How Page Builder Plugins Make it Easy to Create a WordPress Website

How Page Builder Plugins Make it Easy to Create a WordPress Website

Page builder plugins make it easier for both novices and experienced developers to build websites faster. With a page builder, you don't need to know how to code—you can build your site with drag and drop. 

There are many free and premium WordPress page builders in the market. In this post, I’ll show you the page builders available on CodeCanyon and some of the best add-ons to page builders. 

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  WordPress Plugins
  The Ultimate WordPress Page Builder: WPBakery
  Daniel Strongin
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  WordPress
  What Makes WPBakery (Visual Composer) the Best WordPress Page Builder Today?
  Jane Baker
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  WordPress
  Get Started With WPBakery (Formerly Visual Composer)
  Ashraff Hathibelagal

Introduction

A website has many moving parts like menus, headers and footers, gallery, contact forms, shopping carts, reviews, and testimonials. To build a site from scratch means you have to code and configure each of these parts. And if for some reason you need to make some changes you'll have to go through the process of coding again. It’s time consuming and very expensive. 

That's why WordPress has always been the perfect solution to get one started with creating web pages. It has out-of-the-box features that let you build a basic website easily. To make your site robust, stylish, and professional, however, you will need to customize it. 

In terms of design and functionality, the core features you get when you download WordPress only take you so far. WordPress’s own page builder—Gutenberg—is very basic. And with limited customization options, you’re restricted in what you can create. Here is where a WordPress page builder plugins comes in. Page builders put the whole process of building and customizing your WordPress website in your hands. 

What is a WordPress Page Builder?

A WordPress page builder is simply a drag-and-drop design and development toolbox that allows users to build stylish and professional websites quickly and affordably without any coding knowledge. 

Using drag-and-drop widgets, you can pick and arrange elements on your website exactly the way you want them to look. You can resize, reposition, and change colors—in short customize it to reflect your style. And you don’t need to write any custom CSS. 

It is perfect for the individual website owner who prefers the affordable DIY (do it yourself) route. And for developers, a page builder significantly cuts down on development and production time.

What's more, some page builders have their own ecosystem of supporting plugins. You can extend their capabilities by downloading and installing add-ons built especially for them. 

Why Use a WordPress Page Builder?

• You don’t need coding knowledge. You can drag-and-drop elements and rearrange them. You can type directly into them. 
• You save a lot of time and money. 
• You have tons of flexibility when it comes to styling elements on your website. 
• What you are building on the screen looks exactly how visitors view it (what you see is what you get). 
• You can make design changes to a site that has already launched without taking it down. 

Turnkey Solutions

For a developer, cutting down on developing and production time is important. Page builders allow developers to save their own designs as templates to reuse later for different clients. This however depends on whether you get a free or pro version. For many page builders you can only save your templates when you buy a pro version. 

WordPress Page Builders Contain the Following

The interface: The type of interface and it’s different features depends on the page builder. Some have both visual front-end and back-end editors. For some you add pages using blocks. 

Styling options: What you get in terms of styling options all depends on the page builder you buy. Some you insert and style new elements via popups. Others have inline editing while others don’t. Others have a sidebar area. Others have tabs with different styling choices. Some even allow you to use the WordPress editor. Others have previews too. 

Widgets and templates: This again depends on the page builder but many come with a wealth of widgets and templates with a variety of layout options. 

Things to Consider When Choosing a WordPress Page Builder 

Budget: Think about what you can afford. Do you have to pay a one time payment or monthly charge? Do you have to pay for extended license? Are there features you can only get by paying extra? 

Responsive and mobile-friendly: This is a no-brainer because over 70% of online transactions happen via mobile devices.

Updates and maintenance: Regular updates are important to patch up vulnerabilities and to keep up with changes that WordPress implements. 

Integration with other platforms: Your life will be a lot easier if your website integrates smoothly with platforms like WooCommerce, Yoast SEO, MailChimp. and others.

Lock-in: What happens if you ever deactivate the page builder plugin or if its developer quits supporting it? How will it affect your website? Avoid lock-in by choosing a page builder that leaves your content with clean HTML.  

Loading speed: You want your website to load quickly for users, otherwise they might not stay to view your content. Make sure the page builder you choose creates pages that load quickly. Again, choose a page builder that leaves your content with clean HTML.

WordPress Page Builders on Code Canyon 

The following are premium page builder plugins you will find on CodeCanyon. Of these, WPBakery (formerly known as Visual Composer) is by far the most popular and comprehensive. We'll talk about WPBakery in more depth below.

You will also find add-ons for WPBakery page builder and for Elementor. Elementor is a free page builder. 

• WPBakery Page Builder for WordPress 
• Intense Site Builder
• Cornerstone 
• Essential Addons for Cornerstone & Pro 

• 
  WordPress
  What Makes WPBakery (Visual Composer) the Best WordPress Page Builder Today?
  Jane Baker
• 
  WordPress Plugins
  The Ultimate WordPress Page Builder: WPBakery
  Daniel Strongin

WPBakery Page Builder for WordPress

WPBakery Page Builder (formerly known as Visual Composer) is the most popular premium drag-and-drop page builder plugin on CodeCanyon. With over 380,000 copies sold, it has been used to build over 2 million websites.

WPBakery page builder comes with excellent core features, modules, templates and layout styles. 

It can integrate with many platforms including Yoast SEO, WooCommerce, WordPress multisite, translators, and more. It is also compatible with thousands of plugins. 

Finally you can extend the functionality of WPBakery page builder even further using third party add-ons. On CodeCanyon you will find hundreds of third party add-ons for WPBakery. The possibilities are limitless! 

Add-ons for the WPBakery Page Builder

 All-in-One or Multipurpose Add-ons

These add-ons are packs of templates, widgets, and components that could be useful for any website. Pick one with the features and style that you like, and you'll find it useful over and over.

• Ultimate Add-ons for WP Bakery Page Builder
• Massive Add-ons for WP Page Builder
• Super Bundle 
• All-in-One Add-ons for WP Bakery Page Builder 
• Unlimited Add-ons for WP Bakery Page Builder 
• Composium
• Templatera 
• Major Expand
• Modern Addons

Gallery, Slider, and Video Add-ons

These add-ons contain widgets and components specifically useful for creating galleries, video players, sliders, and slideshows.

• Carousel Anything 
• Video & Parallax Backgrounds 
• Background Sliders 
• Image Overlay and Flipbox 
• Ultimate Layout—Responsive Grid and Video

Form Add-ons for Visual Composer

These add-ons help you build attractive and powerful forms.

• DHVC Form 
• MailChimp Add-on

Other Add-ons

There not easy to classify, but each of these add-ons has something unique to offer to your site. 

• FullPage
• One Page Navigator
• Easy Tables
• Smart Section—Theme Builder
• Elegant Tabs
• Clipboard 
• Magazinify
• Epic News Elements
• Icon Box  

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  WordPress
  20 Best WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Addons & Plugins of 2019
  Nona Blackman

Add-ons for Elementor Page Builder

Elementor is another leading page builder for WordPress. It's one of the most popular WordPress page builder plugins on the market, with over 2 million active installs. Even better, it's completely free and open source, making it easy for developers to extend the functionality and capabilities of Elementor.

Here are some of the bestselling Elementor add-ons on CodeCanyon. 

All-in-one Add-ons

These all-in-one development add-ons come with widgets, templates, and much more. 

• Element Pack
• The Plus
• The Pack
• Elements Kit 
• Elastik Add-ons
• Super Elements
• Elegant Tabs

WooCommerce Integration Add-ons

WooCommerce integration is a killer feature for a theme or plugin, and these add-ons make it a snap.

• WooCommerce Page Builder for Elementor
• Mega WooCommerce Add-on for Elementor

Slider, Gallery, and Media Add-ons

The right media or gallery plugin can really bring your images and your website to life. Check out these gallery, slider and media plugins to see what could be added to your own site.

• Real3D Flipbook Elementor Addon
• Photomentor
• Post Grid Builder
• Projectify
• Epic News Elements
• Emage—Image Hover Effect
• Boosted Elements
• Social Stream Grid with Carousel

Conclusion

This article is an overview of WordPress page builder plugins and add-ons available on CodeCanyon. 

The following articles and tutorials should help in your quest to find the most suitable plugins and add-ons for your needs. 

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  WordPress
  Create a Responsive Landing Page With WPBakery (Visual Composer)
  Ashraff Hathibelagal
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  WordPress
  Get Started With WPBakery (Formerly Visual Composer)
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  New WPBakery Course for WordPress Theme Developers!
  Andrew Blackman
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  20 Best WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Addons & Plugins of 2019
  Nona Blackman
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  WordPress
  What Makes WPBakery (Visual Composer) the Best WordPress Page Builder Today?
  Jane Baker
• 
  WordPress Plugins
  The Ultimate WordPress Page Builder: WPBakery
  Daniel Strongin
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  WordPress
  Visual Composer Website Builder vs. Elementor; From a Developer’s Perspective
  Karen Pogosyan
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  How to Create Awesome Popups in WordPress with Elementor Pro
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