i used to do it directly on the neocities editor and i promise you if you love yourself and dont like suffering you should use vscode or codium. they make your life so much easier (i can tell u what plugins i use if you're thinking about switching)
the neocities editor is ok. but vscode comes with live previews so you can see what the webpage looks like before you save/upload it
Live Server bit ritwickdey is kind of a musthave, it lets you preview your files in a local server! i only really use two plugins and the other one (indent rainbow) is solely for the sake of readability.
by** oops