Create websites with Canva AI Website Generator

Magic Studio AI tools

Magic Studio gathers Canva’s AI design tools into one set that speeds content creation. From Magic Write drafts to Magic Media image generation and Dream Lab’s photorealistic renders, creators can produce visuals and copy inside the editor. Photo tools such as Magic Edit and Magic Eraser let users alter subjects, remove distractions, and retarget compositions without external software. These AI helpers reduce repetitive tasks, guide layout choices, and let users iterate while retaining control over final visuals, tone, brand details.

Template library and stock assets

Canva provides an expansive template library and stock assets that accelerates site creation for various projects. Designers can select templates tailored to industries, then swap text, fonts, and imagery to achieve a distinct look. Access to millions of photos, videos, audio clips, icons, and illustrations reduces sourcing time and keeps consistency. Templates adapt to different page types and can be customized by section, making it practical to assemble a polished site layout without advanced design skills or external asset management.

Drag-and-drop responsive editor

Canva’s editor employs a drag-and-drop interface that removes technical barriers for site creation. Sections, grids, and components snap into place while previews show how pages render across desktop and mobile. Users can rearrange blocks, adjust spacing, and tweak typography with immediate visual feedback, avoiding code or template editing. Built-in alignment guides and layout controls keep proportions consistent, and undo history lets creators experiment freely. This approach speeds iteration and helps small teams produce functional, attractive pages without hiring a developer.

Managed hosting, domains, and security

Publishing a Canva Website includes managed hosting with HTTPS and optional custom domain registration inside the editor. Free sites receive a my.canva.site subdomain, while paid plans permit connecting or buying a unique domain name through Canva’s flow. WHOIS privacy and SSL certificates are handled automatically, and password protection allows sharing private pages with restricted audiences. That combination reduces hosting setup time and helps people launch promotional pages, portfolios, or internal sites quickly while keeping security and domain management tasks simple.

Apps marketplace and integrations

Canva’s Apps Marketplace connects third-party services and automations directly into the website editor, enabling workflow continuity. Integrations include Google Workspace for importing files, Mailchimp and Hootsuite for marketing, and Zapier or Make for custom automations. Users can embed videos, forms, calendars, or social feeds without leaving the editor, reducing manual copy and paste work. That connectivity lets teams centralize assets, publish updates, and route leads into existing CRM or email systems, keeping operations streamlined around a single design environment platform.

Brand Kit and team collaboration

Brand Kit stores logos, color palettes, fonts, and preset styles so teams maintain a consistent identity across pages and campaigns. Applying brand assets is a single action and templates adapt to the saved identity, speeding production and reducing manual tweaks. Real-time collaboration allows commenters and editors to work together, assign roles, and track changes within the editor. Version history and shared folders keep approvals orderly, making it straightforward for remote teams or agencies to coordinate assets, design reviews, and publishing.

Built-in Website Insights and analytics

Website Insights provides built-in metrics for traffic, referral sources, and user engagement inside Canva, eliminating the need for separate analytics setups for simple sites. Site owners can monitor views, click rates on buttons or links, and compare campaign performance after publishing. Those signals help refine page copy, rearrange priority sections, or adjust calls to action based on observed behavior. Lightweight reporting integrates with marketing workflows and gives creators feedback so they can iterate content and measure impact without extra tools.

Interactive elements and embeddable blocks

Canva Websites supports interactive elements like polls, quizzes, forms, and embeddable widgets to increase visitor engagement. Site creators can insert surveys to collect feedback, add contact forms to capture leads, and embed calendars or booking links from third-party services. Interactive blocks are configurable for appearance and response destinations, so submissions can route to email, spreadsheets, or apps. These components let owners gather data, build mailing lists, and run campaigns from the site, reducing friction between audience interaction and follow-up workflows.

u/ThrowawayArtist on Reddit (r/canva, 'New editor is absolutely atrocious') reported that Canva's forced editor update replaced familiar filters with unreliable AI tools, causing slow performance, lost effects, and broken shadows that warped photo proportions. The user said daily work stalled, presets vanished when swapping images, and the mandatory switch felt like a downgrade that pushed them toward using Photoshop instead. They called Canva's support unresponsive and plans to cancel immediately.

u/OP on Reddit (r/canva, 'New Canva editor…') complained that Canva removed familiar effects and swapped them for unstable AI features, erasing user workflows and forcing manual fixes. The poster described repeated resets when replacing photos, missing greyscale filter, and a UI that broke batch processing. They expressed anger at being compelled into the update and stated intention to stop renewing the subscription if no remedy arrived and seek alternatives elsewhere.

A Reddit contributor (r/canva, 'Canva has been getting worse and worse') reported persistent crashes, corrupted image downloads, and failed PDF print exports that prevented business work. They noted half-completed uploads, audio sync errors in videos, and that clearing cache did not help. The user said the desktop and mobile apps both struggled, blamed server-side faults, and revealed they were cancelling their paid plan after repeated disruptions harmed client deadlines recently.

An IsDown incident thread (title: 'Users may encounter issues when generating designs using Canva AI') summarized reports from June 10, 2025 where complainants said Canva AI returned errors, slow responses, and unavailable features that stalled projects. One commenter argued the incident highlighted overreach of new AI services and urged Canva to stabilise backend infrastructure, noting the disruption lasted about 12 hours and caused workflow paralysis across teams globally.

A commenter on The Verge's coverage (article 'Canva says its AI features are worth the 300 percent price increase') relayed anger over team subscription hikes tied to AI additions, calling the change unaffordable for small businesses. The post described sticker shock at per-seat billing, reduced perceived value for long-time users, and plans by some teams to cancel or migrate. The writer argued Canva prioritised monetisation over product stability and trust.

A Reddit user on r/canva ('New Glow up- more like Slow up!') described the Glow Up update as resource-heavy, causing frequent crashes, laggy desktop app behaviour, and significant productivity loss. The commenter recounted stalled exports, corrupted MP4 downloads, and a diminished ability to collaborate with teams. They said support responses were unhelpful and declared intention to search for alternatives unless the experience improved within weeks they would cut the subscription.

A Reddit poster (r/canva, 'Canva down?') reported losing uploaded video clips, error messages stating logouts, and spinning login wheels during a March 21, 2025 service disruption. The user said attempts to re-upload failed, projects broke, and support replies were slow. They accused Canva of minimizing the issue on social channels while customers scrambled to recover hours of work, describing the outage as harmful to time-sensitive projects and hurting small businesses.

A Verge reader reacting to 'Canva is now in the coding and spreadsheet business' expressed concern that Canva's rapid shift into AI-driven productivity tools diluted core design features and introduced buggy integrations. The commenter warned that bundling code, sheets, and generative design creates a complex product with unstable parts, increasing learning overhead and breaking established workflows for teams that relied on Canva's simpler, dependable tools and eroding user trust rapidly.

A Reddit participant (r/canva, 'canva AI ethics?') raised ethics concerns, asserting that generative features may be trained on creators' work without compensation and that those models monetise public content. They noted background-removal models differ, but suspected Dream Lab and Leonardo ties complicate ownership. The poster urged transparency and argued creators deserved choice and compensation, warning that unchecked model training risks legal and moral backlash against platforms monetising collective creative labor.

A Reddit user on r/canva ('Canva is borderline unusable now') asserted that the Glow Up update made the editor slow, glitchy, and difficult to navigate, with copy‑paste failing and animations previewing poorly. They reported that exports now stutter and video features underperform, causing missed deadlines. The poster urged Canva to restore core functionality, warned about user churn, and said professional workflows suffered when essential features became unreliable and productivity declined.