A great web builder: simple to use but also highly flexible I discovered Kopage when I was looking for a way to build a small portfolio website. It has turned out to be the perfect solution. I'll explain why... I'd used WordPress before, but that seemed like overkill for the site I'm talking about. (Also, I knew that I'd have to pay a lot of money to add all the plug-ins that I'd need to make a WordPress site look good - and it would doubtless run slow because of all the bloat.) The alternative was to code it myself, but I'm not an expert and I could see that taking me ages - time I didn't have. Then I found Kopage - available for free as part of a cheap hosting package from my existing provider (HostMaria, a 20i reseller). And it's great! I must note here that the earlier versions of the software were rather limited in functionality and wouldn't have served my needs, but the present one (4.4) is quite excellent. What you get is a simple way to build and customise a fast, good-looking website. There are lots of included templates, so you could just pick one of those and change the details as needed, but for me the best part is that it's built on Bootstrap and you can edit the HTML/CSS (and add JavaScript) manually, giving you almost total control. That's the way I've used it: adding a block to get myself in the ballpark, then customising the code to meet my needs. It's the perfect middle way between building a site from scratch and using one of those web builders that force you to use components exactly as they're designed. There IS a bit of a learning curve if you want to take that route, but it's worth it. The visual builder isn't (yet) quite as advanced as the WordPress page builders I've used before, so that does make it necessary to play with the HTML/CSS if you want to fine-tune things. On the other hand, though, the software comes with a great suite of SEO features and a range of plug-in modules that can help you add all kinds of functionality to the site. Overall, considering what I paid for this, I'm absolutely delighted. I got a great-looking, very fast site, nicely optimised for SEO, designed exactly the way I wanted it, and put together in a few days - even though my coding skills were very rusty. I strongly recommend this piece of software!

Only positive feedback for Kopage - hidden gem! Only positive feedback for Kopage, this was a hidden gem for me, that I discovered 1 year ago and never abandoned since then. The only problem with Kopage is that it does not have the visibility it deserves (not yet). More than 50% of websites made with CMSs like Wordpress out there should and could be built (with way less effort and much more fun) with Kopage. I am speaking as a solo developer who has no time to install a salad of plugins and other stuff just to have a landing page, or landing site, for my apps. I want something quick, cool yet customizable that I can launch and maintain in minutes, not days. Kopage is the way to go, seriously. Of course, you cannot build a huge community, e-commerce etc. with Kopage...you need to understand which type of tool it is. But native integrations with Google tools, Tawk.to (for free chats), Calendly etc. are a clear sign that the devs behind it are aware of the current state of the art, and they want to enable pretty much everyone to simply build a website that look very nice, very well usable and cool. Also, the guys who run it are super friendly, I was able to reach out to them via email and I proposed a lot of things that can improve this great tool and keep it up-to-date and future-proof. Keep it up Kopage! :D

As a professional software developer I… As a professional software developer I seldom have any interest in things such as site builders, but I have found this one excellent. Being able to add html, javascript and php code made the difference for me, allowing me to use the site builder as a front end to a php/sql back end. I have had a few issues which have been dealt with very quickly so very pleased so far.

This is a great little website builder This is a great little website builder, easy to use and very handy that it can be installed anywhere. The support is also very responsive and friendly and you are dealing directly with the developer. It did have a few major bugs and issues, but most have all been fixed since I started using it. The only major annoyance is the lack of a proper WySIWYG editor means anything you copy/paste loses all formatting and styling, so all content must be styled by hand, which can be very laborious and time consuming.

It's ok for very basic websites. It's ok for very basic websites. They're unable to export a website to WordPress enabling some great plugins. So my site is lock-in to a hole