A big rival to website builders like Squarespace and WordPress, Wix just revamped its web design platform.
Wix, the popular website building and hosting service, rolled out a new version of its web design platform on Wednesday—with a bit of borrowed DNA from Facebook. The new version of Wix’s editor is based on React, an open-source JavaScript library developed by Facebook that also powers much of Khan Academy and Flipboard. Wix’s update signals the exact market it is trying to attract: small businesses that want to build websites in-house and would otherwise look to competitors like Squarespace or WordPress.
