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Q: Anyone use Mobirise website builder?

Has anyone tried Mobirise mobile website builder?

 

Since iWeb's demise, I've been trying to find a site builder that is more along the WYSIWYG. I don't have a lot of time/experience to self-code. I have Rapidweaver and varying templates, but the whole "extra content" stacks has me scratching my head nine out of ten times. I want to create something eye-catching and yet be easy to use.

 

I welcome thoughts, suggestions, ideas.

 

Thanks in advance.

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 20, 2015 8:23 AM

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  • by nola carey,

    nola carey nola carey Oct 4, 2015 10:53 PM in response to charliemacOS
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    Oct 4, 2015 10:53 PM in response to charliemacOS

    While it's true you cannot design offline with Blogger, or Wordpress.com, or Weebly, etc., it is very easy to design a web site within the parameters of a given template. So they are website designers as well as CMS. Very little, if any knowledge of html or css or any other code is required, but if it is desired, there are gazillions of websites devoted to advising and tutorials on how to use codes to tweak them. It is also easy to manipulate even the stock templates to achieve a distinctive, custom look.  The free ones I mention have been around quite a while and have proven themselves to not being as 'unsustainable' as, say, iWeb did. There's no guarantee of any program's sustainability, including EverWeb. And btw, the fact that you can use them not only to design your website, but also for free hosting, these systems blow away whatever design advantages EverWeb might possess.

  • by zacharyprice,

    zacharyprice zacharyprice Oct 9, 2015 8:16 AM in response to nola carey
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    Oct 9, 2015 8:16 AM in response to nola carey
    Why pay for something when there are so many free and capable alternatives?

    Yeah, who need a wedding photographer when you can buy disposable cameras?  Why bother buying a nice house when a cardboard box is FREE?

     

    You get what you pay for, these freebie sites usually are very limited in functionality, design options, SEO practices, etc.  Plus if you don't know much about the web and how it work, or design and how that works, then you're probably better off hiring a professional web developer/designer.

     

    Just my 2 cents.

  • by zacharyprice,

    zacharyprice zacharyprice Oct 9, 2015 8:19 AM in response to newrom
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    Oct 9, 2015 8:19 AM in response to newrom

    Have just had a look at it and it is only really for mobile development and not for full websites.

     

    Try taking a look at EverWeb instead.

    Mobirise is a full-fledged website builder now, no longer constrained to just mobile BTW.

  • by zacharyprice,

    zacharyprice zacharyprice Oct 9, 2015 8:21 AM in response to charliemacOS
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    Oct 9, 2015 8:21 AM in response to charliemacOS

    Great writeup, had I seen this prior to my response I would have modified mine accordingly.

  • by Swing Suit,

    Swing Suit Swing Suit Nov 14, 2015 2:58 AM in response to newrom
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    Nov 14, 2015 2:58 AM in response to newrom

    It won't really work well with Weebly since Weebly doesn't support FTP Servers (that are accessible by the website hosters). You can always use an iFrame in HTML to mirror your offline website onto your Weebly website... just an idea

  • by woodrackets,

    woodrackets woodrackets Jan 5, 2016 7:09 PM in response to newrom
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    Jan 5, 2016 7:09 PM in response to newrom

    Yeah, I've been trying to use it. I cannot seem to upload it using the app's FTP. Keep getting an "unknown error." Host can't make it out either. Changed passwords, reinstalled the app, did maintenance on the iMac, but still get an error.

  • by daveeveritt,

    daveeveritt daveeveritt Jun 14, 2016 2:09 PM in response to newrom
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    Jun 14, 2016 2:09 PM in response to newrom

    Yes, I've used it. I'm a long-time hand-coder but needed to get something up very, very quickly, so abandoned my code control freakery and used it for ecovisum.com.

    It's pretty good, and will certainly gain more features, some of which are paid-for additions. But you can get a nice-looking, responsive site up pretty quickly, especially if you have some of your own images.

    Oh, and it's definitely NOT "only really for mobile development"! It's responsive, so works at all sizes.

  • by art101,

    art101 art101 Sep 29, 2016 3:51 PM in response to newrom
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    Sep 29, 2016 3:51 PM in response to newrom

    Hello newrom:

     

    I just ran across your post while searching for “Mobirise reviews” — and although your post is over a year old, I thought I’d share my two cents. Hope this is helpful for you and other people considering Mobirise.

     

    I’ve used Mobirise to build three websites for clients in the past few months. There’s lots to like about it: Nice WYSIWYG interface, simple to use and deploy, brilliant business model (give the basic package away for free, then sell add-on modules, etc.).

     

    That said, as of today it isn’t quite ready for prime time.

     

    • Bugs galore. It often crashes or locks up. The developer seems more interested in adding new “features” than solving basic problems.

     

    • You’re on your own. Mobirise markets itself a “drop dead easy website maker.” That’s a bit of hyperbole. There’s no user manual and no real tech support. The Mobirise User Forum is the only place to search for answers when things go wonky. Forum users seem to function as Mobirise’s R&D department.

     

    • It isn’t backwards compatible. For example, if you build a website with Mobirise 2.11.1 and import your work to version 3.06.4, you’re screwed. You’ll need to rebuild a bunch of stuff you already spent lots of time designing.

     

    I’m painting a bleak picture here. It isn’t half bad if you’re willing to put up with the stuff that blows up or doesn’t work as advertised. Novice website designers might want to check it out. Mobirise might even fulfill its potential some day.

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