BETA: Theme gallery and Design settings

2/12/2010

We're finally ready to test out some new features we've been working on for a long time: a complete redesign of the "Designs" tab.

Since this is such a large feature and there might be some bugs, we're releasing it to beta.weebly.com only for now, so feel free to log-in and check it out.

What's new?

Theme Gallery

Instead of the theme categories being shown in the left bar, there's now an "All Themes" option. When you click on this button, you can browse themes in a larger, expanded gallery format. You can rate themes, view similar themes, and sort by Most Popular or Most Recent.

Theme Options

Right above the "All Themes" link is a "Design Options" button. When you click here, you can edit various design options of your theme, like font, color, and font size for your site title, paragraph title, paragraph text, and links.

Favorites

The first button, "Favorites," is a list of your favorite themes and most popular Weebly themes. Before you choose any of your favorites, we've added ours to the list to get you started. And any time you see a theme thumbnail, you can click on the star to favorite it.

These have been our most requested features for a long time, and we're really excited to be able to show you a preview.

If you're interested in testing these new features, go to beta.weebly.com. As you may encounter some bugs, please email [email protected] with any issues you run into.

As always, we really appreciate your support, and we're excited to be testing these features now, so we can release them to everybody soon!

altaey link

2/12/2010 11:15:35 am

sounds good. great job weebly keep the good job

josh chewning link

2/12/2010 11:49:03 am

You are all doing great!! Thanks for making this service wonderful!

RVS link

2/12/2010 11:59:55 am

You guys keep rockin' it with these updates/upgrades. Keep it coming.

Damsels link

2/12/2010 12:26:45 pm

Great new features. Much easier to see things and test out new designs! Great work. I love Weebly!

Barbara link

2/12/2010 12:50:54 pm

Sounds great.

costa arvanitopoulos link

2/12/2010 01:01:47 pm

fantastic work

Jojoeland link

2/12/2010 01:02:00 pm

weebly is getting more powerful.

Josh link

2/12/2010 01:16:53 pm

Nice. I tried it out and I think it works perfectly. I especially like the fact I don't have to change the fonts in CSS anymore,unless I want a custom font.
Keep up the good Work!!

2/12/2010 01:55:11 pm

Weebly gets better and better! These are definitely very welcomed new features!! Thanks weebly!!!

kyzen link

2/12/2010 02:11:04 pm

nice job weebly!!

liucong link

2/12/2010 04:31:31 pm

sounds great!i love weebly!

Garth Elliott link

2/12/2010 05:03:40 pm

Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! Great job, Weebly! The new layout is going to make it so much easier to globally change fonts, font sizes and colours without having to mess around with the CSS.

Morten link

2/12/2010 06:13:24 pm

I just tested the beta site, and it worked fine except for hovering over new themes. The previews did not show. I also already miss somewhere to see which "Current Theme" I am working on and tweaking. The pending thumbnail for custom themes and the possibility to import themes gives great promises. The few options to change fonts and sizes and colors are a start to something great (I hope) I see a direction to soon support CSS classes through the UI. Having the possibilities to give different paragraphs etc. different values, like background color, .... should really boost design possibilities. I see a future with Weebly CSS multi-class PRO features. The ecosystem for new designs seem to be ripe. This is great. I shall go BETA.

Joe link

2/12/2010 09:24:45 pm

Awesomeness!!!

Greg link

2/12/2010 09:47:39 pm

Just a heads up...I only changed the color of my header font and published it with the beta program. I then found that all of my text links in the paragraphs on all of my site reverted back to the home page instead of the page they were suppose to link to!

2/12/2010 09:58:15 pm

See the previous post of a new problem with beta...I just went back and logged into the regular or old weebly editor and republished my site again from their and all of my links are now correct. WOW...I thought I had a lot of repairing to do. Hope this helps...BEWARE

Jonathan Wylie link

2/12/2010 11:04:50 pm

Great news. I think we would all appreciate as much custom options as possible and I look forward to this leaving beta as soon as possible!

Alex link

2/13/2010 01:09:22 am

Hey, i like this feature, even if it wasnt that difficult to just change it in the CSS. :P

But when you preview a theme and then click on "cancel", you will be forwarded to weeblys frontpage instead of the theme select page.
Pretty annoying since it takes a while to go out and in to the editor mode all the time.

simpleseaglass link

2/13/2010 01:38:15 am

Looks good, I am a bit surprised to learn this is one of the most requested items, but it should help a lot of people out that don't know css!

Ramsey link

2/13/2010 02:58:02 am

Pretty Cool!

James link

2/13/2010 09:42:13 am

Great stuff, but if I use the beta and publish my website, all my links stop working, so unfortunately I have to use the normal Weebly. Looking forward to when that issue is fixed though.

Aaron link

2/13/2010 10:07:17 am

Amazing, stupendous, wonderful!

Zorica link

2/13/2010 11:06:14 am

Great!!

Thank you!!

67kvl3

2/13/2010 11:39:31 am

Just tried it out- it is AWESOME! Keep up the good work!

Valarie

2/13/2010 01:12:07 pm

Just created my website and uing the Theme gallery was vey usefl. However would like to see a Travel Agency theme.

Bernard link

2/13/2010 02:33:56 pm

great work weebly

Thanks!

Bryan link

2/13/2010 02:43:15 pm

These changes are great! Will it also be possible to change background colors, or is that asking too much of the system?

Thanks, Weebly!

shahin link

2/13/2010 07:00:26 pm

i think it would be great if we were able to duplicate any page of our site to another location of our site with one button called duplicate or to be able to duplicate a link the same wauy because so many times in the site we want to refer to the same idea again because its needed. also it would be great if we can have more space for video upload like 500 meg instead of 100 and an auto start button choice on video would be great. also if we can have the option to place buttons around the themes not just inside it would be great. a easy flash auto site hd look would be great as a theme too. you guys are great i am very happy to have you

Auten link

2/13/2010 11:56:57 pm

I love this feature, however, it would be better if we could customize the colors of a theme individually. For example, we could change the menu button colors. I know this may be tough... Another idea: We could submit our own themes and people could browse through those!! I'm sure lots of people have already requested that, though.

GhostHawk link

2/14/2010 02:23:19 am

I agree with you Auten! For others who do not know HTML or CSS it is really hard to change background colors, text etc. I know HTML and CSS but it would be soooo difficult if you didn't.

Max link

2/14/2010 02:56:57 am

Weebly is getting better every week. With all these new updates, Weebly users can do more and more. Weebly is Great!

Nagihiko

2/14/2010 06:04:20 am

That's nice, a new upgrade- thanks! :)

Jeff link

2/14/2010 07:06:39 am

sounds great!

Engelbert link

2/14/2010 11:58:48 am

I don't know anything about creating website from html programing, but I found very easy way to create website with weebly, and I like the name 'Weebly' very much. Thank You Weebly.

Norman Garcia link

2/14/2010 04:23:01 pm

That's great! Keep it up.

Thanks weebly!

Betshy Sanchez

2/14/2010 08:36:29 pm

This is great news! Excelent! :)

Thank you

reassurance link

2/14/2010 09:24:59 pm

The people behind Weebly are doing a fine job. Now do your part and "Go Pro" with a Pro account from Weebly. (This comment is entirely unsolicited!)

Marsha Smelkinson link

2/15/2010 12:49:12 am

Fantastic. I loooove Weebly!

snotra

2/15/2010 02:09:48 am

yeah awesome...

2/15/2010 04:27:19 am

Wow! I think that it rally an improvment that we were looking for. I ued to have some much difficulties to change the type setting style and customize the website. Now we have a wonderful tool to do ti fast and easely. I tried it and it seems to work well!

COSTAS

2/15/2010 05:02:09 am

Very good Job.

Jenn Mack link

2/15/2010 05:43:37 am

Great job! Every new feature makes me like weebly more and more (and recommend you, too)! Thanks!

javed

2/15/2010 05:45:58 am

Great job.

Dream Come True link

2/15/2010 07:05:46 am

Another great idea. I've been looking for a way to tweak designs without having to go into the code. great work!

Khaled link

2/15/2010 07:15:48 pm

Nice Think. I am very much happy to know about it. Also i check it, imaging..thanks weebly..!!

trusp link

2/16/2010 12:17:41 am

Hey its great to have a website for my own

DG Artist link

2/16/2010 12:38:21 am

I think this new feature is awesome! This is finally what everybody's been waiting for.

D-9 link

2/16/2010 05:20:00 am

Wow, this is a really useful tool! I was thinking about trying to learn CSS and HTML for my backgrounds, but now I won't have to anymore. Thanks Weebly. ;D

2/16/2010 09:34:17 pm

Thanks! This will likely save me confusing the hell out of myself with HTML and CSS from now on!

trixie link

2/16/2010 10:44:44 pm

surprised that this is one of the most requested improvements. looking forward to more!

Michael link

2/17/2010 12:31:16 am

Nice job guys, i must say that joining Weebly was the best thing i did, you have not let me down yet .... Thanks :)

Ryan Naylor

2/17/2010 12:50:51 am

Nice feature, easy to figure out. My only concern is, my site does not match up between weebly.com and beta.weebly. If I were to purchase the domain, would it matter under which weebly url I used?

Tyler smith link

2/17/2010 03:19:56 am

Amazing! You guys make my Job a bit easier now. especially with the Link Colors.

2/17/2010 07:56:42 am

Hey Awesome Job Guys! keep up the good work...You Guys R the best!

marie link

2/17/2010 12:16:25 pm

nice I really like it
I would like weebly make a Flash intro
on the weebly editor that will be awesome.

Ollie link

2/17/2010 12:24:06 pm

Wow Weebly! This is amazing! You are the best. i know you get that all the time but seriously I mean it. I just tried it and now my website looks more customized. Thank you, thank you, thank you Weebly. You are so awesome.

Thomas

2/17/2010 01:37:41 pm

Looks amazing, I look forward to seeing and using this. Good luck.

Beli Sepatu link

2/17/2010 06:25:43 pm

i love you Weebly!!!

Kiki link

2/18/2010 02:33:46 am

Sounds great. I look forward to seeing and using this. Weebly is Great!

ravinth(digi) link

2/18/2010 05:10:09 am

Well done weebly again.Keep continue your technical improvement....

Dana link

2/18/2010 06:40:53 am

I'm enjoying the special features. Keep up the good work.

Trent link

2/18/2010 08:07:24 am

Awesome way to step up Weebly, you continue to impress!

Rahu

2/19/2010 06:36:50 pm

Hi Weebly - just wanted to say that I have been designing websites since 1996, and discovering weebly a year ago has rejuvenated my interest and enjoyment in creating sites for clients - I hate coding with a passion, and was waiting for someone to invent a drag and drop web editor. I tutor people in using Weebly (although most people need no help) here in the UK, and even technophobes like it. It's great that you constantly strive to do better and add new features (my top request is to be able to copy and past elements and pages!). I agree with those who say that Weebly Pro is amazing value.

ttv link

2/19/2010 08:29:40 pm

I Think The New Change Is Awsome Everything On Weebly Is Amazing This Is Truly The Best No Matter What Website Maker I Find Nothing Can Replace Weebly

Nick link

2/20/2010 01:01:31 am

I love the new updates they are really cool!

R&R link

2/20/2010 01:18:02 am

I have had such awesome feedback where my site is concerned and thank you so so much for having this service available to us! It is greatly appreciated. I look forward to any developments in the future! Thanks again!

David

2/20/2010 01:51:19 am

I love it, great improvment, keep up the great work.

Savannah Video Central link

2/20/2010 01:57:00 pm

I think Weebly is doing a good job with doin good! :)

Abby

2/20/2010 03:06:02 pm

:) awesome!!!

joanii link

2/21/2010 05:08:40 am

that's why i love weebly. keep up all the good works!

love d new feature! \m/

Cheeky Girl link

2/21/2010 09:12:31 am

Wow! This sounds like a great set of new improvements! Weebly is now streets ahead of anybody else! Keep up the incredible work! Thanks!

Spaz

2/21/2010 09:31:01 am

I wish I could do videos without a youtube on pro... ah well. Great job weebly guys! You're one of the best free website services I've seen. Keep up the good work!

Natalie link

2/22/2010 12:09:05 am

Great Job!! Now can you make new designs in the Vertical colum... Im getting tired of mine and i don't like any other ones... please create more!

Mr Scott link

2/22/2010 07:50:24 am

Loving the new easy way to make alterations - no problems encountered with it as yet! - thumbs up weebly!

Marc

2/22/2010 07:51:41 pm

I fully support Weebly and I myself am a pro user.
However I feel that the templates we have at present look very old and dated and nothing at all special. In fact many look similar to designs of 5 years ago.
With new companies now offering a similar service to Weebly all the time such as Vi***i and offering many very nice and modern templates, some with 3 column designs also, I'm worried that if Weebly don't revise the template listings they could lose out.

Don't get me wrong Weebly are still by far the best in my opinion and I wouldn't recommend Vi***i as you simply haven't got the same service or options.
But PLEASE PLEASE update those old templates! After all it's all about how out sites look and not about how many widgets we have.

Keep up the great work!
Marc

Funnyman100 link

2/23/2010 08:41:22 am

I love editing the page to the way you want it and i have been waiting for this and now its here and its awesome!!!! Thanks Weebly Team

joann2557 link

2/24/2010 04:53:26 am

This is great! Your last updates have been really nice! I love them:)

TL2010 link

2/24/2010 02:24:52 pm

This is great! I used one of your new themes to build my first site about importing and exporting, www.buyfromchina.weebly.com. I hope you will be realeaseing more great templates in the future. Building a site has never been so easy! Keep up the awesome work. ;)

Colin Cummins link

2/24/2010 02:45:42 pm

This is more great work, Ladies and Gents!! Weebly you have done it again.

Can I request different font styles for our pages?

Weebly Ring link

2/25/2010 05:52:39 am

I've just had a chance to try out the new beta weebly and I really love to be able to change the fonts! New fonts give the site a whole new look! I didn't get into the HTML editing. Frankly, HTML makes me go cross eyed! I agree with Marc that some new, updated themes would be great. The themes are nice for businesses, but there are SO many different applications for websites. There are many that are just for fun! We need some themes that POP! :) Get funky with them!! As always, the Weebly team are the best and you all are definitely moving in the right direction. Keep up the fantastic work!

Iris design link

2/26/2010 04:40:40 am

Without doubt an improvement and likely to see an increase in users.

KC link

2/26/2010 02:54:52 pm

Thought I'de charm in with what I think of your FREE WEB SITE SERVICE! It's great and I'm glad I found your service. Will let others know about your great service and easy to use (no need to know) web site building tools. Thanks again Weebly!

JDDR Photography link

2/27/2010 02:55:58 am

I love this feature! It really adds a needed personality to the site. I can't wait until it's added to normal weebly. It's a pain having to go through beta.

Avram Gold link

2/27/2010 04:18:53 am

Well, as many others, I love Weebly. I'm a new user and have been waiting for this feature before I publish. However, as you know, it has bugs, and I have yet to receive a fix for the ones I wrote you about.

First suggestion: Help for the beta version should come more quickly.

Second suggestion: Font style should be able to be changed paragraph by paragraph, and word by word. As it is now, only groups can be changed.

Third suggestion: BACKGROUNDS should be able to be substituted from uploaded user graphics, like a star field, which is what I want to do.

With these last two adjustments, the Weebly templates would be even more unique from site to site.

Someonez link

2/27/2010 11:02:36 am

I cant wait!

KHAN link

2/27/2010 10:11:10 pm

Hi,

Awesome job , great efforts to provide great access and advancements.

KHAN

D.D. link

2/28/2010 05:24:08 am

dude! weebly.com ROCKS man!

air jordan link

3/1/2010 10:36:00 am

weebly keeps getting better

Janitorial Services Seattle link

3/1/2010 04:22:26 pm

This great.. Weebly getting better & better.
Thanks

iranaippalai link

3/2/2010 03:05:14 am

weeply is great job

Flo

3/2/2010 10:42:32 pm

This is very good !
It now takes 1 sec to change the title color and the font, compared to playing with the code ("playing" because I am not a programmer) :-)
I really hope it will make it to the non-beta weebly.

3/6/2010 08:32:23 pm

I like the new changes but please please please can we have some new and more updated templates as they are very sparse. Particularly wide style as there is such a limited choice and in my view the only thing that stops this from being a market leader.

vjake

3/8/2010 10:59:23 am

The new develops are very exciting. Why would you bother learning who to create a site from scratch when here is all is in a complete package! Your widgets get better all the time.

Stuart Draper link

3/10/2010 02:30:07 am

SWEET FEATURE! I have hated how much of a pain it was to change the font colors in each separate box.

Vishal link

3/10/2010 04:46:48 am

Good!Two new changes in two days.I was working on my website and they said that they have do some changes.When my browser restarts the only words I say is wwwwwwwaaaaaaaoooooooooo!

East or west Weebly is best.

Matt link

3/11/2010 05:36:13 am

This is nice and pretty, but how about making something that will really help us out like tables, better seo options, library, copy elements to other pages and not just move, 3 column layout, side navigation that will show on all pages. I love working with weebly and adding these features will surely make it that much better. Thanks!

Create a Website link

3/11/2010 08:58:20 am

This is great! Will let others know about your great service and easy to use web site building tools. Keep up the fantastic work!

chenyan link

3/11/2010 07:56:01 pm

there's now an "All Themes" option. When you click on this button, you can browse themes in a larger, expanded gallery format. You can rate themes, view similar themes, and sort

3/11/2010 07:57:08 pm

we've added ours to the list to get you started. And any time you see a theme thumbnail, you can click on the star to favorite it.

Nwire link

3/16/2010 07:04:46 am

You guys keep making this site better!

P.S. 100th post!!

piese auto online link

3/22/2010 10:30:59 pm

This is really good. Those themes are important to us.

hannathespanner link

3/25/2010 06:34:01 am

weebly your awesome, i love u!!!
your new designs r amazing

Pariah link

3/26/2010 05:37:54 pm

You guys keep getting more amazing all the time; I always recommend you to my friends! I tested the new theme designer and I like it quite a bit!! It's much more customisable, with the new font and color options for links, easier to preview the themes and all with a click! You guys rock, seriously!

Todd link

3/28/2010 04:57:17 am

It is great to see all of the new opportunities that Weebly is providing.

Gevalia Coffee Maker link

3/28/2010 10:56:52 am

Nice design, very easy to navigate and eyes appealing.

Mike

cheap fashion jewelry link

4/1/2010 07:49:32 pm

Alex

4/3/2010 04:11:38 pm

We need New Themes... with better navigation buttons...

Beckie link

4/4/2010 01:38:00 am

I made some nav button in the contest. Check them out, links on my site.

ethan link

4/4/2010 04:37:47 am

Awesome this will help my site loads keep it up weebly

PoolBoy link

4/5/2010 10:46:24 am

The usability of this site just keeps getting better and better! Love it!

Elvis Moravac link

4/5/2010 11:05:06 am

Amazing place to setup your site or blog with great features! Thanks Team!

Joe C. link

4/7/2010 02:40:08 pm

Thanks again to Weebly for the great tools and themes. I have updated the Hypno Street Records site for April. Please visit and feel free to comment.

Catherine

4/8/2010 06:33:25 am

thanks for this websit and thanks weebly!!!

Haley

4/8/2010 09:01:00 am

I wish there was a way to make a custom theme without CSS. I dont understand it and would like a way to make that easier. It would be nice to have a way to put a live chat on the website. It would be much appriciated!!!
THANKS!!! =]

Thanks again,
Haley =]

P.S. check out haleybalch.com

Kyle link

4/8/2010 12:43:31 pm

Weebly, Weebly, Weebly the best web design site ever! I hope you dominate Webs in the search engines!

Brent link

4/9/2010 03:58:55 am

I would like to be able to have users post comments on pictures in flikr strait from the users website.
That is a little far, but if you could do that it would generate lots of users for weebly.
I personally love weebly, it blows freewebs, and bravenet out of the water.

Good job weebly.

john link

4/13/2010 12:15:56 am

Wow... Great

fashion designing in jaipur link

9/29/2013 10:52:39 pm

These have been our most requested features for a long time, and we're really excited to be able to show you a preview.

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