WordPress is a darling of many. Absolute beginners, tech-savvy business owners, bloggers, web designers, and seasoned developers – name it – all have a thing for the platform.
Everybody is pining for WordPress, and that’s because it’s versatile, full of options, and ridiculously easy to learn and use. The platform comes with a million and one themes plus plugins that make building websites completely effortless.
As long as your WordPress installation is working, all you need is a theme and a few plugins, and you have a website. The only problem is every other person is using the very same themes and plugins you chose. For this reason, there’s very little room for diversity – just a bunch of people using the same themes and plugins over and over.
What should you do to differentiate yourself? There are a couple of options.
You can build your own theme from scratch, which takes an eternity and money. You can hire a WordPress developer to get you there, but it will be expensive and time consuming to say the least. You can take the road less traveled, install WP Beaver Builder, and craft a website out of your dreams block by block, element by element.
WP Beaver Builder allows you to create a one of a kind WordPress website in minutes, so that you don’t have to spend time and money on WordPress themes or developers.
In this review, we will take the WP Beaver Builder apart, and show you exactly why it should be your number one choice as you put together your next WordPress project.
Enjoy and don’t forget to get your own copy via the nice button at the end. It will save you money, and help us keep these free reviews coming your way!
What is WordPress Beaver Builder?
First things first, what is this animal we are calling WP Beaver Builder? What does it do exactly, and why should you even keep reading? I will quote the one and only, Joe Fylan.
Beaver Builder is an intuitive drag and drop page builder plugin for WordPress that aims to help you build custom websites in minutes not months.
So again, what’s Beaver Builder? I would tell you it’s an awesome WordPress plugin that helps you to build websites in seconds, but I would be paraphrasing what Joe just said.
Beaver Builder is a plugin yes – but it’s more than just your typical WordPress plugin. It’s a framework. It’s an engine of sorts; a complete toolset that adds ease to WordPress website development.
Once you learn the ropes, and it’s easy peasy work, you will put together beautiful websites in no time. It beats searching, downloading, installing and configuring WordPress themes, since it’s fully customizable all from one easy-to-use interface.
Now, thanks to all the ingenuity that went into the making of Beaver plugin, we have exactly the page builder you’ve been waiting for.
Beaver Builder Review & Features
Now that we no longer have the elephant smack in the center of the room, it is time to let you know why you should bother checking out, and ultimately using WP Beaver Builder on your next WordPress project.
Here’s the juice:
Beaver Builder is Fun and Easy to Use
I’m not trying to sound cliche, drum up support for the plugin or anything of the sort, but I must confess Beaver Builder is one hell of a ride. It’s super easy to install, learn and use, and since there’s just so much you can achieve with little effort, it is a ton of fun to play with.
For starters, it ships with an intuitive drag and drop interface that’s a breeze to work with. I mean, even the absolute beginner can whip up a great website in the time it takes to finish a sandwich.
Why is that so? You get to build your website on the front-end, seeing the changes as your readers would see your website. It works just like the WordPress theme customizer, but it’s way better.
With Beaver Builder, nothing can tie your hands as far as WordPress website development goes. Even the free version is jampacked with awesome features that are ideal for real-world WordPress projects.
Beaver Builder is your gateway to a world of new ideas, great design and happy clients. The only limitations, of course, are those that stem from your own imagination.
Wonna inject a little fun and enthusiasm back into website development? Beaver Builder is exactly what you need.
Fast and Lightweight
You know me, I will do everything in my power to tie one point to the next. It’s what I get paid to do. Haha. Anyways, fun and easy go well with fast and lightweight, don’t you think? You see, if it’s not fast and lightweight, it can never be fun and easy, now can it? Well, that’s besides the point.
Beaver Builder runs on Bootstrap, and even with the myriad modules et cetera, there’s absolutely zero bloat. The developers built Beaver Builder with clean and straight forward code, which executes instantaneously. If there’s any lag (or drag), then it has everything to do with your PC, or perhaps your internet connection.
Adding rows, columns, videos, testimonials, and galleries among other features is a matter of drag and drop. After which, the features show up immediately as if on steroids.
Since Beaver Builder utilizes the best web coding standards, don’t expect it to exhaust your server resources as is the case with many other plugins of this nature. This saves you a buck, and seeing that you don’t have to wait for any of the features to play along, you end up saving a great deal of effort and time as well.
Fast and lightweight, mi amigo, is good. Really good.
Beaver Builder is Fully Customizable
What could you possibly do with a rigid WordPress page builder? You guessed right, nothing! Or so little. If your page builder of choice is set in stone, you can expect your development efforts to stagnate. You need all the flexibility you can get, and Beaver Builder plays ball.
Firstly, as we mentioned earlier, Beaver Builder is a complete framework. Other than the many features Beaver Builder is best known for, it comes with a unique and easy-to-customize child theme. All you have to do is install Beaver Builder and the BB theme, activate both, add your own content and hit publish. As easy as A, B, C.
Secondly, Beaver Builder is compatible with the vast majority of WordPress themes. If, for one reason or another, you hate the pre-packaged child theme, please feel free to use your own WordPress theme.
You don’t have to worry about plugin-theme conflicts. You will still have the ability to build your custom designs on your very own theme. Isn’t that sweet?
Beaver Builder doesn’t stop there; it knows no discrimination, and it will work also with your custom designed themes and theme frameworks, so worry not.
By the way, did I mention Beaver Builder supports shortcodes and widgets as well? I don’t think I did, but it does baby. It supports widgets and shortcodes, meaning you have even more room for customization.
Last but definitely not least is the fact that you get twelve (12) pre-built homepage templates, and eleven (11) inner page layouts such as contact, portfolio, about us and services among others. That’s more than 20 pre-made designs ready for the taking!
You can use a single layout or replace it with any of the templates with a single click. You can even append a template, two or more depending on your needs and preferences. There are no limits – no limits at all.
With Beaver Builder, you truly are in charge of your designs.
Beaver Builder SEO Ready
Search engine optimization is an important aspect of every website that wants to make it on the web. You need your website and your clients’ to spur well in search engine result pages (SERPs). This is exactly why you need a WordPress page builder that gets you closer and closer to better SEO rankings. Beaver Builder is that page builder.
Where are the factoids brother? Are you making this up? I wish I was. Beaver Builder uses the best SEO standards such as code compression and schema.org among others to ensure the pages you create are easy to find in search engines.
Translation Ready
At the end of the day, the web pages (websites) you create must serve the end user. If the language, however, is a barrier, then you’re bound to lose prospects Shanghai, Johannesburg, and New York.
The best course of action here would be to build a multi-lingual site that serves international users from all walks of life.
It’s great news then to know that Beaver Builder supports the famous WMPL plugin, meaning all the pages you build will be ready for the entire universe as long as you’re running the WMPL translator.
Beaver Builder is 100% Responsive
The last thing you want in this time and era is a fixed-width or rigid website that is as repulsive as a monkey in a negligee when viewed on mobile devices. Why is that so? A while back, Google announced that mobile search volume would surpass desktop search volume come 2015 going forward.
And as soon as this became a reality, Google went ahead and rolled out mobile-friendly labels in their search results. Have you seen those?
Today, your mobile prospects will know whether your site is mobile friendly long before they click through. If you’re keen, you should see how these labels will affect click through rates.
More people continue to join the smartphone revolution, and as long as the penetration of mobile devices continues to deepen, you cannot afford to build fixed-width websites. Responsive web design is the in-thing, and Beaver Builder makes it the easier to implement.
As long as your WordPress theme is responsive, every page you build using WP Beaver builder will be responsive. How suave?
A Million and One Modules
No limits is the way of Beaver Builder. The developers would like you to have absolutely no excuse to jump in bed with the competition. As such, they have thrown in a wide range of modules for good measure. Here’s a teaser list of the available modules:
- Custom HTML
- Iconand Icon group
- Map
- Photo
- Headings
- Video
- Text editor
- Gallery
- Accordion
- Pricing tables
- Buttons
- Testimonials
- Et cetera, et cetera
The list of features goes on and on I’m already getting dizzy design ideas. Aren’t you feeling inspired already? A little inspired perhaps? No? Moving on…
Multisite Capable
Own a network of sites? Well and good, Beaver Builder supports multisite installs, which save you a great deal of effort, and oh so precious time.
If you are run an agency, you should check out the Agency package that comes with a network-wide control panel that gives super admins the power to configure Beaver Builder from one central point. Speak of convenience and efficiency.
Oh lest I forget, the Agency package also allows you to white label, you know, change the branding (logos, names etc) to appease your clients.
Yeah, clients like these:
WooCommerce Support
You’re dead wrong if you thought you can only work on pages using Beaver Builder. On top of supporting pages (obviously), posts and custom post types, you can use Beaver Builder to create a WooCommerce store drag-and-drop style.
Yeah, it’s that easy; just drag and drop your products and Voila! You have an online store.
Import/Export Functionality
I can’t tell you the number of times this feature has saved my arse from fire. Countless times, I have had to tear websites down, and rebuild them from scratch. What? Clients have demands you know, and they are always right.
Were it not for the import/export feature, I would have lost the content and my mind every single time.
Now, thanks to Beaver Builder’s in-built import/export functionality, you can take advantage of WordPress import/export tools to save your content, share your layouts with collaborators and/or migrate your site without a grain of worry.
Without a grain of worry sounds about right, huh? Meh.
Beaver Builder’s World-Class Support
The good guys (and girls) over at Beaver Builder want to bend over backwards to make Beaver Builder work for you. More importantly, they want to chat you up and get to know you.
Why else would they work so hard to provide world-class support? You will get solutions within minutes, but if there are any delays as it were, they always get back to you within 24 to 48 hours. The awesome support crew is usually available Monday to Thursday from 9AM to 4PM PST and Friday from 9AM to 12PM PST.
With that out of the way, how do you setup and start building websites instantly using Beaver Builder?
How to Build WordPress Sites Instantly with WP Beaver Builder
It’s really simple. You need to:
- Install the Beaver Builder Plugin
- Install the Beaver Builder Theme
- Activate both
- Launch the Beaver Builder
- And create your site
Installing Beaver Builder Plugin
After completing your order, you will receive the Beaver Builder plugin and the Beaver Builder theme. Just go to Plugins -> Add New and choose “Upload Plugin”.
Activate Beaver Builder once it is installed, and using your license key, enable remote updates and support. You can also get updates by subscribing.
Once you enable the remote updates, Beaver Builder will redirect you to the settings page automatically.
Alternatively, you can access the page builder settings screen by navigating to Settings -> Page Builder.
On the page builder settings screen, you can choose the modules you’d like to enable/disable.
Further, you can choose to enable/disable templates, specific post types and icon sets. On top of that, you can set editing capability of users, white label the page builder and uninstall the Beaver Builder from the settings screen.
Enable/disable your options accordingly, and let’s move on to installing the Beaver Builder theme.
Installing Beaver Builder Theme
This should be easy. Just navigate to Appearance -> Themes and choose “Add New”. On the next screen, choose “Upload Theme”.
Activate your theme, which should take you back to the Themes screen. You should see your new active theme: Beaver Builder Theme.
Side note: Update Beaver Builder theme if there’s an update available as this will ensure you have the latest features and the best security.
The Beaver Builder theme screenshot contains a Customize button that launches the enhanced theme customizer.
On the theme customizer, you can choose theme presets ranging from classic to modern and midnight among others. This sets the base colors to anything you fancy.
Under the General tab, you gain access to layout options (e.g. boxed vs full width), background, accent color, headings and text.
Other tabs on the theme customizer navigation include header, content, footer, widgets, code, settings and export/import. Under these tabs, you gain access to options that allow you to customize the corresponding sections as you wish.
After you make your changes, all you have to do is hit the “Save & Publish” button at the top and your work is done!
Of course, you can use any other theme, not just the Beaver Builder theme.
Alternative Method
Once your Beaver Builder plugin and theme are installed and active, navigate to Pages -> Add New to launch the Add New Page screen. On the visual editor, just next to where you we have “Text Editor”, you should notice the page builder tab (VM, Inc. Test Grounds in our case).
Click on this tab to launch the page builder in its entirety. Now here is where the real drag-and-drop action goes down. This is where we have all the fun.
Once you click that “Add Content” button at the top, a side panel carrying all the sweet elements emerges:
Thanks to the panel, you can add everything from sliders, social sharing buttons and more by dragging and dropping ’em on the canvas. Trust me, you will feel like a web design pro in no time.
Once you’re satisfied with your new website, just click “Done”, and choose to “Publish Changes”, “Save Draft” or “Discard Draft”.
When you give Beaver Builder a try, you’ll be hooked immediately. You will want to have Beaver Builder in your design arsenal, and you won’t look back. Guaranteed.
Final Word…
Beaver Builder is the ultimate WordPress page builder, thanks to a horde of sweet features that integrate seamlessly to give you a design experience like no other.
Of course, they have a free version with limited options, but with the Standard package starting at just $99 bucks, there’s nothing stopping you from designing WordPress websites straight out of your dreams.
All you have to do now is head over to WP Beaver Builder, and start your adventure. Have fun and see you on the other side of this nice button…
(21 votes, average: 3.19 out of 5)
Hey Freddy! Thanks so much for the stellar review. We’re keeping an eye on the comments thread here if anyone has any questions …
Thank you Robby for that. WP Beaver Builder is a great plugin, so yeah, the pleasure is all mine 🙂
Awesome review Freddy. I just want to point out that i design using beaver builder theme and plugin on all my projects. It has halved my development time and I have so many happy clients. It truly is user friendly for the end user who is not tech savvy.
I also want to point out, every time they update the beaver theme or plugin, it just gets better and better. They also update it like once a month, so it is so exciting to part of the magic. : )
Robby you guys rock.
Hey Robby, Will BB work EasyDigitalDownloads as well? Thanks.
Hi Marc! Yes, Beaver Builder works plays very well with EDD too. 🙂
Hi Robby,
My only question, is just HOW GOOD is Beaver Builder when it comes to SEO? I”m currently using the Genesis Framework along with Dynamik. I’m scared to begin using Beaver Builder because of past experiences of horrible bloat, messy code that is HORRIBLE for SEO. Can you shine some detailed light in this area? Will my clients’ sites still show up on page one of Google if I switch to using Beaver Builder, while using good SEO practices?
I too was concerned about this, so have only used it on my personal site. The site ranks #2 on google for my targeted keyphrase, so it is totally fine for SEO!
Great review and great product indeed.
BB has to be our fav builder tool so far, easy to use yet extremely powerful and avoids using shortcodes. Needless to say that works amazing with Hero.
We’re glad you found this review useful, we take pride in providing the best reviews. BB is without a doubt a killer page builder for WordPress, and CSS Hero being the awesome tool I know, WordPress lovers couldn’t ask for a better combo. These two tools are enough to drive any WordPress dev or designer insane. Thanks for passing by CSS Hero, and sharing your opinion. Much appreciated!
Thanks for such an in depth review. I have been using Visual Composer but I find that it gets really slow at times. I tried out the demo for Beaver Builder and was impressed with how fast and responsive it was.
Thank you Steve for the comment. I have had the chance to tinker with VC, and out of 10, I would give it a 7. WP Beaver Builder does it for me at 10/10 🙂
I hear a lot of great reviews for this plugin and definitely would like to try it out compared to the other builders.
Awesome! Ignacio, WP Beaver Builder is the real deal. I tried it, and I must confess, I’m sold 🙂
I was just thinking the other day how great it would be to have a tool like this! I hope I get a chance to try it out.
Thank you Fatima for passing by. Come share your opinion when you try it 🙂
Still active? I need Beaver Builder…
Thank you Petros for passing by! You can still get your own special copy over at Beaver Builder.
Hi, Freddy (and Dev!)
I just heard about Beaver Builder from Brandon at WP Radius and then, boom, a review hits my inbox!
Thanks so much for this informative review post.
Sue
You’re welcome Sue. Thanks for the compliment, and yes Beaver Builder is a great tool to have in your professional toolkit 🙂
Wow, that was a pretty long list of features. Color me impressed. Would love to use this.
Nice, thorough review – thanks for the good job. Beaver Builder looks like it may fit the bill for me. I’d love to try it out on a website re-design I have to do. Make me the winner! 🙂
I would love to win this so I could make my blog look and work just like I want, not like whatever the fixed theme is setup to do. Excellent review and a lot of great information about this terrific plugin.
I just finished playing around with the demo. All I can say is: I. am. in. love! I definitely need this in my toolkit and will be begging for the boss to buy it.
I’ve used a number of popular page builder plugins such as siteorigin, motopress and themify builder. Found a number of positive online reviews of WP Beaver Builder, so would be fun to give it a try on my next project.
This would make for an AWESOME win! Great giveaway guys! The tool looks amazing.
Nice review, want to test the page builder by myself!
Most likely the best visual page builder for WordPress for the long run.
Only most templates are a very similar style, but should be no big problem to create something with a more unique style.
I am keeping a close look at this. It is great for front end designers and like quick visual response to viewing their web design. Keep up the great work and very excited to jump into this soon.
Looking forward to learning more about Beaver Builder and trying it out! Seems like a top-notch product for WordPress users who want a great site and not have to deal with the intricacies of code! Great review!!
Building a custom theme for selling at themeforest, so I was searching for a page builder, this looks like the best one out there.
I’ve been seeing a lot of good things about Beaver Builder on social networks. It would be great to win this so I can try one of the more advanced versions out. If it’s as good as everyone says it is I anticipate becoming a long term customer. 🙂
Hey guys,
I totally recommend Beaver Builder. It can do so much. Check out this tutorial by Colin, he recreates a theme Forest theme using beaver builder .
http://dynamikbeaver.com/blog/how-to-use-beaver-builder-with-dynamik-website-builder-part-1/
I want to win because I’ve never tried this product before. It looks great…
Very nice review, Im looking to the beaver builder for quite some time and very impressed with the way the built this plugin.
Looks like an awesome plugin!
I would love to win Beaver Builder because it was recommended as a great page builder by the experts on WP Watercooler. Creating client websites sound much easier with The Beaver!
Anxious to check this out! Would love to win this so I could offer it to my clients!
I’ve used Beaver Builder on a client’s site … it was so easy … for her and me! Would love to win the Pro version.
Thanks
Am excited an very much would like a winning copy, as am just
about to start my small business venture.
Thank you for this kindness.
Cheers !
Thanks for the review, and an opportunity to win a copy. Thanks to Kim Doyal I’ve been tossing between Beaver and Thrive Content and still can’t decide which one to get. Both have their merits.
Of course, winning a copy would seal the deal…
Of course I want to win! I have been drooling over your product for awhile now, but just haven’t had the ability to financially commit yet. I also totally trust Kim Doyal, Jonathan Perez, and others for their glowing reviews. Fingers crossed! 🙂
Even though I’ve not used it before this appears to have several features I’ve been looking for in a site builder. I’m anxious to play around with it and see if it’s as good as it looks.
I’ve been trying out the live demo of Beaver Builder and it seems very robust! I’m highly impressed and already considering using it for one of our clients. I want to win so I can give a shot on a real website and provide a great end product for my clients!
I recently discovered Beaver Builder and I am impressed! I have a problem that needs solving and Beaver Builder appears to be the solution. Well done!
Awesome! Thank you for sharing Mike!
I’d love to win the Beaver Builder license, I’m starting my own copywriting business but would also like to offer my clients web-design services if they need it – Beaver Builder would help me do this to a professional standard without spending considerable time and resource learning extensive amounts of code.
Thanks!
Chris
I would LOVE to win Beaver Builder! I have a small 2 person company and I think BB will help us streamline our workflow and cut down on development time.
As I’ve just started offering WordPress services to clients and have numerous sites of my own still to complete this tool would be very handy to have! Might even get my sites done not just client’s sites lol
Hey Amanda. Thanks for sharing your WordPress journey with the WPKube community. Quick question: Have you given Beaver Builder a try? If so, how is it working out for you? All the best in your WordPress business. The world is yours!
I’d like to win a copy of Beaver Builder to start a subscription service site!
Woo hoo!
Who won?
Hey
I’m in the marketf or a new builder and exploring some options.
What builder would your prefer beaver builder or layersWP?
Hey Sam!
Thank you for passing by and taking your time to share with us. On to the challenge you’re facing, I have no prior experience with LayersWP, which automatically disqualifies me. What I have tried is Beaver Builder, and I can tell you it’s a front-end WordPress page builder like no other. It’s robust, yet it doesn’t bog down your PC or server resources. It’s flexible and ships with a ton of amazing features that will make WordPress development a breeze. Plus, many other people are saying great things about it.
The most notable thing about LayersWP? It’s 100% free forever! While it’s a great move, I have a feeling they would earn more customer trust by setting up at least one premium plan with some extras. All the same, I haven’t had the chance to test the features though, so I can’t make an informed review at the moment. At the end of the day, I would go for Beaver Builder as opposed to any other page builder I’ve come across, but that’s just me!
Over to you Sam, Have you tried LayersWP? If that’s a yes, how’s it? Please share with us 🙂
Once again, thanks for your comment.
Hi Freddy,
Thanks for your review. You have tons of great information on Beaver Builder. I used it to develop several websites and agree that it is a great plugin for the non technical DIY person.
It’s a great “drag and drop” editor that makes designing web sites extremely easy. Their support is fantastic too!
Cheers,
Noel
Thanks for your comment, Noel.
Totally agree with you. Beaver builder is an incredible drag & drop plugin.
WP Beaver builder looks promising, however, I am more inclined towards thrive content builder. What is your honest opinion about both the plugins? Which one is better?
Hey Jay,
WP Beaver builder is for building custom pages and websites, and thrive content builder on the other hand is more for customizing the content area or formatting the blog posts.
Man, you did a great job, great review.
Was thinking to give a chance to BB but it’s damn expensive, 99$ is too much for me right now.
I’m using Live Composer at the moment, it’s free and has awesome options too, plus the final design output is more sexy than you can get with BB.
You should give it a try. I would love to see a review, or better, a comparison between these 2.
Have any thoughts on the footer with Beaver Builder? I played around with their demo, and it seems you have the option of 1 or 2 columns. Can’t really make a “custom” footer with what’s available in the customizer like you could with Avada for example, or have I missed something?
Hey Mike,
Just looked at the Beaver builder demo and it seems you can make up to 4 columns footer, easily.
Thanks for stopping by.
Can I use plugins like contact form 7 and other plugins?
Regarding Woo,, in this post:
https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/support/q/how-to-use-woocommerce-with-beaver-builder/
one of the BB guys says he made a site with BB using the Woo module and the product page looks like:
https://madisonvalleycandle.com/product/jar-candles/
How the heck did he do that? When I add a single product using BB, it looks like crapola, no product tabs, image size is cropped wrong, looks nothing like that site.
What a great thorough review! I think my favourite thing about Beaver Builder is how light-weight it is. When I launch a website it just feels really fast and high quality. I tried once with the Bridge theme from Codecanyon and ended up converting the whole site over for FREE for the client to Beaver Builder because I felt dirty each time I had to edit the website lol!
On that I am using the Beaver Builder Theme on BeyondBuilder and a couple of client websites and it really is easy to use.
Have you tried any of the addons that are coming out?
As with anything, Beaver Builder is not for everyone. Those who love it absolutely L-O-V-E it! They find it to be everything it has promised, and for some, even more.
It hasn’t worked out very well for my site, which, on the average, means there is still room in the market for other products to be developed.
Hey Freddy, thank you for this detailed review! We are doing websites at the agency for a while now and tested a lot of page builders including Beaver Builder (about 40 sites), Visual Composer (maybe 100 sites), DIVI etc.. and I think the best solution now, as of June 2018, is Elementor http://elementor.com/. It’s easier to control, have more options and is cheaper. You should try it and let us know what you think.