# Recommend website builder

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-website-builder/686512>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 19, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-website-builder/686512 "2014-04-19T22:33:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Sigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@Sigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigma)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-website-builder/686512/21 "2014-04-23T00:47:08Z")

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I was thinking about using Wordpress and the X theme for a business site. But then I took a look at Weebly and Wix tonight. Both appear to be wonderful services. I’m not sure which to choose but it seems Wix has the most attractive templates.

This might help if you were to decide between Weebly and Wix:  
[http://www.websitebuilderexpert.com/wix-vs-weebly-which-website-builder-is-better/](http://www.websitebuilderexpert.com/wix-vs-weebly-which-website-builder-is-better/)

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-website-builder/686512/22 "2014-04-23T02:23:21Z")

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Have to mention one thing from that link. I hate all the services because they boast about their “millions of registered users.” I’ll be registered at many builders and I may not wind up using any. It’s pure phoniness, a wonderful example of why “technically true” almost always means “don’t you believe it.”

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-website-builder/686512/23 "2014-04-25T19:44:19Z")

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Drupal wants you to have a hosting site first. And then [Download and extract it](https://drupal.org/documentation/install/download). Not for me, thanks.

Back on WordPress I found a theme that seems to have the features I was looking for. But it’s a business-oriented theme and isn’t free. I don’t mind paying but I’d rather play with it offline first to see if it’s worth the money. Is there a way to do so?

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-website-builder/686512/24 "2014-04-25T20:55:56Z")

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Ask the theme author(s) for some example sites.

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-website-builder/686512/26 "2014-05-14T10:34:30Z")

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> [@kodyjones](#):
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> I would like to recommend you about the wix website builder… It is very easy and interesting… Variety of tools are there to add functionalities to your website… For more details [have a peek here](http://webeminence.com/wix-review) …

Reported as likely spam.

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