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Ever since WordPress 5.0 launched the Gutenberg block editor in December 2018, the old “classic editor” has given way to a modern, block-based way of writing. Every paragraph, heading, image, or embed is its own block that you can move, style, and reuse.

If blocks are new to you, the tutorial above walks through the basics — adding and rearranging blocks, using the settings sidebar, and putting together a simple layout. Full Site Editing, which came in with WordPress 6.0, takes that same block idea and applies it to headers, footers, and templates, so you can design a whole site visually without touching any code.

Hosted website builders keep pulling in first-time site owners who’d rather not deal with their own hosting, updates, or security. Wix, with more than 200 million registered users, and Squarespace, a longtime favorite of creatives and small businesses, lead the pack here.

The appeal is pretty simple: sign up, pick a template, drag things into place, and publish — all without installing any software. The trade-off is control. Unlike open-source platforms like WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla, these proprietary services keep your site locked to their infrastructure, and Wix famously won’t let you switch templates after you publish. For a lot of beginners and small businesses, though, the convenience is well worth it.

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