Empowering Non-Coders: A Look into Modern Website and Online Platform Building Tools
Today it’s easier than ever before for non-coders to get into the nitty gritty of website building, manipulating web elements, customizing designs using simple drag-and-drop actions, changing layouts, and much more.
Intuitive web-building interfaces and platforms have served to democratize website creation and save time and money, meaning that even the smallest business with the tightest budget can create and publish highly-functional, stylish, engaging, and professional-looking websites.
WYSIWYG Editor: TinyMCE
When it comes to website building, a WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) editor is a non-coders’ best friend. As its name suggests, no prior coding knowledge or experience is required, as the text and other elements will appear on the page exactly as they do in the editor itself. You simply write or add the content to the editor, and the program takes care of the rest when you’re ready to publish.
A user-friendly WYSIWYG editor can give developers full control over their editing component, which means that there’s no need to hire a professional site builder to get the job done. Simple, intuitive interfaces make the entire build process a simple and smooth affair from start to finish.
Game Development: BuildBox
Ever wondered if it’s possible to create a game with zero knowledge of code? The answer is yes; it most certainly is! BuildBox is an entirely new proposition that gives absolutely everyone the opportunity to design and create an exciting game. Developers can use the platform’s drag-and-drop tools to create professional-looking and entirely unique 3D games and add action effects and a huge range of other elements to their creation, along with smart assets.
Building Blog Sites: Hashnode
Hashnode is another user-friendly, no-code tool designed to allow developers to create a blog site mapped to their custom domain, fully customize it, and take advantage of a slew of tools designed to increase visibility and handle routine maintenance.
Hashnode will automatically update the blog site as necessary and help drive visitors to the site from the moment it’s up and running.
Get Selling Online: Bumpa
Creating an online store without an iota of coding knowledge or experience can be done with the help of Bumpa, a platform designed to enable users to set up their online store and sell their products in double-quick time: your site could be live and selling within five minutes!
You can use Bumpa to manage products and orders, track sales, and share details of your store and services across all the major social sites. Plus, the platform lets you take payments online and send notifications to your customers directly via the app.
Need a One Page Site? No Problem: Cardd
One-page websites can be perfect for personal profiles or as a landing page designed to capture emails. If you need a one-page site published to a custom domain and with full associated SSL support, the no-code Cardd platform could be perfect. As well as giving you all the tools you need to design and build a fully responsive one-page site, Cardd also allows you to embed custom widgets from third-party services.
Chatbot Creation: Voiceflow
There are even no-code platforms out there for those wanting to design and launch voice and chatbots. Again, in place of code, an intuitive drag-and-drop interface is used to leverage and manipulate components, interaction model exports, robust context models, and more.
Use the tool to design chatbot prototypes for Google Assistant and Alexa and access context-first designs to create engaging and contextually layered voice applications and conversations with ease. Plus, the custom analytic tools will give you a great oversight of results and engagement after the launch.
Building Interactive, Multi-User Apps: Bubble
Bubble is all about giving non-coders the opportunity to create interactive, multi-user apps like Airbnb and Facebook. As a developer, this platform can help you create dynamic content and mobile-friendly layouts to produce a polished, highly-professional end result. It can also be used to build hybrid mobile apps and responsive web apps and can connect to external hardware and services via a multitude of APIs.
Creating Connections: IFTTT
Those looking to design or develop a website would do well to consider this tool: the no-code platform IFTTT uses API protocol integration to link your products or services to hundreds of devices, apps, and brands. This offers invaluable insights into how people use and connect with your products, giving you the opportunity to further personalize the buying experience. IFTTT can also be drafted into service to build and publish applets and identify other brands that complement your own.
No-Code Builders and Tools: Leveling the Playing Field
Gone are the days when you had to have a tonne of coding knowledge and experience to even think about creating the most basic of websites. Today, there are a plethora of tools and platforms available that allow even the most inexperienced developers with zero knowledge of coding to create professional, highly-functional, and attractive websites, apps, chatbots, and more. This shift has effectively leveled the digital playing field, helping even the newest of startups and smallest of enterprises to step into and compete in a truly global marketplace.
