WordPress has evolved from being just a simple blogging application into a tool being used to create all kinds of websites.
Whatever you can think of, somewhere around the world someone is most likely already building it using WordPress!
In this article you will discover the ultimate drag and drop front end visual content builder for WordPress.
Drag And Drop Content Editors For WordPress
Is The Default WordPress Visual Content Editor Meeting All Of Your Web Design Needs?
Using the built-in WordPress editor to build or edit complex web pages can be quite challenging.
(The WordPress editor is great for adding, formatting and editing conventional content, but adding complex content elements can be quite challenging!)
For example, if you look at the image below …
To create the above in your content would require inserting something like this inside the WordPress editor …
Typically, this is not really an issue … until you want to change the layout (for example, move part of the content from box 1 into box 2, or replace the background colour in a box from bright red to gold. Then, you’re stuck having to mess around with code.
The WordPress editor is supposed to provide non-technical users with an easy-to-use WYSIWYG editor, but as you can see, if you are trying to add more complex page elements, often what you see on your screen may not be the same as what you are getting when your page gets published …
(“What You See” isn’t always “What You Get” … unless you can visualize code!)
In some situations, you could be better off working inside the WordPress text editor tab instead of the WYSIWYG editor when trying to build complex layouts …
Even though WordPress is very user-friendly, this makes it hard for users without coding skills to fully manage their own content.
The fundamental challenge with having to use HTML and shortcodes to create content in the default WordPress visual editor can be summarized by asking two questions:
1) Speed – How long does it take to build a page using this editor?
2) Abstraction – How closely does the content in the editor match the content in the “front end” when you are creating or editing a page?
As you can see from the above screenshot, what you see when working in the editor looks nothing like what you see in the front end. This means that users need to mentally translate what the content will look like when working with sophisticated layouts. Other solutions require taking multiple steps before you can begin configuring your page layout, or endlessly switching browser tabs and performing tweaks and updates to see how your content is coming along, which can impact how quickly you can create your content, as you wait for the updated content to reload.
A number of WordPress developers have tried to come up with different solutions to try and address this issue. Some of these solutions range from plugins you can install on your site that add new functionality to the editor, to themes that include built-in features like drag and drop editing …
(WordPress “drag and drop” editors aim to make creating complex layouts easier!)
Some solutions require so many complex page-building features, that users end up with complicated-looking front end editors …
Many of these alternative solutions work fine, but they still don’t address the fundamental issue of using HTML and shortcodes as described earlier. Adding and editing non-linear content on a page becomes overly complicated, involves multiple steps and doesn’t match what users expect to see on the “front end.”
If you want to create or edit complex layouts quickly, this can start to become quite frustrating.
Ask yourself this …
If there were no technical constraints, how would you like to build and edit your content?
Now that you’ve asked this question, imagine this …
- You look at your content and if you see something that needs fixing, just click on the content and start typing. Your content is instantly changed.
- You simply drag and drop elements on the page, and the page looks exactly as it will appear on the front end without having to mentally translate any HTML or shortcodes.
- You have an idea for some content you would like to create, so you just begin typing, and you build your web page as you go, with no delays, with no switching tabs, and no waiting for pages to reload.
Would this not be the perfect way to build content for your website? A true WYSIWYG content builder where all you have to do is click-to-edit and drag and drop elements around your page?
(Imagine being able to create complex web pages in real-time for your web content without technical skills required!)
If you are ready to change the way you create content in WordPress site, then here is a plugin that you may want to consider using …
Thrive Content Builder Plugin – The Simplest Visual Editor For Your WordPress Website
Plugin Description
Thrive Content Builder is a truly intuitive WordPress click-to-edit drag-and-drop content building plugin.
The Thrive Content Builder plugin is a new and exciting way to set up conversion-focused pages on any WordPress website.
Once installed, Thrive Content Builder adds a visual content editor and an item menu that lets you select, then drag and drop elements on your web page …
(Thrive Content Builder adds a new content builder to your WordPress site)
Thrive Content Builder And Landing Pages is actually a combination of the Thrive Content Builder and Thrive Landing Pages plugins merged into one, plus an additional plugin feature called Thrive Lightbox.
We will examine each of the above and how these features work seamlessly together to help you transform and improve your web site and create awesome marketing pages, streamlined landing pages and engaging content.
Thrive Content Builder – WordPress Plugin
You can easily add content to your web pages and build complex page layouts using drag and drop elements …
Everything on your page can be created with “drag and drop” and “click-to-edit” ease …
Once you have placed your elements on a page, you can then further customize or edit them without having to go through multiple steps or switching tabs …
You can also work inside highly attractive landing pages that can also be easily customized …
Thrive Content Builder and Landing Pages is simple, easy to use, and ideal for all WordPress users at all levels. In fact, designing web pages and working on content with the plugin installed is so amazingly easy, that the developers guarantee that once you start using it, it will ruin the experience of using any other content editor forever, and you will never look back!
Go here to learn more: Thrive Content Builder
The integrated Thrive Content Builder and Landing Pages plugin was created by the same team that developed Thrive Leads, another terrific plugin for WordPress that we have previously reviewed on this site.
To learn more about using the plugin, see this page:
Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits and advantages of using Thrive Content Builder to speed up the process of creating content for your site:
Very Easy To Install
Thrive Content Builder installs just like any WP plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin account and activate.
Edit & Build Content In Real Time
Thrive Content Builder is is not only very simple and intuitive to use, it also lets you edit content in real-time.
A Truly Visual Content Builder
With Thrive Content Builder installed, what you see on the “back end” as you work within the content editor – fonts, elements, layouts, etc. is exactly what your visitors will see on the front end of your site.
Additional benefits include:
- Design Attractive Web Page Layouts With Drag And Drop Ease: Create any kind of layout you can imagine with drag-and-drop ease.
- Add Customizable Elements With No Short Codes Involved: With Thrive Content Builder you not only get an amazing click-to-edit content builder, but the plugin also includes a collection of professional design elements that you can add to your web pages without using short codes, for e.g.: flat design elements, star ratings for review pages, dividers, responsive Google maps, etc.
- Distraction-Free Content Creation: Not having to deal with technical stuff, or having to wait for your page to reload frees up your attention and allows you to be more focused while you build or edit your content or click through multiple layers of menus to get what you want done.
(Thrive Content Builder lets you easily add, edit and customize page elements like testimonial boxes, pricing tables, guarantee boxes, page section dividers, responsive video embeds, etc.)
Features
Thrive Content Builder offers many great features to WP users. Here are just a few:
- All WordPress Editor Functionality Is Preserved: You have access to all of the built-in content editing options that you are used to (e.g. bold, justified text, headings, etc.),
- Drag And Drop Multi-Style Elements: The plugin makes a “drag and drop” list of elements available on your post or page screen for editing content.
- Conversion-Boosting Elements: The plugin includes various attention-grabbing and customizable elements that will help increase your conversions, including buttons and call-to-action elements, testimonials, and guarantees. In addition to customization options, multiple design options are also available for various elements.
- Responsive Web Page Design: Add mobile-friendly columns, boxes, section dividers, e.g. which will resize and display correctly on different device screens.
- Add Animation Events To Web Pages: Thrive Content Builder’s Event Manager feature lets you add animation in images, trigger lightboxes and more!
(Add Animated Elements To Your Web Pages)
Thrive Landing Pages – Landing Page Template Sets
Landing page sets are templates that work together logically and use the same conversion-optimized design language to take your visitors all the way from initial signup to purchase, product download and more.
(Thrive Landing Pages lets you easily add conversion-optimized pages to your web site)
Thrive Landing Pages Plugin – Benefits
- Hosted on your own WordPress site
- Save time and money designing web pages
- 100% conversion-optimized web page templates
- No tech skills required
- Works with any theme
Thrive Content and Landing Page Builder not only can be used to create beautiful content in your WordPress posts and pages, but you can also choose from dozens of professionally designed, conversion optimized page templates and fully customizable …
(Thrive Landing Pages provides sets of templates that work together logically and use the same conversion-optimized design language)
There are over thirty templates available, with more templates being worked on. In addition to the templates shown above, the developers plan to release new templates for email lead generation, sales pages, course pages, personal branding pages, webinar pages and more.
Completely Customizable And Flexible Landing Page Template
Typically, in order to have fully customizable landing page templates, you would need to either pay a web site designer to do the work, or learn how to code web pages and figure out how to edit the page code yourself.
As Shane Melaugh, co-founder of Thrive Themes says …
“There are many ways to get a pre-designed page published quickly, but the problem comes with customization. Total design freedom requires either hiring web developers to do the work for you, or learn how to do it yourself, which involves learning how to code or use complicated editors. Customizable usually means complicated, expensive or time-consuming. So, you can either have something that is fast and easy to set up, or something that is customizable and flexible. But you couldn’t have both … until now! With Thrive Landing Pages you get the best of both worlds for creating conversion-optimized web pages.”
Thrive Landing Pages gives you attractive pre-designed page templates that are fully optimized and ready to go, and complete design freedom that allows you to change and customize any element of your page template …
The landing page template sets included with this plugin let you do the following:
- Edit text in any button, headline, bullet point, etc.
- Remove text, images or any other component of the landing page
- Change all background images or background colour
- Change the color of links, buttons, text, etc.
- Use your own fonts
- Select your own images and graphics
- Edit the size of the content area
- Change the order of page elements
- Translate pages into a different language
- Add any kind of custom content anywhere in your pages
- Start with a blank page and create your own page templates, or even build your own custom landing page templates library.
(Change or edit anything on your page template)
Transform Your Website Into A Marketing Machine With Thrive Lightbox
The Thrive plugin package includes Thrive Lightbox, which lets you add fully editable two-step opt-in forms and animated objects to your website …
(Add lead capture forms and events to your pages with the Thrive Lightbox plugin)
Two-Step Opt-in Forms
A two-step opt-in process can help increase your conversion rates. When visitors click on an image or button they are presented with your opt-in form …
(Capture more leads and subscribers with a two-step opt-in process)
Thrive Lightbox Event Manager
An “event” consists of a trigger and an action. You can make an opt-in form appear when when visitors click or hover over a button or graphic elements, or when someone reaches a certain point on the page. You can also use the Event Manager to animate images on your page, using a range of animation effects (e.g. fade out, slide in from left to right, rotate, etc.
(Set up and manage events on your sales pages with Thrive Lightbox)
A lightbox and event is created automatically for your landing pages, but you also have complete control over the events, triggers and design.
Testimonials From Plugin Users
Here are just a few of the testimonials and comments that plugin users have published about Thrive Content Builder:
”Wow! This is just getting better & better. This plugin is making my websites look so professional. Keep up the great work and thank you for the new features. Ladonna Ragalin”
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“I’m blown away by the plugin. Keep up the incredible, WordPress changing work, guys! Dean Phillips”
Thrive Content Builder – Tips
Thrive Content Builder works with any theme in WordPress, not just with the Thrive Landing Pages plugin. You cannot use Thrive Content Builder to edit content that was not created using the plugin.
You can add WordPress shortcodes inside the Content Builder or Landing Pages plugin and they will be displayed correctly on on your web site.
Thrive Lightbox works with any content you build using Thrive Content Builder.
Thrive Content Builder Support
Thrive Landing Pages and Content Builder Plugin comes with free updates, new landing templates and upcoming features. The Thrive team is constantly working on adding new features and improving existing ones.
Thrive plugins are really well-supported, and users get unlimited software upgrades, plus one year unlimited support with their purchase, backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% refund guarantee.
This is an exciting product that just keeps getting better.
Product License Price
At the time of writing, the pricing information shown below includes all three components described above (Thrive Content Builder, Thrive Landing Pages & Thrive Lightbox):
- Single Site License – This license allows you to use the plugin on one domain only. Includes full feature set, unlimited updates and 1 year of unlimited support. Price = $59.00.
- Unlimited Sites Licensing – This option enables you to install the plugin on all sites that you own. Includes full feature set, unlimited updates and one year of unlimited support. Price = $87.00.
- Agency License – This enables you to use the plugin on all of your own sites and any client sites. Includes access to Thrive Content Builder, plus all Thrive Themes & Thrive Plugins. Price = $247.00 per year.
Note: The cost to purchase the Thrive Content Builder plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product retails for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
The Thrive Content and Landing Page Builder plugin developers repeatedly maintain that the plugin’s architecture gives you the “best of both worlds,” and help bring back the “joy of creating content.”
On the one hand, you have time-saving features like ready-made web page elements and template sets that help to make designing your content faster, and on the other hand, you also have complete control over your design process and the freedom to edit and customize everything on your web page, using the plugin’s click-to-edit and drag and drop features, which lets you get things done without having to keep switching tabs or going through multiple steps.
For demo videos showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the Thrive website.
Install The Plugin …
If you want to edit something, you click on the element and start editing. If you want to change something, you’ll see the change happen immediately. If you want to move something, just drag it and drop it into its new location. There are no overly complicated steps involved.
If you want to transform and improve your web site and create amazing marketing pages, streamlined landing pages and engaging content, this plugin delivers an incredible conversion-boosting package with a single, inexpensive plugin.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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