Wix Vibe, Code Challenge, Discourse Forum, Booking add ons, and More! What the Wix?? News, Updates, and More... September 2025 Edition

The future is NOW! 🚀

September just kicked off and we're already seeing some absolutely MIND-BLOWING updates from the Wix ecosystem! We're talking about the next generation of Wix website building with "Vibe" technology, AI-powered email marketing tools, a complete financial services suite, and some seriously powerful Wix tutorials that'll level up your game.

Between our latest YouTube drops covering Wix Studio features, an upcoming webinar on custom member registration, and Wix literally launching their own banking solutions - this month is PACKED!

What's Inside This Edition

🎬 What's New with The Wix Wiz - Fresh tutorials on Vibe technology, custom Wix store upsells, automated Wix forms, plus our skeleton loader CSS guide and upcoming member registration webinar

💰 Wix Platform Updates - AI Email Marketing Assistant launch, Financial Services Suite with Wix Checking and Wix Capital, revolutionary "Vibe" technology, and the new Branches API for content drafts

🎯 What This Means for You - How these Wix updates are transforming the way we build, market, and manage online businesses

🏠 The Wix Wiz Community Update - Our forum has officially moved to Discourse with a MASSIVE upgrade!

📅 Looking Ahead - Don't miss our September Wix webinar and what's coming next

What's Been Happening with The Wix Wiz? 🎥

We've been absolutely CRUSHING it with Wix content this month! Our YouTube channel has some incredible new Wix tutorials that you're going to love:

The Next Generation of Wix is Here: Meet "Vibe" - This is the big one! We dove deep into Wix's revolutionary "Vibe" technology that's changing everything about how we build Wix websites. If you watch ONE Wix video this month, make it this one! This covers the future of Wix website creation and how AI is transforming the Wix editor experience. 🤯

Upgrade Your Wix Stores Side Cart With a Custom Upsell - Want to boost your Wix store revenue? This tutorial shows you exactly how to turn that Wix side cart into a conversion machine with custom upsell strategies. Your Wix ecommerce bottom line will thank you! Perfect for anyone running a Wix online store. 💸

Custom Forms Just Got Easier – Automated Wix CMS Submissions Trigger - Automate your Wix form submissions like a pro! No more manual data entry - let your Wix CMS do the work for you. This covers Wix form automation and CMS integration that'll save you hours.

New API Makes Custom Search on Wix Much Easier - We're still getting amazing feedback on this Wix API tutorial! Custom search functionality for Wix sites that actually works the way you want it to. Essential for any Wix developer working with search features.

And on the blog side, we just dropped How to Add Skeleton Loaders in Wix Studio with CSS - those smooth loading animations that make your Wix site feel super professional while content loads! This Wix Studio CSS tutorial covers advanced Wix customization techniques.

We've Moved to Discourse! 🎊

Hold onto your keyboards, because we've got some MASSIVE news for The Wix Wiz community! Our forum has officially moved from the native Wix Forum to Discourse, and this upgrade is absolutely game-changing!

Why the Move? 🤔

With Wix Forum facing deprecation on the horizon, we knew it was time to level up our community experience. Rather than wait for the inevitable, we're getting ahead of the curve and giving you the premium forum experience you deserve!

What Makes Discourse So Amazing? ✨

Discourse combines the depth of discussion with the immediacy of real-time chat, enhanced by features like expressive emoji reactions and the ability to seamlessly incorporate videos and images. Here's what you can expect:

• Modern, Mobile-First Design - Built for high resolution touch devices with a responsive mobile layout that looks stunning on every screen

• Rich Text Editor - Features a rich-text editor with support for plain text, markdown, and HTML, complete with formatting toolbar and live preview

• Advanced Search & Organization - Find exactly what you're looking for with powerful search capabilities and smart topic categorization

• Enhanced User Profiles - Build your reputation, track your contributions, and connect with fellow Wix enthusiasts

• Smart Notifications - Never miss important discussions with intelligent notification systems

• Real-Time Features - Get instant updates and engage in flowing conversations that feel natural

• Endless Customization - Access to plugins like community calendar, chat integration, subscriptions, and more

Seamless Migration Complete! 🚀

The best part? Almost all posts have been migrated with original ownership intact! Your contributions, your discussions, your reputation - everything came with us to the new platform.

Login is super simple - just use SSO through The Wix Wiz website with your existing membership account. Same credentials, upgraded experience!

What This Means for Our Community 💡

This move positions us perfectly for the future. While other communities will scramble when Wix Forum gets deprecated, we're already settled into our new, more powerful home. Discourse's robust features support seamless communication, efficient moderation, and rich content creation, making our community stronger than ever.

You'll notice immediately how much smoother discussions flow, how much easier it is to find relevant content, and how much more engaging the whole experience becomes. This is community building, evolved!

Ready to explore? Head over to our new Wix Wiz forum and see what all the excitement is about! 🎯

Upcoming Webinar Alert! 📢

Mark your calendars for September 17th at 1:00 PM EDT - we're hosting a live webinar on "Custom Member Registration, Profiles, and Areas in Wix"! This is going to be INCREDIBLE for anyone building Wix membership sites, online communities, or subscription-based Wix websites. You'll learn advanced Wix member area customization including:

• Extend the native Wix member app with custom fields 

• Build custom Wix registration forms that capture extra profile info 

• Create dynamic Wix profile pages where members can view & update their data 

• Restrict access to Wix pages or content by roles or subscriptions 

• Tap into Wix login and logout events for advanced functionality

Whether you're running a Wix ecommerce website, an online community, or a subscription-based service, this session will give you the tools to create polished, professional Wix member experiences, without leaving the Wix platform!

The recording of our previous webinar is also available for channel members right here! 📹

What's Been Happening on Wix? 🎉

Wix has been absolutely crushing it this month! From AI-powered marketing wizardry to launching their own banking solutions - they're not just updating features, they're basically becoming a one-stop business empire.

2 Week Studio Code Challenge Kicks of on Discord📧

On September 2nd Wix announced a new mini code challenge. The prize isn't much but we always like a challenge! We are taking the opportunity to do a code-along livestream and tackle it together. Join us Monday Sep. 8th at 10am EST on YouTube >>>

AI Email Marketing That Actually Writes Itself 📧

Wix just dropped their AI-Powered Email Marketing Assistant and it's like having a copywriter living in your dashboard! No more writer's block or staring at that blinking cursor. This AI actually crafts entire campaigns, writes snappy subject lines, and designs layouts that make people click "buy now" instead of "delete." For anyone who breaks out in cold sweats at the thought of email marketing, this is your new best friend! 🎯

Wix Goes Full Banking Mode 💳

Wix just launched their Financial Services Suite with Wix Checking and Wix Capital. They're literally becoming a bank now! Build your website, manage your store, process payments, AND handle your business banking without ever leaving Wix. It's like they looked at every other platform and said "cute, but watch this." No more juggling multiple dashboards for your business finances! 🏦

Vibe Editor: Because Talking to Computers is Cool Now 🌊

The Wix Vibe Editor is basically magic disguised as technology. After generating your site, you can literally chat with it to make changes. "Make this button bigger" or "change the color scheme to something more professional" - and boom, it happens! You can also jump into manual editing when you want that pixel-perfect control. It's like having a design assistant who never gets tired of your requests.

Wix Bookings: Service Add-Ons Are Here! 💼

Service add-ons just landed in Wix Bookings, and they're perfect for upselling! Your clients can now add that hot towel treatment to their haircut or throw in a beard trim while booking online. The add-ons can adjust pricing and duration automatically, and they only show up with the main service (no standalone beard trims, sorry folks). Set them up right from each service page and organize them however makes sense.

Developer Candy: New APIs and Changes 👨‍💻

Fresh API Releases:

• Contacts Notes API - Finally! Add notes to contacts so you can remember that Sarah from accounting loves her coffee black and hates small talk

• Accounts API Get Account method - New account-level method because sometimes you need to know who's who

• FAQ Categories and Question Entries V2 APIs - Build FAQ sections that don't make people want to tear their hair out

• Branches API - This is an interesting one we're still looking in to. Potentially a way to branch your site development into multiple test sites instead of one. The question is how to integrate it and if there will be a no code interface to support it's functionality coming soon?

App Developer Wins:

• Instant Pricing Updates - Change your app pricing faster than your customers can say "wait, how much?" No more waiting periods or approval processes!

Deprecated API:

• Wix Chat Backend API - This API has officially gone to the great code repository in the sky. Time to migrate to the Inbox SDK and Velo inbox events instead

What This Means for You 💡

The AI Email Marketing Assistant means small businesses on Wix can finally compete with big brands when it comes to email campaigns. No more excuses about not knowing how to write marketing copy for your Wix business - the AI handles it while understanding your Wix site context!

The Wix Financial Services Suite is massive for anyone running a serious business on Wix. Having immediate access to funds and integrated business banking through your Wix dashboard could solve major cash flow issues that many Wix online businesses face.

"Vibe" technology is going to change how Wix developers and agencies approach client work. Instead of explaining technical Wix limitations, we can focus on understanding what clients actually want and let the AI figure out how to build it in Wix.

Looking Ahead

Don't miss our September 17th webinar on custom Wix member experiences - this is going to be essential knowledge for anyone building communities or membership sites on Wix!

With all these AI and financial tools launching, expect tutorials covering how to maximize these Wix features for real business growth. The combination of AI-powered marketing and integrated financial services is opening up possibilities for Wix users we couldn't even imagine a year ago.

The Wix ecosystem is evolving faster than ever, and staying ahead of these Wix platform changes is what separates successful Wix creators from the rest. Let's ride this Wix wave together! 🏄‍♂️

Remember, every revolutionary idea started with someone brave enough to say "there's got to be a better way to build Wix websites!"

Eitan & the Wix Wiz team

It's a wrap! 🎬

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