What do you like best about WebWave?
- It is simple enough to use, with not too many options. Easier to pick up with provided templates as a starting point.
- It is easy to place elements on a page. You can manage multiple pages and create a site structure.
- Provided the store feature is for simple transaction purposes, I have not gone into details since I was using a free account.
- SEO Options pages (Basic)
- Store settings page
- Header code options
- GA and Google Ads integration
- Internal anlytics
- Three tier of CMS users
- Webmaster management
- Connect email domain option (not tested integration)
- Menu editor
- Multiple link types internally, such as page, aricle or scroll to an element
- Article/Blog feature
- On screen user onboarding
- Google fonts management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What do you dislike about WebWave?
The list below is not necessariliy that "I don't like" but can be improved:
- Only payment gateway for the store settings is Stripe, which is not available in many countries.
- It might be too basic options for Store & SEO settings pages.
- Manual VAT/Tax options in the shipping/store page - single/fixed one tax type only.
- Template quality is workable but not offering something extra than other platforms.
- Template numbers are limited and not diversified for many business types, designs could be better as well.
- Loading time is not great as many other competitors - Gtmetrix performance grade at max 81% while Google pagespeed mobile (56%) and desktop (91%). Checked with a pre built theme - link here for your own test -
- The webwave website IPs are blacklisted for malware. MalwareBytes blocks loading editor or the live test websites many times. This could be due to the reason the backend framework IPs were previously used somewhere and now it affects webwave in general.
- Cache refresh issue, even the page is edited and saved - the published site does not see the changes.
- Stacking options in the design elements are full drag based, which could be a little difficult if you want to use it as the manner of WordPress Blocks.
- Google rich schema options are not integrated.
- Sitemap options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.