Weebly – CMS for creating websites and online stores
Weebly is another CMS worth considering when choosing a tool to build and manage your website. If you are new to website development, then Weebly may be the choice for you. You do not need coding skills to work with this CMS, and thanks to the simple drag and drop function of the section elements, intuitive editor, and customization options, this tool has gained many users. Especially since it is beginner friendly.
As there are many content management systems on the market, you can find several other articles on our site that may help you decide which platform is best for you. These include such CMS programs as: Joomla, PrestaShop, Drupal or even the WordPress site builder.
Weebly offers a range of tools and features
Weebly, as a free website builder, makes it easier to create and manage your own website, and it also offers several major services and capabilities. As a Weebly website owner, you may find these features useful.
Hosting provider
The platform provides hosting for websites, which means that you can publish your website without having your own server. It also manages the hosting infrastructure, making it easy for users to keep their sites online.
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Custom domain
It allows you to purchase and register web domains directly from their platform. You can also transfer an existing domain to Weebly.
A custom domain in Weebly is crucial in establishing a professional brand, enhancing brand recognition, improving the SEO, maintaining ownership and control, and allowing for future scalability. An individual custom domain name is an essential component in building a successful and effective online presence for your business.
Weebly website builder and logo
This CMS has an easy to use website builder, and offers many templates that can be customized to suit your needs.
In addition, we can also choose themes that we can immediately apply to our website, or adapt them to our needs in the editor. You can also really do a lot with dragging. Here we have a simple option to drag individual page elements – we do not have to be precise as when we drag something then it will be automatically aligned and placed in the right place.
You can also easily upload your own Weebly logo for brand recognition and place it appropriately on your website. You can also clearly configure your website using the configuration instructions available from your account:
You can also check how a given change affects the appearance in different search engines. Just select the site view in the preview to see if the change is acceptable.
Online store
Are you planning to sell products online? This CMS offers tools for creating medium-sized online stores, where you can add products, manage inventory, handle payments and track orders through the admin panel.
Website responsiveness
Websites created with Weebly are responsive, which means that they automatically adapt to various devices and screen sizes, such as smartphones, tablets and computers. All templates are automatically adapted to the mobile version, so we can be sure that users will be able to view our website on any device.
SEO tools
Weebly offers search engine optimization (SEO) tools to help your website be rated better in the search results. Weebly sites have a sitemap, an SEO friendly HTML code, meta descriptions, meta tags, alt attributes and page descriptions.
Weebly provides information about website traffic, including visitor numbers, traffic sources and user demographics, so that your website performance can be monitored and analysed.
Weebly Ads
While Weebly itself provides a platform for building websites, advertising is a separate aspect that complements and supports both the promotion and growth of your website.
By utilising effective advertising strategies, you can maximize the potential of your Weebly site and hence achieve your business goals. Create websites with user friendly interface, ecommerce functionality, and marketing features (such as email marketing) that can help you attract more customers.
Applicable pricing plan
The platform also offers different pricing plans that vary in terms of available features and resources. They include a free plan as well as paid plans that offer more control and functionalities.
The free version of Weebly includes basic features and allows you to publish your website under the Weebly subdomain. Paid plans offer more advanced options, unlimited resources, your own domain, technical support, real-time shipping, social media integration and premium customer support.
You can also upgrade to a higher plan at any time, and the cost is recalculated accordingly based on the time remaining from your previous subscription.
Customer support team
Dedicated support team play a crucial role in ensuring customer satisfaction, building trust and driving the success of the platform. Their expertise, responsiveness (both by email and phone support), and ability to provide effective solutions are vital in helping customers achieve their goals and fostering a positive user experience.
Create a multilingual website on Weebly
To create a multilingual website, Weebly lets you use a number of different solutions, depending on your needs and preferences.
Although the platform does not offer the advanced multilingual options that are available in more extensive CMS’s, you can certainly customize the site to support several languages. Here are some steps you can take on your Weebly page.
Decide which languages you need support for on your website, and make sure that Weebly supports the languages you plan to use. Weebly has many popular languages, so you are unlikely to run into a problem.
You need a separate page for each language you want on your website. You can achieve this by clicking the “Add Page” button in the Weebly control panel and creating a new page for each language.
Adding a language switcher
Add a widget or menu on your website that allows users to switch between different languages. You can use, for example, the “Menu” or “Button” widget and then customize it to your needs. Go to each of the created pages and translate its content into the appropriate language. You can do this by editing the page content and adapting it to the specific language.
If you are not a native speaker of the language you want to translate into, we recommend using a professional translation service. Machine translation can cause inaccuracies and errors. As a professional translation agency with many years of experience, we will gladly guide you through this process.
Customize the links and navigation. Make sure that the links and navigation on your website are consistent and adapted to each language version. You can change the links on the pages and customize the navigation menus to refer to the relevant pages in different languages.
Now it is time for SEO in multiple languages. If you want your page to be clearly visible in the search results for different languages, you can customize the metadata, such as page titles, meta descriptions, etc. for each language version.
For more advanced options, if you want to use third-party tools to manage your multilingual websites, then you can visit the Weebly App Hub, which offers various apps to support multilingual websites, including the Multilanguage App.
Translation of your online store can also be done by importing/exporting store files, its categories and products. Before each export, we recommend that you back up your existing site elements:
Export and import are possible with a .csv file. You also have the option of uploading files from other platforms, such as Etsy, Shopify or Square. If you choose any of the above options, a link will appear to guide you, step by step, on how to proceed.
Is Weebly worth considering for your site?
Before deciding to use Weebly or another website development platform, it is worth considering your needs, expectations and budget. If you are not familiar with programming and need a simple way to quickly create a website that will always look good on mobile devices, and you are ready to accept some limitations, Weebly may be the right option for you. Weebly allows you to focus on the basic features of a content management system. The drag and drop editor is also intuitive and friendly for simple websites.
However, if you need full control over your site, a larger range of templates, unlimited products and you are considering more advanced features, you may need to look at other builders. Here a WordPress site may be a good alternative for your own website design.
Whichever option you choose, Skrivanek, thanks to its extensive experience in website localization, can help you prepare your website for foreign markets.