- Ruth Kogan
- Sep 30
- 4 min read
Building a website on Wix can take anywhere from a few minutes to several weeks, depending on a number of different factors such as your experience level, website complexity and the approach you choose.
What's the quickest way to build a website on Wix?
Wix's AI website builder is the fastest way to get a website live. You can generate a complete website in just minutes via its conversational chat. The AI asks questions about your website needs and preferences, then automatically creates a professionally designed site that you can spend more time customizing if you need to.
Learn more: How to design a website with AI
How long it takes to build a website on Wix depends on the approach you take
Using templates
If you want to create a website fast but with more control over the customization and design, Wix offers hundreds of professionally designed website templates covering various industries.
Building a website with templates can take:
A few hours for very simple websites with minimal design and branding customization
1-3 days for personal websites with moderate design and branding customization
3-7 days for small business websites with multiple pages and specific branding requirements
Building a website from scratch with Wix's drag and drop editor
Creating a completely custom website using Wix's drag-and-drop editor requires more time but offers more design flexibility:
Basic personal websites: 2-5 days
Small business websites: 1-2 weeks
Complex websites with custom functionality: several weeks depending on complexity
What are the factors affecting how long it takes to make a Wix website?
01. Your website building experience level
If you've never created a website before, its expected it will take more time to get live compared to someone who has website building experience. The same goes for those who have built with Wix before versus those who are new to the website builder.
However Wix is designed to be easy to use for almost any type of website and user. Using its AI website builder or templates to understand how to make a website can make the process quick and easy for even a beginner.
How much website planning you've done beforehand
Having your text, images, videos and other website content ready before you start building your Wix website can significantly speed up the process. Having to create or gather content during the build process can extend your timeline considerably.
The same goes for knowing how many and what types of website pages you want to include in your site. Decide on your site hierarchy and structure before you start building and you'll find you'll build faster.
Your website's type and complexity
The number of website pages, custom features and third party integrations directly impacts your website development time:
Here's a rough guide to time to build a Wix website by its type:
Simple portfolio website/landing page: A few hours to a day
Business website (5-10 pages): 1-2 weeks
E-commerce website: 2-4 weeks
Website with custom applications, such as an enterprise site: 4+ weeks
4. Design and branding customization level
If your Wix website can be built with a template or the AI website builder and very few tweaks to the design, so you can build a site within hours. However if its important for you to customize the design and branding then you may need more days or weeks to get it right. Elements you might need to spend time customizing include your site's:
Font and typography
Logo
Color palettes
Revision and review cycles
If you're the only stakeholder who needs to approve your website, so you can get it built and live faster than if you need to get multiple users onboard with how it looks and works. Reviewing a site before going live is important but how long it takes depends on who needs to give the final go ahead.
*Note the times to build listed here are just a guide based on our own experience of building these types of Wix websites, yours may be faster or longer to create, depending on a number of factors.
How long does it take to create an eCommerce website with Wix?
Building a Wix e-commerce website typically takes 2-4 weeks. With Wix's AI builder you can launch a basic store in hours but a complete online shop with product listings, payment processing and custom branding needs more time. More complex features like custom checkout flows will also increase time to build.
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How long does it take to create a nonprofit website with Wix?
A basic Wix nonprofit website can be launched in 1-2 days using templates or the AI builder. A complete site with donation features, event calendars and volunteer management typically takes 1-3 weeks.
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How long does it take to create a portfolio with Wix?
Creating a portfolio website on Wix takes anywhere from a few hours to 1-2 weeks. A basic portfolio using Wix templates or AI builder can be live in a day. More detailed, larger portfolios with lots of work samples, custom layouts and specialized features will take longer.
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