Page builder plugins have continued to gain popularity with developers and WordPress users. They are powerful and give the creative freedom that anyone needs when building a site, especially for those that know no code. I would like to talk about some of the ways this power can be harnessed.

1. Harnessing the
power of WordPress
Page Builders
Ngonidzashe Mhuruyengwe

2. About me

3. Introduction
Discovering WordPress
My first website
The big find
Using WordPress

4. Winning in WordPress
THE BLOGGER
Easy setup, great SEO, great content
management plugins.

5. THE DEVELOPER
Graphic modification of themes
almost impossible without HTML or
CSS knowledge
Losing in WordPress

6. 1.Premium themes
2.Custom themes
3.Coding
4.Pagebuilder
Theme customization options

7. • Visual editing tool
• Drag and drop
• Grid posts and pages
• Advanced visual editor
What is a Page Builder?

8. • 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?

9. 1. Rows
2. Columns
3. Widgets
Page Builder workflow
3 content elements

10. Page Builder workflow
rows & columns

11. Page Builder workflow
Widgets
1. Page Builder widgets
2. Theme widgets
3. WordPress widgets
4. Additional/special widgets

12. Page Builder workflow
Widgets/modules

13. • 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

14. Pros
• Endless layout possibilities
• Components are responsive
• Design in shorter time
• No coding knowledge required
• Work independent of theme
• Customisations not lost on update

15. Cons
• Plugin incompatibility
• Website performance issues
• Large amounts of short codes

16. Tips
• Check theme quality
themecheck.org
• Check plugin quality
WordPress plugin inspector
• Check site
google pagespeed insights

17. Questions