Tag Archives: absolute positioning

What is the Biggest Drawback of Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, and WordPress?

Illustration showing the drawbacks of WordPress (plugins security and issues), Wix (redesign trap worse with hosting lock-in), Webflow (complicated, doesn

We recently received an excellent question from a reader who is trying to cut through the marketing noise to choose the right website platform:

“Ask David!” question: "I am researching which website builder I should use and found UltimateWB. Can you tell me what you think is the biggest drawback of Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, and WordPress?"

If you only read the homepages of the major website builders, everything looks flawless. They all promise fast, beautiful, and easy-to-build sites.

But as

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Sitely Mobile Export Problems? Why Fixed-Canvas Builders Struggle With Responsive Design

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The Sitely Mac visual website builder website.

Ask David! Question

"I’ve been using Sitely on my Mac to build my site, but I’m hitting a total wall with the mobile version. It looks fine in the editor, but the layout completely shatters and overlaps the second I export it. I did some googling and found UltimateWB recommended as a solid alternative where I can still use my own web hosting. I want to know: Is this broken mobile export just

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Stop Fighting Your Website: Absolute Positioning vs. Fluid Design

Drag-and-drop website builders absolute positioning issues vs fluid design that is easily responsive.

If you’ve ever used the standard Wix editor, you probably know the frustration: move a button on the desktop layout, and suddenly the mobile version looks broken. That is not a glitch - it is a direct result of how many drag-and-drop website builders are designed.

The Hidden Tradeoff in Traditional Drag-and-Drop Builders

Many “easy” website builders like Wix rely heavily on absolute positioning. In simple terms, elements are assigned fixed X and Y coordinates on the page, almost like

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