What is Wix.com? Wix.com Review

Basic Introduction

WIX was founded in 2006 by Avishai Abrahami, Nadav Abrahami and Giora Kaplan. The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, with offices in San Francisco, New York, Dnipropetrovsk and Vilnius. The company entered the public beta stage in 2007 using the Adobe Flash-based platform.

Financing

In April 2010, WIX had 3.5 million users and received $10 million in Series C funding from Benchmark Capital, Bessemer and Sequoia Capital.

In March 2011, WIX had 8.5 million users and raised $400 million in Series D funding.

Technology Development

In June 2011, Wix launched the Facebook Shop module, taking the first step in the social commerce trend.

In March 2012, Wix launched a new HTML5 website builder that replaced Adobe Flash technology.

In October 2012, Wix launched an app marketplace for users to sell apps built using the company's automated web development technology.

On May 15, 2014, Wix launched the WixHive API, which allows Wix applications within user websites to capture and share their visitor data (such as contact information, messages, purchases, and bookings) with other installed applications within the same website.

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On November 5, 2013, Wix went public in its initial public offering on the Nasdaq, raising approximately $127 million for the company and certain shareholders.

In April 2014, Wix announced the acquisition of Appixia, an Israeli startup creating native mobile commerce (mCommerce) applications.

In October 2014, Wix announced the acquisition of OpenRest, a developer of an online ordering system for restaurants.

In August 2014, Wix launched Wix Hotels, a reservation system for hotels, bed and breakfasts, and vacation rentals using Wix websites.

In 2015, Wix Music was launched as a platform for independent musicians to market and sell their music.

In 2016, Wix Restaurants was launched.

On February 23, 2017, Wix acquired the online art community DeviantArt for $36 million.

WIX in China

For some reason, websites created by WIX are inaccessible in mainland China, and the customer service forum on the WIX official website also frankly admitted that there is no solution to this problem.

Wix Features

Wix website builder helps users in different fields create all kinds of websites through drag-and-drop editing, excellent templates, and more than 250 apps. Here are some of the highlights of this website builder:

Mobile-friendly, you can get a shortened mobile version of the website with one click;

The App Market provides a full range of powerful commercial plug-in services, which will be introduced in detail later;

Easy drag-and-drop editing, reliable free hosting, custom domain names, and reasonably priced upgrade plans that include a domain name and unlimited pages.

HTML embedded coding, embedding HTML code into a simple text editing window to expand site functionality;

You can build a beautiful, fully customizable blog, including Facebook applications and various social buttons;

You can build an all-in-one online store that supports multiple payment methods and can customize tax and shopping regulations;

There are more than 500 simple and beautiful self-designed templates for users to choose from, suitable for all websites.

Package Fee

Wix offers different plans. Their paid plans range from $5 to $25 per month. You need to choose at least the Basic plan to get the online store functionality.