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- PhanLo1
Been trying to update my site after a few years of not using Wordpress. Is Elementor worth adding to speed up design?
I had a template before but it was so slow to load I gave up.Just want a really simple responsive site with masonry galleries.
- Generally speaking, using elementor or a premade template have the same handicap: are aimed to be easy to use without technical knowledge, ...sr_rosa
- ... and that usually comes at cost of a less optimized result, both in loading size and performance. That said, a portfolio is a special kind of site, ...sr_rosa
- ... as people do not usually mind it being heavy. I would probably use flexbox instead of masonry for performance, but will not be exactly the same.sr_rosa
- Beaver buiilder is a lighter weight builder. Avoid divi, that shit suucksmoldero
- Cheers! I'll look at Beaver Builder too.
Was tempted to go to Squarespace but they are so boring.PhanLo - I mean do you really need to add on a builder with the new Gutenberg/Blocks admin?webazoot
- One of my WordPress developers just started using Elementor. He said it was the easiest and best thing that ever happened to WordPress.utopian
- I'll have a look at the Gutenberg one, watching some tutorials i reckon i could build a simple enough one using that.
Thanks again. :-)PhanLo - Gutenburg is shit, beaver #1, elementor #2 cause it outputs heavier pagesmoldero
- Going to search for some beaver vids the night. I was trying out the Getwid template which loads faster than the old one.
Added a simple gallery added onto thatPhanLo - Thanks for all your help. Just being able to look out some alternatives saved a lot of stress.PhanLo
- A good fast starter theme for beaver is astramoldero
- You can create your own headers n footers w beaver themermoldero
- Elementor is the first page builder I found to be worth using. It's quite minimal but also slickly designed and lots of functionality.yuekit
- Having said that, these layout builder tools work best in conjunction with a custom coded theme IMO. Otherwise you are still just using a template.yuekit
- Cheers guys, your info has been a great help. I'll look into Astra too Moldero.
I cobbled together a site fairly quickly using Getwid as I'd totally wrecked myPhanLo - site, but I'll definitely have a look at the themes you've suggested.PhanLo
- astra is dope because its blank, basically made for page builders, word is its the fastest theme yet for builders, I dig it, use it for all my sitesmoldero
- Jumping in late here, but FWIW I use Astra and Beaver Builder on all my new projects now. Been running that setup for over a year. Dig it.nocomply
- Cheers again for the extra suggestions. :-)PhanLo