Hello everyone, I’ve been building and maintaining my website on Wix Studio for a few months now, and I’ve run into a technical issue that I can’t seem to resolve on my own. The site itself is mostly content-based with a few interactive features, but lately, I’ve been noticing some serious inconsistencies between the editor view and the live site. What looks perfectly aligned and responsive in the editor doesn’t always display correctly once published, especially on mobile devices. Elements shift out of place, fonts change size unexpectedly, and buttons sometimes overlap with other content.
To troubleshoot, I’ve tried clearing the site cache, republishing the entire site, and testing across multiple browsers (Chrome, Edge, and Safari). I even tried resizing the editor’s canvas to preview different breakpoints, but the live site still doesn’t behave consistently. For example, a simple text box aligned to the center on desktop ends up being off-center when viewed on an iPhone. This makes me think it’s more of a responsive design rendering issue rather than just caching.
Another problem I’m facing is with performance. My site takes noticeably longer to load on mobile compared to desktop, even though I’ve optimized all images and reduced the number of animations. Google’s PageSpeed Insights tool gives me decent scores for desktop but very low scores for mobile performance. The main culprits seem to be “render-blocking resources” and “unused JavaScript,” but since Wix Studio doesn’t allow direct access to all backend files, I’m not sure how to resolve this. Has anyone else found a reliable workaround for this type of limitation?
I’ve also noticed issues with embedded code snippets. I’m using a third-party widget for a booking form, and while it loads fine on desktop, sometimes it fails to appear entirely on mobile. Instead, there’s just a blank white box. I’ve tried re-embedding the code using both the “Embed Code” and “Custom Element” options, but the problem persists randomly. Is this a known compatibility issue with Wix Studio, or am I missing some best practice when adding external scripts?
SEO is another area I’m struggling with. Despite setting up SEO basics like meta tags, descriptions, and alt text, my site pages aren’t indexing as quickly as I’d expect. Some pages are indexed while others remain completely missing from Google’s search results, even though they’ve been published for weeks. I’ve submitted sitemaps through Google Search Console, but I keep receiving crawl errors pointing to “page not found,” even though the pages load fine when I check manually. Could this be related to how Wix Studio handles dynamic URLs?
Overall, I feel like my site is functional, but these technical hiccups are really hurting the experience for users. If anyone here has faced similar challenges with responsiveness, performance optimization, embedding third-party scripts, or SEO within Wix Studio, I’d really appreciate some guidance. Are there specific best practices or hidden settings in Wix Studio that I should be paying closer attention to?