The Power of Page Builder Plugins in Building a WordPress Site
 - Presented by Ngonidzashe Mhuruyengwe.

The Power of Page Builder Plugins in Building a WordPress Site
 - Presented by Ngonidzashe Mhuruyengwe.

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  Harnessing the power ofWordPress Page Builders Ngonidzashe Mhuruyengwe
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  About me
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  Introduction Discovering WordPress My firstwebsite The big find Using WordPress
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  Winning in WordPress THEBLOGGER Easy setup, great SEO, great content management plugins.
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  THE DEVELOPER Graphic modificationof themes almost impossible without HTML or CSS knowledge Losing in WordPress
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  1.Premium themes 2.Custom themes 3.Coding 4.Pagebuilder Themecustomization options
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  • Visual editingtool • Drag and drop • Grid posts and pages • Advanced visual editor What is a Page Builder?
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  • Rapid developmentwith 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?
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  1. Rows 2. Columns 3.Widgets Page Builder workflow 3 content elements
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  Page Builder workflow rows& columns
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  Page Builder workflow Widgets 1.Page Builder widgets 2. Theme widgets 3. WordPress widgets 4. Additional/special widgets
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  Page Builder workflow Widgets/modules
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  • Ease ofuse 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
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  Pros • Endless layoutpossibilities • Components are responsive • Design in shorter time • No coding knowledge required • Work independent of theme • Customisations not lost on update
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  Cons • Plugin incompatibility •Website performance issues • Large amounts of short codes
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  Tips • Check themequality themecheck.org • Check plugin quality WordPress plugin inspector • Check site google pagespeed insights
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  Questions