The live composer is a complete front-end WordPress plugin reach in features and is a free drag and drop editor that allows one to create a professional website without having technical or coding skills.
It’s also 100% open-source with the backing of experienced web developers.
Is Visual Composer a page builder?
![Is Visual Composer a page builder](https://olitt.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-12-1024x452.png)
Yes, Visual Composer is a page builder for WordPress. It comes in both a free and premium version.
The free version is a robust page builder with many features, while the premium version expands on this to offer a full website building experience with access to additional elements, templates, and extensions.
Key features of Visual Composer:
- Drag-and-drop interface: Easily create and customize pages without any coding knowledge.
- Wide range of elements and templates: Choose from various pre-designed elements and templates to speed up your workflow.
- Responsive design: Ensure your website looks great on all devices.
- SEO-friendly: Optimize your website for search engines.
Visual Composer is different from WPBakery Page Builder, which was formerly known as Visual Composer.
They are two separate plugins.
Getting Started With Live Composer Page Builder
As already hinted, Live Composer is a free, open-source page builder for WordPress. It allows you to create and customize pages visually without any coding knowledge.
Key Features:
- Drag-and-drop interface: Easily build and design pages with intuitive controls.
- Wide range of modules: Add various elements like text, images, buttons, videos, and more.
- Responsive design: Ensure your website looks great on all devices.
- SEO-friendly: Optimize your content for search engines.
- WooCommerce integration: Create and customize online stores.
Getting Started:
- Installation:
- Go to your WordPress dashboard.
- Navigate to “Plugins” -> “Add New.”
- Search for “Live Composer Page Builder.”
- Click “Install Now” and then “Activate.”
- Activation:
- Visit any page on your website.
- You’ll see a green “Activate Editor” button in the bottom right corner. Click it to enable Live Composer.
- Building Your Page:
- You’ll now see the Live Composer interface with various modules and settings.
- Start dragging and dropping modules onto the page.
- Customize each module by clicking on it and adjusting the settings.
Tips:
- Interactive Tutorial: Try the built-in interactive tutorial to get familiar with Live Composer’s features.
- Premium Extensions: Consider purchasing premium extensions for additional functionality and features.
- Community Support: Join the Live Composer Facebook group or visit their website for support and resources.
Installation of Live Composer
To install the plugin on WordPress,
On WordPress dashboard click plugins tabs
![Installation of Live Composer](https://olittblog.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/install.png)
Search live composer and add new
Click on activate
![Activation of Live Composer](https://olittblog.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/activate.png)
How Live Composer Works
This works on the already-made post that can be designed using the composer therefore you need to create a post and publish first.
![working](https://olittblog.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/compose.png)
Features of live composer
- It is free to use
Using is free since it Is an Open-source project meaning downloading and using is supported for free but some extensions are paid for?
- Free and premium extension
The builder allows you to make the website livelier by the use of extensions. It has a variety of free extensions and paid premium extensions.
![Free and premium extension](https://olittblog.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/after-install.png)
- Live front-end editor
Live composer features a live editor in the WYSIWYG format. (what you see is what you get)
- Over 25 modules to choose from
The builder offers a unique and beautiful layout with sets of designing modules like buttons and tabs among others.
![Over 25 modules](https://olittblog.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/elements.png)
- User-friendly template system
Does it? Yes, the Template system of live Composer has the ability to save your custom design for later use, this will allow you to import and export to other websites while you can share with others.
![User-friendly template](https://olittblog.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/temps-mode.png)
- Mobile responsive editor
customizing in the editor gives you an option to view the presentation of any elements or pages in the mobile design view ensuring the site is mobile friendly.
- Gutenberg compatible
The plugin can work along the Gutenberg block editor with no effects whatsoever.
- Support for third party plugins
- Internally optimized code for better SEO performance.
Live Composer Extensions
Live Composer offers various extensions, both free and premium, to enhance its functionality and add more features to your website building experience.
Free Extensions:
- Previous/Next Post Links: Adds navigation links to your blog posts.
- Additional Animations: Provides 47 more animation effects for your modules.
- Video Embed: Easily embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Hulu, etc.
You can find these free extensions on the Live Composer website: https://livecomposerplugin.com/add-ons/
Premium Extensions:
- Official Extensions Pack: A bundle of premium extensions for custom post types, advanced custom fields, mega menus, and more.
- WooCommerce Integration: Essential for building and customizing online stores.
You can purchase the premium extensions from the Live Composer website: https://livecomposerplugin.com/downloads/extensions/
Limitations
- The page builder offers limited pre-built templates and addons.
- No undo buttons, unlike other page builders.
- No global elements or sections
- Lack of customization options
- No pre-sale supports; Even with premium extension they don’t offer support with no contacts on their page
Conclusion
Should you use a live composer?.
In my view, it is a new competitor in the market but offers better features than most page builder plugins at relatively no cost. Usually an added advantage for bloggers and web developers.
In case you are dealing with complex websites, it will require you to use a better page builder than this.
Frequently Asked Questions
1) Why is the activator button missing in the homepage
WordPress automatically generates the homepage the best option is to Publish a new page and set it as the homepage ( WP Admin > Settings > Reading > FrontPage ). Now you can use a page builder on the homepage too
2) How do i install live composer?
- To install the plugin on WordPress,
- On WordPress dashboard click plugins tabs
- Search live composer and add new
- Click on activate
Important Note: Live Composer is no longer actively maintained, and there may be compatibility issues with newer versions of WordPress. It is recommended to consider alternative page builders that are regularly updated and supported.
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