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Square Online
4.2
(458)
(Formerly Weebly)
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Square Online Reviews & Product Details

Square Online Overview
What is Square Online?

While Square Online (formerly Weebly) is often seen as an entry-level website and CMS for businesses, marketers, and content publishers, its revamped and robust features offer so much more. Offering a free version and paid options, Weebly enables its users to build the websites and the content properties that they want, the way they want it. Responsive themes ensure mobile compatibility and optimized user experience across all screen sizes while powerful design capabilities pave the way for engaging, visually enticing, and on-brand content. In addition, native e-commerce functionalities such as order and inventory management, secure checkout and payment processing, and sales analytics make it a viable option among merchants to sell physical products, services, and digital goods.

Company Square, Inc.
Year founded 2009
Company size 5001-10,000 employees
Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States
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Square Online Product Details
Capabilities
API
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Training Documentation
Languages English
Square Online Pros and Cons
Pros
  • Excellent value for beginners in the ecommerce industry
  • Low price for marketing automation
  • Powerful range of email marketing tools
  • Convenient backend environment is easy to use
  • Helpful mobile app for tracking your store
Cons
  • Not the best at SEO
  • Inventory management isn’t great
  • Lower plans include Weebly ads and branding
  • Phone support only available on high-tier plans
  • Fewer feature launches
Square Online Features
24/7 Customer Support
A/B Testing
Analytics and Reporting
Blog Integration
Contact Management
Custom CSS and HTML Editing
Custom Domain Support
Customizable Templates
Drag-and-Drop Editor
E-commerce Functionality
Email Marketing Tools
Event Management
Form Builder
GDPR Compliance
Hosting Services
Image and Video Galleries
Live Chat Support
Membership Sites
Mobile Optimization
Multi-language Support
One-Click Publishing
Online Booking Tools
Responsive Design
SEO Tools
SSL Certification
Social Media Integration
Template Selection
Third-Party App Integrations
User Permissions
Website Backup
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Last updated: July 26, 2024
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458 Square Online Reviews
4.2 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 21, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
BC
Brendan C.
Staffing Manager
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"Extremely easy to use"
What do you like best about Square Online?

Love that it is easy to use and that I can quickly edit and make changes.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

The editing functions can sometimes be cumbersome.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows us to have a website without having to spend a lot of our creative time on managing the site.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 10, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
NW
Noelle W.
Photography Instructor
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"Easy and Improving"
What do you like best about Square Online?

It's hard to pick one thing about Weebly to discuss - years ago as I began to design my website I went through a variety of different options: Wix, Wordpress, etc. When I first started using Weebly it was fairly barebones, but even then what stood out about using Weebly was how user friendly it was. Throughout the years I have built a variety of different websites, some were websites that I started totally for scratch and others were from website builders that bragged about their ease of use. Weebly is quick to learn and intuitive with a drag and drop design that is attractive and clean. Once you get comfortable with the system, it's easy to customize the website to look exactly as you'd like it with more experienced users being able to delve in to the CSS and HTML while still being able to take advantage of quick editing. As a photographer, this drag and drop design is incredibly important to me as I am regularly updating and adding to my website and need to be able to do it without needing to find assistance. Even better, I can do almost everything I need to on this one website designer with things like E-Commerce, Mailing Lists, Maps, and Surveys already being available.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

There are few bumps that I have run into with Weebly - in fact, as the website designer has improved over the years most of these bumps have been solved. The biggest issue I have run into has probably been the password protection for multiple users. Although the designer does allow you to add a password to a website, it only allows 1 password and once a user has this password they can access anything that was password protected. As a boudoir photographer I prefer to have a personalized password for each client's page. There is a slight workaround the problem - users can be added as members and individual pages can be limited to only be viewed by selected users, however the solution is time consuming and clunky.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

Almost everything - as a website designer, Weebly has proven incredibly useful. I am able to use my website to advertise my business (price & package descriptions, specials, booking), show my work through galleries, deliver clients' digital products (personal gallery pages, digital image distribution), and sell my work.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 07, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MF
Melanie F.
Editor
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"Seemingly endless customization for an affordable price"
What do you like best about Square Online?

Weebly is so reasonably priced and user friendly. I like that my finished website looks very much my own and not generic.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

While I do feel that Weebly is much more user friendly than other similar services, I wish the dashboard had a better layout. By that I mean one that allowed you to better see the full range of products/apps/services Weebly offers. I feel as though some of them are buried. But that's a minor complaint and not a big concern for me.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

I needed a simple website that could grow WITH my business. Because I'm just starting out, it needed to be relatively inexpensive but not hold me back in anyway either simply due to my limited budget. I don't feel as if Weebly has ever held me back. My website looks professional and modern.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 04, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JP
Jennifer P.
Independent Insurance Agent
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"Easy and Professional "
What do you like best about Square Online?

I like how easy it is to set up and customize my website. I do not have any formal training in website design but Weebly is very self explanatory and has a great tutorial section available. It is also easy to update and change information, which I do frequently. I even created a blog that could also be integrated with my Facebook Page.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

I do not like how you can not pay for the premium features on a monthly basis. Instead of being charged, for example, $3.99 from month to month, I have to pay $160 up front.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have found that in today's market, an online presence is mandatory. Weebly solves this problem by letting me set out a space of my own for clients to find me and see what products and services I offer. Having a website designed and maintained can also be a big expense so Weebly enables to average business owner to erase the middle man and complete this task themselves.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Apr 26, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
TB
Tirdad B.
Digital Marketing Intern
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"Great and easy "
What do you like best about Square Online?

How simple the layout is and how easy it's to use it for any project. I have used weebly for creating online stores to demonstrate how a website should look for a business.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

Maybe some of the limitations compared to other websites. I believe other sites give more options to choose from when using their service. Its very limited and choices are not available compared to blogspot.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having a website store and a blog. The blog has been create since we are using it weekly by updating industry related news towards the website. It has increased traffic tremendously for us and we very happy with our choice of service. Weebly has helped traffic and impressions for us and its easy to use with seo tags.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 18, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Grant F.
Founder/Ceo
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"Best website design software for small businesses "
What do you like best about Square Online?

Weebly manages everything for you. You can easily add products, get shipping numbers, keep track of views and purchases, and more with extreme ease. The templates and drag and drop functionality makes it so easy that my grandmother could use it, and as a matter of fact, she does!!

What do you dislike about Square Online?

It is limited in what you can do, specifically in adding in your own program, HTML, editing the source code, and sling things like changing the background color behind the text. Also, having the website builder online is beneficial at times, but there should at least be a desktop edition. That would be great because you would get windows 10 notifications whenever somebody buys something, making long webpages wouldn't be freezing up because of taking up so much space, and you could work on the webpage offline.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use it to create and manage my company's promo website and I also manage my grandparents' art sale website. It is very easy for my grandmother to process payments and send messages to customers directly

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 21, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AW
Amy W.
Visual Arts Teacher
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"Great Resource"
What do you like best about Square Online?

I really like using Weebly for both my teacher website and for my personal artist portfolio. The web building software is user-friendly and the resulting website is pleasing to the eye and easy to navigate. I would absolutely recommend this program to other teachers, young professionals, and artists! It is especially nice to have the option of trying the program for free prior to purchasing a domain name or full account. I have used the free version for my classroom and personal portfolio for years, but am definitely considering becoming a full on subscriber because Weebly has been so consistently useful.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

It can be difficult to save changes, as well as difficult to duplicate layouts. It would be nice if there was an "archive" feature of some sort so that it was not always necessary to re-create pages. Sometimes it's difficult to tell if changes have been saved, too, since there is no manual "save" feature prior to publishing. I have lost hours of work in the past due to network glitches.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sharing information with my students, keeping a record of assignments and due dates, making resources available to students even when they are not in my classroom. It is very useful to have a resource that students know is always there in order to keep them accountable for their learning.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 31, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
LH
Leah H.
Director Of New Member Services
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"Weebly Review"
What do you like best about Square Online?

Weebly has made managing and updating our websites incredibly easy and quick to

What do you dislike about Square Online?

We do not have any dislikes with using weebly.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have consolidated multiple websites into one account so we can easily review and update our websites.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 18, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
KO
Kyle O.
Pianist
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"Great tool for building a website"
What do you like best about Square Online?

Weebly makes it easy for me to quickly update my bio, photos, and website style. I am able to navigate the site easily, make quickly changes, and have complete control over the content on my website. I enjoy having the ability to easily embed Youtube links, galleries, audio files, etc.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

I have to pay to remove the Weebly tag at the bottom of my page. While not the most expensive subscription on the planet, it is enough to make me cringe.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am advertising for my personal business. Weebly has given me a clear, professional-looking website I can direct people to. It is a great place to host my website, to store my professional videos, photos, bio, etc.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 04, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
BW
Branch W.
Creator Of The 52 Peak Club
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"Makes Creating and Updating Website Easy!"
What do you like best about Square Online?

Easy drag and drop interface. Pages you create in Weebly look like the pages on the web. No surprises. Plenty of plugins to enhance Weebly are available. This is a great app for people who want a website, but do not want to spend a year learning how to use the app.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

Minor dislike. I have a membership site within Weebly. When customers sign up, I do not get a notification. I have to manually check. Not a big deal, but it would nice to receive a notification.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

Problem solved is having a professional looking website without of spending a lot of time. Benefits: professional looking website that helps me with sales.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Aug 06, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Elizabeth K.
French Teacher
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"Good tool for online portfolio & class website"
What do you like best about Square Online?

I'm using weebly for my online portfolio for grad school as well as the website for my classroom. I love that it is very user friendly to set up and create new pages. In addition their customer service is great. I had trouble uploading a pdf using the scribd embedding tool. I contacted customer service, they had me send them the file and they uploaded it for me. There also are so many different ways to layout pages and it is very easy to adjust the page layouts.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

It can be a little bit glitchy and it can be hard to update things when that is happening.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

I needed a user friendly way to create a website for my master's portfolio and for my classroom.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 27, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
HB
Heather B.
Content Creator/Social Media Consultant + Event Planner
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"User-friendly for sure!"
What do you like best about Square Online?

Weebly gives users the capability to build a blog or website with even zero experience. With the easy drag and drop building, Weebly will definitely be on my list of things to recommend when someone is just starting out or a pro.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

Nothing! There's nothing that I've found so far that would need to be approved upon.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's given me the ability to build blog posts the way I want them look - and not just according to a particular template.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 25, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Eric Braden Z.
Principal | Creative Director
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"Simple, robust website platform"
What do you like best about Square Online?

Weebly has been great for me and my business. It's customer support team is top notch.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

I wish there were more website themes available. Love the additional themes but would like to see more.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

Website hosting and setup. Email for work.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jun 25, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
BM
Brittnee M.
Social Media Community Strategist
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"Social Media Coordinator"
What do you like best about Square Online?

I like how easy it was to use weebly to put together a website and buy a domain. They work with you and let you choose a theme and they're actually nice free themes.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

I don't have too many dislikes. I disliked the pro, starter, etc packages because I thought I had to buy a package in order to have a site but you don't.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm using weebly for a portfolio. Compared to other websites I've used this one was the easiest to use and I switched from another.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Apr 28, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
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Marcelo D.
Senior Visual Designer
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"Excellent for small projects and training"
What do you like best about Square Online?

Weebly is a intuitive platform for creating websites with minimum effort. Probably it won't work for people and companies which require websites more robust or with more advanced functions, but for most of freelancers and small business Weebly will be able to provide a professional looking website with a very small investiment of time. Additionally, I found it particularly useful when teaching webdesign principles for non-technical students. Weebly allows my students to focus on visual aspects of a website without having to look on the coding aspect. So, it is also an excellent tool for teaching.

What do you dislike about Square Online?

I think the interface could be a bit more clear. Also, the "building blocks" sometimes join in unexpected way and that creates some problems. Weebly would also benefit of a Undo function.

What problems is Square Online solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows to build small sites with minimum effort and it has been particularly useful for teaching webdesign principles to non-technical students.

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