July 21, 2024

Page Builder by SiteOrigin Plugin

Build responsive page layouts using the widgets you know and love using this simple drag and drop page builder.

SiteOrigin Page Builder is a powerful content creation interface, instantly recognizable, astonishingly different. SiteOrigin Page Builder makes it easy to create responsive column-based content using the widgets you know and love. Your content will accurately adapt to all mobile devices, ensuring your site is mobile-ready. Read more on SiteOrigin.

We’ve created an intuitive interface that looks just like WordPress itself. It’s easy to learn, so you’ll be building beautiful, responsive content in no time.

Page Builder works with standard WordPress widgets, so you’ll always find the widget you need. We’ve created the SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle to give you all the most common widgets, and with a world of plugins out there, you’ll always find the widget you need.

Ready to Be Used Anywhere

Choose your editor; Page Builder is ready to be used anywhere. Build in the traditional Page Builder interface or insert a Page Builder Layout into the Block Editor. Insert the SiteOrigin Layout Widget into sidebar and footer widget areas or use the SiteOrigin Layout Block in block-based widget areas.

It Works With Your Theme

Page Builder gives you complete freedom to choose any WordPress theme you like. It’s not a commitment to a single theme or theme developer. The advantage is that you’re free to change themes as often as you like. Your content will always come along with you.

We’ve also made some fantastic free themes that work well with Page Builder.

No Coding Required

Page Builder’s simple drag and drop interface means you’ll never need to write a single line of code. Page Builder generates all the highly efficient code for you.

Live Editing

Page Builder supports live editing. This tool lets you see your content and edit widgets in real time. It’s the fastest way to adjust your content quickly and easily.

History Browser

This tool lets you roll forward and back through your changes. It gives you the freedom to experiment with different layouts and content without the fear of breaking your content.

Row, Cell, and Widget Styles

Row, cell, and widget styles give you all the control you need to make your content uniquely your own. Change attributes like paddings, background colors, and column spacing. You can also enter custom CSS and CSS classes if you need even finer-grained control.

Focussed on Performance

We’ve built a lightweight framework, focusing on small page sizes and fast load time. Page Builder is compatible with Autoptimize and all other major performance plugins.

SEO Optimized

Page Builder uses modern SEO best practices and seamlessly integrates with all major SEO plugins, including Yoast SEO and Rank Math.

It’s Free, and Always Will Be

Page Builder is our commitment to the democratization of content creation. Like WordPress, Page Builder is, and always will be, free. We’ll continue supporting and developing it for many years to come. It’ll only get better from here.

Accessibility Ready

Page Builder is accessibility-ready. Tab through all form fields and settings, and make changes without a mouse.

Actively Developed

SiteOrigin has been creating magical tools for your WordPress website since 2011. Page Builder is actively developed with new features and exciting enhancements every month. Keep track on the Page Builder GitHub repository.

Read the Page Builder developer docs if you’d like to develop for Page Builder.

Documentation

Documentation is available on SiteOrigin.

Support

Free support is available on the SiteOrigin support forums.

SiteOrigin Premium

SiteOrigin Premium enhances Page Builder by SiteOrigin, the SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, and all SiteOrigin themes with a vast array of additional features and settings. Take your layouts to the next level with SiteOrigin Premium Addons.

SiteOrigin Premium includes access to our professional email support service, perfect for those times when you need fast and effective technical support. We’re standing by to assist you in any way we can.

Screenshots

The Page Builder editing interface.
Editing a Page Builder Layout Block in the Block Editor.
Powerful widget insert interface with groups and search.
Live Editor that lets you change your content in real-time.
Row Builder that gives unlimited flexibility.
Undo changes with the History Browser.

FAQ

How Do I Install Page Builder?

Go to Plugins > Add New within WordPress. Search for “SiteOrigin Page Builder” using the field at the top right of the page. Alternatively, manually install the plugin ZIP file from Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin. If you’d like to install Page Builder manually and use Safari, disable the Safari auto-unzip feature in Safari > Preferences before downloading.

Is Page Builder Compatible With My Theme?

Page Builder is compatible with all standardized WordPress themes. A curated list with enhanced Page Builder integration is available on SiteOrigin.com.

Can I Use Page Builder With the WordPress Block Editor

Yes, you can insert SiteOrigin Layout Block into the Block Editor. If you have the SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle installed, a SiteOrigin Widget Block is also available for use in the Block Editor.

Does Page Builder Work With Custom Post Types?

Page Builder can be activated for all post types from Settings > Page Builder > General > Post Types.

Does Page Builder Work With Third-Party Plugins and Widgets?

Page Builder is compatible with the vast majority of third-party plugins and widgets. If you encounter a compatibility issue, please, let us know via our free support forum or if you have an active SiteOrigin Premium license, directly via email.

Does Page Builder Have a Pro Version?

SiteOrigin offers a single premium plugin that enhances and extends Page Builder, the Widgets Bundle, SiteOrigin CSS and all of our free themes. Find out more about SiteOrigin Premium and the powerful addons it offers.

Changelog

2.29.19 – 21 July 2024

Further improvements for attribute name handling.
Layout Directory: Resolved an issue with fetching page two.

2.29.18 – 29 June 2024

Improved attribute name handling.
Layout Block: Improved preview updating.
Widget Groups: Resolved a potential TypeError.
Vantage Compatibility: Resolved a potential TypeError.

2.29.17 – 15 June 2024

Layout Builder: Default the modal icon to “Cog”.
Layouts Block: Added an additional check for clearing potential block errors.
Row Overlays: Resolved a potential Column/Widget video content overlap.
Row Cell Preview: Adjusted the percentage symbol placement.
Updated escaping functions to use translatable versions where needed.
Updated SiteOrigin Installer.
Number Style Field: Added min/max support.

2.29.16 – 13 May 2024

Adjusted Add Widget modal sidebar link order and display.
Restored WP Events Manager compatibility.
Resolved fallback shortcode decoding issue.
Added Layout Directory caching for better performance.
Increased required PHP version to 7.0.0.
Developer: Improved panelsOptions translation handling.

2.29.15 – 27 April 2024

Layout Block: Further improvements to preview functionality and performance.
Admin Area: Update to ensure Classic Editor notice is translatable.

2.29.14 – 26 April 2024

Layout Block: Restored preview functionality.

2.29.13 – 21 April 2024

Rank Math SEO Compatibility: Resolved dependency error.

2.29.12 – 19 April 2024

Layout Block: Improved preview.
Layout Block: Fix repeated rendering when switching to editor.
Layout Block: Restored data integration for SEO content analysis.
Post Content Widget: Added “Content” option.

2.29.11 – 31 March 2024

Post Content Widget: Fixed post featured image output.
Post Content Widget: Remove unused content and improved title output.
Block-Based Widgets Editor: Resolved JavaScript error.
Legacy PB Widgets: Resolved lessphp notices.

2.29.10 – 29 March 2024

SiteOrigin Layout Block: Update to prevent a potential issue during rendering and saving.
Legacy Widgets: Update to resolve styles not outputting correctly.
Excerpt Generation: Update to prevent potential warnings. Expanded the list of supported widgets.
Recommended Widgets: Update to ensure the tab doesn’t display if there are no widgets to recommend.
Resolved column preset sizes display issue.
Sortable: Update to prevent third-party plugins from misaligning text.

2.29.9 – 23 March 2024

Layouts: Resolved import error.
Inline CSS Generation: Resolved inline CSS potentially printing on the site front-end.
Block Editor: Removed redundant shortcode fallback.

2.29.8 – 19 March 2024

Post Loop: Update to allow HTML formatting in the widget title.

2.29.7 – 18 March 2024

ACF: Added gallery field support.
Resolved a potential layout import error.
Inline Styles: Aligned widget margin value output with non-inline value output.
Updated the SiteOrigin Installer submodule.
Added additional data sanitization.

2.29.6 – 05 March 2024

Added a dismiss button to the Classic Editor notice in the admin panel.
Improved saving functionality of the Layouts Block with server-side validation for post types, enhanced rendering, block sanitization methods, and improved functionality for locating layout blocks.
Ensured that errors are not processed and returned as part of the layout in the Layouts Block.

2.29.5 – 16 February 2024

Media Style: Adjust border color to match other fields.
Background Overlay: Added border-radius support.
Border Radius: Added a context class for additional styling.
CSS Output Location: Added Block Editor support.
Inline CSS Styles: Update to apply widget margin directly to the widget.

2.29.4 – 19 January 2024

Added compatibility with Pagelayer Templates. The panels filter is selectively enabled or disabled based on template usage.
Prevented the row overlay from covering widget contents by adjusting CSS rules in front-flex.less.
Developer: Added siteorigin_panels_data filter. Allows for the filtering of $panels_data when generate_css is run.

2.29.3 – 03 January 2024

Vantage Theme: Account for unmigrated legacy row layouts.
Toggle style field accessibility improvements.
Save mode accessibility improvements.
Live Editor Redirection: Resolve PHP 8 warning and deprecated notice.
Color Field: Minor border color adjustment.
Removed legacy content cache cleanup.

2.29.2 – 03 January 2024

Vantage Theme: Prevented a type error if empty rows are present.

2.29.1 – 01 January 2024

Vantage Theme: Prevented a potential Full Width Stretched display issue when no padding is set.

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