192 The Beaver Builder Ecosystem
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An in-depth look at the Beaver Builder ecosystem, and the new Beaver Themer. After almost one year of development, Beaver Builder's announce its first official addon. Beaver Themer is a theme builder plugin for WordPress.
What makes Beaver Builder so special? What makes their community unique? Will Beaver Themer change how people develop WordPress websites?
Our WordPress panel this week:
Kim Shivler: https://whiteglovewebtraining.com/
Lee Jackson: https://angledcrown.com/
Mendel Kurland https://ifyouwillit.com/
Sallie Goetsch: https://wpfangirl.com/
Jackie D'Elia: https://jackiedelia.com/
Jonathan Denwood: https://www.wp-tonic.com/
John Locke: https://www.lockedownseo.com/
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Table of Contents for Episode 192
0:00 Podcast intros.
3:07 WordPress News Story #1: New WordPress Plugin Blocks Spam User Registrations Using Stop Forum Spam Database
8:43 WordPress News Story #2: Weglot Multilingual Plugin Closes $450K in Seed Funding
19:11 Main Topic: The Beaver Builder Ecosystem
19:20 What makes the Beaver Builder community so special? Why do people like this plugin so much compared to other page builders?
25:26 What has Beaver Builder done right that other page builders have not?
27:25 What's a good way to handle licensing for clients with Beaver Builder? The importance of a cute mascot in a WordPress product.
29:17 Balancing being user-friendly and developer-friendly.
30:27 Lee describes how they integrate Beaver Builder and Beaver Themer into the workflow at Angled Crown.
33:51 How will Beaver Themer change the development landscape? Particularly in regards to frameworks like Genesis? What are the pros and cons of using Beaver Builder vs frameworks?
45:45 How does Beaver Builder output CSS? What happens when you deactivate the plugin?
47:40 Do Kim or Lee use any third-party add-ons for Beaver Builder? Will Beaver Themer change the WordPress themes landscape? The many ways in which people interact with WordPress.
58:05 A rant about people who complain about tools that cost money (that they then use to make money).
1:05:06 Podcast outros.
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Links mentioned during the show:
PowerPack Beaver Builder Add On
Ultimate AddOns for Beaver Builder
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Find bonus content for this episode on the WP-Tonic website:
https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/beaver-builder-ecosystem/
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Subscribe to WP-Tonic on iTunes
An in-depth look at the Beaver Builder ecosystem, and the new Beaver Themer. After almost one year of development, Beaver Builder's announce its first official addon. Beaver Themer is a theme builder plugin for WordPress.
What makes Beaver Builder so special? What makes their community unique? Will Beaver Themer change how people develop WordPress websites?
Our WordPress panel this week:
Kim Shivler: https://whiteglovewebtraining.com/
Lee Jackson: https://angledcrown.com/
Mendel Kurland https://ifyouwillit.com/
Sallie Goetsch: https://wpfangirl.com/
Jackie D'Elia: https://jackiedelia.com/
Jonathan Denwood: https://www.wp-tonic.com/
John Locke: https://www.lockedownseo.com/
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Table of Contents for Episode 192
0:00 Podcast intros.
3:07 WordPress News Story #1: New WordPress Plugin Blocks Spam User Registrations Using Stop Forum Spam Database
8:43 WordPress News Story #2: Weglot Multilingual Plugin Closes $450K in Seed Funding
19:11 Main Topic: The Beaver Builder Ecosystem
19:20 What makes the Beaver Builder community so special? Why do people like this plugin so much compared to other page builders?
25:26 What has Beaver Builder done right that other page builders have not?
27:25 What's a good way to handle licensing for clients with Beaver Builder? The importance of a cute mascot in a WordPress product.
29:17 Balancing being user-friendly and developer-friendly.
30:27 Lee describes how they integrate Beaver Builder and Beaver Themer into the workflow at Angled Crown.
33:51 How will Beaver Themer change the development landscape? Particularly in regards to frameworks like Genesis? What are the pros and cons of using Beaver Builder vs frameworks?
45:45 How does Beaver Builder output CSS? What happens when you deactivate the plugin?
47:40 Do Kim or Lee use any third-party add-ons for Beaver Builder? Will Beaver Themer change the WordPress themes landscape? The many ways in which people interact with WordPress.
58:05 A rant about people who complain about tools that cost money (that they then use to make money).
1:05:06 Podcast outros.
==================
Links mentioned during the show:
PowerPack Beaver Builder Add On
Ultimate AddOns for Beaver Builder
==================
Find bonus content for this episode on the WP-Tonic website:
https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/beaver-builder-ecosystem/
===================
Subscribe to WP-Tonic on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wp-tonic-wordpress-podcast/id893083124?mt=2
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