Our guest for this episode is Robby McCullough, one of the co-founders of the Beaver Builder plugin and the FastLine Media agency. Beaver Builder is a great drag and drop page builder, which we&#8217;ve used ourselves.<br /> <br /> The Core<br /> <br /> * Available as either a plugin or theme<br /> * Free version: <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/beaver-builder-lite-version/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://wordpress.org/plugins/beaver-builder-lite-version/</a><br /> * Pro and agency versions: <a href="https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com</a><br /> * Better than hacking together a combination of shortcodes, widgets, and custom HTML<br /> * Especially useful for clients, who can make edits visually without understanding code<br /> <br /> FastLine Media: The Company Behind Beaver Builder<br /> <br /> * The company is primarily a design agency<br /> * Located near San Francisco in Campbell, CA<br /> * Beaver Builder started as a &#8220;scratch your own itch&#8221; project, launched in April 2014<br /> <br /> WordPress Networking<br /> <br /> * WordPress meetups at <a href="http://meetup.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">meetup.com</a><br /> * WordCamps at <a href="http://central.wordcamp.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">central.wordcamp.org</a><br /> * In the news: <a href="http://www.woothemes.com/2015/05/woothemes-joins-automattic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Automattic acquired WooThemes</a>, could mean big changes to WordPress.com and WooCommerce<br /> <br /> Connect with Beaver Builder<br /> <br /> * Beaver Builder Website: <a href="https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com</a><br /> * Agency: <a href="http://www.fastlinemedia.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.fastlinemedia.com</a><br /> * Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/fastlinemedia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://twitter.com/fastlinemedia</a><br /> * Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/FastLine-Media/106732702687887" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.facebook.com/pages/FastLine-Media/106732702687887</a><br /> <br />

WPcast.fm - The Professional WordPress Podcast

David Hehenberger and Doug Yuen

Balancing an Agency and a Premium Plugin (Beaver Builder), with Robby McCullough – WPCAST041

JUN 8, 201527 MIN
WPcast.fm - The Professional WordPress Podcast

Balancing an Agency and a Premium Plugin (Beaver Builder), with Robby McCullough – WPCAST041

JUN 8, 201527 MIN

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Our guest for this episode is Robby McCullough, one of the co-founders of the Beaver Builder plugin and the FastLine Media agency. Beaver Builder is a great drag and drop page builder, which we've used ourselves.