How Wapka grew from zero to 100,000 sites
There was a platform called Wapka. It gave anyone — on any device, anywhere — the ability to build a website for free. For years, it served millions. Then its original run ended. The community lost its home. Most people assumed it was over. I saw something different: an opportunity. What Wapka represented Wapka was a WAP site builder — built for the mobile web before smartphones dominated. You opened it on a feature phone, signed up, and instantly had a live database-driven website. No server. No configuration. Just you and the internet. ...