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Wix<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Wix’s Start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wix was founded in 2006<\/strong> in Tel\u202fAviv, Israel, by three tech entrepreneurs: Avishai Abrahami<\/strong>, Nadav Abrahami<\/strong>, and Giora Kaplan<\/strong>. The CMS service has been running for almost 20 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Important Attributes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How Public is Wix?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wix is not open source<\/strong>\u2014it’s a proprietary, closed-source platform. This means you cannot access the underlying code.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Is there an associated cost(s)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There is a free version, which is good for experimenting, personal projects, or hobby sites, but with limitations and ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the paid plans, you can unlock professional features\u2014remove ads, go custom domain, sell online, and scale storage and performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Pro’s <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Beginner-Friendly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • All-In-One Platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Wide Range of Templates<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • App Market<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Free Plan Available<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Good for Small Businesses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    The Cons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Limited Design Flexibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Not Open Source<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Export Limitations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Ads on Free Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Can Get Expensive<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Performance Issues with Large Sites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Wix’s Start Wix was founded in 2006 in Tel\u202fAviv, Israel, by three tech entrepreneurs: Avishai Abrahami, Nadav Abrahami, and Giora Kaplan. The CMS service has been running for almost 20 years. Important Attributes How Public is Wix? Wix is not open source\u2014it’s a proprietary, closed-source platform. This means you cannot access the underlying code. Is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nluto.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nluto.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nluto.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nluto.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nluto.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nluto.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64,"href":"https:\/\/nluto.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nluto.soisweb.uwm.edu\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}