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Rachel Ramsey
122 PointsWPBakery Visual Composer Question
WPBakery Visual Composer is a plugin that let's you drag and drop a page builder for WordPress. You are able to take full control over your WordPress site, build any layout you can imagine – no programming knowledge required.
Q: If you made a purchase of a premium theme would it come with a visual editing plugin such as this or was this option originally a free one that came from Wordpress?
I would like to code a theme myself and be able to develop my own site for upkeep sake but when I first started using wordpress for myself I had just graduated college and had broken my wrist therefore I needed to get my site up pretty fast. Recapping this is handy information thank you for the videos.
2 Answers
Joel Bardsley
31,249 PointsHi Rachel,
I was first exposed to this plugin through a paid theme a client had previously purchased - it isn't something that was ever included within core WordPress. I'm not sure how prevalent this particular plugin is among premium themes, but it claims to be compatible with any theme and at $34 it won't break the bank to purchase and install separately, if necessary.
I have used it for a theme created from scratch and integration was simple - all you have to do is drag+drop your layout in the new post/page within the WP Dashboard, and use the following code where you wish to display the Visual Composer content in your theme's template file:
<?php the_content(); ?>
If you need any further information on the plugin, feel free to ask.
csj
12,678 PointsI have used a theme that had it included once. Don't use it! It seems smart, clever and fast but in the long run, as your site grows it is getting hard make changes.
I will not use it again. Nor advice anyone to use it.