Topic: Input Regarding Website Style

[Chimney Top]

I've been building a website recently using Google Sites and Wix.

Here are links for both:

http://dillonfries.wix.com/dfries81  Wix

https://sites.google.com/site/dfries81/  Google Sites




The Google Sites website is basic, however it is free.  Not much interactive material, but it supports Archive.org links, Youtube links, as well as Google Drive folder download links.  It's a blog page...

Wix is much more interactive with a lot features and apps and is free w/ ads (about $150/year upgrade includes 10 GB's storage, domain name, no ads).  However, apparently it will not support Archive.org media players.  It is iframe/html and while Wix supports this, you can only use one code within the website.  So you can't use multiple codes/content.  I hope this is not the case (I've posted a question in the help forum)... it's not much different than only being able to post one video hosted on youtube.

So, any feedback on which site you prefer taking into consideration the benefits, limitations, and price I've encountered so far?

Thanks

[Chimney Top]

Anybody?  Feedback?

It will take awhile to post all the content, so I am deciding on the layout...

[Marshall7]

Instant reaction - I like the look of the Google page better.

[cd2go]

Just from a quick look and user perspective, the wix is much more professional and uncluttered; I would like visiting that one better.

[Phil Zone]

The thing I noticed most was the wix was way slower to load.

[runonce]

The Wix site looks nicer...

But take a stab at WordPress...

http://wordpress.com/

I build everything with it these days...

[willndmb]

Instant reaction - I like the look of the Google page better.

same

[Chimney Top]

The thing I noticed most was the wix was way slower to load.

The Wix site has transition crossfades (out/in) with page views.  These settings can be adjusted.

[acidjack]

We use WordPress for nyctaper, which you can customize with various themes, and definitely supports the various kinds of code you want to embed.

[earmonger]

If you can go ad-free the vibe is much better. That alone would tip me toward Google--or wordpress if that turns out to work well.

One thing on the Google page is that the artists list is weird, at least as my Chrome browser displays it. There are gaps in the artist list that are actually the rest of the artist links--maybe the names are being displayed in blue on blue?

[Chimney Top]

http://dfries81.wordpress.com


OK, I've deleted the Wix.com and Google Sites, I like the wordpress page...

here is the link.

http://dfries81.wordpress.com

[runonce]

Press On! - Looks good...

[runonce]

http://dfries81.wordpress.com


OK, I've deleted the Wix.com and Google Sites, I like the wordpress page...

here is the link.

http://dfries81.wordpress.com

Make your "Contact" link top level link - take it out of the drop down.

Add "Contact Form 7" plug in...

Add "JetPack" statistics plug in...

Add "Home" link to menu...

Play with your widgets (right side column) - that looks like the stock set  - just add one of your own, and all those stock widgets will disappear.

[earmonger]

Looks elegant.

I wonder if you could make your header (D.FRIES NON COMMERCIAL etc.) a smaller font or shorter than 3 lines, because when I go to the Artists list I have to do a lot of scrolling and re-sizing to get anywhere into the alphabet.

[ScoobieKW]

Best Wordpress audio player (free) is MP3-jPlayer. Allows you to embed playlists for multi-set shows. Also has a popup player so users can listen while they navigate your site.

See it in action at my blog, http://kennedy-williams.net/scoobiesnax