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Wix Says AI Website Owners Should Care About Portability. There’s Just One Problem.
Wix published an article on August 26, 2026, titled “How to make a website in an AI coding tool”, discussing the difference between AI coding tools that give you actual code and AI website builders that create websites inside a hosted platform.
Near the end of the article, in the “Making a website in an AI coding tool FAQ”
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Posted in AI, Compare Website Builders
Tagged ai, ai tool, cms, css, export, export code, export data, export website, hosted vs self-hosted, hosted website builder, html, javascript, ownership, portability, saas, Shopify, squarespace, vibe coding, webflow, webflow alternative, Wix, wix alternative
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How to Update the Same Website Content on Multiple Pages at Once
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Question: “I’m currently using Squarespace and am so tired of all the limitations. I have a section that needs to be the same on several pages. It is a mix of text/images. I just want to be able to update this section once and have it automatically updated on every other page that I have it on.
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Posted in Ask David!, Compare Website Builders
Tagged ad(d)s app, adds manager, centralized management, collection pages, embed code, flexibility, footers, global sections, HTML Ad(d)s app, html adds, placeholder text, save time, side sections, squarespace, squarespace alternative, styles manager, summary blocks, synced patterns, webflow, wix studio, WordPress
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Why Webflow, WordPress, Squarespace & Wix Fall Short on Page Backups (And the UltimateWB Fix)
As a web developer, there is a distinct type of panic that sets in when your phone rings and a client says: "I was trying to update the text on the homepage, and... I think I broke something."
You open the site, and sure enough, the layout you meticulously optimized for speed, design, and user experience is completely skewed.
On many website
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If you bought a custom domain name from a domain provider like Wix, GoDaddy, Squarespace, or Namecheap to start a simple website or blog, you may have run into an annoying surprise: all the "free" website builders charge a monthly subscription fee just to let you connect your own domain name - except for one. Ironically, it's the one that got out of the domain name selling business years ago.
If you're on a tight budget, a
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Posted in Compare Website Builders
Tagged Cloudflare, custom domain, github pages, godaddy, Google Sites, namecheap, squarespace, vercel, Wix
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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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Posted in Ask David!, Compare Website Builders
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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Webflow, Shopify, WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Framer Miss This Simple Navigation Feature
When people compare website builders, they usually focus on templates, AI tools, pricing, SEO features, or e-commerce.
Almost nobody talks about navigation management.
That's surprising, because it's something you'll use every time you build or expand your website. Creating a new page should be simple. You create the page, choose where it belongs, publish it, and move on.
Unfortunately, that's not how many
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Posted in Compare Website Builders
Tagged framer, menu, navigation management, Shopify, squarespace, webflow, website navigation, Wix, WordPress
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Anatomy of a Domain Renewal Scam: How Phishing Emails Use Subdomain Tricks
It happens in a flash. You are sorting through your inbox, and a high-urgency notification lands: Your domain name is about to expire in 2 days. It lists your exact domain, a fee, and a convenient "Payment link."
If you hurry up and click, you aren't renewing your domain. You are handing your payment details directly to a scammer.
A recent wave of highly targeted phishing emails - posing as automated registry alerts from major platforms like Squarespace - is
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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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Posted in Compare Website Builders, Website Design
Tagged absolute positioning, drag-and-drop alternative, drag-and-drop website builder, flexibility, fluid design, grid layout, hosted vs self-hosted websites, hosted website builders, mobile friendly, responsive, responsive app, responsive design, rigid design, squarespace, squarespace alternative, website design, Wix, wix alternative, wix editor
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Lost Your Work in Squarespace, Wix, or WordPress? Here’s Why It Happens (and How to Prevent It)
The Hidden Risk Most Website Builders Don’t Talk About
Is there anything more frustrating than seeing an “Unresponsive Page” error after hours of work?
You refresh… and everything is gone.
For users of Squarespace, Wix, and WordPress, this isn’t rare - it’s a well-documented, real-world problem.
And it almost always happens at the worst time:
- deep into a long editing session
- working on a complex page
- right when you’re in a productive flow
The issue isn’t just bugs.
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Posted in Compare Website Builders
Tagged autosave, CMS comparison, control, Gutenberg, Gutenberg issues, lost website edits, lost work, page history, performance, reliability, session timeouts, squarespace, Squarespace autosave, tinymce, web development, website builder comparison, website builder crashes, website editing, website performance, website reliability, Wix, Wix session timeout, WordPress, WordPress errors
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Beat the System: Avoid Paying Website Builder Transaction Fees
In the early days of e-commerce, the deal was simple: you paid a monthly fee for your website software, and you paid a payment processor (like Stripe or PayPal) a small percentage to handle the credit card transaction. But as we move into 2026, the rules have changed for some website builders. The industry giants - Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, BigCommerce - have introduced what can only be described as a "success tax." Good news, UltimateWB has not.
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Posted in Compare Website Builders, E-commerce
Tagged avoid transaction fees, best ecommerce platform for profit, bigcommerce, e-commerce, ecommerce profit margins, hidden ecommerce costs, merchant account savings, no transaction fee platforms, online store overhead, pay to play, payment gateway, payment gateway comparison, service fee, Shopify alternatives, shopify payments, shopify transaction fees 2026, squarespace, squarespace payment fees, stripe vs shopify payments, surcharge, transaction fees, website builder success tax, Wix, wix service fees
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