In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for generation of starter websites. A content management system (CMS), such as for example, an Oracle Content and Experience Cloud (CEC) environment, can be provided. The content management system can include a site generator within the CMS. The site generator can receive a selection of content managed by the CMS, wherein the content includes data associated with the content. The site generator can determine, based on the data associated with the content, a layout of the content on a document. The site generator can generate machine readable code that, when interpreted or executed by a machine, causes the machine to produce a document including the content wherein the content is displayed in the determined layout.