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<p>It today's CMS market, it's not difficult to come across a user-friendly website builder. However, it's rare to come across a service as holistic as <a href="http://www.ucoz.com/?pguid=2228558660" target="_blank">uCoz</a>.</p>
<p>With over 1.2 million websites now built using uCoz, it's fair to say that the open-source platform – which has a strong Russian user base, is amongst the top website builders in the world. Part of uCoz' appeal is their range of features, modules, and templates on offer which enable you to build an array of website types with ease.</p>
<p>Recently, uCoz was nominated in the <a href="/2013-people-s-choice-winner-for-best-website-builder/#.UnQNgvkvlyW" target="_blank">2013 People's Choice for Best Website Builder</a> category for CMS Critic's annual CMS Awards. So, now would be a good time to take a look at just what makes this popular content management system tick.</p>
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<h2>Master of all Trades</h2>
<p>With uCoz, you can build pretty much any type of website. Not only is this appealing to those looking to build a particular type of site, but it's also useful for anybody thinking about creating a range of different website types, either right now, or over time.</p>
<p>Instead of using one CMS to create a community forum, and another to create a blog, both can be done under the same roof with uCoz. That means that you wont need to learn and adjust to different platforms, and can spend more time perfecting your skills with uCoz specifically.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/11.png" alt="uCoz" /></p>
<p>Below is a list of just some of the website types uCoz is capable of building:</p>
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<li>Blogs</li>
<li>Online Stores</li>
<li>Personal Homepages</li>
<li>Portals</li>
<li>Fan Sites &amp; Communities</li>
<li>Educational Websites</li>
<li>Government Websites</li>
<li>And More</li>
</ul>
<p>As you can see from this list above, uCoz has no shortage of functionality. On top of these options, uCoz websites can be used with personal domains and even come bundled with built in WYSIWYG editor, a drag-and-drop design system, statistics, security and technical support. All for free.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/2.png" alt="uCoz" /><br />
uCoz users can also incorporate hundreds of different widgets, which help your website to branch out in terms of functionality via Twitter, Flickr, Skype, Wikipedia, eBay Search and more.</p>
<h2>Strength in Depth</h2>
<p>Despite being able to build a wide range of different websites types, uCoz has a surprising amount of depth when it comes to website-specific features.</p>
<p>In other words, you won't just get to enjoy the flexibility of building different kinds of sites, but you'll also have the ability to focus on each one of them using different modules, apps and features, all of which can be managed via the feature-rich admin panel.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/5700x0.png" alt="uCoz" /><br />
You may also be thinking that, in order to convincingly build all of these different website types using the same CMS, a lot of coding and technical knowledge will be required, especially in terms of design.</p>
<p>However, thanks to hundreds of pre-built uCoz templates, found within the <a href="http://ucoztemplates.com/" target="_blank">uCoz Template Store</a>, customizing your website's design is easy. You can install some of the free or paid-for templates quickly and easy, without having to touch any code – unless of course you want to.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/3700x0.png" alt="uCoz" /></p>
<p>Along with the flexibility of hundreds of different, customizable templates, uCoz also enables you to integrate a number of popular third-party applications and services to add functionality to your website. These apps include Paypal, Google Maps, YouTube and more.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/4.png" alt="uCoz" /><br />
With access to all of these apps, along with hundreds of templates and a robust admin panel filled with features, it's incredibly easy to create a range of different kinds of website, all using the same, reliable platform.</p>
<p>To learn more about the capabilities of uCoz, <a href="http://www.ucoz.com/?pguid=2228558660" target="_blank">check out their website</a>. Or, if you've heard enough, you can start building your free website today by <a href="http://www.ucoz.com/?pguid=2228558660" target="_blank">registering with uCoz</a>.</p>
<p>Additionally, you can find more key information regarding <a href="/products/ucoz/" target="_blank">uCoz via our CMS Directory</a>.</p>
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uCoz: The Universal Website Builder

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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

<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>


Announcing the People's Choice for Best Website Builder Nominees!

<p>The following review was generously submitted to us to share with you by CMS Critic reader, Kanat Bektemirov:</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://ucoz.com/">uCoz</a> is a popular general purpose Software as a Service —includes hosting and CMS— that can be used for a variety of projects. One can create satisfying projects of all types from personal page to blogging, from guestbook to forums, and from news site to online shopping site.</p><p><strong>Pros:</strong></p><ul><li>Free</li><li>No installation</li><li>Unlimited hosting (with initial hosting space of 400Mb and it increases every second (similar to Gmail)) and bandwidth</li><li>250 offered themes</li><li>Variety of modules, tools, and features</li><li>Easy to use interface</li><li>Cheap plans</li><li>All websites can be accessed from one account</li></ul><p><strong>Cons:</strong></p><ul><li>Forced ads in free version</li><li>No personal use of PHP, Perl, ASP etc. scripts</li><li>Not SEO friendly</li><li>Not 100% open source</li><li>Shared hosting</li></ul><h3>Installation</h3><p>Nonexistent. Absolutely no installation is required – just register and start working on your project.</p><p>It takes 30 seconds to register and then you will have everything ready and available for use. In a few clicks you can set up any module, feature, and template you need.</p><h3>Modules</h3><p>There are 12 content modules to choose from:</p><ul><li>News – allows administrator and users to post news easily</li><li>Forum – allows users to communicate in a variety of topics</li><li>Publisher – gives an opportunity to create a set of structured information on any topic</li><li>File Catalog – another content module; has its own goodies</li><li>Site Catalog – collected sites are organized in an ordered manner</li><li>Ad Board – another content module; has its own goodies</li><li>Blog – allows administrator and/or users to share thoughts</li><li>Photo Albums – good photo gallery module</li><li>Online Games – 100s of games installed by default, new games can be added by users or administrator</li><li>Guestbook – allows people to leave opinions on the website</li><li>FAQ – easy access to most frequently asked questions</li><li>E-shop – powerful tool for organizing sales on the website</li></ul><p>These modules have titles, but are not limited to what their names are. There are a bunch of folks who have done unbelievable projects using the modules listed above. But most people use these modules for quickly creating and managing content on the website.</p><p>There are also additional modules that have fixed uses such as contact forms, web polls, tag board, banner rotator, informers, RSS import, tests, site statistics, site search, and auto sitemap file creation and updating.</p><h3>Security, Speed, and Reliability</h3><p>One of the most important factors when choosing a CMS is the website's security. uCoz provides nearly impossible to hack website security. The admin panel is well protected and one should have little or no fear of it being compromised. uCoz also allows one to set security levels based on IP address which decreases the likelihood that the admin panel will by accessed by others.</p><p>Backups of oneís projects can also be created and downloaded so that the projects can be easily restored if oneís work faces peril or transferred to another CMS if needed.</p><h3>Localization and the Community</h3><p>Websites and the admin panel can be displayed in seven different languages without any installation of a language pack.</p><p>The transition from the different languages can be done in one click. The uCoz community is pretty diverse and is available to help users on uCoz community forums.<br /><strong>Technical support</strong></p><p>From past experiences I found out that the official tech support —that can be reached through the admin panel— never responds, if ever, before 2-3 days if using the free version of the service.</p><p>I also found out that most tech supporters are not very intelligent. By that I mean they can't respond to anything other than simple questions that can be found on FAQs and docs. Besides being not intelligent, they sometimes respond with boorishness (if using free version).</p><p>They once told me to <i>“grow up and start using my brain instead of contacting them”</i>. I don't mean no disrespect, but it is better not to contact the official technical support. I see uCoz is working hard on improving its technical support, so this situation might completely change in the near future.</p><h3>Usability</h3><p>uCoz is suited for both newcomers and advanced webmasters. The interface is easy to use and understand while it also provides tools that more advanced users can take advantage of. The text editor can be switched back and forth between WySiWyG, BB Codes, and plain HTML.</p><p>uCoz does not allow its users to use PHP, Perl, ASP or other server-side scripts nor does it give access to site's database and configuration files (<i>i.e .htaccess</i>). However, it is very easy to accomplish your needs using uCoz server-side codes and/or Javascript (+libraries). Also, there is a <i>u.js</i> file in all uCoz website pages (can be removed) that contains jQuery library and many very-very useful functions; some people call it uCoz library. <a target="_blank" href="http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&amp;prev=_t&amp;sl=ru&amp;tl=en&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fhelper.ucoz.ru%2Fpubl%2F2-1-0-4">This article</a> contains information about some available functions on u.js.</p><p>Since uCoz is SaaS, webmasters do not have to worry about manual upgrading the CMS.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>uCoz provides a free and easy to use service while catering to more advanced users who want more freedom in the creation of their projects.</p><p>This review was just a brief taste of what uCoz services look like; it is not possible to summ up everything in one article. I posted some screenshots and captions below to show some other features that uCoz services provide.</p>

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