{"id":3436,"date":"2023-09-06T12:18:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/?p=3436"},"modified":"2024-01-20T22:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T06:44:14","slug":"why-do-people-choose-wordpress-over-weebly-when-they-want-to-create-a-website-from-scratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/3436\/why-do-people-choose-wordpress-over-weebly-when-they-want-to-create-a-website-from-scratch\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do people choose WordPress over Weebly when they want to create a website from scratch?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The WordPress and Weebly logos may look quite similar, but they are indeed quite different website builders. WordPress is open source<\/a>, and you get web hosting choice<\/a>. Weebly is a hosted solution, where essentially you are renting your website, paying subscription fees to Weebly to keep using their website builder and web hosting. You get no web hosting choice with Weebly. Plus, you get a lot more flexibility in features in WordPress, though the learning curve can be higher than with Weebly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I prefer to use UltimateWB – you get web hosting choice, and it comes with lots of built-in features that are very flexible and customizable. Also, unlike WordPress, you won\u2019t have to search for and install third party plugins<\/a> to get the features you want and need because with UltimateWB it is built-in. Plus, UltimateWB is a lot easier to use, build and design, and maintain your website than WordPress, and it comes with free tech support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Drawbacks of Using a WordPress Page Builder and Why UltimateWB Is a Better Option<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do WordPress websites and blogs get hacked so much?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you ready to design & build your own website? Learn more about\u00a0UltimateWB<\/a>! We also offer\u00a0web design packages<\/a>\u00a0if you would like your website designed and built for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Got a techy\/website question? Whether it\u2019s about UltimateWB or another website builder, web hosting, or other aspects of websites, just send in your question in the \u201cAsk David!\u201d form<\/a>. We will email you when the answer is posted on the UltimateWB \u201cAsk David!\u201d section.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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