A gentle place to remember someone you loved

A memorial website is easiest to build from a simple, calm template with their photo, a life story, and service details, then shared as one link with family and friends instead of many phone calls and texts. We.inc's free plan lets you publish a tribute page at no cost, and if you'd rather describe them and have the AI help write the page, that starts on Starter at $20 a month.

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Build a memorial website with their story, photos, and a place for family and friends to share memories, at your own pace.

Pages every memorial website needs

Life Story: Write as much as feels right, whether that's a full biography or a few paragraphs. There's no requirement to cover everything, and it can always be added to later.
Photos: A gallery gives family and friends a place to see photos from across their life, often gathered from many different people's phones and albums.
Service Details: If there's a funeral, celebration of life, or memorial service, list the date, time, and location clearly so no one misses it.
Memories / Guestbook: A place where friends and family can leave their own memories or condolences turns the page into something shared, not just something read.
Donations / In Lieu of Flowers: If the family has asked for donations to a cause instead of flowers, link directly to that organization's own donation page rather than collecting money on the site itself.

Try this prompt

An online memorial website for Robert Chen, a retired teacher and grandfather from Portland who loved fishing and coaching little league, with a warm and gentle tone, a life story page, a photo gallery, service details, and a place for family to share memories.

Who should write the life story on a memorial page?

One person who knew them well, with help from the rest of the family. A single writer keeps the voice consistent; others can send a memory or a detail by email for them to weave in. It does not need to read like an obituary. A few short stories about how they laughed, worked or cooked often say more than a list of dates and places.

How do we keep a memorial page private?

Share the link directly with family and friends instead of posting it publicly, and leave out details like a home address or the exact date of a burial if you are worried about strangers. Ask before publishing photos that include children or other relatives. If the page will stay up for years, agree on who in the family looks after it.

Start from this design

Three designs that suit a memorial website.

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White Bold-Type Designer Portfolio

About memorial website design on we.inc

We.inc helps you build a tribute website with their story, photos, and a place for family and friends to share memories, at your own pace and free to start.

Memorial website design without the agency retainer. Describe the business in plain English and the AI writes and builds the pages around it: your services, your prices, your words.

Features designed for your industry

Their life story, told with care: A place to share who they were, in as much or as little detail as feels right, without a deadline or a word count pushing you.
Photos and memories in one place: A gallery family and friends can look through together, instead of photos scattered across phones and old social media posts.
A space for others to share: Let friends and extended family add their own memories or condolences, so the page becomes something the whole family contributes to.

Who this memorial website design suits

A family creating a lasting tribute page with photos, a life story, and service details
An online memorial shared in place of, or alongside, a printed funeral program
A page where friends and coworkers can leave memories after an unexpected loss
A memorial for a beloved pet with photos and stories from the family

What makes a memorial website work

There's no right amount to write

Some families write a full life story, others a few sentences and a favorite photo. Both are complete. This is one of the few pages where less can say just as much as more, and it can be built now and added to over time.

Donations go through the actual charity

If the family is asking for donations in place of flowers, link directly to that charity's own donation page rather than trying to collect funds on the memorial site, since the charity's own page keeps everything properly receipted.

Shared memories work best with light moderation

If you open a page for friends and family to add their own memories, it helps for one family member to check it now and then, mainly to make sure nothing gets posted by mistake, not because it needs heavy oversight.

The page can outlast the service

Unlike a printed program, an online memorial stays up, so relatives who couldn't attend, or people who want to revisit it on an anniversary, can still find it later. Keep the link somewhere easy to find and share again.

What it costs

Most families publish a memorial for free on we.inc's free plan, since a template with photos and their story is usually all that's needed. A custom domain, like a name-based address, is optional; it needs a paid plan (from $20/mo) plus about $10 to $20 a year for the domain, while free sites use a we.inc address.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to make an online memorial?

Publishing a memorial page from a template is free on we.inc's free plan (up to three sites, no AI, published on a we.inc address). If you'd like AI help writing the life story from what you tell it about them, that starts at $20 a month on Starter.

Can family and friends add their own memories to the page?

Yes, the AI can build a section where visitors leave a memory or message. It helps to have one family member check it occasionally, more as a light touch than active moderation.

Can we accept donations on the memorial page?

The site can link directly to a charity's own donation page. Donations can also be taken through the family's own Stripe account, but a charity's own donation page is usually best so gifts are properly recorded.

Can we use the family's own domain name?

Yes, custom domains and SSL are included on paid plans (from $20/mo) if you'd rather have something like inmemoryofrobert.com instead of a we.inc address, though it's entirely optional.

Is it okay to keep adding to the page after the service?

Yes, the page can be edited any time, and many families add photos, an anniversary note, or additional memories well after the service has passed.