What type of software would one use to make a website capable of having member profile pages?

You don't need any specialized software at all, as long as the server is configured correctly (and most commercial servers have more than enough features for this kind of work.)

You can't store user information (like profile data) with plain HTML. You'll need a server-side programming language like PHP or ASP.NET. PHP is available for free on most web servers, so it's extremely popular. Most often, the programming language stores the information in a relational database like MySQL.

The easiest way to achieve this is to use an open-source content management system, like Drupal (powerful but complex) or website baker (simpler but less capable) These tools automate the programming and data work, but they still require some skill to install and manage. If you have the skills, these tools can be set up for free. However, it's probably cheaper to hire somebody to set it up for you than to spend all the time necessary to learn how to develop it.

A skilled developer can get a stock CMS up and running in less than an hour. It can usually be modified to some extent in another hour or two, but extensive modification can take weeks or months.

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You'd use the same text editor you used to make the rest of the site. Website code is all text. The trick is in the knowledge of the developer, not the program he uses. (Notepad is okay, Notepad Plus makes it easier.)

notepad, notepad++, dreamweaver whatever, it is all code not a program

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