Wix users can create different types of sites using various Wix tools. As a developer, the site type matters because it determines which tools are available to you and how you can extend the site.
The classic Wix Editor is a drag-and-drop site builder. Editor sites support both writing code directly on the site and hosting a range of app extension types.
You can write site code in the built-in browser-based code editor, or locally in any IDE through Git integration. Backend code runs on Wix's managed Node.js environment with no infrastructure to set up. Frontend code works through Wix's APIs rather than the DOM.
Wix users can install apps from the Wix App Market to add functionality to their sites. You can also build private apps to add the same functionality across multiple sites you own.
Wix Studio is Wix's professional web creation platform, with more advanced responsive design tools and team collaboration features than the Wix Editor. For developers, Studio sites work just like Editor sites, with the same site code model, backend, and app-extension support.
Wix Harmony is Wix's AI-powered editor. Harmony sites don't support site code.
Note: Harmony sites support adding limited custom code with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS snippets.
Harmony sites support most of the same extension types as Editor and Studio sites, plus Editor React Components. To learn more, see About Wix Harmony and Apps.
New apps targeting Harmony sites should be built using the CLI or self-hosted frameworks. Blocks apps are not installable on Harmony sites.
Wix Headless is the approach for using Wix's business solutions and services with your own frontend and optionally your own backend.
Headless projects use the same dashboard as other Wix sites for managing business operations, and you access the data for your headless site or app with Wix's APIs.
Headless projects can install apps from the Wix App Market. All extension types in those apps work except site extensions.
Last updated: 2 August 2026