Build faster, sell more: what’s new in the WestHost Website Builder and Online Store

We’ve been shipping a steady run of upgrades to the WestHost Website Builder and Online Store, and there’s a lot to show you. The big one: getting a site live is dramatically easier than it used to be. Here’s everything that’s new.

Getting online, fast

The blank page is the thing that stops most people. So we got rid of it.

A new AI-powered onboarding flow builds you a real, structured starting site in minutes. Answer a few quick questions about your business and you’ll get pages, layout and starter content ready to refine, not a blank canvas to fill.

Building on mobile is just as fast. The new mobile onboarding feels more like setting up a social account than configuring software, so you can launch from anywhere.

Setting up a store? You can now drop in a sample product during setup and preview exactly how your storefront will look before you add real inventory.

Total design control

Once you’re in the editor, you’ve got serious creative freedom.

Precision Layout hands you pro-level control. Move, overlap, stretch and place any element exactly where you want it, with no more fighting rigid templates.

We’ve also added a stack of new fonts, font pairings and color palettes, so you can restyle your whole site in minutes and keep it consistent.

To move faster, Saved Sections let you store and reuse your best work across pages, and one-click section duplication repeats any layout instantly. Polished, consistent pages with a fraction of the effort.

Built to sell

If you’re running a store, several updates are built to help you sell more.

AI product descriptions turn a single product photo into polished, ready-to-publish copy. Upload an image, get a description that sells.

You’ve also got more ways to get paid. The store now supports Stripe Elements, so you can accept a wider range of payment methods and give customers a smoother checkout.

And to help shoppers find you, you can now customize SEO on individual product pages, so each product has a better shot at showing up in search.

Take a look

It’s all live in your account right now. The fastest way to see it is to log in and spin up a new site, or open your current one and explore the Website Builder.

And we’re not done. More updates are on the way.