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What is the Biggest Drawback of Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, and WordPress?
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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Tagged absolute positioning, absolute positioning vs responsive design, bloat, css, fast website, high maintenance, html, learning curve, open-source, php, plugin, redesign website, responsive, saas, security risks, slow website, squarespace, third-party plugins, webflow, Wix, WordPress
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What are the drawbacks of Drupal as a content management system (CMS)?
Steeper Learning Curve:
Drupal is known for being less user-friendly than some CMS options. Especially for non-technical users, the interface and functionalities can be challenging to navigate and manage content. This is in contrast to website builders like UltimateWB, which offer an interface with a focus on ease of use. UltimateWB is designed for users of all technical backgrounds to easily create and manage their websites.
Developer Reliance:
For extensive customization or troubleshooting, Drupal often requires developer expertise. This can
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Tagged bloat, clean code, compatibility issues, developer reliance, Drupal, drupal alternative, drupal vs ultimatewb, learning curve, maintenace, modules, open source, resource-intensive, security, themes, third-party plugin, ultimatewb cloud, upgrading
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What is Jackobs Law in UX?
Jakob's Law, named after usability expert Jakob Nielsen, is a fundamental principle in UX design, or user experience design. It states that users prefer websites and apps to function in a way that is consistent with their past experiences on other similar products. In simpler terms, users like things to be familiar.
Here's the gist of Jakob's Law:
- Users develop mental models based on their past experiences with digital products. These mental models are essentially how users think a website
Posted in Ask David!, Website Design
Tagged common design patterns, jackob's law, learning curve, user experience, user friendly, ux, ux design, web design
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How do I choose the best website builder?
Ask David
There are so many website builders available. How do I choose the best one for my website?
David’s Answer:
Don't choose a website builder just because it makes it easy to get a website online.
That's important, but it's not the most important thing to consider.
I've seen plenty of websites start out simple and then become much more complicated as the business grows. What seemed like a good choice at the beginning can become a problem when
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Tagged best website builder, demos, ease of use, features, free trial, future-proofing, hosted solution, hosted website builder, hosting, how to choose best website builder, learning curve, ownership, plugins, scalability, software updates, support, third-party plugins, web hosting choice
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