Smaller changes in WebWave website builder are implemented almost everyday. More serious modifications are applied a few times a month. We do all of this so that you could create a website looking exactly how you want it to.
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More detailed description of new features and a discussion on them you can find on WebWave's Facebook Group, here.
Read the summary here.
21st December 2021
Edit cookies bar content. You can edit text, links and you can create a different text for different language versions of your website. With this feature, you'll be able to fit cookies bar to your own needs.
Discount codes in WebWave shop. With this feature, you'll be able to launch a discount and promotions in your online store easier.
Ability to perform mathematical operations in position fields. Thanks to that, if we want to move an element by 50px to the right, it is enough to write +50 in position x field and the element will be moved accordingly.
In the element settings panel, the page background setting has been moved to its own tab. This ensures that this very frequently used feature is always at hand.
In the map settings pop up, the zoom slider has been replaced by plus and minus symbols. This makes it easier to zoom in and out of the map view.
9th December 2021
Adding a font from your device to your website (.ttf, .otf, .woff, .woff2 formats are available). With this feature, you'll be able to use wider verity of fonts to create even better websites.
"Edit content" button has been moved to element's settings tab from the top of element's settings panel. This frees up some space in elements settings panel, which is super important on smaller screens.
When you add element groups one after another, they are bound together. With this feature, you can create a website adjusted to mobile screens using element groups super fast.
We've introduced a couple of smaller improvements to element groups. With these improvements, using those groups is much comfortable and convenient.
25th November 2021
New crossfade options have been added to animation of gallery and slider. With this feature, you can precisely control how your images change one into another.
Interface of Show and hide animation section in elements panel has been improved. With this feature it will be much easier to use these features, since the interface is much more user-friendly.
We've updated, how fields in "Position and size" section of elements panel are locked, when you cannot change them for some reason. This change improves the looks of Position and size section significantly.
10th November 2021
Editing the order of layers in layout without having to open that layout. With this feature it will be much easier to control your layout design, since you don't have to switch your view.
Face lifting of slider settings and adding switches to control those settings. This feature makes editing slider settings easier and more user-friendly
Upgrade AutoRWD feature. With these features, AutoRWD option works better and there is less manual work needed to adjust your website to mobile screens.
4th November 2021
"Crossfade" animation type for buttons has a new blending option. With this feature you will be able to create even better-looking buttons, that animate exactly as you like.
We've improved the looks of locked sections in settings panel. This feature will make it more visible, which settings are available, and which are locked.
28th October 2021
We've changed the font used in website builder from Arial to Inter. We've chosen this font carefully, and it makes all the settings and panel more readable and clear.
Changing a thumbnail for a group is now possible. This will make it easier to manage those groups, especially if you have more of them.
20th October 2021
Adding folders to your personal quick element groups. With this feature it's much easier to manage and maintain a lot of your own element groups, and build websites from those building blocks.
Easier editing of elements visible on all pages. Such elements are clearly marked instead of locked. With this feature it'll be easier to handle elements visible on all pages.
Community templates. With this feature, webmasters can submit their templates and get commission whenever a WebWave user will use such template.
13th October 2021
You can double-click an icon in an icon bank to add it to your website. This way your work with icon bank will be faster and more comfortable.
We've improved stability and smoothness of the slider. With this feature it will be easier to create a good-looking slider on your website.
When you're creating a new website from a template, the email address in contact forms will be automatically set to the website's owner email. This way, creating a working website will need less configuration.
30th September 2021
You can manually set how elements are bound in every RWD mode. With this feature, you'll be able to create mobile versions of your website faster, and you'll have more control over how your mobile website looks like.
We've improved how the new slider looks like and how it behaves on mobile websites. With this feature, it will be easier to create a good-looking slider for mobile devices.
There's an option to enter e-commerce settings from the top menu in website builder. With this feature, e-commerce settings are easier accessible.
22nd September 2021
We've improved the behavior of Webmaster's Panel on mobile devices. With this feature, it will be much easier to administer your websites with your phone.
We've introduced Starter, Pro and Business Premium Plans instead of only one plan available so far. This will make it easier for customers to pick the right plan for their needs.
We've improved graphics design and changed order of tabs in Elements Settings Panel. This will make it easier to find the most important settings, since they will be always on top.
We've introduced a new status bar on status.webwave.me page, that's monitoring if sending emails with WebWave's servers is possible. With this feature, you can be always informed if everything is working fine with WebWave.
We've expended the email received after a customer places an order in the online shop with information about what he agrees on. This will make it possible for you to, for instance, send newsletters only to people who explicitly agreed to receive them.
8th September 2021
We have added the ability to apply filters to the photo. The function is available in the photo editing window. Thanks to this, you can, for example, create a button in which, when you hover the mouse over, the background image blurs.
We've increased the available workspace in the item settings panel by removing the included icons for copying items and reordering layers. Thanks to this, the access to the more frequently used options has been facilitated.
We've significantly improved the use of the menu editing window, allowing tiles to be dragged smoothly and transformed into second-level menus. This will greatly increase the comfort of working with menu editing.
2nd September 2021
We improved the meta descriptions for the pagination icons in the article list. Thanks to this, the optimization of pages for SEO will improve.
We improved the graphic designation of the group on the list of layers after selecting it on the workspace. This makes it easier to find selected items in the list of layers.
We improved the design of the vertical slider to dynamically change the width of the working area. Thanks to this, the wizard looks more aesthetic.
We have added an advanced options switch in the tab showing and hiding elements. This keeps the more frequently used functions within easy reach than the advanced functions.
25th August 2021
Ability to add an action after clicking on a photo in the image grid. This gives us more control over the behavior of the photo gallery and can create a "link gallery".
By default, the mobile menu is displayed from the right edge of the page with the background color set to white. As a result, the default settings of the mobile menu are more universal and a satisfactory graphic effect can be obtained faster.
Now the 100% width function can be turned on using a convenient switch instead of the old checkbox. This makes the item settings panel look more aesthetically pleasing.
18th August 2021
In the online store, when selecting a product variant, you can see the total price of that variant, not just the difference to the base product. Thanks to this, the customer has a better understanding of how much a given variant of the product costs when shopping, because he can see it immediately, and not only in the order summary step.
In the online store, in the second step of the order, headers organizing the entered data were added. This will make it easier for the customer to fill in the order form correctly.
In the mailbox management window, we have added information on how to increase the available space for mailboxes. Thanks to this, you will always have enough space for additional emails.
13th August 2021
In the layers panel, a text layer is named by default according to the first words of the text entered in the element to which the layer applies. This makes it easier to keep order in the layer list and to distinguish which layer applies to which item
Agencies can apply to the list of WebWave certified webmasters. Thanks to this, people with experience in creating websites in WebWave will be able to receive more customers, and people who do not have time or are unable to create their own website will be able to ask a professional for help.
The item rotation button has been reworked into a more convenient switch and moved from the position to style tab. As a result, the information architecture and the visual layer of the Positions tab in the element settings panel have been improved.
5th August 2021
Possibility to edit the number shown in the animated counter by the CMS Editor
Elements can take a position relative to the screen size (vh and vw) only if the position of the element is dynamic. This makes it easier to use the relative positions of the element.
In the checkout window in the online store, the country of the buyer is set automatically. Thanks to this, you can create a better online store that sells products to foreign customers.
The ability to create and add to the library an unlimited number of your own groups of elements. This makes it easier to create repetitive elements on pages and transfer elements between different projects.
The text editing panel is set in a new place and can be moved freely with the mouse. Thanks to this, the text editing panel will not interfere with the creation of the page.
28th July 2021
A random graphic showing interesting features in WebWave is displayed during the loading of the editor - an opportunity to get some inspiration and learn about interesting features.
The ability to grant a commission to people who create and share templates on external sites after registration of another user directly from the shared website design link (template).
The automatic addition of the active discount code to the order.
21st July 2021
In the e-shop, the customer has the choice whether to pay at purchase or on delivery. This will be useful e.g. when customers collect goods in person after the purchase (e.g. in a restaurant).
For each RWD mode you can set a different position of hooking and unhooking elements while scrolling the page. This will be useful when creating more graphically advanced pages with the "wow" effect
DKIM record is generated for all domains connected to WebWave. Thanks to this email will work more stably
It is possible to run a test mode of online payment in the web shop. This will allow the webmaster to better test if everything works OK when creating the shop
12th July 2021
Post-purchase messages with content depending on the purchased goods. With this feature, you can automatically sell digital products in your WebWave store.
Possibility to set other binds of elements for different RWD modes. This will be useful for creating mobile versions of more complex pages.
5th July 2021
Possibility to redirect the customer to your URL after making a purchase in the online store (useful when we want to show the customer personalized information after the purchase)
Possibility to add additional fields to be filled in by customer in the order finalization window (useful when we need the customer to provide additional non-standard information or his expectations about the purchased product)
Change the size of mailboxes yourself. So you can, for example, independently increase the capacity of a selected mailbox from 5 to 10 GB. See how to use this feature
Automatic RWD for all subpages at the same time (thanks to this you can create the RWD version of the page even faster)
28th June 2021
21st June 2021
Message visible after making a purchase in an online shop is also sent to a customer in an email after purchase
Setting and elements position in % instead of px has been removed, where it makes no sense. This will make it easier to use this feature, and minimize mistakes.
Improvements to the layout of text visible after filling a form. Text can consist of multiple lines.
You can create a bullet list in the text visible on your slider / gallery images.
9th June 2021
Possibility to add a counter element on the page
You can choose if your customers have to provide shipping address while purchasing in your online store. This is useful to sell digital goods
While positioning objects on your website in vw or vh instead of px you will be able to pick only full positions. This will make it easier to match one object to another.
26th May 2021
Possibility to enable / disable displaying an item when you scroll through the page
Possibility to enable / disable the icon of Accepting of shop terms and conditions in the Webwave online store
22nd April 2021
Possibility to add product shipping options in the online store settings
Possibility to customize the WebWave affiliate link
Possibility to handle project comments from the Webmaster Panel
25th March 2021
Individual taxes for a product in the WebWave Cart
Notifications about new comments in the Webmaster Panel
WebWave cart- product variants
Set the footer anywhere in the list of layers
Unhitching components
Speed up web pages - part 1
Set the "scroll to top distance" for fixed elements
Global control of the comment mode bar for all pages
Independent control of the comment mode bar from the page settings level
28th January 2021
Individual Cart settings for each language version of the site
Automatic sending of e-mails about unfinished payments
14 January 2021
Comments on the website project
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Read the summary here.
December 5, 2019
Thanks to this change, published pages load faster. This improves user comfort and the position of websites in SEO rankings.
Now you can create internal links faster and find the desired items on the selection list.
How to use this feature?
Select the item for which you want to create a link. In the Settings Panel, expand the Click action (link) section.
Choose one of the following options: Webpage, Go to newspage or Go to object on page. Start typing the name of the relevant part of the page. The website builder will search for it automatically.
This makes it easier to remove an item, copy it, paste and move it underneath or on top.
How to use this feature:
Just hover over the selected item and right-click.
Thanks to this, you will create your menu faster without thinking about how to create a new subpage.
How to use this feature:
Create a menu by clicking the Website menu button in the panel on the left. You can also edit an existing menu.
In the menu editing window, enter the name of the new subpage and click the Add button. Then click Save.
The new subpage will be visible in the menu editing window. A new button will appear in the menu and a new subpage will be created automatically.
12 December 2019
Thanks to this function you will find the subpage or article to which you want to add a link.
How to use this feature?
Select the image or button to which you want to add a link. In the Settings Panel in the Element section, expand the Click Action (link) list. Then click the on magnifying glass icon.
Now you can enter the title of the subpage or article that the item should lead to.
Thanks to this function your website will look like a mobile application. Users will gain access to the site by clicking the icon on their phone or tablet.
How to use this feature:
First, choose a graphic that will become an icon on the user's desktop. In the Settings Panel in the Page Section expand the General settings list.
Click the icon symbol and select the appropriate image. Then publish the page.
Application on mobile devices:
After entering the page through the browser, a message will appear informing you that the application can be installed.
After clicking the button, an icon will appear on your desktop leading to your site.
The application opens in full-screen mode and also works when the device is not connected to the internet.
Application on computers:
When you enter the site, a plus icon will appear in the address bar.
After clicking it, an icon will appear on the desktop of the device leading to the page.
The PWA function is available for websites with a Premium Package, connected domain and SSL certificate.
14 November 2019
Thanks to this function, it's easier to set elements relative to each other. All you have to do is start changing the size of the selected item, and the website builder automatically adapts it to other elements on the page.
November 28, 2019
How to use this feature?
Select the group you want to add to the footer. In the Setting panel select the Group tab, then expand the Element on multiple pages section. Click the Add to footer button.
You can also group items that are already in the footer. To do this, select them and click the Add Group button in the Layers panel.
10 October 2019
This feature will be especially useful for users who have several pages with contact forms. From today, every message sent via the form contains the URL of the page where it is posted.
How to use this feature:
When the user sends you a message via the contact form, the footer will include the URL of the page where the form is located.
17 October 2019
Thanks to this function, you can easily and quickly create an aesthetic and user-friendly website much faster than before.
How to use this feature:
When you drag an item on the page, the wizard automatically aligns it so that it is placed symmetrically relative to the items that were previously placed on it.
Modifying image files has become even easier. We have added access to the image editor directly in the Photo bank.
How to use this feature:
In the Photo Bank, select the file you want to modify. Then click the Edit image button. You will be taken to the image editor.
You no longer have to enter the color palette to change the transparency of the background in an element.
How to use this feature:
Select the item you want to modify. In the Settings Panel go to the Appearance section. To the right of the color palette field, you will find a drop-down menu. Choose a transparent option.
The background of the selected item will become transparent.
24 October 2019
Now restoring the version of the page preceding its publication is even easier. You always have access to the icon responsible for this action. We put it in the top bar of the wizard.
How to use this feature:
To undo the changes, click the Restore Page icon and then the Restore button. The icon appears only after the first publication of the page.
31 October 2019
Now you can combine elements inside existing groups. This feature makes it easier to work with more graphically complex projects. You can create 5 levels. Thanks to this, changing the position of many elements becomes easier.
How to use this feature:
Select the items you want to put in the new group. In the Layers panel, click the Add group button.
Now you can freely change the position of a new group of elements.
If you want to speed up working with groups, use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + G for grouping and SHIFT + CTRL + G for ungrouping elements.
The use of groups also improves the work of automatic RWD.
Now websites created with WebWave publish up to 75% faster than before. The difference is especially visible in the case of extensive websites with many subpages and articles.
Using our e-mail has become easier. We have adapted it to the screens of smartphones and tablets. Thanks to this, you can easily answer messages wherever you are.
When copying subpages, annotations "_copy" no longer appear.
4 September 2019
Placing personalized photos on your site is easier than ever before! With Image editor – our latest tool – you can convert image files found in My images and files.
Check and use following functions:
• Cropping;
• Flipping;
• Applying shapes and icons;
• Applying text;
• Adding a mask;
• And a wide range of filters that you can use when editing an image.
How to use this functionality?
Select the image you want to edit from My images and files. Press the Edit image button at the bottom.
A new window will open. The functions that you can apply to the image will be displayed at the bottom.
The first two functions are responsible for undoing and re-entering the change and (3) rolling back all changes. To remove a specific element, use the trash can icon (4). The same icon with the word ALL (5) is responsible for removing all elements. Following icons are relate to following functions: cropping (6), flipping (7), adding elements (8, 9, 10 and 11) and applying filters (12).
After you save the image, it will appear as a copy – any changes you make will not affect the original image. With the image editor you don't need an external graphics program – you will find all the basic functions within the website creator!
Our wizard has been offering the function of binding groups of elements for a long time. Now we have decided to expand this feature by adding the function of binding individual elements.
You don't have to worry about overlapping elements anymore.
How to use this functionality?
After entering the wizard, select the item that you want to repeal another. In the Settings panel go to the Bound objects section and select Edit bind.
For the remaining elements, you will see a plus. Click it to push the two elements away.
The bind will be visible. You will be able to remove it by pressing X on the element. Mark the element by using green lines to see if it's bound to the other element.
From now on, you can create any binds between both individual elements and their groups. This will help you place individual sections on the page you create. You don't have to worry about undesired overlapping of elements.
13 September 2019
This option will be especially useful for you if you run a blog or online store. Thanks to it, your users will gain easier access to content related thematically.
We have introduced the ability to edit the list of articles in such a way that it is possible to simultaneously display articles from several different categories.
How to use this functionality?
Select the article list you want to edit.
In the Settings panel, expand the Newsfeed settings section.
In the Display categories option, set Selected category, then click Select to proceed to editing the list of articles.
Now you can choose the article categories that will appear in the list. Confirm the change by clicking OK.
19 September 2019
Use this function if you are in the process of creating a page and do not want to publish some content yet. Now you can choose webpages and articles that will be invisible on the Internet.
How to use this feature?
In the Settings panel select the Webpage or Article tab.
Go to the Publication settings section.
Change the status of the webpage or article to Non-public and click Publish. This will hide the content from users of the page. The content will still be visible to you in the creator.
This feature will allow you to create more coloristically-consistent websites. You can save any color in the Color selection panel. You will always have them at hand.
How to use this feature:
Select the element you want to edit. In the Settings panel, expand the Style section and click the Color icon.
To add a color to the palette, click the plus icon.
You can change the order of colors by drag and drop. To remove a color from the palette, simply drag it outside the panel.
This feature will be useful if you want to monetize the ads displayed on your site. Creating the ads.txt file will enable you to use Google AdSense. This will give you control over who publishes ads on your site. You can easily block content that you don't like.
How to use this feature:
Create an ads.txt. file in your AdSense account. Detailed instructions on how to do this can be found here.
Go to the WebWave wizard. In the Settings, select the Marketing and analytics section.
Select the advertising tab.
Upload the ads.txt file from your device's disk.
26 September 2019
Now customizing your site for smartphones and tablets is even faster! The images you add inside the text element will automatically adjust to the type of screen on which your site is displayed.
how to use this element?
Simply place the image in the text box. Its width will be adapted to the type of device.
1 August 2019
Even though you could have connected Google Analytics to a website created in WebWave before, now you can do it in a more intuitive way.
How to use this feature?
Enter website builder and in the menu at the top of the screen select Settings and Marketing and analytics.
In the popup window copy the code from Google Analytics. If you don't know how to get the code, read a guide article on Google Analytics in the Knowledge Base.
To register a new domain or connect a domain purchased from a third-party provider, enter the Webmaster's Panel and select Set your address next to the website.
In the new window, you can register a new domain in WebWave or connect previously purchased domain.
8 August 2019
You don't have to dedicate time to set elements alignment in RWD anymore. Automatic RWD does it for you on all four sizes of a screen.
How to use this feature:
Log in to the Webmaster's Panel, enter the builder and select tablet or mobile screen at the top RWD menu. Next, select a wand icon to activate Automatic RWD.
Now you can set different HEAD for articles and webpages. This functionality is particularly useful when you paste code to an ad or schema.org.
How to use this feature:
Sign in to the Webmaster's Panel, enter website builder and select an article or a webpage, which HEAD you'd like to change. In the Settings Panel choose Webpage/Newspage and in settings edit HEAD code.
In the new window paste the code and save changes.
14 August 2019
Teamwork is one of the most unique features in WebWave. Now, you can add webmasters to work on a project with you in a new way!
Enter the Webmaster's Panel and next to a website press More options. In the menu, select Access to the website, where you can add new members and manage them.
Enter the e-mail address of the new members. They will get an e-mail with an invitation to accept.
After accepting the invitations, new members will see the website in their Webmaster's Panel.
We have introduced a few styling changes in the Webmaster's Panel to make working in it even more intuitive. What's changed?
From now on, pasted elements appear above the previously selected layer automatically, not at the beginning of the Layers panel.
How to use this feature?
Copy any element on a webpage (we copied the green rectangle), then on a different webpage select a layer and paste the element. It will appear in the Layers panel above the selected layer, not at the beginning of the panel as it would before.
Thanks to this feature, pasted elements do not appear at the top of the Layers panel, which means they no longer overlap all the other elements on a website.
22 August 2019
We keep improving articles in WebWave and from now on users can change content and click action of buttons placed in news created with an article template.
How to use this functionality?
Add a new article using a news template with a button.
If you want to use this functionality on an article that already exists, enter the article template, click on the button and in the Settings Panel in Edit permission tick the box next to Articles:
In the article, click on the button and select Edit content.
In the Settings Panel you can set the "Click action (link)".
After publication, each button can have different click action and content.
Starting today, websites which Premium Plan expires soon will be displayed at the top of the Webmaster's Panel
If the Premium Plan expires in less than 2 weeks, the website will be shown on a separate list above the other websites.
Thanks to this functionality, you will never miss the Premium Plan expiry date and your website will work properly at all times.
4 July 2019
We are still in the process of improving articles creation on a website. In the newest features from 17 June, you can read about simplified news edition. Today we also enabled users to modify "Custom HTML CSS JS" element when writing an article.
Login to WebWave and in the menu at the top of the builder select News -> News layouts. Choose the news layout where you want to place the HTML CSS JS element.
From the toolbar on the left side of the builder select three dots icon and the HTML CSS JS element. Place it on a website.
Now, when creating a new article with this particular news layout you can click on the HTML CSS JS element and write any code in it.
If you want the user to be redirected somewhere, download a certain file or call you after submitting the form on your website - you can now easily do it in the website builder WebWave.
How to use this feature?
From the toolbar on the left side of the builder select the three dots icon and then Form. Place it on a website.