Weebly is a user-friendly, intuitive and robust online website builder. Users are not required to be tech-savvy in order to make and customize their websites. This builder platform keeps its editor interface up-to-date, continually adds responsive-design templates with video backgrounds, integrates eCommerce and email marketing capabilities, and more. Weebly provides some of the best website building, blogging, and hosting services in the market today. The builder software includes such great tools and templates, that your website will be able to reflect your company perfectly. Today, Weebly powers over 2% of all the websites, which is the equivalent of over 40 million sites worldwide.
First Impressions
The platform is adding updated designs and more advanced features but is not the most innovative website builder we have come across. One of their strong points is their user-friendly and intuitive user interface. Beginners with no technical skills and advanced users will be able to effectively build professional and beautiful websites. Users who are tech-savvy will enjoy receiving the opportunity to adapt their website’s CSS and HTML. This way, they can easily customize their web design. The drag and drop feature can be used for dragging content into your editor and having it look similar after publication. Not having to switch back and forth between editing and preview mode is a big plus.
Functionality
Weebly has a minimalistic interface with clearly indicated icons and large buttons. You will know what each tool is for by reading the description of its function on the icons. Non-technical beginners can choose to use the wizard to help them set up their website, choose a theme, and show you all of their customization tools. Advanced users can skip this step and go straight to website building.
The mobile site builder allows users to edit their website from any of their mobile devices. Another handy feature is the multiple editor, which authorizes multiple users to edit your website with their own login. Also, the password-protected page option lets you limit access to who can see your published content. If you have a business website, Weebly allows you to remove their logo for the footer and replace it with your own.
Weebly App Center
Users who plan on building their business website with the help of Weebly should really consider looking into their App Center. Here you can find one-click installation tools or apps that can benefit your business. They relate to eCommerce, communications, social media, and more. These external free or paid apps are made by individual developers that make sure to integrate everything with Weebly’s platform.
Weebly Mobile
This website builder automatically makes a mobile version of your website, if you choose to use their newest fully responsive templates. Their older themes can be made into a mobile version by using Weebly’s mobile editor, in which you can drag and drop elements. The platform has a “Mobile” function, which compresses your website to fit any mobile device’s screen. You will be able to preview this mobile version in order to know what your visitors will see, which is a nice plus.
Issues with Weebly
Weebly does not offer its users enough template customization options. Only the overall color scheme and font styles can be modified. Other changes require knowledge of codes, which is not a beginner-friendly solution.
The builder software does introduce new features, but not rapidly enough. Its competition adds new tools on a monthly basis and Weebly only once or twice a year. Also, their blog features are not as advanced as they could be. For example, you will not be able to showcase most popular, latest or related posts.
Pricing
Users may build a website on Weebly for free and gain access to their most basic tools. Weebly does not give free users a fixed time limit, and allows them to create as many pages as they want. But, if you are looking to make use of all their tools and premium customer support, you should consider purchasing a paid plan.
A Starter plan is $8/month, a Pro plan is $12/month, a Business plan is $25/month, and a Performance plan is $38/month.
Conclusion
Weebly is one of the most user-friendly website builders today. Its user interface is designed not to scare beginners away and looks incredibly simple. We suggest trying out their services for free before deciding whether or not to upgrade.
