Which is better uCoz or paid hosting? Pros and cons of Yukosa. Hosting review uCoz (Yukoz) uShop - module for creating an online store

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

Functionality

Let's note the main thing right away: at uCoz you can create any type of website : from a blog or forum to a huge Internet hypermarket. Before choosing this engine, you do not need to think about whether its functionality will pull the implementation of your task. Just know - it will pull. You can do everything → business card sites, shops, blogs, forums, landing pages, portals. From here comes a very nice feature of the platform - universality ... Not every CMS will be able to offer this quality at the disposal of the user, not to mention the designers. Many engines are highly specialized. Or imaginary universality: you can do this and that, but normally only business cards or shops work out. Not so with uCoz. Its functionality is uniformly powerful, without frankly weak points.

The key to success is system modularity ... For 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 in 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, message board, online store, polls and tests, mail forms, SEO-module and others.

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

The administrative panel with tons of settings can be called simple at a stretch. 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 page of the admin panel, preview the site, the name of the server on which the project is located, and its IP address;
• Settings - general settings (name / description of the site, choice of language, template, set of emoticons, comment forms, disabling Ajax and choosing the version of Jquery, activating a mobile template and much more), replacing standard labels, setting the type of advertising banner of the system, managing domains and connecting / setting up a social bar;
• Design - editing HTML / CSS templates, buying a premium design, a menu builder, quick replacement of template code sections, code import, template builder and their backup;
• Tools - file manager, customization of informers and RSS feeds, SMS tools, banner rotator, emoticon editor, spam filter, site backup and customization of comments via social networks;
• Safety - security settings, confirmation by phone number, change of account password and FTP, change of site owner, project deletion and action log;
• Market - access to the store of premium templates;
• Help - access to the uCoz community, FAQ, site promotion, technical support, site welcome page.

Something like this, in general terms, you can illustrate the capabilities of the system. The described menu items convey about 40% of the functionality. The remaining 60% are hidden in the settings of the modules, which we do not see the point to describe - you will fall asleep reading.

We 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 the freelance exchange, where you can order individual solutions.

Not so long ago, a new module appeared in the system - Yandex.Fids... Its capabilities will be appreciated by portals that trade real estate, sites with vacancies etc. In general, all those for whom the display of their ads by advertisers in the context of Yandex issue 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 generate more income from a variety of affiliates and advertisers. In general, long-awaited and powerful functionality. Although not for everyone.

An interesting point is the integration of the proprietary calculator of uCalc services and the popular third-party service amoCRM. Both of these things are needed to boost sales. Data from calculator forms can be redirected directly to CRM for further analysis. This is a convenient form of record keeping, increases productivity. uCoz supports other services as well. In general, any third-party integrations can be connected through code insertion.

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 page layout, while making it more diverse in appearance and attractive. Although first, of course, you will have to learn shortcodes (or make a file with a complete list of them) and figure out their purpose. In summer 2016 alone, 59 new shortcodes were added. Their number is constantly growing, expanding the capabilities of the designer.

The module deserves special attention. "Internet shop" ... 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 received through the introduction of promo codes.

Yukozov online stores can accept orders from the trading platform Yandex Market and receive online payment directly from there (connection instructions). It is also possible to cancel an order that has already been accepted for work. To use these features, an SSL certificate must be attached to the store's domain. By the way, a couple of other Yandex technologies are implemented in Yukoz - functional turbo pages (used to optimize traffic consumption and the speed of loading site pages on mobile devices) and support Yandex Zen (beloved by many smart RSS feeds that bring additional traffic). Both possibilities are available for the following modules: / publ, / load, / blog, / news. Turbo pages support for the specified modules is activated by default and works out of the box without requiring any configuration.

The interesting thing is "Activity stream" in the store module. You will be able to watch in real time how users add products to their baskets, place orders, make payments and more. That is, without waiting for notification of the result of the actions of visitors, 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 well as activation of order moderation: a representative of an authorized group will be able to view the complete list of orders and cancel them manually if necessary. Money from canceled orders will be automatically 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 was introduced. This will make it easy to run partner store with AliExpress ... In general, the uCoz store module 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 have to delve into the intricacies of the process.

Another major update was new admin 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 adminbar with the 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 system of notifications was also redesigned, which are now displayed centrally in both the collapsed and expanded bar positions. You can also quickly view new comments since your last visit. The number of active / inactive materials can now be found in one click. There is also a quick search throughout the site, which works on the same principle as Spotlight in OS X.

Improved usability is created by widgets that can be randomly placed 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, recent orders, posts on the forum, messages in the mini-chat, users, comments, store orders, as well as control of IP addresses. In addition to widgets, you can add bookmarks to almost all modules, which will further speed up navigation in the admin area and increase productivity. Choose the ones you use most and work in comfort.

A useful feature is the advanced management of user comments. Especially important for blog and forum owners, as it is not so easy to track spammers and other intruders. In the "Tools" there is an item "Manage comments", where all visitors' publications are collected. They can be filtered for search and, importantly, with one click, automatically delete all publications of any account. All this greatly simplifies the control and putting things in order on sites with a large traffic of comments.

In general, the new administrative panel has become much more beautiful, more modern, more informative. If you are an adherent 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 note a few specific, but very interesting possibilities. One of them is securing the site over HTTPS. That is, in Yukose 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 attitude of search engines towards 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 provide comfortable browsing for people with low vision. In uCoz, this functionality is extremely simple: move the slider and it's 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 is that the law must still be observed.

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 be fined. Moreover, violations will be qualified for 7 different compositions, and the amount of the fine will be summed up for them. Fortunately, uCoz tries to patronize its users, so 2 pages have been added in the settings of the "Users" module - "Terms of use" and "Privacy policy" ... They already contain the legal text of agreements that is optimal from a legal point of view, but it can be edited. Thus, any uCoz website that has the ability to register and process personal data will automatically follow the letter of the law. When entering the site via mail or uID, users will have to check the boxes 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 concerning 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 FTS server through any fiscal data operator. A fine is imposed for violation. Yukoz has an answer to this: in the 1C "Trade Management" configuration it is possible to connect online cash registers. Also in the service "MySklad" using the application "Retail" you can connect cash registers and issue checks. You will, of course, have to buy a cash register and conclude an agreement with the OFD.

There is another way: renting an online cash register. One possible option is the services of the ATOL cash register manufacturer, which has launched a cash register rental service. Synchronization with this service is possible through Yandex.Checkout, which has already been optimized for this purpose. The cost of renting a box office in Atole is 3000 rubles / month. Yes, troublesome, but what to do. The main thing is that uCoz itself thoroughly contributes to the ability of its users to comply with the norms of Russian legislation. You will not find yourself overboard, all the necessary functionality is there.

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

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

Domains Yukoz's situation is better than most platforms. During website creation, 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) already on a free tariff plan - this is what distinguishes it from 99% of other systems. You can register those directly from the administrative panel. Or from a third-party registrar - as you like.

You will also get the ability to manage 301 redirects right away. This will make it easier to transfer sites and merge their mirrors. Quite generous starting conditions. Competitors have no analogues.

uCoz - continuously developing designer ... Already the most powerful SaaS platform for building websites, it continues to grow steadily. We are not talking about competition, in this respect it has no equal. At first, it may be difficult for beginners to master the local stream of opportunities, but after reaching a certain level, they will not want to use anything else. Only uCoz.

Optimization (SEO) and promotion

UCoz admin panel - klondike for those who want to competently and effectively promote sites created on it. No other constructor has so many built-in capabilities for project promotion. Let's try to list at least the main ones.

Note right away that SEO module with all add-ons available only in paid version engine, starting with the "Optimal" tariff. Of course, you can write meta tags and use keywords without it, but you will get advanced tools only for money. Albeit small, but still money.

The local SEO module contains the following settings:

1. Premium options - setting up unique meta tags title, description, keywords for most modules; Formation of URL pages in manual mode (CNC setting); the ability to prohibit indexing, activate editing robots.txt 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 protect your copyright, bypassing the damage of copy-paste sanctions by unscrupulous webmasters.
2. Integrated promotion - here you can create projects for website promotion. You will be able to conduct technical, textual analysis of the site, analyze the 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 the statistics from which search engines you want to see right 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 any other without losing positions in search engines.
5. Yandex services - connecting Yandex.Webmaster and Yandex.Metrica to your site. 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 related to site 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. Also an important point, it will help many.

A very important element of a successful advertising campaign is the use of social media. UCoz can be customized in detail commenting system publications through selected social networks. there is social bar for leaving likes and reposting. We strongly recommend using.

In addition to the competent technical organization of the promotion process, unique content is of great importance at uCoz, as elsewhere. SEO-optimized preferably. Also, don't forget to add titles and Alt tag values \u200b\u200bto images.

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

uCoz is a whole empire of promotion tools ... Experienced users will be able to take their souls away by correctly adjusting every nuance of the advertising campaign process. Beginners will be able to learn what and how to do it right, along the way applying the knowledge gained from the tips and FAQ in practice. The engine is the undisputed leader on this point. No other SaaS platform has so many built-in basic and additional tools.

Price policy

Let's start with delicious again: in within 48 hours from the moment of the birth of the site, anyone can pay for the selected tariff with a 50% discount .

If you are not yet familiar with the constructor and want to make sure of its professional suitability for yourself, test as much as you like - the validity period of the free account is not limited. To get a discount, just create a new website and pay 2 times less. We will assume that the promotion is permanent.

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

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

Also, you can 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 get the lion's share of the functionality, the ability to connect your domain, 400 MB of space. You also have to endure availability 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 a monster like uCoz will have a large number of merits :

• Two options admin panel to choose from - old and new;
• Built in control panel premium template shop;
• 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;
• Possibility 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 of functionality by developers for compliance with niche legislation (version for the visually impaired, online checkout, user agreement, etc.);
• Deep integration with Yandex services.

Of course, uCoz has a lot of objective advantages, but we won't make an icon out of it. Scold also have something for:

• Standard templates are very hackneyed, rarely updated, and many of them are already outdated. The situation is saved by customization and a premium template store;
• Device complexity admin panel as a side effect of the power of the system. Yes, everything is cool 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;
• The impossibility of full using the SEO module at free rates. We'll have to be smart by hand;
• Advertising banner at a free rate. More precisely, its appearance - although we are already used to it, it does not cease to depress it with its design and size.

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

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

uCoz is attractive in most aspects. Possesses richest functionality , It has affordable tariff plans with significant bonuses and versatile ... In addition, it allows you to use yourself absolutely without undue restrictions. is free... Developers are not greedy, continuing to systematically develop the best designer on the Russian Internet.

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

On the other hand, by unlocking the potential of the system for yourself sufficiently, you can do anything on it ... Due to its versatility, you don't need any more tools to create quality websites. It is not for nothing 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 wish 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.

Also uCoz is 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 a simple implementation of a version of the site for visually impaired people. With uCoz, this rule of law will be easy for you to comply with.

uCoz is worth a try! The service has no real competitors. By using it, you will grow by systematically gaining experience. It will be interesting for you to work, you will not run into a blank wall of system limitations after reaching a certain skill level. uCoz is a long-term choice. This is undeniably the best website builder we've seen.

uCoz was created for those who want to work and achieve their goals. Undoubtedly, it is worth the time spent on its development and the small investment to pay for one of the tariffs. The price / quality ratio in it 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.

Consists of separate modules. Given its functionality, this is the only right decision: the webmaster chooses only those tools that he needs to create a website. If you want a forum, activate the corresponding module. No blog needed - deactivate the module to avoid bumping into it. The constructor will be the way you make it yourself.

Each module is a separate system with many settings. This allows you to achieve uniqueness when creating a site. There can be a huge number of combinations of modules, blocks and configurations. If you add to this knowledge of HTML and CSS for deep customization of the appearance, you can get a unique project - and all this within one constructor.

The site is managed through the admin panel. At first glance, it seems a little confusing, but upon closer examination it becomes clear that the sections and options are arranged in the most logical way. The main panel menu is fixed at the top, the tabs available in the selected section are displayed on the left, and the central part of the screen is occupied by the workspace, which contains the settings of the next module, page or application.

The uCoz control panel consists of the following sections:

• "Modules" - shows a complete list of modules and allows you to manage each of them. All static pages created on the site are also displayed here.
• "Users" is a multifunctional application responsible for managing accounts within the site. Allows you to view the full list of users, configure authorization parameters and ranks, create groups, perform auto-transfer and bulk delete, view the privacy policy and user agreement, which are required by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
• "Settings" - a section with the main parameters of the site. Here you specify the name, URL, date and time, select the language, set up advertising and copyright, open access to the system API, manage domains and add comments.
• "Tools" - applications for site management: file manager, RSS import, informers, site editor, panel with social media buttons from the proprietary uSocial constructor, spam filter, backup, webmaster tools for connecting analytics services from Yandex and Google.
• "Security" - a section for configuring site security settings, which allows you to connect SSL, configure the number of simultaneous logins to the control panel, link an account to a phone, change a password, change the owner of a site, protect pages from cloning, block IP and URL, view the log of actions, and delete the site if necessary.
• "Design" is a comprehensive tool for managing the appearance of a project, which offers a template editor, access to wireframe files, import of remote code, menu builder, activation of the mobile version, creating a backup copy, and overlaying a watermark.
• "Services" - switching between paid tariffs for managing the functionality of the designer, purchasing a domain.
• "Market" is a built-in template store.
• "Help" - access to technical support, knowledge base, script store, freelance exchange.

The uCoz admin panel is unlike any other. This is due to the fact that the development of the constructor took place along a unique path, without copying Western services and trends. uCoz himself set the trends in the development of services for creating websites in Runet and therefore remains one of the market leaders to this day.

You can expand the functionality of the site using scripts that are available in the official store Uscript.pro. They were developed by specialists taking into account the peculiarities of the uCoz constructor, which guarantees reliable and safe operation. Scripts solve different tasks: from adding an avatar on the forum to automatically changing the currency depending on the location of the buyer's IP address and paying for goods with bonuses.

For ease of management, the constructor uses a shortcode system. With its help, you can quickly add standard elements to pages. To work with the main functions, the site has an admin bar that allows you to view notifications, add products and materials without opening the admin panel.

With the addition of a visual editor, uCoz is a little easier to learn. You just need to remember that not all premium templates support the work in the constructor. As for free layouts, you can easily edit them in a visual editor by adding or removing blocks. For the convenience of managing the site, the pages also display the admin bar - a panel that only the administrator sees. It allows you to quickly add materials and products, view notifications without going into the control panel. The appearance and functionality of the admin bar is flexibly configurable, so you can easily alter it to fit your needs.

Website management on uCoz is similar to working with a CMS with a large number of plugins connected. The difference is that on the constructor all the functionality is available "out of the box", you just need to enable and disable modules. Another difference is that programming skills are not required. Yes, to learn how to make good sites on uCoz, you will have to spend a little more time than on other website builders. But it pays off with the functionality and versatility of the service, so it's worth trying.

Design

The uCoz constructor offers various options for changing the appearance of the site. You can use one of the free templates by customizing it in a visual editor. Or buy a premium template through the control panel in the built-in Market.

uCoz offers four hundred free templates, divided into 20 categories. They look good, but if you need a really attractive layout, then it's better to look at the options in the Market. The layout can be changed at any time, however, it is recommended to make a backup copy before replacing, since the contents of the blocks are edited during reinstallation.

If premium templates don't suit you either, you can order an individual design in the studio that develops layouts for uCoz, or create it yourself. The designer control panel provides detailed instructions on how to create a skeleton template. You can find it in the "Template Builder" section.

The easiest option is to draw the template in Photoshop, then typeset it and adapt it to the requirements of uCoz. If you have programming skills, you can prepare any template for uCoz for popular CMS: Wordpress, Joomla, DLE. If the ready-made layouts do not suit you, you can place an order for the creation of a turnkey website in the web studio https://divly.ru/.

Tools for customizing the appearance of the site are compactly collected in the "Design" section of the uCoz administrative panel. Here you can edit the current template or select a new one. When you select a part of the theme, a code editor opens, in which you can freely make edits. This gives unlimited possibilities for changing the appearance of the site, but using them requires programming and layout skills. This is a real front-end development that no other website builder offers.

For each standard template in the knowledge base, there are detailed instructions on how to make changes. If your ideas about HTML and CSS are still very vague, then this guide will help you make at least minimal edits. Then all you have to do is improve your code editing skills or limit yourself to using a visual editor.

In the "Design" section, besides the editor, there are other useful tools. For example, replacing deleted code, which allows you to find a piece of HTML in all template files and replace it with a different piece. To add data from third-party resources and display them on the site page, import of remote code is used. There is also a handy menu builder.

An abundance of customization tools allows webmasters to create custom designs for their projects. Unfortunately, not everyone uses them to the fullest. This is associated with a large number of sites of the same type, created on constructors. The functionality of uCoz allows you to radically change the appearance of the site, even if it is built on the basis of a standard template.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Promotion of a site created on uCoz is carried out according to the same rules as optimization of any other web project. To get to high positions in the search results, you must:

• write high-quality and unique texts;
• fill in meta tags for pages and publications;
• generate understandable addresses (URLs);
• use keywords;
• optimize images to reduce their size;
• do internal linking;
• work with social networks;
• analyze statistics obtained using Google and Yandex tools.

The uCoz admin panel offers users all the tools they need to successfully promote a website in search engines. A powerful SEO module is responsible for project optimization, which is presented in two configurations - Free and Pro.

In the minimum configuration, you can add page meta tags. Nobody bothers to use another proven method of promotion - the publication of unique texts. However, all the features of the SEO module are available only after switching to the "Optimal" tariff and higher.

In Pro mode, all sections with optimization and promotion tools are available. Let's see what they offer:

• "Setting" - enabling Title, Description and Keywords for modules, categories and materials, rules for generating CNC, managing the indexing of the site and individual pages.
• "Redirects" - setting redirects required when moving content from one address to another. Helps not to lose position in the search results.
• "Promotion" is a built-in service for link building. It allows you to create different advertising campaigns depending on the region, control costs, conduct a technical and text audit of the site.
• "Monitoring" - selection of search engines and regions for which statistics will be collected.

You don't need any special skills to deal with these parameters. To clarify the points related to optimization and promotion, there are technical support specialists, a knowledge base and an official constructor forum, where the solution of most of the questions arising from novice users is described.

In addition to optimizing for the requirements of search engines, to promote a site, it is necessary to make friends with it with social networks. To solve this problem, the uCoz constructor suggests using social media buttons added through the uSocial proprietary service, as well as a publication commenting system, in which authorization is performed using user accounts. This allows you to increase your audience reach and get new visitors to your site.

Tariffs

uCoz is one of the few constructors on which you can actually work for free without suffering from various restrictions. Of course, they are: only 400 MB is provided on the disk, the SEO module is not available, the advertisements for the constructor are placed on the website pages. But here these restrictions can be circumvented. Rather, to minimize losses from them.

For example, you can attach a second-level domain for free if it was purchased from another registrar. Owners of non-commercial social projects can contact the uCoz administration with a request to remove ads. If the site meets the requirements, then the application will be approved. The list of thematic resources includes:

• Websites of educational institutions: kindergartens, schools, secondary specialized and higher educational institutions.
• Projects for schoolchildren and students for teaching.
• Sites for classes, groups, circles and associations.
• Methodological sites of teachers and educators, etc.

With paid tariffs, you don't have to ask anyone for anything. UCoz offers five of them:

1. The minimum is $ 2.99 / month or $ 28.7 / year;
2. Basic - $ 5.99 / month or $ 57.5 / year;
3. Optimal - $ 7.99 / month or $ 76.7 / year;
4. Shop - $ 9.99 / month or $ 95.9 / year;
5. The maximum is $ 15.99 / month or $ 153.5 / year.

You can see what additional features are included in the tariff plans on the pricing page.

There is a permanent promotion on the constructor: within two days after the creation of the site, you can purchase any tariff plan with a 50% discount.

Before purchasing a premium plan, you need to understand what features will come in handy. If you need an online store, the choice is narrowed down to two options - "Store" or "Maximum". To create a business card, company website or blog, the "Optimal" tariff is suitable - an SEO module appears on it, which is not in the "Minimal" and "Basic" packages. If there is no need to promote the site in search engines, then you can get by with the opportunities offered by the cheapest rates.

Advantages

The main advantage of uCoz is its versatility. Create an online store - please; adding a forum is easy; you need a blog and a directory of articles - all the tools are there. There are really a lot of modules, and they are added by simple activation. This allows you to create any kind of sites: uCoz makes portals for watching films, covering the activities of the organization, launching online games, communicating, selling and much more. This is where the advantages only begin. On uCoz you will find:

• Access to uCoz API for editing modules, creating applications and a site control panel for clients.
• Adding your own template.
• Code editing.
• A premium template store for those who don't like free options.
• Professional technical support and a developed user community.

uCoz offers powerful promotion tools that you can use to reach the top of search results. On this constructor, the webmaster's capabilities are limited only by skills. A beginner works in a visual editor, an experienced user edits the code and inserts PHP scripts.

disadvantages

When you get to the uCoz administration panel after working with some simpler and less functional constructor, you feel like a city dweller trapped in a dense forest - how to get through it? If you do not allow fear and laziness to win, then very soon it will turn out that this forest is logically divided into useful tabs, so there is nothing wrong with it.

Someone may think that the cost of paid tariffs is too high. But if you look at the functionality of the service, then you don't mind the money: you still won't find more opportunities on one site.

The only frustrating thing is the not-so-beautiful free templates, and the design of the uCoz banner cannot be called attractive, although you can choose its appearance in the administrative panel. But when you switch to a paid plan, these drawbacks disappear, as premium templates become available, and ads are removed from the site.

) today - number 1 in popularity among free hosting: extremely simple, functional and stuffed with various "chips" that you will not find on ordinary hosting. At one time, all clients from Yandex were transferred to it.

registration

uCoz is distinguished by a simplified registration procedure, for which you only need to confirm your mailing address and select a site name. You will be automatically assigned a so-called uID, which will open access to all hosting services. For quick registration, you can use your account in one of the popular social networks (Facebook, VKontakte, Twitter, classmates), as well as a GooglePlus or Yandex account.
This is where all the formalities end. You can start designing the site and filling it with content immediately after registration - and this is the advantageous difference between Yukosa and many other hosting providers.

Control Panel

The Yukoz control panel hasn't changed for probably a hundred years. Besides, like any free hosting, it is replete with hidden advertising (do you want this option? Buy a paid account!). However, the system is constantly updated with new customization and design options; there is a CSS and html editor, as well as the ability to upload your own html pages - thanks to which you can create a completely unique site without ever touching the basic template.
However, uCoz is not only a hosting, but also a large-scale website builder that has 300 templates (not the coolest, but some look quite passable) and three targeted services:

• uCoz - personal pages
• uKit - websites for business
• uShop - online stores

The most interesting of them is the uKit editor, which in terms of ease of use can, perhaps, be put on a par with the most advanced constructors like Parallels Plesk. To master it, you are given a one-week trial period, at the end of which you decide whether the intuitive interface and the website you designed is worth $ 4. per month. If not, you still have the standard Yukoz panel at your disposal, but in this case you lose not only the conveniences and "niceties", but also some important SEO tools: statistics, global integration with search engines, etc.

Tariffs

And here we get to the most interesting. It's no secret that most free hosting services are actually shareware, and sooner or later you have to part with the money to remove the restrictions. And here the owners of free sites on uCoz face a dilemma: pay or move to another hosting. Yukose's tariffs, which turn it into a kind of full-fledged shared hosting, are not just high, but very high - while the restrictions are not completely lifted. For example, for $ 10 a month you have the opportunity to contact technical support 3 times, increase the amount of disk space to an "incredible" 10GB and add an online store to the basic set of modules.
It looks not just pathetic, but funny - because for the same money you can purchase a full-fledged virtual Linux hosting with an unlimited number of sites, domains, mailboxes and FTP connections, at least 20-25 GB of disk space and round-the-clock technical support. In addition, you will get access to most of the popular CMS, whose capabilities are head and shoulders above any builder in terms of customization and extension.

However, practice shows that to create a normally working website and "promote" it on a free plan Yucoz perhaps without large infusions. For example, there are many popular entertainment and information projects that started on the hosting of Narod.ru, and then were automatically transferred to Yukoz when the service was liquidated by the owner (Yandex). But also new sites on uCoz ( ucoz.ru) there are very good chances of being noticed without much expense and effort - it is enough to have unique content and correctly plan a promotion strategy.

Websites, domains, mail

The number of sites on one account cannot exceed 3 without confirmation of the phone number and 50 with confirmation. An important point that many users forget: until you have paid for hosting, a yucose site is not your site, but a yucose. Therefore, if you do not want to once face an unpleasant surprise in the form of blocking access to content, make regular backups and use universal html-code (templates of uCoz'a itself are built in the platform's scripting language, which is not very convenient for porting).
There are no difficulties with domain management on Yukoz. Domains of the third level from the list are available for free:

• ucoz.net
• ucoz.com
• ucoz.org
• ucoz.ua
• at.ua
• 3dn.ru
• my1.ru
• clan.su
• moy.su
• do.am

Registration of second-level domains (like site.ru) is possible through uCoz, but I recommend doing it with an official registrar. You can also attach an existing domain to the site - just change the NS records at your domain name registrar.
Only one free mailbox is provided and only when using the.at.ua domain name (hmm!). However, this does not prevent you from connecting any other mail service - for example, Yandex.Mail.

Apps and services

The set of yukosa services is pretty impressive for free hosting - and this is one of the reasons for its popularity. Without any special knowledge, you can fill your site with ready-made modules, which have already implemented all the necessary functionality: forums, photo albums, news feed, guestbook, blog, polls, feedback form, online store, etc. If necessary, you can purchase (or install for free) useful extensions from the script store uCoz.
You can add standard informers and comments from social networks, group all sections in an arbitrary way in the Menu Builder, and use a familiar file manager with basic editing capabilities to load content. In addition to this, the system has a lot of really convenient "tricks", such as importing and quickly replacing code, setting up redirects, as well as a small SEO analysis toolkit (it can track requests to Yandex, Mail.ru and Google that you specified in advance). On the other hand, there are a lot of outright “failures” in the uCoz functionality: for example, site statistics show only one parameter - the use of the allocated disk space.

Stability and speed of work

For what it is really possible and necessary to love Yukoz is for its stability. The number of visits to your site can reach a thousand or more unique ones per day - and no one will send you a "letter of happiness" about server overload, and the speed of displaying pages and loading content will remain as high.

UCoz servers - almost 100 pieces! - located in. Moscow (DC Fly Group and Filanco), the load is evenly distributed between them, situations of downtime or inaccessibility of sites have never been noticed.

Payment

Among the extensive list of payment methods for additional services of Yukoz, there was a place for PayPal and payments from mobile phones. You can also use one of the popular electronic settlement systems, Internet banks, payment terminals, Euroset salons, etc. Delays and errors in crediting happen (nevertheless, uCoz has a lot of clients - at least 700 thousand), but there are serious, systematic problems with yukoz was not noticed.

Technical support

As for the quality of technical support, here, unfortunately, we will have to say a few unflattering words. Firstly, it is available only by tickets (there is also a live chat on the most expensive tariff). Secondly, contacting support from a free account costs $ 0.5. And the most unpleasant thing is that support specialists treat their work so negligently (stereotyped answers, slow response, indifference to problems) that even the most dedicated fans of the service prefer to solve their problems on their own.
As a result, we have a powerful user community Yucoz, which covers in detail all the questions that arise on the forums, a pretty good FAQ on hosting and constructor, and a bonus - disgusting paid technical support. In general, for those who are not too lazy to deal with the documentation on the system, we can recommend the uCoz tutorial, which costs symbolic money, but at the same time it may well serve not only as a guide to CMS, but also as a universal reference guide for web mastering.

Output

It all depends on the goal that you set for yourself by placing your site on uCoz ( ucoz.ru). If the primary criteria for you are the popularity of hosting, the minimum time spent on mastering it and the all-in-one principle (hosting, designer, service), then yukoz will definitely not disappoint you. If you plan to actively develop your project and keep up with the times, then you should rather.

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

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

uCoz should be chosen, rather, not according to the level of your skill, but according to 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 uCoz 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 as a whole and in aggregate, but using a block approach. The system consists of diversified modules linked 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 task. At the same time, any of the modules fulfills the functional task as fully as possible, for the solution of which it is sharpened.

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 as possible, but better not needed”, but a full-fledged one. Modules that carry characteristic functionality like a blog, an online store or a forum are powerful applications with a lot of useful settings. They can be considered individually, each as a complete system for solving one specific large-scale task. All modules are implemented equally well.

The interface of this constructor is unlike any other. The structure of the options, the design of the control panel and the presentation of the functionality are their own, 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 where you can manage the list of registered users, set up their access rights, delete or transfer them to groups in bulk, define default avatars for them, set up authorization via 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. The 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 all kinds of settings, allowing you to create both excellent separate forum sites and forums within a different type of site. You can select template themes, customize them, customize the output of theme branches, notifications, control buttons for visitors, and much more. The uCoz official forum is a good example of the module's capabilities.
5. catalogue of articles - a powerful module for storing and publishing articles. You can customize the output structure of materials, comments, RSS feed, participation in the rating of content from uCoz, and more.
6. File Catalog - the same, in essence, as the article directory, but here you have to work not with materials, but with uploaded files. You can create categories and customize them. Everything you need is at hand.
7. Site directory - using this module you can create site directories. The settings are the same as in the previous two modules, but the type of content 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 by categories and sections, customize filters for displaying ads, output structures, and more. 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, customize the output structure for new posts. In general, there are a lot of settings, the module is very flexible in this regard. Combines everything you need to create a complete blog. The official blog uCoz is built on the capabilities of this module.
10. Photo albums - module for working with images. They can be organized into categories, filters and other graphics output parameters can be configured. All this will make it easier to find and navigate through images, which is especially important for large sites. Allows you to create convenient catalogs with image categories, filters and other tools that make it easier to navigate and work with photo albums.
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11. Online games - through this module you can add as many online browser games as you like to your site. There is also a standard set of those, which you can expand at your discretion.
12. Guestbook - all the necessary functionality for creating a guestbook on the site is collected here. You can set the rules for posting messages, configure the parameters of the form for entering messages, and more. Unfortunately, the functionality of the module is often used by spambots.
13. FAQ - allows you to create instructions of any plan in a "question-answer" format.
14. Site search - setting the search parameters that will be used by site visitors: the number of materials in the search results, filters, the choice of modules involved in the search, and so on.
15. Tests
16. Mini-chat - 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 postal feedback with site visitors. You can design your own mailing forms, customizing the number, nature and appearance of their fields.
18. Polls is a module for creating and publishing various polls and polls on the site. You can place them anywhere on the page.
19. Site statistics is a module for collecting and displaying statistics of visits that site visitors can see. You will also be able to see the texts of search queries that lead 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. It is one of the most powerful and beneficial ingredients in uCoz. It allows you to create and flexibly configure a trading platform of any complexity. There is an import of goods, discounts, delivery, promotions and much more.
21. Video is a module for posting video files of various formats on the website. You can upload your own videos, or use ready-made ones taken from popular channels and video hosting.
22. Posting in social networks - the module allows you to implement automatic publication of content to the specified social network accounts. The export of materials from the modules "Site News", "Notice Board", "Articles Catalog" and "Blog" is supported.
23. SEO module is a component of basic importance. It is presented in 2 versions: Free (limited functionality) and Pro (advanced version, activation of which will require payment of a premium plan). The module is a wide range of tools needed to optimize the site and its promotion in the PS. Allows you to view statistics of visits, puzomers (the number of pages in the index and links to the site from external resources), set up 301 redirects and monitor site positions, as well as the Title, Description and Keywords tags.
24. Yandex.Fids is a module that allows you to provide the search engine with up-to-date data on materials by vacancy (YVL) and real estate (YRL) - sites for employment and sale / rental of real estate.

This set of modules will form the backbone of the site's functionality. UCoz's control panel looks pretty. Thanks to such a design and a good structure, the huge mass of options enclosed in its depths looks more friendly and understandable than they could. At the top is a menu with sections of options, in the left sidebar items from the active section are displayed, and in the work area - settings for a specific module, page or some other functional unit. Despite the richness of items and settings, it is difficult to get confused, because you always see which section and sub-item you are in. You get used to the logic of the control panel structure in a couple of days.

Most of the sections of the service admin panel contain more than a dozen sub-items leading to fine-tuning of some individual functions and modules. Everywhere used are very clear names for most of those who at least read about creating sites, not to mention the practice.

UCoz Control Panel structure:

1. Modules - a section where you can see the complete 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 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 - enabling / disabling the "Users" module, setting up authorization rules, a template for a personal account and authorization, logging in via social networks and building a registration form (steps). Here you can also set the possibility of using the rank system, avatars, reputation, correspondence between users and other organizational settings on the site
   • Authorization via social networks - activation of the ability to enter the site through Facebook, Google+ and Twitter
   • Ranks - setting the hierarchy of user ranks depending on the number of messages they send. You can change the names of the awards, the type of icons (insignia by rank) and the number of messages for reaching each step
   • Auto-transfer of users - creation of conditions under which users will be automatically moved to a particular group. Possible factors include: number of posts, ads, uploaded files, articles, account age
   • Bulk delete move - create rules for user groups, when executed, they will be automatically moved to another group or deleted. Factors: last login in days, activity, group membership, email confirmation
   • Registration rules - the text that will be displayed when registering new users
   • Avatars is a collection of standard sets of avatars. You can upload your own or deactivate unnecessary
   • Groups - setting rights for each group on the site, creating new groups, deleting and editing them
   • Mailing list - activation of mailing list, which can be configured according to the following criteria: mailing category, recipient group, subject and text of the letter, return address. All mailings can be grouped by category, view archives by them and lists of subscribers
   • 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, use the default. It is desirable 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:
   

   

   • Basic - name, site URL, language of the site and control panel (16 to choose from), themes for the buttons for editing materials, activation of the site version for the visually impaired
   • Search - selection of modules in which you can search for a user request, the number of displayed search results in general and within one page in particular. Here you can set the paths for the location of Sitemap files and the rules for sorting search by tags
   • Date and Time - Date, time format and time zone. You can also set the display of the current date on the site as "Today", which is visual for blogs and forums
   • System - selection of used plugins (Ajax and jquery version), setting captcha parameters, selecting the main page, CNC and counter of visitors who are online
   • Advertising and copyright - setting up the copyright in the footer, as well as the format and content of the advertising banner displayed on the sites of free Yukoz 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. Customizing the display of comments (number on the page, format, design, type of signature)
   • Contact information - your personal data, mail, full name and avatar
   • Domains - a panel for attaching an existing or buying 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 - choice of format (visual editor, BB-codes + HTML or pure HTML) and design of the content editor panel. It is possible to load your own CSS styles.


4. - a section with a large number of settings for important additional site parameters:
   • File manager - an interface for uploading (drug-n-drop or through an explorer) files, editing the contents of service files and pages, data for connecting to the site via FTP
   • RSS-import - import of information from RSS-feeds of any other sites (exchange rates, news, store goods, 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 them to e-mail;
   • Smiley editor - add or change emoticon sets that work on the site
   • Social bar - connecting social buttons from the corporate service uSocial.pro
   • Site toolbar - setting the format, display and design of the administrative panel for quick search, editing materials, receiving notifications, commenting
   • Spam filter - parameters for moderating problem messages (with a specified number of complaints), differentiating the rights to distribute complaints by groups, automatic actions on spam, etc.
   • Backup - creating backups (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
   • Replacement of labels - here you will get a list of all the standard labels on the site, which are divided into categories. You can change any of them or restore the 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 - add banners to your site in the form of an image, code, link or flash animation. You can customize the number of impressions, priority, start and end date of rotation, as well as impressions by day of the week


5. - section of settings 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 the accounts entered into the admin panel by IP address, login restrictions by IP, entering a list of addresses from which it is allowed to enter the control panel
   • SSL setup - transfer the site to HTTPS, which will encrypt data based on SSL certificates
   • Phone verification - linking your account to a phone number, which will allow you to restore it in case of loss of access
   • Password replacement - you can use the global uID-account password to enter the control panel, or you can assign a separate one for this site
   • Change of site owner - transfer of all site domains of your account to a new owner. To do this, you need to enter the e-mail of the recipient of the site registered in the system. The operation can be canceled no more than 2 times at a time
   • Change FTP password - change the password that allows you to access the bulk upload of files to the site through special programs like FileZilla, FTP Navigator
   • Site cloning protection - blocking the list of suspicious IP addresses, entire countries (two-letter code - US, UK, DE, etc.), which will help protect the site from robots that can download its content for subsequent cloning of the project
   • Top IP Addresses - A list of the most frequently accessed IP addresses on your site. You can exclude search engine bots from the list, as well as set up automatic blocking of IP, the number of hits from which will exceed the specified number of times
   • IP blocking - direct blocking of any IP addresses, the motivation for blacklisting is 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 Site - Completely deletes all site data. The domains used 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 of both the entire site and individual pages, blocks and elements by editing their code directly
   • Site skeleton - editing a part of the site code common for all pages
   • Replacing sections of code - the tool is used to quickly replace sections of HTML code. It is convenient to use, for example, to replace the name of something on all pages of the site at once
   • Remote code import - adding information from a third-party site to the selected page of your. Content parsing
   • Menu constructor - creating and editing menus, individual items, building a site navigation structure
   • Other - activating the mobile version of the template, as well as adding your own sets of emoticons to the site
   • Watermark - enable copyright overlay on site images (plain or stylized text, picture)
   • Backup copy - create site backups in 1 click. All copies (up to 20 copies) are displayed in chronological order and are available for download as a zip archive
   • Editor - editor of the template code of all modules connected to the site.


7. - rate scale, history of your payments in the system, domain purchase.





8. Market - this 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 typical elements to the site. You can also customize templates for displaying materials for various modules, add additional fields to the modules of the bulletin board, directory of sites, news, blog and some others.

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

UCoz implements 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 at once belonging to a specific user - not one by one, but all at once. This simplifies the control over spammers and saves a lot of time for moderation.

The integration of uCalc, a proprietary constructor of calculators for the cost of goods / services, and amoCRM, a popular service for keeping records of all applications received on the site, have been implemented. For convenience, you can configure the synchronization of 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 the interaction, uCoz feels like a CMS with a lot of plugins installed. The functionality for almost everything is provided right out of the box. You don't have to install anything else. The ability to work with the code is optional, most of the actions can be performed by simply switching sliders, dragging and dropping items, setting / unchecking the checkboxes.

Designs and working with templates

uCoz can offer over 20 categories of templates, the total number of which is within 400+ copies. Business, transportation, fashion and beauty, education, real estate, computers and communications are a few examples of topic titles.

The quality of system templates varies markedly. There are both uninteresting outdated options and clearly cool, modern samples with responsive design. It is best to choose from the new templates, they are at the top of the list in any category, you will not 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 the selection and an average cost of about $ 15 (payment by card or from a personal account). The installation is free and takes place automatically. Each design comes with instructions for setting up modules based on it. New versions of already purchased templates are paid if they contain fresh functionality. Updates that include only bug fixes are free. Alternatively, templates can be purchased from the external uTemplate.pro store.

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

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

At Yukose, great emphasis is placed on the ability to edit design code. For example, you can separately edit the code of the page of the list of materials, blog comments, site login forms. For each installed module in the design editor, you can see a list of blocks and elements available for editing.

That is, the customization options are practically unlimited for those who know how to work with code. Using 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 capabilities are not available. In the full version (all functionality is unlocked after paying for the "Optimal" tariff), the module's capabilities will be enough for the most demanding users.

The SEO module has the following structure:

1. home - general information about the site (TCI, the 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 "Monitoring pings" and "Original texts"
3. Redirects - adding 301 redirects, allowing you to change the URL of the material without losing page indicators in search engines
4. Promotione - a comprehensive service for link building. Allows you to work with a budget, deploy advertising campaigns, control positions, costs, 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 Yukose works according to the same laws as in any other systems. There are no fundamental differences: to get into the TOP of search results, your site must be systematically filled and developed, you need unique texts, competently filled fields of meta tags, CNC (human-readable URL), moderate use of keywords, image optimization, internal linking , external links from thematic resources to your site, work in social networks, on YouTube, the ability to analyze and use statistical data from analytics from Google and Yandex.

By itself, uCoz stands out for its rich settings, which will allow you to effectively administer the promotion process. Sites created in uCoz are quickly indexed by both Yandex and Google. That is, there will not be any obstacles to the success of the project from the engine. Success depends only on the literacy of your promotion actions and the budget that you are ready to invest. Built-in promotion tools are best-in-class website builders.

uShop - a module for creating an online store

Premium rates allow you to use all uCoz features to the maximum and without restrictions! For a complete list of the advantages of paid tariffs, see the table with prices.

Let's note the possibility of completely free use of uCoz. 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 of 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

There is a continuous PROMOTION in uCoz: in the first two days of the site's life, you can connect any tariff plan with a 50% discount. In fact, anyone can pay only half, and the term of using the services at a reduced cost is not limited. Even if you have a test account older than two days, get a new one, pay for the desired rate and enjoy all the benefits of the best website builder at half price.

In general, Yukoz for new users is always half the price. Do not forget about this when registering!

Disabling ads for non-commercial sites

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

The list of beneficiaries is as follows:

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

To take advantage of the free opportunity to remove an advertisement, you need to compose a letter on the letterhead (download) of the organization addressed to the general director of Yukoz Media LLC - Kurt Yevgeny Alexandrovich. In the letter, you need to ask to remove ads from your site. The form must be certified with a signature and seal, scanned, and then sent by mail [email protected] You do not need to forward the paper version.

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

Note:
Ads are displayed only on sites located 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 immediately for 12 months in advance - this way you will be given a -20% discount, and when you switch to "Optimal" or "Shop", you can get a free domain (like site.ru) of your choice as a gift. After connecting a paid package, all advertisements will automatically disappear.

uCoz is the only website builder on which non-profit and budget organizations create websites for free. All servers are physically located in the Russian Federation (in Moscow), there is a built-in free version of the site for the visually impaired. As a rule, the school or teacher does not have free funds to order a website from a web studio. uCoz does a noble thing in this case, making life easier for these kinds of institutions and professionals.

Pros and cons

uCoz is a unique and one of a kind product. There are many services that partially or completely cover, functionally or with the quality of presentation, certain areas of Yukoz's capabilities, but there is no sitebuilder's configuration similar in thoughtfulness 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 geared towards the creation of 1-2 adjacent types of sites. The rest needs to be made up with code and installation of modules / plugins / components, many of which are paid. There is simply no competition in its pure form, although in some areas of functionality (store, blog or forum, for example), specialized CMS can surpass uCoz. But not devastating even after tangible improvements. And bringing the CMS to mind, the required functional condition is far from being possible for every user, even in theory.

Pros of uCoz:

• High quality of individual modules. It is expressed in the flexibility and detail of their customization.
• 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 set your own template with an individual design.
• A large number of tariff plans with a clear delineation of functionality
• Reasonable cost, big discounts, significant bonuses, as well as the possibility of free use.
• The modular design is easy to handle. Allows you to select what you need, leaving redundant options for the current task inactive. Simplifies use.
• Flexible tools for working with user groups.
• Customizable admin bar and control panel home screen for quick access to frequently used functions.
• Powerful SEO module that allows you to customize and automate advertising campaigns.
• An excellent forum module that can compete in efficiency with specialized CMS. It is one of the most popular on the Runet.
• Professional store module - uShop. Contains significantly more features than most analogues.
• Presence of premium templates built into the control panel of the store. Good quality latest built-in templates. Nearly endless design customization potential.
• Integration of amoCRM and uCalc functionality out of the box.
• A developed system of shortcodes, the use of which makes it possible to significantly simplify and speed up the addition of standard elements to the site pages.
• Excellent server protection against DDoS attacks.
• The 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 availability 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:

• Free plan limitations: banner, incomplete SEO module, system copyright, small amount of disk space.
• The number of control panel options. When you first meet it, it can scare newbies.

At uCoz, almost everything related to functionality can be called a plus. We chose only what not everyone has. You can also note the blog module, which easily matches in usability and efficiency with WordPress and is significantly superior to any blog from site builders on a visual editor.

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

So, the cons are the apparent complexity and limitations of Free. The first is subjective, the second is treated 100% by purchasing a tariff. It is desirable "Optimal" for a blog, business card, forum, message board or portal. Or "Store" - it is 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 the control panels of WYSIWYG systems like uKit are easier to learn 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 specialized. However, it is even more difficult to master and more expensive than uCoz. At the same time, in other scenarios of use (except for creating a store) Webasyst is inferior.

That is, there are many services that have some or all of the collection of standard templates that look 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 target. But they are narrower in functionality, often cost more and generally give less to the user. That is, the platforms known to us can compete with uCoz only pointwise - with a similar cost, quality of templates, simplicity, convenience of the control panel. But not all at once. That is, you can choose a competitor in taste and color for solving a specific task (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, in terms of the totality of qualities (price, capabilities, prospects of use) uCoz is the best.

Comparing uCoz with competitors: uKit, WordPress.

uWeb - an improved version of uCoz

The uWeb website builder is functionally similar to uCoz. The differences lie in the technical base and stricter control over the created sites. The service dashboards look exactly the same. The transition between them is painless. If you've used one, you can do the second.

Yuveb is a paid constructor. There is a 15-day trial period, then you need to pay.

The uWeb tariff schedule is as follows:

1. Basic (490 rub / month) - 5 GB of disk space, the ability to hide the statistics counter, overlay watermarks on images and attach files in mail forms, domain 2 level for free (if paid for a year at once)
2. Standard (700 rubles / month) - 10 GB of space, online store, advanced SEO module, PHP scripts support, chat with tech support
3. Premium (1295 rub / month) - 20 GB of space, the ability to disable uWeb copyright, personal manager.

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

Sites that have grown into serious projects with thousands of traffic and requiring additional server resources are usually moved to uWeb.

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

Websites on the uCoz constructor

There is just a huge number of sites on uCoz in Runet (more than 3.5 million). They do not have any characteristic features - the range of 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 applies to public sites (schools, administrations, hospitals, kindergartens) - a good half of them were born in uCoz. We're leading to the fact that you've probably seen a lot more sites on Yukose than you might imagine.

We have prepared a selection of diverse sites created by uCoz. We believe, looking at them, you will appreciate the scope of possibilities and prospects of this constructor.