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Page builders

Page builders

- [Instructor] For most websites, the theme shapes the largest part of the experience for all users. By adding a page builder plugin you can assemble complex layouts without code and make choices that are significantly independent of your theme. The introduction of full site editing into WordPress brings the concept of a page builder into WordPress Core alongside the many competing plugins that provide this kind of functionality. But do all page builders perform equally? Let's start by looking at how a page builder is different from a standard theme. A page builder works by implementing a large number of component elements. These components might include a navigation element, a site header, a content slider, an accordion or a modal. Each component has a set of options you can use to design the interface and set up your content. So a page builder is basically a plugin, adding functionality to your site on a…

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