RE: Embed forum in Weebly Website

Posted by GregChapman on May 05, 2015; 7:29am
URL: https://support.nabble.com/Embed-forum-in-Weebly-Website-tp7594692p7594703.html

I don't use Wix, Weebly, or any other web-based web authoring tool that advertises itself as "no knowledge of codding required" so am unable to comment on their facilities. What I can say is that you'll find many posts on Nabble Support that indicate that users of these services have difficulty embedding a Nabble forum into their site.

I have always believed that is because you do need an understanding of how HTML and CSS work, even if you don't actually need to know the details of syntax of the languages to work with these tools, so the claims for these products are highly misleading, while not being untrue.

Visiting a web site is like being a car driver. You don't need to know how it works to get it to do what it was designed for. Most car drivers would not dream of building a car. They realise you need the additional knowledge that a mechanic has.

If you wish to build a web site being a driver is not sufficient. You need some knowledge of mechanics as well.

The questions we get here from Wix and Weebly users seem to indicate they attract drivers, not mechanics. It's hardly surprising so many have difficulties.

I confess I tend to have little sympathy for their naivety. I will help where I can but cannot help when the answer needs knowledge of the web building tools they use.