Harnessing the power of WordPress
Page Builders
Ngonidzashe Mhuruyengwe
About me
IntroductionDiscovering WordPress
My first website
The big find
Using WordPress
Winning in WordPress
THE BLOGGER
Easy setup, great SEO, great content management plugins.
THE DEVELOPER
Graphic modification of themes almost impossible without HTML or
CSS knowledge
Losing in WordPress
1.Premium themes2.Custom themes
3.Coding4.Pagebuilder
Theme customization options
• Visual editing tool• Drag and drop
• Grid posts and pages• Advanced visual editor
What is a Page Builder?
• Rapid development with minimum effort• Avoid fees and availability issues of professional designers• Design websites with limited or no coding knowledge• Ability to switch themes without major impact
Why a Page Builder?
1. Rows2. Columns3. Widgets
Page Builder workflow3 content elements
Page Builder workflowrows & columns
Page Builder workflowWidgets
1. Page Builder widgets2. Theme widgets
3. WordPress widgets4. Additional/special widgets
Page Builder workflowWidgets/modules
• Ease of use without reading documentation• Speed it takes to design a simple layout• How well it integrates with WordPress• Compatibility with other plugins
• The resultant design• Cost
Choosing a pagebuilder
Pros
• Endless layout possibilities• Components are responsive• Design in shorter time
• No coding knowledge required• Work independent of theme
• Customisations not lost on update
Cons
• Plugin incompatibility• Website performance issues• Large amounts of short codes
Tips• Check theme quality
themecheck.org• Check plugin quality
WordPress plugin inspector• Check site
google pagespeed insights
Questions