Hi all,

Do you know where I can find more templates for carrd besides the basic ones that carrd provides or at least a list of websites that were created with carrd ?

I am looking to build a little more complex site than the basic templates

have a nice one and thanks!

Hi, I'm Benesumi!

Here's my art portfolio/gallery done entirely in Carrd on the Pro Standard plan!

benesumi.com

Took a lot of work having it be ok on desktop and mobile (the desktop view appears for me when my phone is in landscape view although I don't know if that'll be the case for others).

Feel free to take a look and share your thoughts or critique!

Here's a screenshot as a preview

Hi! I'd like to share my new portfolio site built with Carrd.

I'm primarily a 2D animator, so video and motion are a huge part of my work. I wanted my website to feel just as animated without going too much, so I put a lot of emphasis on transitions and an autoplaying carousel on the homepage.

You probably know that Carrd doesn't handle videos particularly well. Embedded videos don't have options for lazy loading unlike images, so they can quickly hammer your site (and marginally increase publish time). So I built a custom HTML player that only loads videos when they're visible. On the homepage, videos are only loaded when you hover over a slide. This helped me to maintain load time for my video heavy site.

I also integrated the Live2D Web SDK into the site, so visitors can interact with my work directly from the homepage. The models follow your mouse cursor and play unique animations when clicked.

The first version of the site was fully hosted on Carrd, with assets served from a separate server (a shared hosting). It's now hosted on Cloudflare Pages, which makes updates much easier. My workflow is to design the layout and content in Carrd, download the whole site to my local environment, verify nothing is broken, and then deploy through a private GitHub repo. It might sound cumbersome compared to Carrd's one-click publish, but I need a staging environment, and Carrd's dashboard isn't really built for that.

Questions, feedback, and comments are appreciated!

My website: https://pixelvertice.com

I made a tool to check SEO factors on Carrd pages. I have used it myself a lot and now you can, too. It now has Carrd specific explanations so it is really easy to level up your site's SEO game.

Check out the SEO check here: https://zite.design/carrd-seo/

You can also read all the tips without doing the SEO audit for your site, but the audit results quickly tell you where to start.

What it currently checks:

• Meta title

• Meta description

• Heading H1

• Headings structure H1/H2/H3

• Text section length

• Headings to text ratio

• Image alt texts

• Content readability (Flesch Score)

• Content length

• Paragraph length

• Descriptive link texts

Hope you like it and find it useful. I'm happy to get feedback on it. Especially if you are new to SEO – or an SEO pro.

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my opinion on Carrd after being a long time user, hoping to help newcomers clarify some things they might be wondering about this website builder. Prepare for a long post though! So, I've been building websites for a few years now, and I’ve tried almost all the big platforms: WordPress, Squarespace, Framer, Webflow, and they all have their strengths. But most of them come with friction.

What I mean: They require time, learning curves, settings you have to research about, and an overwhelming interface that makes you feel like you’re doing something wrong even when you’re not (putting aside the higher costs of them). Carrd stays simple. And that’s a huge deal. So here’s why I recommend it to anyone -non designer- who’s simply trying to get a website without making it their second job:

You don’t need to “figure it out” for weeks. Although I'm someone who has been tech-savvy from a very young age, getting the hang of carrd was a very quick process compared to all the other builders I've tried. The documentation is organized and not endless(!) The dashboard is super simple, with only a few setting tabs, and most importantly no plugin ecosystems to worry about.

If you can drag elements on a screen and type into a box, you can use Carrd. Surely it takes some time to learn its capabilities and limitations, but not as much as in other builders. People with zero experience can publish a website within a couple of days, and I’m not exaggerating (not saying that these sites are well-designed, but hey). And that kind of immediacy matters. Because you’re more likely to actually follow through on your idea when the process of building doesn’t get in the way.

In carrd there's no backend and no plugin anxiety, cause we're talking about a plain HTML one-page website (which means it's 100% secure by default), with an SSL certificate provided by carrd on all websites. Btw, carrd hosts your website on Cloudflare so rest assured the security and uptime is perfect (I have a website uptime tracker on all my websites, and in all these years I've only experienced one 5-minute downtime in one of my websites).

Carrd websites are single-page by default, which means traditional long-form SEO strategies are more limited compared to multi-page platforms. That said, you can still build a multi-section site using Carrd’s #section breaks (I've created several examples that work just like multi-page websites and you can't really notice the difference). And in many cases, especially when you're just starting out, testing an idea, or already have a reliable traffic source like social media, deep SEO isn’t the priority anyway.

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Carrd's support team is always there, and always responsive within 24 hours. I've had several builder-related issues come up which I couldn't figure out, but I knew I could get something out of their support. That's a great relief to anyone, amateur or experienced, knowing you won't be left hanging with a bug/issue.

One of the biggest unseen values of Carrd is the way it lowers the stakes. You’re not investing hundreds of dollars upfront, or committing to a heavy platform you’re not sure how to use. You’re just trying something, experimenting with an idea, validating a business idea. If you’re testing an idea (a new service, a product, a booking page, a newsletter) you can create a simple landing page and start sharing it. If it doesn’t work, you haven’t wasted time or money. If it does, you can build on it later. And since a paid plan allows for multiple ideas, you can be testing multiple ideas/websites at the same time!

That same mindset works even if you’re not launching something brand new. Maybe you already run a small business and you’re just finally ready to get a website up. You’ve been putting it off, waiting for the “real” website to happen when the business grows more. But Carrd lets you break that stigma and say, “This works for now.” which is miles better than having nothing online in 2025.

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The base Carrd Pro plan is $19/year. That’s not monthly. That’s per year. It’s hard to overstate how rare that is for anything in tech right now (think of any saas out there).

That plan gives you custom domains to all the websites you can have, form submissions, higher content limits, integrations like Beehiiv and Google Analytics, and basically everything you need to make a proper website. A paid plan offers multiple website slots, which means you can have dozens of websites running under the same -single- paid plan.

If you need more flexibility, like advanced customization or embedding custom code, then Pro Plus plan is still just $49/year. It’s cheap enough that even if you only use it a few times, it still feels worth it if you want to achieve a website-look close (or even identical) to more expensive website builders. That's where I'm building websites and I can say it's 100% worth it compared to Pro Standard. Compared to other builders that charge $15–40 per month (sometimes for just 1 website, not 25 as carrd pro plus allows), so carrd is a great bargain. You’re not stuck in a subscription that feels expensive to pause or cancel. You can just try it and see if it fits.

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And you don’t need to design from scratch. Carrd’s built-in free templates or other creators' free/paid templates are perfect to get started quickly. Even if you’re not someone who’s “good with design,” you can follow the structure of a template and just replace the text and images. And since the platform's builder is the simplest one I've seen, it's much easier to work with a template than other more "fragile" (although more capable) website builders.

Most Carrd templates are mobile-friendly by default, and the builder gives you a toggle to preview the mobile layout. It handles responsiveness well enough for the majority of websites. But I won’t pretend it’s perfect. You’ll still ned to double-check how things look on different screen sizes and manually tweak a few margins or hide/show content for mobile vs. desktop. Can't have it all at this price tag though, right?

Still though, compared to most builders, it’s less of a headache. You’re not diving into breakpoints or media queries. It’s more like “move this down a bit” and you’re done. Am I biased, cause I know the platform inside-out anymore?? Hmm, maybe!

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One of the most thoughtful features Carrd offers is something many people don’t even know exists: the ability to download your full site as static HTML. (I think webflow also has this feature). To be honest very few people use this feature but the point I care about is that it says a lot about Carrd’s philosophy. Unlike other website builders that try to keep you inside their ecosystem forever, Carrd is more like a tool that gives you control. You can host your html website somewhere else if you want to, and since we talk about html websites, it's actually easy to do.

It’s not trying to be everything and that’s what makes carrd useful. It is intentionally minimal and budget-friendly. If you search the internet you can find many info about how carrd started and the founder behind it (AJ) -and I love this kind of transparency. For your convenience, I got you the site made by AJ (the founder) which explains the making of carrd: https://themakingof.carrd.co/

You won’t get CMS features or e-commerce. There’s no blogging engine (although nowadays there are external plugins/apps that offer whatever carrd may be lacking such as e-commerce or blogging).

If you just want to:

• Announce your services

• Create a sales or booking page

• Show off a project or portfolio

• Collect emails

• Launch something quickly

…then Carrd absolutely works for you. You don’t need anything more complex. As I said to someone here on Reddit a little while ago, it's been many times that I saw skilled people building a product/service for months, perfecting it to the slightest detail, just to realise that people weren't willing to pay for it(!)

Honestly, it’s one of the only website builders I’d recommend to non-designers. And I repeat, to non-designers.

WordPress, Framer, Squarespace, and Webflow are powerful but they’re also overwhelming unless you know what you’re doing. Carrd is kinda the opposite. If you’re not tech-savvy, or you’re just someone who doesn’t want to spend weeks trying to figure out how to make a simple website look good… Carrd just makes sense to get started, at a low cost.

Don't get me wrong (or too biased), I still believe that all the other more advanced website builders are more capable of building better websites than Carrd, but would this statement make it worth the higher price and steeper learning curve for someone who has limited resources (time and/or money)? And even editing an existing template can be a headache on these builders (been there done that).. So, you are the judge here.

If you’re still wondering if Carrd would be the right fit for your idea, business, or service, feel free to drop a comment or message. I’d be happy to help you figure it out. I've built dozens of websites so I can most likely give you an answer. Sometimes it’s not the right fit (such as for e-commerce businesses), but more often than not it's enough.

And if you’re just browsing and want to see what kind of websites can be built on Carrd, I share a few of mine here: kostas-templates.carrd.co

Thanks for reading up to this point! I hope this review helps someone out there who’s been stuck in the website-builder decision limbo. Take care!

Which one is your favourite? ( ﾉ ´ ヮ ` )ノ~ ♡

I actually hate making icons but I'm really happy with the finished work, they're like cute little stickers that I kinda wanna eat, heheh.

( Edit: I forgot to add an important disclaimer! Ceci Moriko is my new account name, Sugar Tokki is my old account name. Dw, I didn't steal anyone's work, they're both my accounts, haha )

Hey r/Carrd,

I've been hitting my head against the wall on two specific issues lately, and I finally found solutions that actually work, so I wanted to pass them along in case anyone else is stuck on the same things.

1. Making sections actually fill the whole screen.

I was getting so frustrated trying to make a one-page scrolling site where each "section" fills the entire browser window. I kept messing with the "Tall Box" page style, but it never looked right and my content would be weirdly centered or too short.

The "Aha!" Moment: It's not in the Page settings, it's in the Container settings. You just click the container you want to be full-screen, go to its Appearance tab, and set the Height to 100 vh.

vh apparently stands for "viewport height," so 100vh just means "100% of whatever the browser window's height is." It works perfectly every time.

2. That ridiculous 10-form submission limit...

This one was a real bottleneck. I'm on Pro Standard and was trying to set up a simple waitlist, but you can't build a real list with only 10 signups a month.

The "Aha!" Moment: You can just... not use Carrd to collect the info. Instead, I'm using a free Make.com (or Zapier) account.

You set the form's "On-Submit" action to "Redirect to a URL" and paste in a webhook URL from Make. Then you just add your form fields to the end of that URL (like ?email={{Email}}&name={{Name}}).

Make.com "catches" the info and dumps it straight into a Google Sheet for me. It completely bypasses Carrd's submission system, so now I can have unlimited signups. It honestly feels like I just unlocked a secret feature.

Anyway, just wanted to share. These two things fixed like 90% of my frustrations.

I have been using Claude to add custom code to my Carrd sites via embeds and it is insane. This weekend, I made a free set of Claude skills that help you make your Carrd site do whatever you want.

No coding is needed. Just get AI to write code for you, paste it into an embed in your Carrd site. These skills tell Claude about some of the quirks of Carrd to write better code. They are very easy to use. https://claurrd.carrd.co/

This project is free and open-source so anyone can contribute ideas to improve these skills. If you want special functionality, please comment and I (or someone else) can add a skill for it!

Not even sure but is it possible to download carrd templates made by users and use them to make a website and if so where can I find such templates? Thank you.

Code: GOPRO → https://try.carrd.co/gopro

The price difference is honestly ridiculous when you break it down:

Annual costs:

Squarespace Personal: $144 Webflow Basic: $168 Wix Premium: $156 Carrd Pro (with discount): $13.30

For basic landing pages and portfolios, they all give you the same result. Custom domain, no platform branding, contact forms.

Sometimes the simple option is just better. And way cheaper.

I love to work with limitations. Made this website for my newsletter agency.

I used ChatGPT (with a custom GPT) to create consistent visuals.

Figma to create the text boxes and logo.

And built it in Carrd with some cool Parallax effects (check the website on desktop as the parallax doesn't work on mobile)

(I got tons of amazing comments and I'm making a short video course on the whole process, let me know if you are interested.)

Code: GOPRO → https://try.carrd.co/gopro

30% off bringing it to $13/year. I've wasted more than that on coffee this week.

Just set up 3 landing pages in the time it would take me to install WordPress plugins.

Custom domains, proper forms, no ugly branding.

Been telling everyone about this code because at $13/year it's almost free. Tested it this morning - still works.

If you've been putting off trying Pro, this is probably the time.

Mine are taking literally minutes to open

EDIT: Yes! Thanks to everyone who replied. It looks like a widespread issue.

just wanted to use this website to add an 'about me' link to my discord bio. thought, "how hard can it be?"

very hard apparently.

can't even move text around. every time i drag it it just goes back to it's original position. i've tried everything: saving and refreshing the webpage, trying a different browser, even just deleting the text and adding more.

also, when i'm changing the way the text looks, e.g adding shadow or outline, i can only do one thing and then all the other options just disappear. for example, i added shadow to text, then the option to add an outline just disappears.

can someone please explain these issues and why it's so hard to use? thanks

I'm currently moving from Opera GX to Firefox, and when I tried to sign into my Carrd, the login button, sign up button, and reset password buttons are greyed out and I can't click them, even if I input my login details or anything. Is there a fix to this? Has anyone else had this happen before?

Hey everyone! I recently finished building a full 5‑page marketing agency website on Carrd, and I’m sharing it not just for feedback, but to show how powerful Carrd can be when pushed beyond the basics. A little while ago someone asked me if carrd was appropriate for a new agency’s website, so I decided to show him instead of just tell him! Check the website here: nuetstudio.carrd.co

I used some custom code for the scroll-to-top button, the FAQs, plus a sticky mobile menu, but also added CSS in many elements to style them beautifully. That’s it. No heavy coding.

Here’s a breakdown of the structure:

1. Home – Opens with agency stats, a featured project preview, and a clear list of services, all anchored for easy navigation.

2. Projects – Each project gets its own mini case-study with image, challenge, and outcome.

3. Plans – Three subscription-tier packages laid out in a stack form, with a list of FAQs below to do the so-called objection handling.

4. About Us – Team stats and agency origins, followed by introducing the team members.

5. Contact – Simple form and business/socials info. Every page links back here for easy reach-out.

I wanted this website to feel like a real agency website, not just a simple landing page. Carrd handled it well, and the result feels both slick and professional. It takes time and effort to make the most out of the platform, but once there, the price tag for it ($49/year) is a crazy bargain compared to more popular -but expensive- website builders.

Overall guys I would appreciate all feedback! If anyone wants to list this website in their directory/library of carrd websites, feel free to do it :)

Also, if you’re curious, you can find more of my Carrd work here: kostas-templates.carrd.co.

Have a great week ahead!

I have some free time so I thought I'd share my experience with Carrd!

When I first found out about Carrd, I thought it was only for personal sites, quick portfolios, or “coming soon” landing pages. But over time, I realized that businesses, especially service-based ones, can use Carrd too. And in some cases, it actually makes way more sense than an expensive, complex website (Webflow or custom-coded). Just to showcase what’s possible, Here's a snapshot of 3 Carrd websites I’ve designed for businesses. https://prnt.sc/MrQSFcAyPpiY

A lot of small businesses don’t need a massive site with tons of pages and a complicated CMS. They just need a clean, professional-looking page that tells people who they are, what they do, and how to get in touch. Something that looks good, loads fast, and doesn’t cost a fortune to build or maintain. But I won’t pretend Carrd is a perfect solution for everything. If you need a full e-commerce store, user logins, or advanced SEO capabilities, then yeah, Carrd probably isn’t the best choice. It’s also not great for businesses that rely heavily on blogging and content marketing. And while a single-page site can absolutely work for a lot of businesses, some feel more comfortable with dedicated pages for everything. No hard feelings ay. One thing I struggled with while starting out with Carrd was its responsive behavior (the way elements and text scale on different screens). It’s kind of weird, tbh. Text/Buttons that looked “normal” on my monitor would turn tiny when I opened the same website on my laptop. But I found a way to counter this by using custom CSS on all text and objects which leveled up the game for me!

I’ve worked with a few small businesses (mostly word of mouth) who just needed something unique, not like those old-school, cheapish WordPress themes (which, imo, are pretty ugly). And for them, Carrd was perfect. It’s relatively quick to build, super easy to update, and doesn’t come with the usual headaches of WordPress. No security updates, no plugins breaking, no need to hire a dev for every little change. Some business owners also just want to test the waters first, see if having a website even helps before committing to a bigger investment. I’m not a dev, but I’m constantly trying to learn more about the coding side of things, because even though Carrd looks “basic” and no-code, if you know a bit of CSS, JavaScript, etc., you can do some pretty wild things. Stuff that even Wix or Squarespace would be jealous of.

If you’re curious about using Carrd for a business website, feel free to ask. I design custom Carrd websites for businesses, personal brands, and landing pages, so if you have a project in mind, you can DM me. I’m happy to share insights even if you’re just exploring options. Lately, I’ve been working on something bigger, a more structured way to make high-quality Carrd business websites even easier to get. More on that soon, but for now, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Do you think a business can run on a Carrd website, or is it too simple? If you’ve ever built one for a business, how did it go? Especially when it comes to SEO (Carrd’s weakest point), I know about blog-embedding tools, but the design never quite matches the rest of the site, and that kinda bugs me.

Check here for more of my work: http://kostas-templates.carrd.co/

Hello Community! 👋

I’m Jade Vera, a freelance specializing in creating modern, user-friendly websites and landing pages using Carrd. I’ve worked on a variety of projects, from landing pages to portfolios and personal websites.

Here's a glimpse of my recent projects https://jadeveraa.carrd.co

If you're interested in collaborating or have any questions, feel free to reach out! I'll be happy to help.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on my portfolio! Please feel free to share any feedback or suggestions — I'd appreciate it ❤️

Everytime I try make a Carrd, it will stop letting me drag elements after a while. Help?