Features of Weebly:
- Basics
- Not Open Source CMS
- Limited Free option up to paid business options
- Add on payment for domain, premium themes and plug-ins
- WYSIWIG feel; limited customization
- No coding experience required
- Design & Editing
- Templates
- 50+ Customizable templates
- Can change/adjust templates anytime
- No Advanced user editing ability
- Drag and drop editing
- Media uploads (Limited in file size 1GB video limit)
- Templates
- Reliability
- 24/7 email support; limited business hour live support
- Unlimited site visitor traffic
- Marketing
- Poor Social media options
- Basic Search engine tools
- Extensibility
- 100+ plug-ins
- Limited Spam protection
- Staging sites available
- eCommerce Features
- Limited Support eCommerce functions/collect payments
- Limited to 7 countries
- Create premium content for paid users
- Limited Support eCommerce functions/collect payments
- Performance
- Managed hosting
- Responsive sites, limited issues
- Security
- Daily Malware scanning
- Built in site protection (TLS certification)
- Two-factor authentication
- Mobile App Exists
History of Weebly:
- Created by David Rusenki, Dan Veltri, and Chris Fanini
- Development started in 2006, released in 2007
- Used by .07% of websites as of September 2023