What Makes SiteDrawer Different from Other Website Builders?

Introducing SiteDrawer

I'veSiteDrawer beencombines developingthe best aspects of hand-coded websites and designing websites for over a decade now. I've done everything from hand coded HTML and PHP sites to custom wordpress themes and plugins. I've also usedeasy-to-use site builders likein Wix,a Weeblyunique, user-friendly approach. Unlike traditional website builders, SiteDrawer doesn't use complicated drag-and-drop interfaces, nor does it require coding knowledge. Instead, it provides professionally designed components you select and Squarespace.customize I'using a simple, familiar form-style system.

If you've usedever filled out an online form, you already have all the pageskills builder plugins like Divi, Elementor, Oxygen and WPBakery.

They all have their strengths and weaknesses, as well as their pros and cons.

However, I'm a professional web developer. My ultimate preference is to hand code, from scratch, so I can have control over every detail, every integration, and every behaviour of the website.

I find that site builders, while designed to make it easy for the average user, actually make it quite difficultneeded to build websites.and I'vemanage alwaysyour foundwebsite theirwith preSiteDrawer. builtSimply pick the layouts you like, and they'll automatically adjust to fit the style of your website. Then easily add your text, images, and links by filling in clearly labeled form fields.

Why Traditional Website Builders Often Fall Short:

• Inconsistent Appearance: Pre-made components areoften notdon't cohesivematch thecustom restparts, ofleading theto website.an Theuneven draglook.

• Complex and Slow Interfaces: Drag-and-drop interfacesystems buildercan actuallybe makesconfusing placingand elements quite time consuming,slow, especially for largerbigger websites. The responsive formatting is clunky and too restrictive. You also actually require some development knowledge to use things like classes to keep elements looking consistent and not styling per element (which is terrible for scalability),

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very often rebuilt websites with custom wordpress themes that were originally built in Wix and Squarespace because it would take me less time to rebuild it from scratch than to try and fix the mess that it was when it was built or add a new feature or function.

• ILimited alsoResponsive Options: Many builders don't likeoffer theflexible lackor intuitive mobile-friendly designs.

• Technical Skills Needed: Users often need to understand advanced settings or CSS to maintain a consistent look.

• Locked-in Subscriptions: Difficult to export or move your website, forcing ongoing subscription payments.

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or the subscription models that lock you in.

• OnDifficult theMaintenance: otherKeeping hand, hand coding websites comes with its own challenges. Buildingsecurity, forms, keeping up with external libraries and besttechnical practicesdetails for things like security and spam prevention are challenging with vanilla html.

  Empowering the user to make basic website changes with custom HTML is a non-starter. The experience of making changes that actually make the site look professional like when it was built is also challenging. Users don't understand basic website design concepts, and why would they? They're not web designers. So the websites begin to look disjointed and perform poorly. So the user gets frustrated and the website doesn't reflect the perceived quality from the start.

  I use wordpress because it merges the two worlds (non-dev vs experienced dev) and creates a relatively simple experience to get a website built.

  You could use WordPress page builders but I find that you run into alot of the same issues as with Wix and Squarespace, just with a way more complicated interface for the average user.

  Page builders also introduce bloat and don't actually make the editing experience any easier for the layman. Theyupdated can be complicatedvery time-consuming.

• User Limitations: Without coding knowledge, making even basic changes can harm the website’s look and overwhelming,functionality, resulting in frustration and poor website performance.

How SiteDrawer Solves These Issues:

• Easy Form-Style Editing: Quickly manage and update your site without coding or toocomplicated simplebuilders.

• Professionally Designed Components: Choose from expertly crafted layouts that ensure consistency and restrictiveprofessional - so they have to end up calling a developer anyway.appearance.

• MyAutomatic goalStyling: withPre-set SiteDrawer is to merge the best of both worlds. I want to make the basics as simple as possible. I want to empower the user to updatecolour and maintainstyle theiroptions ownguarantee your website withoutlooks payingattractive and readable on all devices.

• Customization Guardrails: Helpful guidelines keep your website looking great while allowing for externalpersonal help. I want all of the basics taken care of so if they truly want a unique custom feature, they can be excited about the potential of implementing it instead of being frustrated by just getting their site back to zero before outlaying a bunch of money to then implement a new feature.customization.

• SiteDrawerOwnership doesn'tand lockFlexibility: usersYou're never forced into a subscription, unlessensuring foryou verytruly specificown your website (special features thatmay have optional ongoing costs.costs).

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SiteDrawer makes building and update their site. They don't need to make complicated edits to have their site work for them.

The websites are also built with professionally designed components so they always look great on every device. The colour schemes are set globally so whether it's dark text on a light background or light text on a dark background, the layout is preset to know which combination to use based on the colours the user chose. Everything looks cohesive and consistent so the user can just focus on the content.

We add guardrails to keep the user within the recommended guidellines of a good website design. However, their comfort level dictates exactly how much customization that want to implement. Everyone from a regular user who just wantsmaintaining a website that'sstraightforward easyand tostress-free, update, vs a fully experience developer can use SiteDrawer as its built within the WordPress ecosystem.

Users aren't locked in to subscriptions. They don't have to outlay exorbitant costsespecially for asmall business owners who’ve previously found traditional website builders or custom website.coding They don't have to deal with freelancers who ghost them or don;t deliver quality work. They get just enough control to make them responsible for their own website with all of the frameworks built in to help them be successful.challenging.

Every website builder serves its purpose. We just know who our customer is and we built SiteDrawer for them.