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Does WiX have a free website plan?
WiX has a free website plan which includes free hosting and domain, however it does come with WiX ads which will be displayed on every page of your site as well as in the favicon. The free domain also contains WiX branding. For example, if your site name is Hello Kitty, the domain name will be something like www.wixsite.com/hellokitty. There are other limitations also when it comes to the free WiX website. You wont be able to connect a payment gateway for online payments, so selling products or services is out. It may also run slower than a premium site as bandwidth is only up to 500MB and storage is up to 500MB. You won't be able to connect Google Analytics also, however the WiX dashboard has a very robust reporting tool set. While the free WiX site isn't ideal for everyone, it's a great option for people starting out. Additionally, it provides ample opportunity to play around with the editor and backend to improve your WiX design and development skills.
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What's the difference between WiX 'website plans' and 'business plans'?
Wix Premium Plans come in two categories; 1. Website plans 2. Business & eCommerce plans. Website plans have all the features you need to get your Wix site up and running, but you won't be able to sell/accept payments for products and services . Business and eCommerce plans have additional features which allow you to accept payments through your site, view detailed Analytics, gain Ad vouchers and other advanced Wix Business applications.
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What option should I choose from the WiX 'Website Plans'?
WiX 'Website Plans' include 4 options to choose from. Let's take a look... Combo Plan Connect your own domain Free SSL certificate Remove Wix Ads Get a 1 year free domain voucher (yearly plans only) Get 3 GB of storage and 2 GB of bandwidth Upload up to 30 minutes of video Unlimited Plan Connect your own domain Free SSL certificate Remove Wix Ads Get 10 GB of storage and unlimited bandwidth Upload up to 1 hour of video Get Wix vouchers and Premium Apps (yearly plans only) Pro Plan Connect your own domain Remove Wix Ads Get 20 GB of storage and unlimited bandwidth Upload up to 2 hour of video Get Wix vouchers and Premium Apps (yearly plans only) Get a professional logo and social media logo files (yearly plans only) Free SSL Certificate Events Calendar App - Free for 1 year VIP Plan Connect your own domain Free SSL certificate Remove Wix Ads Get 35 GB of storage and unlimited bandwidth Upload up to 5 hours of video Get Wix vouchers and Premium Apps (yearly plans only) Get a Professional logo and social media files (yearly plans only) Receive priority VIP support If you are just starting out, and plan to scale your website over time, you can just go with the Combo Plan. This is perfect for a simple 4-5 page site with not too much content and media. If your website is more content and media heavy, then scale up or you might run into site speed issues.
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What option should I choose from the WiX 'Business & eCommerce Plans'?
WiX 'Business & eCommerce Plans' include 3 options to choose from. Let's take a look... Business Basic Accept online payments Connect your own domain Free SSL certificate Remove Wix Ads Get 20 GB of storage and unlimited bandwidth Get Wix Vouchers Upload up to 5 hours of video Get business insights with detailed sales analytics and reports Events Calendar App - Free for 1 year Business Unlimited Accept online payments Connect your own domain Free SSL certificate Remove Wix Ads Advanced Shipping Get 35 GB of storage and unlimited bandwidth Get Wix Vouchers and Premium Apps (yearly subscription only) Upload up to 10 hours of video Get business insights with detailed sales analytics and reports Get professional logo and social media logo files (yearly plans only) Pro eCommerce Features - Grow your online business with subscriptions, automated sales tax, currency conversion, marketplace integrations, and more Events Calendar App - Free for 1 year Business VIP Accept online payments Connect your own domain Free SSL certificate Remove Wix Ads Advanced Shipping Get 50 GB of storage and unlimited bandwidth Get Wix Vouchers and Premium Apps (yearly subscription only) Unlimited video hours Get business insights with detailed sales analytics and reports Get professional logo and social media logo files (yearly plans only) Receive priority VIP support Pro eCommerce Features - Grow your online business with subscriptions, automated sales tax, currency conversion, marketplace integrations, and more Events Calendar App - Free for 1 year If you are just starting out, and plan to scale your website over time, you can just go with the Business Basic plan. This is perfect for a simple 4-5 page site, with a few products or services to sell, with not too much content and media. If your website is more content and media heavy, with more products and services, then scale up or you might run into site speed issues.
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How do I make my WiX website private? (Unpublishing my WiX site)
To unpublish your site: Go to Settings in your site's dashboard. Click Website Settings under General. Click Unpublish at the top of the page. Click Unpublish in the pop-up to confirm. After you unpublish your site, it is no longer be accessible to site visitors. This does not delete your site, and you can publish it again from the Editor at any time. However, if your site is unpublished for more than a few days, your SEO ranking may be affected. Tips: If you want your site to remain accessible to users with a direct link, but do not want it to appear in Google search results, you can hide your site from search engines. Ready to make your site live again? Simply open the Editor to publish your site so visitors can explore and browse.
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How do I change the 'Title' displayed in the browser tab?
By default, your page's title tag is displayed as the title in your browser tab. If you want to change the browser tab title, you can customize your page's title tag in the SEO Panel of your page. Go to the front end editor Click on the pages icon on the left hand side of the editor Click the Show More icon next to the relevant page Click SEO Basics. Enter the page title under What's the page's title tag (title in search results)?. Click Publish at the top right of the Editor. Important: Adding custom code to your site may affect your browser tab title. Try removing any custom code you added to your site if you see an incorrect browser tab title. Tip: It's a good idea to submit your sitemap directly to Google after making changes to your page title.
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How do I share my WiX website so others can edit it?
Invite people to collaborate on your site, and assign roles based on their expertise. Each role includes a list of permissions, so you can control who can make changes on your site and dashboard. You can change collaborator roles, create custom roles, and remove collaborator access as needed. To send an invite: Go to Roles & Permissions in your site's dashboard. Click Invite People. Enter your collaborator’s email address. Select the checkbox next to the relevant role. Click Send Invite. Checking the status of an invitation To find out if a collaborator has accepted their invitation, go to Roles & Permissions in your site's dashboard. If there is a 'PENDING' label next to their name, they have not yet accepted your invite. In the 'Joined on' column, you can find out when you sent the invite, and how many days are left until their invite expires. Resending an invitation Invitation emails are valid for 30 days. You can resend an invite by email and direct link before and after an invite has expired. If you send an invite to the wrong email address, you can remove it, and send a new invite to the correct email address. Important: If a collaborator did not receive an invite and their email address is correct, ask them to check their spam, junk, or promotions folder You can resend an invite via email at any time. To resend an invite: Go to Roles & Permissions in your site's dashboard. Hover over the relevant person and click the More Actions icon. Click Resend Invite.
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Can I move my WiX website to another host?
Wix site is a standard HTML5 site, and is built with Wix’s technology. In order for your site to work properly, it needs to be hosted and operated on Wix's servers. You can, however, connect a domain to your Wix site and purchase and manage the domain with another provider. Wix offers a cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) technology. SaaS technology has a limitation - that it must run on the provider’s infrastructure in order for it to work properly. Since Wix is a SaaS solution, your site must run on Wix’s servers. To clarify, the content you build on Wix belongs to you. The reason you can't use another host for your Wix site is that the SaaS architecture does not support external hosting since it uses Wix’s proprietary technology and relies on Wix’s services to operate. Important: To connect a domain to your Wix site, you must upgrade your site to a Premium Plan.
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How do I remove WiX ads from my website?
In order to remove the WiX display ads from your free WiX site, you will need to upgrade to a paid 'Premium Plan', Premium plans offer many benefits - removing Wix ads, connecting a personal domain to your site (e.g. www.hellokitty.com), Premium support, additional storage, extra bandwidth...and much more.
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How do I connect my own domain to my WiX website?
In order to add your own domain name to your WiX website, you will need to upgrade to a paid 'Premium Plan', Premium plans offer many benefits - removing Wix ads, connecting a personal domain to your site (e.g. www.hellokitty.com), Premium support, additional storage, extra bandwidth...and much more. Once you have upgraded to either a basic website plan or a business & eCommerce plan, you will be asked to either connect your own domain name if you have bought it elsewhere (eg, go daddy) or you can use the free domain voucher included in all plans to set one up.