| | |  | Web Site Hosting | Home » » » » Serif WebPlus X5 | | | | | | | Description: | | WebPlus X5 is the ultimate website design software, ideal for small businesses, organizations and home users. Drag-and-drop simplicity, an intuitive interface,and powerful tools help you design sites easily, even if you’ve never done it before. Everything you need to create a professional-quality website is in this one box. | | | Features: | |
• Design websites from scratch with drag-and-drop simplicity - no HTML knowledge required - or use beautiful templates that are easy to customize.
• Design and photo editing tools are built-in - no need for other software.
• Comprehensive e-commerce with step-by-step setup wizards.
• No limits - create as many sites, pages, and store items as you like and use management tools help with SEO and maintaining sites.
• 6-months free hosting, web address, and email to get you started.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 0.3 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Length:
| 7.56 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.59 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.17 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.13 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 22 reviews |
| | | System Requirements: | | | Platform:
| Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP | | Media:
| DVD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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81 of 86 found the following review helpful:
 You need to Marry with Serif if you purchase their productOct 07, 2011
By Randall Ellis
First understand the following is my opinion based on my failed attempt to use Serif WebPlus X5. I wanted a product to replace my old FrontPage. When testing Serif "free advance software" it did everything I wanted a package to do.
Before purchasing the product I asked if the product is one hundred percent stand-alone for development on my PC (does not require any interface to Serif). I was assured that it was. I develop off-line in a remote area of Thailand and only go on-line when I am ready to upload a site. I also told them BEFORE I purchased I wanted a product that had no requirement for me to be "married" to the product developer!
When reading about the features and functions Serif advertises the ability add code for log-in and counters (etc) - they call this "Smart Objects", code that results in data needing to be retained. I asked the same person in customer service, that assured me the product did not require any interface to Serif to develop and use, if the product had these capabilities which I was assured that it did.
If you use a "Smart Object" you have to go on-line with Serif to register it - that is register the html page you develop! Why, because they keep the data on their server!! You cannot keep you own data on your own selected host! You cannot control your own data, you cannot maintain your own data - the data you collect is at Serif! You need to go to Serif for YOUR data! They also say if your usage is too high you need to purchase additional storage from them! You CANNOT develop code or host your internet site without being attached to Serif if you use a "Smart Object". Let me repeat; No counters, No commerce, No "anything" that results in data being stored without a "marriage" to Serif! No using all of the awesome capabilities advertised about the product without being MARRIED to Serif.
Then, when asked for a refund the answer was NO - I waited more than 7 days to ask for it! 7 Days! Why not just give the taillight guarantee (when you can no longer see my taillights the guarantee is over). Who can review all the products features in 7 days?
They "lie" (in my opinion this is the right word as it is the only word I know that describes not telling a truth) about their capabilities and when caught tell me that I SHOULD PURCHASE the "Smart Object" feature and function FROM SOME ONE ELSE, features that were advertised with no statement about needing to be on-line with Serif to develop and host your developed site. Features I thought I paid for when purchasing their product!
The Serif product is really an awesome product and will be perfect for you IF you want to be married to a development company and have them CONTROL YOU and to CONTROL YOUR DEVELOPMENT by making you be on-line with them in order to develop and host your sites. Why would a company develop such an awesome product and then ruin it by thinking that it is good marketing to CONTROL their customers!
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Used for 18 months, looking for better software and support.Oct 16, 2011
By Jay
"Builder"
I have quite a bit of HTML and site building experience using site creation utilities. Because of this experience, I am not satisfied with the contratints of verizon or network solutions standard web site solutions and authoring tools. Serif offers more control for those of us in the gap between novices and professionals.
After you purchase any Serif product, if you chose to register, you will receive sales calls to cross sell you on the rest of the Serif suite of products. If you plan to go the Serif route, get Page Plus and Photo Plus. The funny thing is, Web Plus provides a better graphics editor than either Page Plus or Draw Plus. So, when I want to create an object, I make it in Web Plus then transfer to Photo Plus to make a .jpg. Basic functionality available in one, such as the ability to fill in a background using similar clicks and commands, should be available and work the same in all three.
I could live with the quirks, especially for the price.
What I cannot live with is support that tells me to read the manual or go on line to find the answer after I have already checked the manual and searched the knowledgebase and found no answers. Especially for a function that worked previousely. Pay close attention to the Serif suport policy.
I purchased four products out of the suite and paid for the upgrades to the next version of each. For this, I expect a vendor to toss me a bone and help with some support. I am now looking for another software package to fill my needs.
14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Easy to handleJul 04, 2011
By Pastor Brian
With a little basic knowledge of working your way around a computer I created a 26 page web site in two days. Once it is hosted and on the web i will post it here so you can see what you can create. I know I am scratching the surface and the site could be cleaned up to look and opperate better, but a multi-layered web site was pretty easy to create.
The help feature is great. No matter what my question I found a very imformative help section that guided me through the process. Many questions I had were answerable through a very helpful video, no more than 2-3 minutes a piece, on the subject in question. Serif has made the process of designing a website as painless and easy for novices as possible.
I was worried that since they did not have religious templates to guide me or work from, the church web site I designed would not look right. I was wrong. The predesigned templates on the program were a good starting point and were quickly edited and redesigned to make my site look professional and original. In most of the 26 pages I never used a template and just designed on the fly. It was easy and a lot of fun.
I highly recommend this product.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
WebPlus X5 - Best of the crop!!Dec 27, 2011
By Dave
I'm forced to re-create my website since Microsoft is abandoning Office Live Small Business.
I decided to use standalone web SW vs. various hosted site builders. (ie I want portability so I'm not tied to a specific host and I don't want to use templates).
I evaluated Webplus X5, Web Easy 8, Web Studio 5 and XSitePro.
Webplus X5 wins hands down. It has a lot of capability once you venture beyond template wizards. This capability is not always intuitive and there's definitely a learning curve with this SW. Fortunately Serif has some good tutorials and an excellent discussion forum where other members answer questions very quickly. At 5 starts I might be a little generous but I'm happy with my results.
I'd rate them as follows on a scale of 1-10:
Webplus X5: 9.0 (very capable once you go beyond templates, full featured but could be more intuitive, at $29.95 a real bargain!!)
Web Easy 8: 7.5 (what you see is not always what you get)
Web Studio 5: 6.0 (Easy to use but lacks capability)
XsitePro: 1.0 (this SW is a joke, very, very basic)
14 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 One great product with currently a major flawJun 07, 2011
By Jennifer Williams
The search function as of this date does not work at all. When you construct a website with a lot of products or text and you need to find something to change it, you are left to searching without a computer search function (very time consuming).
Other than that the product is five star. Once they get this bug fixed, I will be more than pleased with the product. Everything else is great.
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