Greetings @Max et al.,
My Use Case
My use case for Elfsight widgets is not commercial at this point. You could say I’m a web development student. I found Elfsight while researching how I could leverage a no code website CMS platform and push its development to the maximum as it relates to overall development, website security and performance.
After testing out the free version of Elsight widgets that included Elfsignt’s branding, I subscribed to the annual plan in Mar-2024 that includes all the widgets. I doubled down and prepaid for an extra year in Nov-2024. With that being said, I only started to really push the use of Elfsight widgets once the Blog widget was released. My professional projects website has now evolved enough to my own liking to place it on my resume.
My Professional Projects Website
The site currently only has 3 visible pages via the menu, however there are approximately 66 pages in total that have been published. I use the below widgets on the site.
- Blog = 1 - Always visible with a click.
- Event Calendar = 2 - Not visible, but 1 shared for viewing occasionally.
- Form Builder = 2 - Not visible, but shared for viewing occasionally.
- Portfolio = 2 - Always visible with a click.
- Radio Player = 1 - Not visible, or shared for viewing, as it is still in draft.
- RSS Feed = 1 - Always visible on the home page.
- Store Locator = 1 - Always visible at the end of each page.
- Subscription Form = 1 - Always visible at the end of each page.
- Team Showcase = 1 - Not visible, or shared for viewing as it is still in draft.
- Testimonial Slider =1 - Not visible, but shared for viewing occasionally.
- Weather = 3 - Not visible, but shared for viewing occasionally.
- YouTube Gallery = 3 - One always visible on all 3 visible pages, and none visible pages, with the other two shared for viewing occasionally.
Website Audit Insights Statistics:
Note:
- I’m not a coder, just a technology enthusiast that plans on mastering web app development over my lifetime.
- I only use Elfsight’s widgets, and the native widgets of the no-code website CMS platform.
- The no code website CMS platform inherently affects the performance. There are still numerous developments, and tweaking that the audit revealed needs to be addressed to improve the website performance.
- SEO statistics are skewed, primarily as I’ve turned off search engine indexing.
- Also, other statistics may be skewed due to use of a VPN, and other web browsing security applications that may have slowed the connection speed, and blocked some of the website’s functionalities causing slower loading etc.
Mobile Website Audit Insights Before Edits - March-18-2025
Mobile Website Audit Insights After Edits - March-18-2025
Desktop Website Audit Insights Before Edits - March-18-2025
Desktop Website Audit Insights After Edits - March-18-2025
Year Over Year (YoY) Engagement:
- Mar-17-2024 to Mar-17-2025 vs. Mar-17-2023 to Mar-17-2024
This is the first time I’ve done an audit like this on the website. It is also the first time I’ve been able to do a YoY Engagement comparision. All part of my learning process, and I am very pleased. The no code website CMS platform, and Elfsight widgets have remained stable which means little to no maintenance needs. Due to this, I was able to start development of another website on another no code CMS website platform that is more sophisticated but requires more time for maintenance. The initial tests of the Age Verification, Website Translator, AI chatbot, and Spin-The-Wheel widgets went very well on that new site, so I’m looking forward to expanding the widget types and use cases.
Overall, using Elfsight’s widget has supercharged my web development, and created a way for me to showcase my web design, web, development, and other digital creative talents. More than likely I will have to upgrade the current plan for the 4 website projects I have planned over the next year. These will further enhance my digital professional presence and commercial ventures.
Finally, I’d like to say that the best element of Elfsight is this community, and the support staff like @Max, @Helga and @DevTeam. They have been invaluable and extremely helpful by making themselves available for all my queries, feedback, and facilitating all the customizations I’ve requested. Thank you Team, you are sincerely appreciated.
With thanks,
mw