How to make a birthday website for your girlfriend
A birthday website is a page that exists only for her: her name, your photos, your words, and a few moments of magic. Here's what to put on one, and how to make it without writing code.
What a great birthday website includes
- A lock screen. A passkey only she knows, like your anniversary or her birth date (DDMM). It turns a link into a secret.
- Her name, everywhere. On the first screen, in the greeting, in the title of the page.
- A live counter. Her age, or how long you've been together, ticking in years, months and days.
- A photo gallery of your favourite moments together.
- A letter, typed out on screen as she reads it.
- A finale: "Happy Birthday" written in light, as if by an invisible pen.
See one live
This is a real WishLab birthday card running inside the phone. The passkey is 1403. Tap through it the way she would.
Birthday card
Opens with a passkey (try 1403), counts their age live, then writes Happy Birthday in light.
Make this for themFull screen ↗Three ways to make one
1. Code it yourself
If you know HTML, CSS and JavaScript, free templates on GitHub are a good starting point. Expect an evening or two to customize, host and test it on her phone.
2. Use a website builder
General builders work, but they're made for businesses, so getting a lock screen, a counter and animated writing usually means workarounds.
3. Use a birthday card builder
With WishLab you pick a design, type her name, your message and the date, add photos, and watch it update live. Pay once and you get a private link instantly. It is free to make; up to 15 photos, the passkey and the counter come with Forever ($5, one time).
What to write on it
The letter is the heart of the page. Keep it to five or six sentences: a memory, what you love about her, and what you hope for her this year. Need a starting point? Our romantic birthday wishes for your girlfriend has sixty.
- Happy birthday, my love. I made this little corner of the internet just for you, because a text didn't feel like enough. Put it in a card →
- Every photo here is a day I'd live again. Thank you for all of them. Happy birthday. Put it in a card →
Or make it a playful surprise
Not every birthday needs a love letter. Blow the Candles is quick, sweet and fun to send at midnight.
Blow the Candles
They blow into the phone and the candles go out one by one. Then confetti.
Make this for themFull screen ↗Tip · Open the link on your own phone before sending it, and send it at the exact moment her birthday starts in her time zone.
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Questions people ask
How do I make a birthday website for my girlfriend?
Pick a design, add her name, your message, a special date and photos, then share the private link. With a card builder like WishLab it takes a few minutes and needs no code.
Can I make a birthday website for free?
Yes, if you can code: free templates exist on GitHub. A builder saves the setup, hosting and testing, and adds a passkey, live counter and photos without code.
What should I put on a birthday website for my girlfriend?
A lock screen with a passkey only she knows, her name, a live counter, your photos, a short letter and a birthday greeting at the end.