website folder looks like
Here's a simple example. Your folder might have more or fewer files, but the shape is the same — and index.html sits at the very top, not inside another folder:
my-website/ ├─ index.html ← your homepage (required) ├─ style.css ← colors, fonts, layout ├─ about.html ← extra page (optional) └─ images/ ├─ logo.png └─ photo.jpg
The little "images" folder underneath is fine — that's normal. What matters is that index.html is at the top level, so we know which page to show first.
If you only have a chat conversation
Sometimes the AI showed you the website inside the chat but never handed you files. No problem — just ask it for them. Copy the message below, send it to ChatGPT or Claude, and it'll prepare a single ZIP you can download and upload here.
Get your files ready (copy this before you upload)
I'm about to publish a website I built with you. Before I do, please check the files you gave me and fix anything needed so they're ready to go online. It needs to be a plain static website (no server or backend), with: - a file named index.html as the homepage, at the top level (not inside a subfolder) - every page, stylesheet, script, image, and font the site uses, all included - all links and file paths written as relative paths (like "images/logo.png"), not full web addresses or absolute paths starting with "/" - nothing that needs to be installed or built first Then put everything into a single ZIP file with index.html at the top level, and give me that ZIP to download. Tell me if anything was missing or had to change.
If something wasn't accepted
If your upload wasn't quite right — no homepage, too large, or too many files — copy this message instead. It asks your AI to fix all of those at once and send you a corrected ZIP.
The website files you gave me weren't accepted for publishing. Please fix them so they're ready to go online, and send me a corrected version. Make sure the site is a plain static website (no server or backend) with: - a file named index.html as the homepage, at the top level (not in a subfolder) - every page, stylesheet, script, image, and font it uses, all included - only the website's own files — no extra or duplicate folders - all links and paths written as relative paths (like "images/logo.png") - images compressed to a reasonable size so the whole site stays small Put everything into a single ZIP file with index.html at the top level, and give me that ZIP to download. Tell me what you changed.
Questions
What is index.html?
It's your homepage — the page people see first when they open your website. It has to be named index.html exactly, and it has to sit at the top level of your files (not inside a subfolder). Every website needs one.
What if I only have a chat conversation, not files?
Ask your AI tool to put the whole website into a single ZIP file with index.html at the top level. There's a ready-made message you can copy in the "Get your files ready" section above. Once it gives you the ZIP, drop it straight into the upload box on the homepage.
Do I need to unzip the ZIP first?
No. Drop the ZIP in as-is — we open it for you in your browser. A ZIP from your AI tool is the easiest way to upload.
What kinds of files can I upload?
Web files: your pages (HTML), your style file (CSS), any scripts (JavaScript), images (PNG, JPG, SVG, and more), and fonts. You don't need anything that has to be installed or built first — Just Publish is for plain static websites.