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Square Online (formerly Weebly) is a basic content management system with blogging and eCommerce features. It can be utilized for building standard websites or specialized webpages for online stores.
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What is Square Online?
Square Online (formerly Weebly) is a basic content management system with blogging and eCommerce features. It is inexpensive, and aims to allow all users to easily create high quality sites, regardless of technical skill.
Pricing ranges from free to $25/month. All offerings include email and chat support; Pro and Business include phone support, as well as a site search, video & audio, and password protected pages. Paid subscriptions include a domain name (free for one year), and remove the Weebly link from the website.
Square Online is available in 11 languages (English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, Dutch, and German).
Pricing ranges from free to $25/month. All offerings include email and chat support; Pro and Business include phone support, as well as a site search, video & audio, and password protected pages. Paid subscriptions include a domain name (free for one year), and remove the Weebly link from the website.
Square Online is available in 11 languages (English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, Dutch, and German).
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Square Online (formerly Weebly) is a basic content management system with blogging and eCommerce features. It can be utilized for building standard websites or specialized webpages for online stores.
Square Online starts at $6.
Reviewers rate Internationalization / multi-language highest, with a score of 9.9.
The most common users of Square Online are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Weebly is a versatile website builder that has been used by various individuals and organizations to create professional-looking websites without the need for coding skills. Users have praised Weebly for its effectiveness, usability, and capability in creating customizable and visually appealing websites. It has been utilized by small businesses, educational programs, non-profit organizations, and marketing teams to build and maintain their websites to reach a wider audience and provide information online. Weebly's drag-and-drop interface and extensive features make it suitable for novice users as well as those with different levels of web design knowledge. It has also been used for social marketing purposes, allowing users to communicate and share reviews easily. Weebly's intuitive platform enables quick website updates, making it a time-saving solution for organizations and individuals alike. Additionally, Weebly offers an e-commerce platform that allows businesses to sell products online effortlessly. With its user-friendly interface and customizable templates, Weebly offers a flexible solution for creating websites for various purposes, from personal portfolios to small business websites.
User-Friendly Navigation: Many users have found Weebly to have a user-friendly navigation, making it easy for them to find what they were looking for. The intuitive interface and well-organized layout with buttons on the left-hand side allow for quick and convenient navigation between pages.
Drag and Drop Website Builder: Reviewers greatly appreciated the drag and drop website builder feature of Weebly. This powerful tool allows users to easily create web pages and blog posts by simply dragging elements onto the page without any coding or technical knowledge required. Users can spend more time on writing and gathering information rather than learning how to put a website together.
Professional Look and Feel: Users praised Weebly's professional look and feel, which helps their sites stand out from the competition. With the option to upload custom background or banner images, users can quickly create a polished and professional appearance in just minutes. The availability of a wide variety of beautiful templates further enhances the overall aesthetic appeal of websites created with Weebly.
Limited template options: Users have expressed disappointment with the limited selection of templates available on Weebly. Some reviewers feel that the templates are not up to date with today's website trends and do not offer visually appealing designs.
Lack of advanced SEO features: Several users have mentioned that they find the SEO functionality on Weebly to be elementary and lacking in custom options. They advise those who focus on SEO to avoid using Weebly as a platform.
Difficulty in migrating content: Users have found it complicated and challenging to migrate their websites from Weebly to another content management system. This can pose a problem for those who want to switch platforms or expand their website capabilities beyond what Weebly offers.
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December 14, 2017
Weebly Helps Us Connect to Our Audience!
We are creating a greater reach to our audience. It seems that people are getting their news and resources online more and more and the blog helps offer ideas, information, and tips on how they can be better stewards.
- I like how easy it is to customize your page.
- There is a flexibility like most other sites simply do not have.
- I don't like that you have to buy a plan to get 'weebly' out of the web address.
- It sort of makes it confusing for people who are looking for a specific site when you're only a student and can't afford to publish your projects on your own.
December 14, 2017
Weebly creates fast & easy no hassle websites
We decided to create a website for our youth programs that was separate from our main website, Weebly fit what we needed exactly! We are able to have multiple users with different levels of web design knowledge access and update the site from anywhere. We can even restrict which pages each editor can access.
- Extremely large selection of well-designed templates make getting started creating a website easy.
- Allowing multiple editors with different permissions to access from anywhere.
- Allowing customization of templates i.e.: adding company colors and rearranging headers by page.
- I would like to be able to preview changes on the web and mobile before publishing them. The widget in the editor is nice, but not always as realistic as I would like. I like to view it in different browsers before publishing.
- I would like to see better information for novices on SEO.
- When embedding a document I find Scribd to take away from the design of the page and users have difficulty navigating and downloading. I usually also end up placing the file in a downloadable format above the embedded file from Scribd.
December 12, 2017
A Great Tool for Training Designers
I am a professor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, teaching music students how to create a presence online. One important aspect is creating some kind of site or hot site, which tends to be very difficult for non-technical people. I found that Weebly works really well for these students, allowing them to create sites that express themselves creatively, even when they lack the skills typically associated with web development.
- It allows building a site visually, without requiring deep knowledge of HTML, CSS and similar skills.
- It has a wide range of media widgets like YouTube, maps, search boxes, social media and other tools, nicely integrated.
- It provides the site creation and the hosting, all in one package.
- Some parts of the layout are a bit rigid, making it difficult to design pages less structured. Despite this can be seen as kind of protection against visual inconsistency, some users could find it a bit constrained.
- Weebly has a collection of photos (free and paid) that can be inserted in the site, but they must be found through keyword search. Other ways of searching (collections, tags, suggestions, etc.) would improve this function.
- The user must be aware that the site created in Weebly must stay in Weebly's servers to keep its editing functionalities. It is possible to get the files (code, images and so on) and move them to a new host provider, but they would not work without some fixing made by a web designer.
December 05, 2017
Weebly is a Winner for Website Building
I use Weebly both personally as a portfolio and living resume for myself as well as a recreational site for my current place of employment, Wyndham. For Wyndham, we use Weebly to share a virtual scavenger hunt for guests and bloggers that participate in social media. It's a fun way to get our guests engaged. Weebly is simple to use and navigate, easy to maintain or make changes and has plenty of options to customize.
- Easy to customize. I love the many options Weebly offers to create customized pages.
- I love the ease-of-use Weebly has. It is super easy to navigate and find what you are looking for. They even offer starter templates that you can customize.
- I also appreciate that Weebly offers a free and paid version. The fact that I can use their free web-hosting and then buy a permanent link address is a great feature that I appreciate.
- I love all the options Weebly has to offer, however, many of these options are stagnate in the sense that they cannot be manipulated. Some templates have fonts I would prefer to change and manipulate but Weebly doesn't allow it. I wish there was more freedom with font editing.
- Editing shapes and placement of objects could be improved. Much like font, it is limited and would be amazing if there was a bit more freedom.
- I wish there was a better variety of stock photos that don't look like stock photos for free. Sometimes the photos are just too cheesy to use and not everyone is a photographer.
December 05, 2017
Easy-to-use, affordable, great choice.
Weebly is being used to build, update, and host our website. The problem it addresses is the need for a sharp looking, easy to update website, without breaking the bank or requiring a developer. The needs and requirements for the website are fairly basic.
- Weebly is easy-to-use. Really the definition of intuitive.
- Weebly doesn't restrict you to their ecosystem. Many drag n drop builders make their real money off strong arming you into using the rest of their tools by actively restricting the implementation of third party solutions (think scheduling tools, chat, etc). Weebly doesn't do this.
- The responsiveness is really good for a drag n drop builder.
- Reasonably priced. Weebly is affordable for anyone.
- At times, you can't quite do what you envision. While it's drag n drop, there is a grid system that must be maintained. Every once in awhile you'll get a bit irritated and revert to plan B. Being able to freestyle just a bit more would be nice.
- You're very limited in what types of rotating content pieces (like quote sliders) you can create without a third party plug in. Slideshow images are solid, but image + text or text only, not so much.
- I think the blogging capabilities are a little weak. I wish there was a better way to create different templates for the blog. It feels a little restricting and I find it harder to use than the rest of the product.
December 05, 2017
Best Website Platform for Beginners!
Weebly is used to cast vision for projects I'm working on, share personal thoughts or opinions, and generate ideas about projects. Currently it's used on an individual basis. It addresses a high need in this company to broadcast widely what is happening in our organization.
- Easy to create posts with a variety of options (adding photos, inserting hyperlinks, etc).
- Excellent customer service reps who can answer any question one might have.
- Offer apps that pair well with Weebly which allows for customization of websites.
- Better way to view statistics of website traffic
September 05, 2017
Weebly Allows for Creativity
Weebly is used within my program to create portfolios for teachers and students. The free web hosting and customizable elements are extraordinarily helpful for students and teachers alike. The program allows one to make something truly representative of themselves. It could also be used to create a class website or way to share other information.
- Customizable, allows for creativity and expression.
- Secure hosting, data and analytics are very helpful tools as well.
- Free hosting also is a huge draw.
- Weebly's web development integration could be smoother.
- An educational license would be a nice improvement.
- Getting started tutorials could be implemented.
March 23, 2017
My experience with Weebly
Weebly was selected to support a new website for a new company. It has been used as an institutional tool to provide useful information about the company's structure, associated partners, services portfolio, etc. Actually, it is available in two languages (English and Brazilian Portuguese). The main business objective was to easily deploy a responsive website in a short period of time, without the need of any technical professional.
- Chance to test the service/tools available before signing it to check how easy it is. It is possible to sign it only after trying it out.
- Variety of templates and guidelines. No need to write one single code line. I deployed the whole site only using the setup tools, assistants, etc.
- It is very easy and fast to deploy (it was made in 2 days!).
- Variety of add-ons and applications that may be attached to the website. Example: the multi-language app that made possible to publish the second language version in just one day.
- I believe that the model based on templates may limit some users who desire to create something really different or more personalized.
- I think that the basic reporting could be a bit more complete, providing more useful information.
- The multi-language app is a bit confusing at the start. I believe it may become an issue in case of projects that demand 3 or 4 languages translations. After a while, it becomes easier to understand how it works, but its operation demands attention to avoid basic mistakes such as forgetting to translate one single page.
We use Weebly to quickly create landing pages that we can use to test new ideas. The whole organization right now is involved in generating new product ideas, so we're currently using it across the board. The main problem that it solves for us is that it saves us time in creating landing pages. There's no separate hosting to worry about and the built in designs and templates are good enough to provide for a variety of things we can test quickly.
- Quick start: You can have a website set up within 15 minutes of thinking of the idea. Weebly is really good at providing templates and starter sites that you can edit quickly. At the same time, you can put in custom HTML blocks into the page so even advanced code can be deployed or tested very quickly.
- Mobile editing of websites: Weebly provides an iPad app that lets you edit websites on the go or while you're in a team meeting in a conference room.
- E-commerce features: Weebly allows you to build an online store with drag and drop and not have to worry about coding the payment system or shopping cart. This feature alone saves several days of programming time.
- The platform has grown to so many different features right now that it can be complicated or overwhelming when you first start using it.
- Their app store is extremely sparse right now. It would be great if they had a thriving developer ecosystem, like Shopify or Force.com
October 06, 2016
Easy website builder for those with basic computer skills but lacks themes and flexibility
I do not currently use Weebly. About a year ago I started a small business and needed to create my own website. I am not a developer so the idea of open source WordPress did not seem like the best way to start off. I did my research and narrowed down to Weebly, Wix, and Squarespace. I decided to use a trial of all three to decide which I like best. This is my review based on my experience during my trial of Weebly as I did not end up purchasing a paid Weebly plan.
- The Weebly interface is considerably user-friendly allowing for beginners to be able to build a website without requiring detailed knowledge of coding or web design/development.
- Weebly offers pre-designed themes to get you started without getting hung up in the design phase.
- Weebly also allows you to build a store and sell your goods/products on your website.
- The amount of themes available is significantly lower than some competing websites. This could be good for someone who is indecisive and does not want to be overwhelmed, but otherwise, I think they could provide additional themes.
- The SEO features provided with Weebly are not as easy to comprehend as other platforms. For example, using Yoast on WordPress has now set the standard in my mind and these three competitors I tried do not compare in terms of SEO features.
- Email campaigns are only offered on their highest price plan where competitors offer this features at lower to mid-priced plan tiers.
Weebly was tested by me to be implemented by the Web-Design team of Creatively, my intermedia production company, on the building of our website. Though it was not selected as our tool of choice, I did have some valuable on sight on what is it good or bad for when designing your own website for your business.
- It has one of the best - if not THE best - price as compared to other platforms such as Wix and Squarespace.
- Very easy-to-master technique of building: just click on the desired element and drag it to the screen.
- Nice and beautiful themes are available to use.
- It gives you a real hard time if you want to position the elements on the page with precision. This is the worst of Weebly's cons.
- It lacks some essential blogging features such as the ability to highlight related, most popular or latest posts.
- Also a very big turn-down, it is very difficult to migrate content from Weebly to another platform, so if you change your mind and decide to do it elsewhere when your blog is up and running, this will be a big problem.
Weebly is being used as a tool of social marketing in our office. Its currently being used only in our office. It address patients to communicate with us better thru social media contact and as well giving us reviews on how we are doing as a practice. We really enjoy using Weebly.
- Communication
- Having social media contact with patients that are younger
- News and updates to our patients
- More template options
- Easier to maneuver when it comes to moving objects around
I used Weebly for my artist portfolio page. To make a long story short, I ended up in switching to Squarespace after reaching the limitation of what Weebly could not do. For an artist's showcase site, appearance is everything, Weebly didn't stick around in terms of the appearance. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't good either. Also, some bit of coding skill was required to alter simple matters, and I totally dreaded having to do it myself. I liked that customer service was available, and they were nice, but what I wanted required so much coding which they are not equipped to support. I did not want to pay extra $1000 or so just to make the website the way I wanted. If appearance is not important at all, then Weebly can make a website very quickly. But it does not become very pretty, like other platforms do.
- When you don't like Weebly, they refund the money with no questions asked, as long as you cancel the paid account within the specified time range.
- Figuring out how to build a website may be faster with Weebly than other platforms.
- Customer service was prompt and very available.
- Templates are not up to date to today's website trend. Not great looking.
- It requires so much coding skills just to alter background colors and such.
- There was something very wrong with footer layout. Footer area gets hidden no matter how the site is made. Footer should be visible at all times especially when there is not too much content on the page. It requires scrolling down just to see the footer. I find it very strange.
- Templates needed so many things being fixed and it required me to go into the files and do the coding... I really hated it. Templates should be ready to use as is.
April 22, 2016
Weebly Worth It's Weight
I use Weebly as a free website builder. It provides a free domain, although the free version includes weebly.com. It has easy to use templates with drag and drop style settings. It is very intuitive and has tutorials to help understand it in more detail.
- Easy to use templates
- Drag and Drop Webpage Creation
- Clean Design with Several Customizations
- Make changes offline
- More integrated apps
March 14, 2016
Weebly gets it done well
Many clients with limited needs and limited budgets require a simple, professional-looking website they can easily manage themselves. Weebly is the best solution for this. We are able to create a professional website in a fraction of the time with Weebly, which can grow in a few specific ways to fit client needs. Weebly is not our only tool, and certainly not our most common platform, but it is the most effective, usable, and capable drag-and-drop website builder we have tried.
- The greatest strength of Weebly is the split design interface. The primary design method is graphical, drag-and-drop. The secondary design method is direct hands-on management of the CSS. This combination means we can get to launch far faster, without sacrificing customization.
- One feature Weebly had which no competitors could match was enabling SSL for ecommerce sites. Where most competitors give a 'shared' SSL which exposes the platform's URL during the checkout stage, Weebly enables site-specific SSL, so your customers never leave your site.
- Weebly's ease of management is less unique, but should be mentioned. Every object is managed in context, so the learning curve for clients who wish to self-manage is incredibly short. We are able to hand off the site confidently with just one or two brief training sessions.
- Weebly's pricing structure leaves plenty of room for improvement. Their Pro and Business tiers should be combined, as the overlap is significant and often confuses clients.
- The inability to expand my account to handle all 18 client sites under one account is frustrating. We are forced to have two separate logins and set both accounts as editors for all sites on each account, instead of just paying double the annual fee and getting all the sites together.
- The inability to shift a client's site from 'white label' to group management is terribly irritating.
- The default themes are fairly limited in style and do not always directly follow modern design trends, making matching client desires more difficult.
February 10, 2016
User-friendly website solution
We use Weebly for one of our websites, so it's currently used exclusively by our marketing team. It's an easy-to-use solution to quickly build a website, and it makes it super easy to add pages, change content, etc. without requiring a developer. It has easy navigation, a simple drag and drop interface, and sufficient widget options.
- Ease of use
- User friendly navigation
- None!