192 The Beaver Builder Ecosystem

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/   ==================   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:   Stop Signup Spam >Stop Spammers Beaver Themer PowerPack Beaver Builder Add On Genesis Extender Plugin 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