Ucoz in Russian. uCoz hosting review

uCoz there are no problems with the quality of website design , you just need to immediately determine for yourself the path in which it will be most convenient for you to get it. It will be easier - take the free one, if you need a good one - pay for the tariff and install a premium layout from the Market. Either make it by hand from scratch, or bring the standard sample to the desired condition. All the cards are in your hands - there are zero restrictions. On this point, the platform is in no way inferior to advanced CMS. Based on a combination of factors, uCoz gets a solid A for its ability to work with the design of its websites.

Functionality

Let's immediately note the main thing: in uCoz you can create any type of website : from a blog or forum to a huge online hypermarket. Before choosing this engine, you don’t need to think about whether its functionality will support the implementation of your task. Just know that it will work. You can do everything → business card sites, stores, blogs, forums, landing pages, portals. This brings up a very nice property of the platform - versatility . Not every CMS will be able to offer this quality to the user, not to mention the designers. Many engines have a narrow specialization. Or imaginary universality: you can do this and that, but only, say, business cards or shops turn out well. Not so with uCoz. Its functionality is uniformly powerful, without any obvious weaknesses.

The key to success is system modularity . To perform each individual task, there is a module, using which you can implement the element in the best possible way. The modules are comprehensive in terms of the possibility of implementing specific ideas. Each of them has a large number of settings, being a constructor within a constructor. This allowed the system to reach a high level of quality for each component included in the delivery.

For clarity Here are several types of modules: blog, news, catalog of articles and files, video and photo albums, forum, bulletin board, online store, surveys and tests, mail forms, SEO module and others.

You will be asked to create your own set at the initial stage of website creation - take what you need and ignore what is unnecessary. If you need additional functionality, you can while working on the site activate any inactive modules. Or turn off the active ones if some of them are no longer needed.

It would be a stretch to call the administrative panel with tons of settings simple. But she perfectly structured and ergonomic as much as it can be with such a functional load. There are not so many main tabs, if you do not take into account the modules, which also contain a considerable number of changeable options:

• General- go to the main admin page, preview the site, name of the server on which the project is located, and its IP address;
• Settings- general settings (site name/description, choice of language, template, set of emoticons, comment form, disabling Ajax and choosing the Jquery version, activating a mobile template and much more), replacing standard labels, setting the type of advertising banner of the system, domain management and connection/ setting up social bar;
• Design- editing HTML/CSS templates, purchasing a premium design, menu designer, quick replacement of template code sections, importing code, template designer and their backup;
• Tools- file manager, setting up informers and RSS feeds, SMS tools, banner rotator, emoticon editor, spam filter, website backup and setting up comments via social networks;
• Safety- security parameters, confirmation by phone number, changing account and FTP passwords, changing site owner, deleting a project and action log;
• Market– access to the premium template store;
• Help- access to the uCoz community, FAQ, site promotion, technical support, site welcome page.

This is how you can generally illustrate the capabilities of the system. The described menu items convey approximately 40% of the functionality. The remaining 60% is hidden in the module settings, which we see no point in describing - you will fall asleep reading it.

Let us only note that uCoz has a powerful SEO module , which will come in handy for those who want to see their site in the first lines of search results. There is also a store of ready-made scripts and a link to a freelance exchange where you can order custom solutions.

Not long ago a new module appeared in the system - Yandex.Feeds. Its capabilities will be appreciated by portals that sell real estate, sites with vacancies etc. In general, all those for whom the display of their advertisers’ ads in the context of Yandex issuance is vital. You can select the modules from which the ads will be generated and configure a number of parameters on which they will be based. Of course, in order to notice the effect of connecting this module, your site must already be sufficiently promoted in its niche. Otherwise, Yandex will not let them through. You will be able to earn more income from a variety of affiliate programs and advertisers. In general, long-awaited and powerful functionality. Although not for everyone.

An interesting point is the integration of the proprietary uCalc service calculator and the popular third-party service amoCRM. Both of these things are needed to increase sales. Data from calculator forms can be redirected directly to CRM for further analysis. This is a convenient form of accounting and increases productivity. uCoz also supports other services. In general, you can connect any third-party integrations by inserting code.

The system also contains a large number of shortcodes(like $code$), which will allow you to easily and quickly change the appearance/functionality of certain page elements. This approach greatly simplifies the layout of pages, while making it more varied in appearance and attractive. Although first, of course, you will have to learn the shortcodes (or make a file with a complete list of them) and understand their purpose. In the summer of 2016 alone, 59 new shortcodes were added. Their number is constantly growing, expanding the capabilities of the designer.

The module deserves special attention "Online store" . In addition to the standard uCoz functionality, some nice and useful features have recently been added. For example, the system can automatically calculate the cost of delivery after taking into account the discount obtained by entering promotional codes.

Yukoz online stores can accept orders from the trading platform Yandex Market and receive online payment directly from there (instructions for connection). There is also the possibility of canceling an order that has already been accepted. To use these features, an SSL certificate must be attached to the store domain. By the way, a couple more Yandex technologies have been implemented in Yukoz - functionality turbo pages(used to optimize traffic consumption and site page loading speed on mobile devices) and support Yandex.Zena(many’s favorite smart RSS feed that brings additional traffic). Both features are available for the following modules: /publ, /load, /blog, /news. Support for Turbo pages for the specified modules is activated by default and works out of the box, requiring no configuration.

The interesting thing is "Activity Feed" in the store module. You can watch in real time how users add products to carts, place orders, make payments, and more. That is, without waiting for notification of the result of visitors’ actions, you can see a picture of what is happening. If you want to display information from this feed on the site, you will need to add the $SHFEED$ operator to the template code. Also, access to this information is configured in the rights of user groups, as is the activation of order moderation: a representative of an authorized group will be able to view the full list of orders and cancel them manually if necessary. Money from canceled orders will automatically be returned to the client’s personal account.

Also as part of expanding partnership with the most popular Chinese trading platform AliExpress, the ability to import products from YML files has been introduced. This will allow you to easily launch partner store with AliExpress . In general, the store module in uCoz contains more settings than any other platform. Even when compared with specialized CMS. You can conveniently and quickly deploy a trading platform of any complexity for an unlimited number of products. But, of course, you will have to delve into the intricacies of the process.

Another major update was new administrative panel. Some users have long complained about the outdated design of the old panel. The developers listened and created a new one, from scratch.

Has been completely rethought toolbar (admin bar). Contains 6 color schemes. The admin bar with settings received 8 layout options and a smaller version, and its position and appearance can be remembered so that it looks the same for selected categories of users. The notification system has also been redesigned, which are now displayed centrally in both the collapsed and expanded positions of the bar. You can also quickly view new comments that have appeared since your last visit. You can now find out the number of active/inactive materials in one click. There is also a quick search across the entire site, which works on the same principle as Spotlight in OS X.

Increased convenience is created by widgets that can be placed randomly on the main page of the control panel for quick access to important functions. There are 11 of them at the moment: statistics, forum, materials, sales, users, latest orders, forum posts, mini-chat messages, users, comments, store orders, as well as IP address control. In addition to widgets, you can add bookmarks to almost all modules, which will further speed up navigation through the admin panel and increase productivity. Choose the ones you use most often and work comfortably.

A useful feature is advanced management of user comments. It is especially important for owners of blogs and forums, since it is not so easy to monitor spammers and other violators. In “Tools” there is a “Manage Comments” item, where all visitors’ posts are collected. They can be filtered for search and, importantly, with one click you can automatically delete all posts from any account. All this greatly simplifies monitoring and putting things in order on sites with a lot of comment traffic.

In general, the new administrative panel has become much more beautiful, more modern, and more informative. If you are a follower of the classic old admin panel, you can continue to use it - there is a choice of interface options. You'll like it.

In addition to general points, we will also note several specific, but very interesting possibilities. One of them is protecting the site via HTTPS. That is, in Yukoz you can get an SSL certificate for those who need it. User data passing through your site will be encrypted, which will increase the level of security and slightly improve the way search engines view your project. Well, the image: SSL is solid.

You can also activate the version of the site for the visually impaired in a couple of clicks. This thing is very relevant for non-profit organizations, which, according to the letter of the law, must ensure comfortable viewing of pages for people with poor vision. In uCoz this functionality is extremely simple: move the slider and the job is done. In other systems, you can create duplicate pages on a subdomain for this purpose or somehow dance with a tambourine. Everything is simple here. A very important function - the law still needs to be followed.

Also in accordance with federal law “On personal data” (152-F3) , site owners who do not provide a user agreement for the processing of personal data will face a fine. Moreover, violations will be classified according to 7 different offenses, and the fine amounts will be summed up according to them. Fortunately, uCoz tries to take care of its users, so 2 pages have been added to the “Users” module settings - "Terms of use" And "Privacy Policy" . They already contain the optimal text of agreements from a legal point of view, but it can be edited. Thus, any uCoz website that allows registration and processes personal data will automatically follow the letter of the law. Users, when logging into the site via email or uID, will have to check the box to agree to the terms of the privacy policy and user agreement. The headache was close, but once again it did not happen: everything will be legal with you, even if you are not aware of the state of affairs.

There is one more point regarding those who accept payments via the Internet. According to Law 54-F3, online stores must use equipment equipped with fiscal drives and capable of transmitting transaction data to the Federal Tax Service server through any fiscal data operator. Violation is subject to a fine. Yukoz has an answer to this: in the 1C Trade Management configuration it is possible to connect online cash registers. Also in the “MySklad” service using the “Retail” application you can connect cash registers and issue receipts. Of course, you will have to buy a cash register and enter into an agreement with the OFD.

There is another way: renting an online cash register. One possible option is the services of the cash register manufacturer Atol, which has launched a service for renting cash registers. Synchronization with this service is possible through Yandex.Checkout, which is already optimized for this purpose. The cost of renting a ticket office in Atol is 3,000 rubles/month. Yes, it’s troublesome, but what can you do? The main thing is that uCoz itself carefully facilitates the ability of its users to comply with the laws of the Russian Federation. You won't be left behind, all the necessary functionality is there.

There is also something else useful, but not obvious when you first get acquainted with the system: the ability to add additional fields to the materials of the bulletin board, news, blog, website catalog, video and game modules. This will allow you to design forms for adding materials of almost unlimited complexity, maximally adapting them to the specifics of your site.

The designer is pretty updated frequently . It would seem that everything you can imagine already exists, but no - developers find loopholes to improve their product. For example, updated tour according to the designer, which will really appeal to those who want to make money on affiliate from Yukoz. Added new page templates technical works, multifunction button uLike for social services, additional fields for modules, new windows authorization for uID, large quantity shortcodes for all occasions. Small bugs are also promptly corrected, and in addition to the already familiar discounts, new promotions are introduced that allow for additional savings. The service has one of the best development dynamics on the market of designers.

Regarding domains Yukoz's situation is better than most platforms. When creating a website, you can choose a domain name in one of the many 3rd level domain zones offered by the system. You can use it for free for as long as you like.

uCoz also allows connect 2nd level domains (like mysite.ru) is already on a free tariff plan - this is precisely its distinctive feature from 99% of other systems. You can register them directly from the administrative panel. Or from a third-party registrar - whichever is more convenient for you.

You will also immediately get the ability to manage 301 redirects. This will simplify the transfer of sites and gluing of their mirrors. Quite generous starting conditions. Their competitors have no analogues.

uCoz- continuously developing designer . Already being the most powerful SaaS platform for creating websites, it continues to systematically increase its momentum. We are not talking about competition; in this regard, he has no equal. At first, it may be difficult for beginners to get used to the local flow of opportunities, but after reaching a certain level, they will not want to use anything else. Only uCoz.

Optimization (SEO) and promotion

Administrator uCoz - Klondike for those who want to competently and effectively promote the sites created on it. No other designer has so many built-in capabilities for promoting projects. Let's try to list at least the main ones.

Let us immediately note that SEO module with all add-ons available only in paid version engine, starting with the “Optimal” tariff. Of course, you will be able to write meta tags and use keywords without this, but you will only get advanced tools for money. Even if it’s small, it’s still money.

The local SEO module contains the following settings:

1. Premium options - setting up unique meta tags title, description, keywords for most modules; generation of page URLs manually (CNC settings); the ability to prohibit indexing, activate robots.txt editing and disable 301 redirects for pages; using ping monitoring (after a new publication appears, your site will automatically send a notification about this to the Yandex server), as well as informing Yandex about the originality of newly published articles - this way you will protect your copyright, avoiding the damage of sanctions from copy-paste by unscrupulous webmasters.
2. Comprehensive promotion - here you can create projects for website promotion. You will be able to conduct technical, textual analysis of the site, analyze financial statistics of budget expenditures for the purchase of external links and contextual advertising. Well, and much more.
3. Site monitoring - here you can specify statistics from which search engines you want to see directly in the admin panel, set the frequency of position updates, select groups of promoted keywords, etc.
4. Redirects - management of 301 redirects, allowing you to move materials from one URL to another without losing positions in search engines.
5. Yandex services - connecting Yandex.Webmaster and Yandex.Metrica to your website. All collected statistics can be viewed directly from the admin panel. It is also possible to connect webmaster tools from Google and WebEffector.

It is worth noting that the official forum contains a large number of FAQs and topics dedicated to website promotion on uCoz. A significant part of the materials and tips are aimed at users who want to get a good start, but do not yet know how to do it. This is also an important point, it will help many.

A very important element of a successful advertising campaign is the use of social networks. uCoz can be configured in detail commenting system publications through selected social networks. Eat social bar for leaving likes and reposting. We highly recommend using.

In addition to competent technical organization of the promotion process, in uCoz, as elsewhere, unique content is of great importance. Preferably SEO optimized. Also, do not forget to include titles and Alt tag values ​​for images.

So, let's summarize. Without leaving the uCoz admin panel, you can plan SEO campaigns, distribute the budget, view statistics on keywords, purchased links, edit CNC, robots.txt, analyze the quality of content, confirm authorship of it, and much more.

uCoz is a whole empire of promotion tools . Experienced users will be able to relieve themselves by correctly setting up every nuance of the advertising campaign process. Beginners will be able to learn what and how to do correctly, while simultaneously applying the knowledge gained from tips and FAQs in practice. The engine is the undisputed leader on this point. No other SaaS platform has such a number of built-in basic and additional tools.

Price policy

Let's start with the tasty stuff again: within 48 hours from the moment the site was born, anyone can pay for the chosen tariff with 50% discount .

If you are not yet familiar with the designer and want to make sure that it is professionally suitable for yourself, test it as much as you like - the validity period of the free account is unlimited. To get a discount, just create a new website and pay 2 times less. We will assume that the action is permanent.

They have a smooth gradation of additional bonuses depending on the cost:

1. Minimum ($2.99/month) - reduces the banner with advertising, gives 1GB of space, basic antivirus, the 50% discount does not apply to it.
2. Basic ($5.99/month) - removes ads, 2 GB of space, 1 call to premium support.
3. Optimal ($7.99/month) - 10 GB of space, SEO module, 2 calls to premium support, premium version of antivirus, mobile template, free domain when paying for a year or more.
4. Store ($9.99/month) - 10 GB of space, online store, free domain of your choice when paying for 1 year;
5. Maximum ($15.99/month) - 20 GB of space, online store, live chat with technical support, free domain (site.ru) when paying for 6 months;

You can also save up to 30% when paying for a tariff plan for a long period of 6 months or more.

Naturally, uCoz is free to use . With this approach, you will receive the lion's share of functionality, the ability to connect your domain, and 400 MB of space. You will also have to endure presence of an advertising banner systems, unless you have an educational site. In the latter case, you can write a letter to technical support with a request to remove the banner. This way you are guaranteed to get rid of it for free.

Pros and cons, alternatives

It is clear that such a monster as uCoz will have a large number advantages :

• Two options admin panels to choose from - old and new;
• Built into control panel premium template store;
• Generous bonuses and low prices on tariffs;
• Extensive opportunities for promotion sites created within the system;
• Versatility both in terms of the types of sites being developed and in terms of the audience - this is a builder for everyone;
• Modular system- you can manually select which functionality will be active;
• Opportunity code editing modules and pages, support for PHP scripts and the presence of a store for their purchase;
• Synchronization with a large number of useful services - social networks, content/freelance exchanges, statistics collection systems, etc.;
• Powerful customization options website design;
• Implementation by developers of functionality for compliance with niche legislation(version for the visually impaired, online cash register, user agreement, etc.);
• Deep integration with Yandex services.

Of course, uCoz has many objective advantages, but we won’t make an icon out of it. Scold there is also something for it:

• Standard templates are very hackneyed, rarely updated, and many of them are already obsolete. The situation is saved by customization and a store of premium templates;
• Device complexity administrative panel as a side effect of the power of the system. Yes, everything is great here, but beginners will have to figure it out for more than one day in order to use all the capabilities of the platform to the maximum;
• Impossibility of full using the SEO module on free plans. You'll have to do it manually;
• Advertising banner on a free plan. More precisely, its appearance - although we have already become accustomed to it, it still depresses us with its design and size.

In principle, you can write off all the shortcomings, except complexity, by paying for the “Optimal” tariff. If not, then you will have to put up with them. The complexity of the admin panel can also be partially compensated for: for example, when working on a blog, you won’t need a good half of the system’s modules and functions. And the same with other types of sites. Yukoz looks broad and powerful because of its versatility - there is a set of tools for everything. But, of course, each type of site will require its own piece of this opportunity pie. You don't need to know every nook and cranny of the admin panel. Gradually learning the functionality as needed is the right approach to working with uCoz.

To summarize: uCoz has no critical shortcomings, but moderate financial investments and a competent approach can make using the system much more enjoyable and efficient.

uCoz is attractive in the vast majority of aspects. Possesses richest functionality , It has available tariff plans with significant bonuses and universal . In addition, it allows you to use yourself absolutely without undue restrictions. for free. The developers are not greedy, continuing to systematically develop the best constructor on the RuNet.

The only reasoned “but” may seem to be the difficulty of mastering it. Yes, it will be difficult for a beginner to manage such a set of functions. But professionals will feel right at home. There is everything here that CMS fans usually blame designers for the absence of, complaining about their weakness. uCoz is a different breed. It can and should be studied systematically: in a day or two, few people will be able to understand at least half of the intricacies of working with the engine.

On the other hand, having revealed the potential of the system for yourself to a sufficient extent, you will be able to do anything on it . Due to its versatility, you won't need any other tools to create quality websites. It is not without reason that a considerable number of web studios have chosen uCoz as a platform for developing client sites. You, too, can earn decent money if you want and have a decent level of skill. Moreover, it is convenient to promote sites on the engine due to the informative and powerful built-in SEO module.

uCoz is also an ideal service for creating websites for various government organizations. You will get all the functionality for free. In addition, we focus on the possibility of easily implementing a version of the site for visually impaired people. With uCoz it will be easy for you to comply with this rule of law.

uCoz is worth a try! The service has no real competitors. Using it, you will grow, systematically gaining experience. It will be interesting for you to work, you will not run into a blank wall of limitations of the system after reaching a certain level of skill. uCoz is a choice for the future. This is undoubtedly the best website builder we have ever seen.

uCoz is created for those who want to work and achieve their goals. Undoubtedly, it is worth the time spent on its development and a small investment to pay for one of the tariffs. The price/quality ratio is close to ideal. Nowhere else do they give so many weighty bonuses for such modest money. Moreover, the developers are constantly updating the engine, which is already more powerful than the good part of the CMS.

1. Registering a new user (creating a uID profile). Go to registration page http://www.ucoz.ru/register/ and select the registration method (entering an e-mail or logging in via a social network). We recommend starting registration using the first method; further we will consider this method. Please enter valid information as... you are creating not just a new site, but a uID profile, in which you can later create an unlimited number of sites. Create a complex password that does not match the password for your email.
2. After entering your email address or clicking on a social network, the “Create a new site” form will open. Fill out all the fields and check the box next to “I agree to the terms of use of the community uID.” Click "Registration".
3. After successful completion, we should display information that a letter has been sent to your e-mail address asking you to confirm your address. Now you should go to your mailbox.
4. In the mailbox, open the letter under the heading “uID - welcome to our community!” In this email, click the “Continue” button to confirm your address.
5. By clicking this button, the “Email Confirmed!” page will open. Enter your phone number and select a security question and answer (in the future, to delete modules or the site itself, you will need to answer your security question each time). Here you need to come up with a separate password for the site. The previous password was specifically for your uID profile, with which you can log in to other uCoz sites.
6. After filling out all the fields, click “Start creating”. Before us is a page with a choice of site address, enter the name of the site on the English keyboard and select the domain zone (ucoz.com, ucoz.net, etc.) and then click “Create a site”.
7. The site is almost created, you need to enter the name of the site, select one of the proposed standard designs, select the site language (all this can be changed later). By clicking “Select Design”, a window with templates will open. Choose the one that you like or that most closely matches your theme. Click Continue.
8. Next, we see a list of modules (not complete) that we want to see on the site. Check the boxes that you need (in the future, modules can be added and removed). Click Continue.
9. Now you find yourself in the “Control Panel” of the site. Here you can customize the design, all modules, etc.
10. Here you see the address of your website, click on it and it will open in a new browser tab.
11. You will see hints at the bottom right. Read them, so you will master uCoz faster. Here you can see the admin panel.
12. Use it to enable design mode, click “Enable designer”.
13. Now in this mode you can change the name of the site, drag blocks, change their contents, add new blocks or delete them. To edit, click on the gear, to delete the red cross.
14. After the changes have been made, you need to save the changes in the same admin panel; to do this, in the “Designer” tab, click “Save Changes”, then “Disable Designer”. The changes are saved and you return to normal mode.
15. Write your first article! To do this, click on your website “Add news” or in the admin panel “Add material to site news”. You will be taken to the page for adding news. This is where creativity begins! Write the name of the news (article title), write the full text of the material directly to your article. Then at the very bottom of the page click the “Add” button.

These are the very first steps. Get ready to work, or in other words, to write good and useful articles, because... This is exactly what is very important now, dedicate yourself to this for the first month.

If you want to change the design of your website, then read the material on how

Good day everyone! In this post I want to consider the question, what is better uCoz (yukoz) or paid hosting? It just so happens that beginners often create their first websites using the uCoz constructor (yukoz), and not on paid hosting with a free engine. And actually there is nothing surprising in this. A beginner who is just trying to figure out how to make money on the Internet from scratch tries various methods. And he doesn’t want to invest his money in a trial project, because there is no confidence that it will pay for itself and make a profit.

This also includes the fact that a beginner does not yet have the required skills to properly maintain a website. And he still needs to acquire these skills and knowledge in order to succeed. And in this regard, the free website builder uCoz (yukoz) has its advantage, since it gives you the opportunity to try your hand, gain your first website building skills, and understand what’s what. But, from personal experience, I will say that uCoz is not suitable for developing your business on the Internet.

Disadvantages of free hosting on uCoz

Here are the main reasons why for a serious project you should create an offline website (on paid hosting and with a second-level domain):

1. Many affiliate advertising programs do not accept sites located on free hosting and with a 3rd level domain. For example, Yandex Direct advertising cannot be placed, since this item is specified in the requirements for the site.
2. A similar situation is observed with affiliate programs for the sale of eternal links. For example, it does not accept websites for Yukoz.
3. More similar examples of affiliate programs that do not accept yukoz sites for cooperation can be given. Therefore, to make money, it is better to create a website on paid hosting.
4. If you look at it, uCoz is not exactly a free website builder. Yes, you really don’t need to pay money to host a website on the uCoz platform. But uCoz, in exchange for free use of its platform and hosting, places an advertising banner on your website. Which is located in the upper right corner and creates some inconvenience for site users. Actually, it is located very intrusively. You can turn off this banner for $3 per month. But, if you look at it, paid hosting costs $3 a month. For an additional fee, uCoz offers to connect other functions - an online store, disable the visitor counter, etc.
5. The next reason is that the site is conditionally yours, but in case of violation of the rules of the uCoz system, the administration may block your site. And you will lose all the materials that you posted on it. On paid hosting, you can create backup copies of your site so that if something happens, you don’t lose the results of many days of work.
6. Also on uCoz there is a quarantine time - 30 days after creation. During which the site cannot be added to search engines, i.e. it is closed from search robots.

Advantages of creating a website on Yukoz

1. Free website builder, as mentioned above, you can practice using it to create and customize websites. But, you should understand that uCoz is different from other content management systems, such as the WordPress engine. And, if you want to master WordPress, you will have to figure it out almost from scratch, although there is now such an abundance of materials on creating a website on WordPress that there will be no difficulties. You just need to read and apply it on your website.
2. The site created on uCoz works stably. While cheap hosting often crashes and the site is inoperative for some time. The importance of choosing high-quality and reliable hosting is written in. And one more important aspect - hosting cannot be both cheap and high quality. Many new hosting companies lure clients with their low prices, but when there are a lot of clients, their servers simply cannot stand it and constant failures begin. Or, when your site gains popularity and the load on hosting from a cheap host increases, the site stops working stably, which can negatively affect the further development of your project. Therefore, you should immediately choose a reliable hoster to save yourself from such problems in the future.
3. If you used a premium account on uCoz and did not pay for the services for the next month, the site will not be blocked, but will simply disable those functions that have not been paid for.

What do you think about this? Where is it better to create your first website on Yukoz or paid hosting?

For experienced users, uCoz can become the only platform, replacing everything. It allows you to create atypical websites with individual design and structure. Looking at the site, no one will understand how it was made. That is, Yukoz does not have a characteristic “handwriting” of its sites (unless you use a standard template without customization or look at the html code of the page). In the hands of an experienced developer, the result can be anything you want, without any special signs. And this is a big plus, especially for web studios and freelancers.

To solve incomprehensible situations, here is where to turn for help:

You should choose uCoz, rather, not by the level of your skill, but by what kind of site you need to create and how closely you plan to master the craft of a developer or webmaster. The system will be able to offer the desired solution to almost everyone. The ideal portrait of a uCoz user is a beginner with a good idea and a desire to work.

Functionality

uCoz is not an ordinary constructor. It is more correct to consider its capabilities not entirely and in aggregate, but using a block approach. The system consists of diverse modules connected by a single interface and a large number of general, additional settings and capabilities. You can use them, or you can leave them inactive. Thus, Yukoz will be the way it is needed to solve the user’s problem. At the same time, any of the modules fulfills the functional task for which it is designed to solve as fully as possible.

Speaking about universality in the case of Yukoz, we do not mean the formal possibility of creating a large number of types of sites at the level of “it seems possible, but it’s better not necessary,” but a full-fledged one. Modules that provide specific functionality such as a blog, online store or forum are powerful applications with a large number of useful settings. They can be considered individually, each as a complete system for solving one specific large-scale problem. All modules are implemented equally well.

The interface of this designer is unlike any other. The structure of options, the design of the control panel and the presentation of functionality are unique and individual. It cannot be confused with anything, because the project developed in its own way, bypassing generally accepted trends and copying other people’s concepts. The modular structure is very convenient, it allows you to significantly simplify the interface and speed up the development of the system.

Here is a complete list of modules with a brief description of each of them:

1. Users– a module in which you can manage the list of registered users, configure their access rights, mass delete or transfer them to groups, define default avatars for them, configure authorization through social networks or uID, registration form, etc.
2. Page editor– allows you to create and edit static pages. You can assign a separate template for each of them, groups of users who can view them and, of course, fill them with content through a convenient editor.
3. Site news– a module through which you can create news categories and publish fresh materials. A blog site is a practical example of using the capabilities of this module.
4. Forum– an important Module for creating forums. It has a huge number of various settings, allowing you to create both excellent individual forum sites and forums within a site of another type. You can select template themes, customize them, customize the display of topic threads, notifications, control buttons for visitors, and much more. A good example of implementing the module’s capabilities is the official uCoz forum.
5. catalogue of articles– a powerful module for storing and publishing articles. You can customize the structure of the output of materials, comments, RSS feed, participation in the content rating from uCoz, etc.
6. File Catalog- the same thing, in essence, as the catalog of articles, but here you have to work not with materials, but with downloaded files. You can create categories and customize them. Everything you need is at hand.
7. Site directory– using this module you can create website directories. The settings are the same as the previous two modules, but the type of content that needs to be organized and published is different.
8. Bulletin board– a convenient module for creating bulletin boards. The range includes the ability to group materials into categories and sections, configure ad display filters, display structures, etc. The functionality of this module is closest in terms of settings to the forum.
9. Blog– here you will find everything you need to create and publish a quality blog. Manage posts, create categories for them, configure the structure for displaying new publications. In general, there are a lot of settings, the module is very flexible in this regard. Combines everything you need to create a full-fledged blog. The official uCoz blog is built on the capabilities of this module.
10. Photo albums– module for working with images. They can be organized into categories, configure filters and other graphics output parameters. All this will simplify search and navigation through images, which is especially important for large sites. Allows you to create convenient catalogs with image categories, filters and other tools that simplify navigation and work with photo albums.
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11. Online games – using this module you can add as many online browser games as you like to your website. There is also a standard set of them that you can expand at your discretion.
12. Guest book – all the necessary functionality for creating a guest book on the website is collected here. You can set rules for publishing messages, configure the parameters of the message entry form, etc. Unfortunately, the functionality of the module is often used by spam bots.
13. FAQ – allows you to create instructions of any kind in a question-answer format.
14. Site search – setting up the search parameters that site visitors will use: the number of materials in the search results, filters, selection of modules participating in the search, etc.
15. Tests
16. Mini-chat is a module required to create a mini-chat for exchanging messages between site visitors. All settings useful for displaying this type of functionality are available.
17. Mail forms – a module for organizing return mail communication with site visitors. You can design email forms yourself, customizing the number, nature and type of their fields.
18. Polls – a module for creating and publishing various types of polls and voting on the website. They can be placed anywhere on the page.
19. Site statistics – a module for collecting and displaying visitor statistics that site visitors can see. You will also be able to see the texts of search queries that bring users to the site.
20. Online store – the so-called uShop module, which becomes available to users who have paid for the “Store” or “Maximum” tariff plan. This is one of the most powerful and useful components of uCoz. It allows you to create and flexibly configure a trading platform of any complexity. There is import of goods, accounting for discounts, delivery, promotions and much more.
21. Video – a module for posting video files of various formats on the site. You can upload your own videos or use ready-made ones taken from popular channels and video hosting sites.
22. Posting on social networks – the module allows you to automatically publish content to specified social network accounts. Export of materials from the “Site News”, “Bulletin Board”, “Article Catalog” and “Blog” modules is supported.
23. The SEO module is a component of basic importance. Presented in 2 versions: Free (limited functionality) and Pro (advanced version, activation of which will require payment of a premium tariff). The module is a wide range of tools necessary to optimize a website and promote it in the PS. Allows you to view visit statistics, numbers (the number of pages in the index and links to the site from external resources), configure 301 redirects and monitor site positions, as well as Title, Description and Keywords tags.
24. Yandex.Feeds is a module that allows you to provide the search engine with up-to-date data on materials on the topics of vacancies (YVL) and real estate (YRL) - sites for employment and real estate sales/rentals.

This set of modules will form the backbone of the site’s functionality. uCoz's control panel looks nice. Thanks to this design and successful structure, the huge mass of options contained in its depths look more friendly and understandable than they could. At the top there is a menu with sections of options, the left sidebar displays items from the active section, and in the work area - settings for a specific module, page or some other functional unit. Despite the wealth of items and settings, it is difficult to get confused, because you always see which section and subitem you are in. You get used to the logic of the control panel structure within a couple of days.

Most sections of the service admin panel contain more than a dozen sub-items leading to fine-tuning of some individual functions and modules. Everywhere, extremely understandable names are used for most of those who have even read about website creation, not to mention practice.

Structure of the uCoz Control Panel:

1. Modules– a section where you can view the full list of installed modules and access the settings for each of them.
   

   

   Modules can be added or removed at your discretion. All static pages of the site are also displayed here. You can edit existing ones, delete them and create new ones.



2. Users– the section is responsible for everything related to accounts within the site:
   

   

   • List – a complete list of users registered on the site, their status, ID, personal data. You can add or remove accounts manually
   • Settings – enable/disable the “Users” module, configure authorization rules, personal account and authorization template, login through social networks and build a registration form (steps). Here you can also set the ability to use a ranking system, avatars, reputation, correspondence between users and other organizational settings on the site
   • Authorization via social networks – activation of the ability to log into the site via Facebook, Google+ and Twitter
   • Ranks – setting up a hierarchy of user ranks depending on the number of messages they sent. You can change the names of awards, the type of icons (rank insignia) and the number of messages to achieve each level
   • Automatic transfer of users – creating conditions under which users will be automatically moved to a particular group. Possible factors include: number of messages, advertisements, downloaded files, articles, account age
   • Bulk deletion transfer – creating rules for user groups, upon execution of which they will be automatically moved to another group or deleted. Factors: last login to the site in days, activity, group membership, email confirmation
   • Registration rules – text that will be displayed when registering new users
   • Avatars – a collection of standard sets of avatars. You can upload your own or deactivate extra ones
   • Groups – setting up rights for each group on the site, creating new groups, deleting and editing them
   • Mailing of letters – activation of mailing of letters, which can be configured according to the following criteria: mailing category, group of recipients, subject and text of the letter, return address. All mailings can be grouped by categories, view archives for them and lists of subscribers
   • The privacy policy is a ready-made form, the presence of which is required by the law of the Russian Federation on the processing of personal data. You don't have to change anything, just use the default. It is advisable to read
   • The User Agreement is another form that will allow your site to comply with the letter of the law of the Russian Federation.


3. Settings– a section with parameters that organize the basics of the site:
   

   

   • The main ones are the name, site URL, language of the site and control panels (16 available to choose from), themes for buttons for editing materials, activation of the site version for the visually impaired
   • Search – selection of modules in which you can search based on the user’s request, the number of search results displayed in general and within one page in particular. Here you can also set the location paths for Sitemap files and the rules for sorting searches by tags
   • Date and time – date, time format and time zone. You can also assign the display of the current date on the site as “Today”, which is clear for blogs and forums
   • System - selecting the plugins used (Ajax and jquery version), setting captcha parameters, selecting the main page, CNC and online visitor counter
   • Advertising and copyright - setting up copyright in the footer, as well as the format and content of the advertising banner displayed on the websites of free Yukoza accounts
   • API – activation of access to the system API, obtaining an individual access code
   • Comments – select a set of modules in which commenting will be available. Setting up the display of comments (number per page, format, design, signature type)
   • Contact information - your personal information, email, full name and avatar
   • Domains – a panel for attaching an existing or purchasing a new domain. Free domain names are available for immediate registration in the zones ru, su, rf, net, com, info, name, tv, me, cc, biz
   • Form editor – select the format (visual editor, BB-codes+HTML or pure HTML) and design of the content editor panel. It is possible to upload your own CSS styles.


4. – a section with a large number of settings for important additional site parameters:
   • File manager – interface for downloading (drug-n-drop or via Explorer) files, editing the contents of service files and pages, data for connecting to the site via FTP
   • RSS import – import information from RSS feeds of any other sites (exchange rates, news, store products, weather and everything else). You can customize the design of the RSS output template for each channel separately (via code), select the number of materials and columns displayed within the page
   • Informers – allow you to display materials from any module on the desired page or third-party site. Output format, sorting, number of materials and columns, as well as templates can be configured very flexibly
   • Recommend to a friend – allows you to create a form code for materials that you want to allow visitors to recommend to their friends by sending by e-mail;
   • Smiley editor - adding or changing sets of smileies running on the site
   • Social bar – connecting social buttons from the proprietary service uSocial.pro
   • Site toolbar - customizing the format, display and design of the administrative panel for quick search, editing materials, receiving notifications, commenting
   • Spam filter – parameters for moderating problematic messages (with a specified number of complaints), delimiting rights to distribute complaints into groups, automatic actions on spam, etc.
   • Backup – creating backup copies (content from all modules and downloaded files). Copies can be downloaded as an archive on a PC
   • Webmaster tools - connecting Yandex.Webmaster and Yandex.Metrica
   • Replacing inscriptions - here you will receive a list of all standard inscriptions on the site, which are divided into categories. You can change any of them or restore default values;
   • Awards – introduction of awards (images of medals, orders, crowns, hearts), which can be presented by administrators and representatives of other groups to registered users of the site
   • Banner rotator – adding banners to a website in the form of an image, code, link or flash animation. You can configure the number of impressions, priority, start and end dates of rotation, as well as impressions by day of the week


5. – the settings section about everything that directly or indirectly affects the security of the site:
   • General parameters – allow you to set the number of simultaneous logins to the control panel (up to a maximum of 4 accounts), session timeout, linking accounts logged into the admin panel by IP address, login restrictions by IP, entering a list of addresses from which you are allowed to log into the control panel
   • Setting up SSL – transferring the site to HTTPS, which will allow you to encrypt data based on SSL certificates
   • Phone confirmation – linking your account to a phone number, which will allow you to restore it if you lose access
   • Password replacement – ​​you can use the global uID account password to log into the control panel, or you can assign a separate one for this site
   • Changing the owner of the site - transferring all domains of the site of your account to the new owner. To do this, you need to enter the e-mail of the site recipient registered in the system. The operation can be canceled no more than 2 times during the entire period.
   • Changing the FTP password - changing the password that allows you to gain access to bulk uploading files to the site through special programs like FileZilla, FTP Navigator
   • Protecting the site from cloning - blocking a list of suspicious IP addresses, entire countries (two-letter code - US, UK, DE, etc.), which will help protect the site from robots capable of downloading its content for subsequent cloning of the project
   • Top IP addresses – a list of the most frequently accessed IP addresses to your site. You can exclude search engine bots from the list, and also set up automatic blocking of IPs whose number of hits exceeds a specified number of times
   • IP blocking – direct blocking of any IP addresses, the motivation for blacklisting remains yours
   • URL blocking – blocking URLs of other people's sites. Users will not be able to add messages with them to your site.
   • Action log – a list of all events involving site administrators
   • Delete a site – completely deletes all site data. Used domains will be available for re-registration in an hour. The action is irrevocable.


6. Design– section with settings for the appearance of the site:
   

   

   • Template – a section for replacing the current template for both the entire site and individual pages, blocks and elements by editing their code directly
   • Site framework - editing a part of the site code common to all pages
   • Replacing code sections – the tool is used to quickly replace sections of HTML code. Convenient to use, for example, to replace the name of something on all pages of the site at once
   • Import remote code – adding information from a third-party site to the selected page of yours. Content parsing
   • Menu constructor – creating and editing menus, individual items, building a site navigation structure
   • Other – activation of the mobile version of the template, as well as adding your own sets of emoticons to the site
   • Watermark – enabling the overlay of copyright on site images (plain or stylized text, picture)
   • Backup – create backup copies of the site in 1 click. All copies (up to 20 pieces) are displayed in chronological order and are available for download as a zip archive
   • Editor – template code editor for all modules connected to the site.


7. – tariff schedule, history of your payments in the system, domain purchase.





8. Market– the section contains a built-in template store.
9. – access to technical support, links to useful materials on the system (FAQ, community, script store, freelance exchange).

In Yukoz, much attention is paid to the use of shortcodes (format $CODE$, $FLAG$), which allow you to quickly add standard elements to the site. You can also customize material output templates for various modules, add additional fields to the bulletin board, site directory, news, blog and some others modules.

You will also get a convenient admin bar - a panel that will allow you to add and search for materials on the fly, view notifications and add products to the store without going into the control panel. In addition, the control panel implements a system of widgets on the main screen - you can assemble your set of necessary ones from 11 options: latest orders, users, comments, sales statistics, users, materials, comments, forum, latest messages in the mini-chat and on the forum . Drag the ones you need into the work area and, like bookmarks, create a quick access panel to frequently used functions and sections of the service. Convenient things and, moreover, flexible settings.

uCoz has a flexible system for managing all comments on the site. Forum owners will especially appreciate it. You can comfortably monitor unwanted publications and delete all of them belonging to a specific user at once - not one at a time, but all at once. This makes it easier to control spammers and greatly saves time on moderation.

Integrations have been implemented between uCalc, a proprietary designer of calculators for the cost of goods/services, and amoCRM, a popular service for keeping records of all applications received on the site. For convenience, you can set up synchronization between the calculator and CRM by manually selecting the types of data that will flow from one application to another. Using this opportunity, you will continue to receive email and SMS notifications about accepted applications.

By the nature of interaction, uCoz feels like a CMS with a large number of installed plugins. Functionality for almost everything is provided right out of the box. You don't have to install anything additional. The ability to work with code is not necessary; most actions can be performed by simply switching sliders, dragging elements, checking/unchecking boxes.

Designs and working with templates

uCoz can offer more than 20 categories of templates, the total number of which is within 400+ copies. Business, transport, fashion and beauty, education, real estate, computers and communications are some examples of thematic section titles.

The quality of system templates varies markedly. There are both uninteresting outdated options and clearly cool, modern examples with adaptive design. It is best to choose from new templates; they are at the top of the list in any category, so you won’t get confused.

The most interesting things can be found in the built-in template store, located in the “Market” section. A large thematic assortment of premium templates, filtering to simplify selection and an average cost of around $15 (payment by card or personal account). Installation is free and occurs automatically. Each design comes with instructions for setting up modules based on it. New versions of already purchased templates are paid if they contain new functionality. Updates that only include bug fixes are free. Additionally, templates can be purchased from the external store uTemplate.pro.

During the installation of a new design, data is automatically backed up. You can roll back to the previous state if necessary.

Please note that there are studios that can custom create any template for your website on uCoz. Of course, the cost of an individual service will be much higher than purchasing a ready-made design. However, to create an A-class project, you may need a 100% unique version of the template.

Yukoza places a huge emphasis on the ability to edit design code. For example, you can separately edit the code of the page for the list of materials, blog comments, and the site login form. For each installed module, the design editor displays a list of blocks and elements available for editing.

That is, the possibilities for customization are practically unlimited for those who know how to work with code. The use of additional scripts will allow you to achieve incredible scalability of the uCoz site in terms of functionality.

SEO optimization and promotion

uCoz has an advanced SEO module. In the free version, some of its features are not available. In the full version (all functionality is unlocked after paying for the “Optimal” tariff), the module’s capabilities are enough for the most demanding users.

The SEO module has the following structure:

1. home– general information about the site (TIC, number of pages indexed by search engines and external links)
2. Settings– selection of rules for the formation of meta tags and CNC, page indexing parameters, activation of Yandex tools “Ping Monitoring” and “Original Texts”
3. Redirects– adding 301 redirects, allowing you to change the URL of the material without losing page performance in search engines
4. Promotions e – a comprehensive service for link building. Allows you to work with a budget, launch advertising campaigns, control positions, expenses, conduct textual and technical analysis of the site. You can conduct several projects in the desired regions in parallel
5. Monitoring– selection of regions for promotion and search engines for collecting statistical data on them.

Website promotion on Yukoz works according to the same laws as in any other systems. There are no fundamental differences: to get to the TOP of search results, your website must be systematically filled out and developed; you need unique texts, well-filled meta tag fields, CNC (human-readable URL), moderate use of keywords, image optimization, internal linking , external links from thematic resources to your website, work on social networks, on YouTube, the ability to analyze and use analytical statistics from Google and Yandex.

uCoz itself stands out for its rich settings, which will allow you to effectively administer the promotion process. Websites created in uCoz are quickly indexed by both Yandex and Google. That is, there will be no obstacles to the success of the project on the part of the engine at all. Success depends only on the literacy of your promotion actions and the budget you are willing to invest. Built-in promotion tools are the best in the class of website builders.

uShop – module for creating an online store

Premium tariffs allow you to use all the features of uCoz to the maximum and without restrictions! For a complete list of benefits of paid plans, see the pricing table.

Note that uCoz is completely free to use. In this case, you can get 400 MB of disk space, modules (without a store and an advanced version of the SEO module), as well as an advertising banner for the system. Free is suitable for those who want to get acquainted with the capabilities of a serious system without money.

How to get -50% discount on any tariff

uCoz has a continuous PROMOTION: in the first two days of the site’s life, you can connect to any tariff plan with a 50% discount. In fact, anyone can pay only half, and the period of use of services at a reduced cost is not limited. Even if you have a test account older than two days, create a new one, pay the required tariff and enjoy all the benefits of the best website builder at half the price.

In general, Yukoz is always half the price for new users. Don't forget about this when registering!

Disabling advertising for non-commercial sites

uCoz has long been practicing free removal of banners with advertising for websites of social and educational organizations. To receive a preference, the project must satisfy the terms of the user agreement of the service (there is nothing wrong with them, almost all thematic resources are approved).

The list of beneficiaries is as follows:

• Official websites of kindergartens, schools, colleges, colleges
• Student and student projects
• Websites of clubs, classes and creative associations
• Methodological sites for teachers and others.

To take advantage of the free opportunity to remove advertising, you need to write a letter on the organization’s letterhead (download) addressed to the general director of Yukoz Media LLC, Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Kurt. In the letter you need to ask to remove advertising from your site. The form must be signed and sealed, scanned, and then sent by mail. [email protected]. There is no need to send the paper version.

If the request meets the requirements, the advertising banner will be removed for 1 year. If after this period you do not abandon the site or change its focus, you can re-submit your application. The second time the banner will be removed for a longer period or even forever. If you do not send a second email, the banner will appear again.

Note:
Advertising is displayed only on sites hosted on free tariff. To disable advertising, you need to become a premium user of uCoz, that is, switch to one of the paid tariff plans (for example, “Basic”). We recommend paying 12 months in advance - this way you will be given a -20% discount, and when you switch to “Optimal” or “Store” you can receive a free domain (like site.ru) of your choice as a gift. After connecting to a paid package, all advertisements will automatically disappear.

uCoz is the only website builder that allows non-profit and budget organizations to create websites for free. All servers are physically located in the Russian Federation (Moscow); there is a built-in free version of the site for the visually impaired. As a rule, a school or teacher does not have available funds to order a website from a web studio. uCoz acts nobly in this case, making life easier for such institutions and specialists.

Advantages and disadvantages

uCoz is a unique and one-of-a-kind product. There are many services that partially or completely cover individual areas of Yukoz’s capabilities in functionality or quality of presentation, but there is no site builder configuration similar in sophistication and richness.

Even if we are talking about CMS, it is even easier for Yukozu to compete with them than with high-quality cloud website builders. And all because CMS without plugins are usually designed for creating 1-2 related types of sites. The rest needs to be made up by coding and installing modules/plugins/components, many of which are paid. In its pure form, there is simply no competition, although in certain areas of functionality (shop, blog or forum, for example), specialized CMSs may surpass uCoz. But not devastating even after significant improvements. And bringing a CMS to the required functional level is not something every user can do, even in theory.

Pros of uCoz:

• High quality of individual modules. It is expressed in the flexibility and detail of their configuration.
• Free access to the uCoz API, which allows professionals to customize the functionality of modules, create their own applications or new site control panels for their clients. All documentation is publicly available.
• Full access to code editing.
• The ability to install your own template with an individual design.
• A large number of tariff plans with a clear differentiation of functionality
• Moderate cost, big discounts, significant bonuses, and the possibility of free use.
• The modular design is easy to use. Allows you to select what you need, leaving features that are redundant for the current task inactive. Makes it easier to use.
• Flexible tools for working with user groups.
• Customizable admin bar and control panel home screen for quick access to frequently used functions.
• A powerful SEO module that allows you to set up and automate advertising campaigns.
• An excellent forum module that can compete in efficiency with specialized CMS. It is one of the most popular in RuNet.
• Professional store module – uShop. Contains significantly more features than most analogues.
• Availability of premium templates store built into the control panel. Good quality latest versions of built-in templates. Almost endless design customization potential.
• Integration of amoCRM and uCalc functionality out of the box.
• A developed system of shortcodes, the use of which can significantly simplify and speed up the addition of standard elements to website pages.
• Excellent server protection against DDoS attacks.
• Ability to connect an SSL certificate to a domain (https protocol). Many settings for protecting access to the site, control over hits from other people’s IP addresses, a log of actions of all users with access to the control panel.
• Visually pleasing interface design, convenient block structure with settings.
• Competent technical support, an extensive user community, a developed knowledge base on the system, the presence of useful partner services (uPartner, uSocial, uScript, uCalc, Mail.ru, etc.). In general, an extremely developed ecosystem.
• Suitable for use by a wide audience of users. From beginners to professionals with long experience and a list of skills.

Cons of uCoz:

• Limitations of the free plan: banner, incomplete SEO module, system copyright, small amount of disk space.
• Number of control panel options. At first acquaintance, it can scare newcomers.

With uCoz, almost everything related to functionality can be called a plus. We have chosen only what not everyone has. You can also note the blog module, which easily rivals WordPress in ease of use and efficiency and is significantly superior to any blog from site builders using a visual editor.

The ability to edit code, a large number of general settings, a powerful visual content editor, access to the API, shortcodes, scripts, etc. make Yukoz an extremely successful, solid product. The system is perceived and operates as a single large-scale tool.

So, the disadvantages are the apparent complexity and limitations of Free. The first is subjective in nature, the second is treated 100% by purchasing a tariff. Preferably “Optimal” for a blog, business card, forum, bulletin board or portal. Or “Shop” - it’s clear why. Get an increase in bonuses, places, removal of all copyrights, full module capabilities.

Alternatives and competitors

uCoz has no realistic alternatives. Let’s say that the control panels of WYSIWYG systems like uKit are easier to master and make a business card. From this point of view, they beat Yukoz. In Webasyst, the store functionality is a little wider, since the system is profile-based. However, it is even more difficult for uCoz to master and more expensive. At the same time, in other usage scenarios (except for creating a store), Webasist is inferior.

That is, there are many services in which some or even the entire selection of standard templates looks better than Yukoz - for example, Wix. There are some that will be much easier for a beginner to start using, which will reduce the distance to the goal. But they are narrower in functionality, often cost more and generally provide less to the user. That is, the platforms known to us can compete with uCoz only in a targeted manner - similar cost, quality of templates, simplicity, and convenience of the control panel. But not to everyone at once. That is, you can choose a competitor based on taste and color to solve a specific problem (for example, any good WYSIWYG service for creating your first business card), but there is no alternative in the full sense of the word. Objectively, based on the totality of qualities (price, capabilities, prospects for use), uCoz is the best.

Comparison of uCoz with competitors: uKit, WordPress.

uWeb – an improved version of uCoz

Functionally, the uWeb website builder is similar to uCoz. The differences lie in the technical base and stricter control of the sites being created. The service control panels look completely the same. The transition between them is painless. If you used one, you can use the second.

Yuweb is a paid website builder. There is a 15-day trial period, after which you need to pay.

The uWeb tariff schedule is as follows:

1. Basic (490 RUR/month)– 5 GB of disk space, the ability to hide the statistics counter, add watermarks to images and file attachments in email forms, free 2nd level domain (if you pay for the year at once)
2. Standard (RUB 700/month)– 10 GB of space, online store, advanced SEO module, support for PHP scripts, chat with technical support
3. Premium (RUB 1,295/month)– 20 GB of space, the ability to disable uWeb copyright, personal manager.

Question: Why uWeb if there is uCoz? Firstly, the site will have a dedicated IP address. That is, there will be no dubious neighbors with you on the same IP. Secondly, YouTube servers have increased bandwidth and provide an increased level of security. Thirdly, the administration weeds out from the system sites that violate copyright law (torrents, cinemas, Varezniks, music portals), sites for adults and those that carry a dangerous or simply immoral message.

Sites that have grown into serious projects that have thousands of visitors and require additional server resources usually move to uWeb.

uWeb can be called a premium VIP version of uCoz. Faster operation of the site with a large influx of traffic, separate IP, prosperous neighbors, higher priority for technical support, automatic backup of the site, increased security of the servers themselves. If the above matters to you, you can try it.

Websites on the uCoz constructor

There is simply a huge number of sites on uCoz in RuNet (more than 3.5 million). They do not have any characteristic features - the range in design, type and quality is very large. Many gaming sites (clan, fan), movie sites, blogs, online stores, portals and forums are made in uCoz. The same goes for public sites (schools, administrations, hospitals, kindergartens) - a good half of them were born in uCoz. What we're saying is that you've probably seen more Yukoz sites than you can imagine.

We have prepared a selection of diverse websites created in uCoz. We believe that looking at them, you will appreciate the range of capabilities and prospects of this designer.

Nowadays, your own website is an important and very profitable component of any business. However, it is not always possible to order the services of web studios. In this case, website builders come to the rescue.

One of the most famous and functional of them is Ucoz- a combination of free hosting with a built-in CMS for beginners and professionals.

The designer includes a huge number of different modules (guest book, blog, forum, etc.). Let's look at a step-by-step guide on how to create a website on Ucoz.

Preparation: Choosing a Domain Name

Every website starts with a name, and the first thing you need to do is come up with one. The Ucoz service offers two options to choose from: either register a third-level domain, or attach your own second-level domain to the site you are creating.

It is advisable to immediately choose the second option, since, firstly, the possibilities of working with the site will expand significantly, and secondly, such disadvantages of free Ucoz hosting as advertising, which sometimes covers half the screen or the issue of rights to your site, will be eliminated.

The main advantage of using your own domain name is the trust of advertisers and visitors, and this is the most important component of the success of the site.

Keep in mind that subdomains are much less trusted and provide fewer opportunities for site optimization and link building than domains.

A website with a second-level domain can make a profit with Yandex advertising network, Google AdSense and various link exchanges. By paying 100 rubles every month for hosting, you invest this amount in stability and reliability.

Remember: the miser pays twice.

Quarantine

With all the conveniences, the Ucoz website builder also has the other side of the coin: a whole army of spammers creating websites of extremely low quality and content on a large scale.

This led to a thirty-day trial period for new sites, during which the site is closed for indexing by search engines.

For respectable webmasters, this is not a problem, since 30 days is an almost ideal period for working with a site. During this time, you will be able to install all the widgets you need, understand the design and prepare the site for a full launch.

During quarantine, focus not only on the design and construction of the site, but also on interesting content. Create material that will force visitors to return to your resource and recommend it to friends and acquaintances. So, how to create a website on Ucoz?

Creating a website on Ucoz: registration

Go to Ucoz home page and click on the “Create website" button in the window that opens:

Enter your email and password and within a few minutes a registration confirmation email will be sent to your email address:

Everything that you filled out correctly will be marked in green, everything that is incorrect will be marked in red:

After clicking on the “Registration” button, the following window will appear:

A letter has been sent to the specified e-mail. Review your email and follow the link provided:

After this, you will be redirected to the Ucoz website, where you need to enter a security code. Registration is now complete.

Click on “Login via uID”:

Enter your phone number:

The site creation window will appear. Enter its name, domain, security code and click “Create website":

Your site has been successfully created. Go to the admin panel:

If you are not automatically “thrown” to the webtop (the appearance of which resembles the Windows desktop), go to the link http://s1.uid.me and enter the password:

Click on the lower left button of the webtop and select “Create website":

Write the domain name and captcha again. Check the box " I agree with the rules" and click "Continue":

Your site is now finally created. Click on the button Site control panel»:

In the window that appears, enter the name of your site and select a design template from the list:

The design option used can always be changed in the control panel. Click on the “Continue” button.

In the new window, select the modules required for your site and click “Continue” again:

In the control panel that appears, select "Site News" at the top left of the screen, and then " Materials Management».

Click on the wrench to the right of " Home page»:

We see that news will be displayed on the main page of our website. Save the changes and follow the provided link to the site page:

Filling out the site

There are several ways to fill a site with content. First, choose a topic that interests you and that you understand best. You must be able to present a topic on the site in such a way that people find it interesting.

If you don’t have the slightest inclination to write texts, you can buy information to fill the site on article exchanges.

Also, you can copy information from sites with similar topics. However, doing this is only permissible if you are a beginner and the traffic rating does not matter to you, since search engines, having learned that your site is filled with stolen text, will send it to the very bottom of the results.

Another option for filling a site is rewriting: after reading several articles from sites on similar topics, you can write your own or entrust this work to freelancers who can be found on specialized resources.

In order for people to be interested in your site and return to it, you need to regularly update your content.

By the way, you can assign certain rights to individual users. Once they are authorized on the site, they will have access to a shortened admin bar. Some users may have the authority to add various materials to the resource, moderate, etc.

At the top of the site, click on “Designer” and select “ Enable constructor" Click on “My site” to change this inscription, and then on “ Add news».

Let's add news and images using the editor's built-in tools:

Save your changes. The news has now been added and will be displayed on the main page.

By the same principle, it is necessary to regularly add relevant information to the site:

To add a new menu item, go to the site control panel, click “Design”, and then “ Menu designer»:

Let's remove the section " Information about the site"And add the item "News":

The generated news page looks like this:

Creating a site map

Sitemap file is a document with information about all pages of your portal. With its help, search engines find out which pages of the site need to be indexed, determine the frequency of updating information on pages, indexing priority, etc.

Ucoz allows you to generate XML code for Yandex and Google, as well as create a visual site map for its visitors. You will be able to start creating it only a month after you start working with UCOZ, but it would not be superfluous to describe this process now.

For example, follow the link http://htmlweb.ru/analiz/sitemap.php#Newbie, click on the item “ Generate XML map" When the card code appears in the window, click " Download sitemap.xml"and save it to your computer.

After that, go to the site, then to “ Page editor" and select " File manager" Click on the “Browse” button and download the site map file. After this, you can add your resource to all search engines.

Advantages of Ucoz

• Easy to learn. In order to create a website online, you just need to register, select the name of the resource to be created and fill it with information;
• Simple and intuitive control panel;
• Unlimited disk space;
• Templates for Ucoz. There are hundreds of free templates to choose from for your website, which can be radically changed or left in their original form;
• In Ucoz you can create a website for free and fully use the resource without paying a penny for hosting and a domain name;
• A huge number of ready-made modules for the site;
• Scripts for Ucoz;
• Prompt technical support. Moreover, there is both a paid mode, in which applications are considered out of turn, and a free one;
• Low promotion costs.

However, there was a fly in the ointment. The Ucoz service also has many disadvantages.

Disadvantages of Ucoz

• Again, free. Free hosting does not inspire confidence, since its use is an indicator of the poverty of the resource owner, who cannot allocate 30-100 rubles per month and use full-fledged hosting;
• A third-level domain also does not inspire confidence among users;
• Advertising. Your site will constantly contain tons of advertising, and not always decent content, for which you will not be credited with a penny. Since hosting is free, they should make money from you;
• Exclusively paid use of Perl, ASP and PHP;
• Resource monetization. It is possible if you use advertising services TAK, WMLINK, but it will bring in pennies. Advertising services of a more serious level do not accept sites hosted on free hosting, and they say this in completely straightforward text: “ We do not accept websites created on free hosting Ucoz in any form.»;
• Site owner and ban. Ucoz has a slightly confusing legal system, and it is quite difficult to understand who the owner of the site created in this designer is. You can be banned for life for violating the rules of the service at any time;
• Monthly quarantine of the site, starting from the moment of registration in the service, which can be removed by purchasing a premium account or increasing traffic to the resource.

conclusions

If you are new to website creation and want to gain experience in this area, Ucoz, due to its convenience and simplicity, suits you perfectly.

If you do not need web programming skills, but need to create a beautiful website in a short time, it is better to use designers that do not require even minimal knowledge to create a resource. You can get acquainted with the most popular website builders in our special website.