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Square Online
Formerly Weebly

Overview

What is Square Online?

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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Popular Features

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  • Mobile optimization / responsive design (39)
    9.0
    90%
  • Code quality / cleanliness (36)
    9.0
    90%
  • Page templates (40)
    2.0
    20%
  • Library of website themes (40)
    2.0
    20%

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Pricing

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Personal

$9.00

Cloud
per month

Professional

$16.00

Cloud
per month

Performance

$29.00

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.weebly.com/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $6 per month
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Features

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

7
Avg 8.0

Platform & Infrastructure

Features related to platform-wide settings and structure, such as permissions, languages, integrations, customizations, etc.

7.9
Avg 7.7

Web Content Creation

Features that support the creation of website content.

7.1
Avg 7.6

Web Content Management

Features for managing website content

6.6
Avg 7.3
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Product Details

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).

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Square Online Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

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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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

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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.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Jill Nimmer-Beres | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Weebly to publish our conservation organization's website, which provides club information such as recent or upcoming activities and event results to our current and potential members. Select board members publish and/or edit dynamic content as needed. We are in the process of adding a sister site specifically for our non-profit organization. I love that we are able to add this additional site for free under our current Pro plan.
  • Weebly makes it incredibly easy for contributors to add content on an occasional basis without knowing the nitty-gritty details of site maintenance. Plus, their site security makes sure that a novice contributor does not accidentally trash the site.
  • Changing the site's look and feel is fairly quick and easy. Weebly walks you through the process, giving you the confidence to improve your site.
  • Adding images, video and/or sound is as easy as click-and-drag! Careful use of visuals greatly increase the relevance of our site.
  • Adding a copy of an event flyer can sometimes be frustrating, as certain formats force odd badging or fuzzy text.
  • Initial use of the product takes more time than it really should....better documentation at the start would help greatly. Reaching out to the user community does make up for some of these issues, however.
  • Upgrades and changes to the product are not readily communicated. I've always hoped that might be because I use an info@domainname address, but I have never taken the time to verify that.
My search for a website solution focused on finding a product that non-technical contributors could embrace with little-to-no training. I also needed a solution that tightened security to the point that individual contributors had access to change what they needed, but not what they were not responsible for. Weebly works great in situations like this.
Web Content Creation (8)
75%
7.5
WYSIWYG editor
90%
9.0
Code quality / cleanliness
80%
8.0
Admin section
90%
9.0
Page templates
80%
8.0
Library of website themes
100%
10.0
Mobile optimization / responsive design
60%
6.0
Publishing workflow
100%
10.0
Form generator
N/A
N/A
Web Content Management (5)
90%
9.0
Content taxonomy
90%
9.0
SEO support
100%
10.0
Bulk management
80%
8.0
Availability / breadth of extensions
80%
8.0
Community / comment management
100%
10.0
Platform & Infrastructure (2)
N/A
N/A
API
N/A
N/A
Internationalization / multi-language
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
CMS programming language or framework
N/A
N/A
  • We were looking to reduce the cost of our previous solution. Weebly allowed us to cut our costs by 60% at cutover.
  • We had hoped to list as one of the top conservation clubs in our state. Weebly helped us quickly rise to the top three in less than three months.
  • We are a non-profit organization, so we always aim to provide the most information available to our membership (without breaking the bank).
Weebly was always one of the top-rated solutions in the website-builder arena. We had experience with GoDaddy, and were sadly disappointed in the clunkiness and general lack of quality features. We finally chose Weebly over its runner-up, Squarespace, because it was a cheaper solution (at least it was when the selection was originally made--I think that is still the case).
  • Initial theme choice and later changes are "easy peasy" to do!
  • Site maintenance is straightforward....even for novice contributors.
  • Choosing just the right format to display flyers is sometimes a hassle.
  • Adding images to the library takes too much time.
Yes
For the theme I chose, the mobile interface was provided....and worked well. However, as I have strived to "freshen up" the site with a new theme, I've noticed some of my favorites do NOT have acceptable mobile interfaces. This one is a deal-breaker for me, as most of our site visitors are mobile users.
Amber Stanley-Kruth | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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
More complex websites, like ecommerce, probably wouldn't get everything needed from Weebly. It is excellent for small businesses and users with little to no web design experience.
Web Content Creation (8)
55%
5.5
WYSIWYG editor
N/A
N/A
Code quality / cleanliness
N/A
N/A
Admin section
N/A
N/A
Page templates
90%
9.0
Library of website themes
80%
8.0
Mobile optimization / responsive design
90%
9.0
Publishing workflow
90%
9.0
Form generator
90%
9.0
Web Content Management (5)
12%
1.2
Content taxonomy
N/A
N/A
SEO support
30%
3.0
Bulk management
N/A
N/A
Availability / breadth of extensions
30%
3.0
Community / comment management
N/A
N/A
Platform & Infrastructure (2)
N/A
N/A
API
N/A
N/A
Internationalization / multi-language
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
80%
8.0
Role-based user permissions
80%
8.0
CMS programming language or framework
N/A
N/A
  • Smooth and simple interface
  • Easy to update website
  • Connects to Social Media Sites
  • Basic Statistics for Site Traffic
I have used both and Squarespace offers more app integrations but is more restrictive with design layout. The major difference is Weebly uses a free-flow drop and drag, whereas Squarespace has bullet-style areas that you can add text/photo/link, etc. I like Squarespace for the more modern styled templates and enhanced app features, but Weebly gives more creative freedom in designing the page.
  • Drop and drag design
  • Upload photos
  • Layout page design
  • Nothing is too difficult, but there are limited enhancements on free version
Yes
No problems. Smooth transition as a mobile responsive site. No need to design a separate mobile site. Just design the website on the weebly platform and when the website is opened on a mobile device it will "respond" with a web-friendly layout. It offers a preview setting with desktop or mobile views.
It is simple to use and offers enough customization to make a website that is personalized. Templates are pretty standard and the help section is laid out well by topic with frequently asked questions. Some design knowledge is helpful, but through trial and error anyone can get a hold of the reins fairly quickly.
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