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<p>It's no surprise that website builders are so popular. Millions upon millions of people choose them every day to build amazing portfolio websites, online stores, company websites, and personal blogs and with the number of people using them, the developers have had to work hard to add functionality to keep up with demand.</p>
<p>This year, we had a number of excellent products in the mix for Best Website Builder and it's no surprise that the ones that ended up being nominated are the People's Choice.</p>
<p>As a reminder, here's the list of nominees for this year's award:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="/products/adobe-business-catalyst/"> Adobe Business Catalyst </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/jimdo/"> Jimdo </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/squarespace/"> Squarespace </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/ucoz/"> UCoz </a></li>
<li><a href="/products/webydo/"> Webydo </a></li>
</ol>
<p>And the winner of this year's People's Choice Award for Best Website Builder goes to…</p>
<p><strong> <img style="max-width:150px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/best-website-builder150x0.png" alt="best website builder" /> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Adobe Business Catalyst! </strong></p>
<p>Adobe Business Catalyst is really much more than just a website builder, it's a powerful hosted CMS with integrated everything. With a host of powerful tools from one of the biggest names in the industry, Adobe, Business Catalyst is the ultimate solution for all sizes of business and personal sites. It's so powerful, you can use it to run a midsize business from it without any problem at all.</p>
<p><a href="/products/adobe-business-catalyst/"> Learn more about Adobe Business Catalyst </a> or visit them <a href="http://businesscatalyst.com"> on the web </a></p>
<p>Congratulations to the Business Catalyst team on their win! Stay tuned to find out who walks away with the Critics Choice Award (selected by our panel of judges) coming soon.</p>


2013 People's Choice Winner for Best Website Builder

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<p>The popular website builder <a href="https://www.jimdo.com/" target="_blank">Jimdo</a> has made enhancements to its photo galleries, rolling out three new display options.</p>
<p>Founded in 2004 under the name “NorthClick”, Jimdo has become one of the most trusted website builders around.</p>
<p>Here's what Jimdo photographers, bloggers, and all other picture fiends can now enjoy.</p>
<h2>Horizontal View</h2>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/comparison_horizontal-view_21079x0.png" /></p>
<p>Jimdo's new Horizontal view has a more modern, dynamic feel to it. All your photos will fit seamlessly together with their original proportios.</p>
<p>So, no more cropping those beauties into squares.</p>
<h2>Vertical View</h2>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/jimdo_vertical_view700x0.png" /></p>
<p>With Vertical view, your photos will flow down the page.</p>
<p>You choose how many columns of photos you want displayed side by side, from one to six. Choose one column, and your photos will display across the full width of your content area — perfect for showing off large images.</p>
<p>If you choose more columns, your photos will display at smaller sizes, in columns side by side.</p>
<h2>Slider View</h2>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/new_jimdo_slider700x0.png" /></p>
<p>Jimdo's previous slideshow option has been trumped. The new Slider view is faster, prettier, and best of all <a href="http://thenextweb.com/dd/2014/04/19/rip-flash-html5-will-take-video-web-year/" target="_blank">no longer uses Flash</a>.</p>
<p>To find out more about Jimdo's new photo galleries, <a href="http://blog.jimdo.com/new-jimdo-photo-galleries-for-beautiful-portfolios-blogs/" target="_blank">check out their blog announcement</a>.</p>
<p>Plus, be sure to explore more of <a href="/products/jimdo/" target="_blank">Jimdo via our CMS Directory</a>.</p>
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Jimdo Rolls Out New Galleries

<p>If you've been waiting to cast your vote for your favorites in the People's Choice Awards, now is the time to do so.</p><p>Voting has officially opened and you may now <a href="/cms-critic-awards/">cast your vote</a>! So head on over to our <a href="/cms-critic-awards/">awards page</a> and submit your favorites.</p><p>If you are in the running, we have created a handy badge you can use to spur interest...</p><p>Simply download the graphic (shown below) and link it to <a href="/cms-critic-awards/">https://www.cmscritic.com/critics-choice-cms-awards/</a>.</p><p>For those who missed it, here are the nominees in each category:</p><h3><a href="/cms-critic-awards/">Best Open Source CMS</a></h3><p>2013 Nominees ( <a href="/announcing-the-peoples-choice-for-best-open-source-cms-nominees">read the announcement </a>):</p><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="https://modx.com/">MODx</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.dnnsoftware.com/">DNN Platform</a></li><li><a href="/products/liferay">Liferay</a></li><li><a href="/products/processwire/">Processwire</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://e107.org/">e107</a></li></ol><h3><a href="/cms-critic-awards/">Best Free CMS</a></h3><p>2013 Nominees ( <a href="/announcing-the-peoples-choice-for-best-free-cms-nominees/">read the announcement </a>):</p><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="https://processwire.com/">Processwire</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://tiki.org/HomePage">Tiki</a></li><li><a href="/products/concrete-cms">Concrete5</a></li><li><a href="/products/wordpress/">WordPress</a></li><li><a href="/products/umbraco/">Umbraco</a></li></ol><h3><a href="/cms-critic-awards/">Best Small to Midsize Business CMS</a></h3><p>2013 Nominees ( <a href="/announcing-the-people-s-choice-for-best-small-to-midsize-business-cms-nominees/">read the announcement </a>):</p><ol><li>Adobe Business Catalyst</li><li><a href="/products/ingeniux/">Ingeniux</a></li><li><a href="/products/kentico/">Kentico</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.percussion.com/">Percussion</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.progress.com/sitefinity-cms">Sitefinity</a></li></ol><h3><a href="/cms-critic-awards/">Best Enterprise CMS</a></h3><p>2013 Nominees ( <a href="/announcing-the-peoples-choice-for-best-enterprise-cms-nominees/">read the announcement </a>):</p><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.adobe.com/solutions/web-experience-management.html">Adobe Experience Manager</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.hannonhill.com/products/cascade-cms/index.html">Cascade Server</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.optimizely.com/">EpiServer</a></li><li><a href="/products/liferay/">Liferay</a></li><li><a href="/products/sitecore/">Sitecore</a></li></ol><h3><a href="/cms-critic-awards/">Best eCommerce Solution </a> (New for 2013!)</h3><p>2013 Nominees ( <a href="/announcing-the-people-s-choice-for-best-ecommerce-solution-nominees/">read the announcement </a>):</p><ol><li>3dcart</li><li>Aspxcommerce</li><li><a href="/products/bigcommerce/">BigCommerce</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://business.adobe.com/products/magento/magento-commerce.html">Magento</a></li><li><a href="/products/shopify/">Shopify</a></li></ol><h3><a href="/cms-critic-awards/">Best Website Builder</a></h3><p>2013 Nominees ( <a href="/announcing-the-people-s-choice-for-best-website-builder-nominees/">read the announcement </a>):</p><ol><li>Adobe Business Catalyst</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jimdo.com/">Jimdo</a></li><li><a href="/products/squarespace/">Squarespace</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ucoz.com/">UCoz</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.webydo.com/">Webydo</a></li></ol><h3><a href="/cms-critic-awards/">Best Forum Solution </a> (New for 2013!)</h3><p>2013 Nominees ( <a href="/announcing-the-peoples-choice-for-best-forum-solution-nominees">read the announcement </a>):</p><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://vanillaforums.org/">Vanilla Forums</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://nodebb.org/">NodeBB</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.simplemachines.org/">Simple Machines Forum</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vbulletin.com/">VBulletin</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.invisionpower.com/">Invision Power Board (IPBoard)</a></li></ol><h3><a href="/cms-critic-awards/">Best Social Networking Solution</a></h3><p>2013 Nominees ( <a href="/announcing-the-people-s-choice-for-best-social-networking-solution-nominees/">read the announcement </a>):</p><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.dnnsoftware.com/products/evoq-engage">Evoq Social</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.phpfox.com/">PHPFox</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.oxwall.com/">Oxwall</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.socialcore.com">SocialCore</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://socialengine.com/">Social Engine</a></li></ol><h3><a href="/cms-critic-awards/">Best Hosted/Cloud CMS </a> (New for 2013!)</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://acquia.com/products-services/acquia-cloud">Acquia Cloud</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://agilitycms.com/">Agility CMS</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.paperthin.com/products/commonspot-cms.cfm">CommonSpot</a></li><li>Gutensite</li></ol><p>Best of luck to all who are in the running!</p>

It's Official! Voting is Now Open for the People's Choice Awards!

<p>We have completed sorting through the incredible number of nominations that came in for the People's Choice for Best Website Builder and we are proud to announce the following nominees for this year's award.</p>
<p>This is a new category just added in 2013 and the response has been massive!</p>
<p>We are looking forward to seeing who comes out on top from the People's Choice perspective and don't forget, we've also got a Critics Choice portion which will be selected by a panel of judges, so if your favorites weren't shortlisted this time, they may be for the next portion of the awards.</p>
<p>Without further delay, here are the nominees for Best Website Builder (People's Choice).</p>
<h3>Adobe Business Catalyst</h3>
<p>Business Catalyst (BC) is an all-in-one business website and online marketing solution, built for web designers. Using our unified platform and without back-end coding, you can build everything from amazing websites to powerful online stores, beautiful brochure-ware sites to lead generation mini-sites.</p>
<p><a href="/products/adobe-business-catalyst/">Learn more.</a></p>
<h3>Jimdo</h3>
<p>Jimdo is the easiest way to create a website. With a simple, intuitive interface, Jimdo enables anyone to create a unique website with a blog and online store. Our motto—Pages to the People!—sums up our mission: Put the power of website creation into everyone's hands. Whether you want to start a business, promote your music, or simply share photos with your friends and family, you can create your home on the web with Jimdo.</p>
<p><a href="/products/jimdo/">Learn more.</a></p>
<h3>Squarespace</h3>
<p>Squarespace is one of the most popular website builders on the market. With an extremely easy to use interface that's sleek and “gets out of your way”, they are definitely a top contender. For those on the fence, they offer a free trial with no credit card required. Most people who get the free trial end up buying so they must be doing something right!</p>
<p><a href="/products/squarespace/">Learn more.</a></p>
<h3>Ucoz</h3>
<p>UCoz is a website builder that offers integrated ecommerce, blogging &amp; more. It is one of the top sites for Russian Speaking users and currently, there are over a million websites hosted on the uCoz platform.</p>
<p><a href="/products/ucoz/">Learn more.</a></p>
<h3>Webydo</h3>
<p>Webydo is a professional web suite that enables graphic designers to create and manage exceptional HTML websites, without writing code. With this sophisticated online software, designers can bring any design to life and with a click of a button, publish an advanced HTML website with a friendly built-in CMS for the website owner.</p>
<p><a href="/products/webydo/">Learn more.</a></p>
<p>And there you have it, folks! Our nominees for Best Website Builder in the People's Choice portion of our CMS awards. Check back on the 1st of September to begin voting. Best of luck to all of the nominees.</p>


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