Abstract: Disclosed are computer-implemented methods and systems for generating composite resources of a web site. A request including an identifier of a composite site is received and the identifier used to retrieve a characterization of the composite site. The characterization includes identifiers of component resources that make up the composite site resource as well as the layout in which the components should be assembled to form the composite site resource. Upon identifying the components, this information is passed to a client system that retrieves the component resources, e.g., from across a network. The retrieved components are assembled into the composite site resource at the server side, of a client-server interaction with the end-user. The composite site resource is provided to the end user's client system. An additionally disclosed aspect is where the composite site resources includes an HTML frameset.