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Awesome Pages and Website with the Elegant Builder Plugin

Layout Builder of the Elegant Page Builder
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ElegantThemes is well-known for its beautiful themes. What a lot of WordPress users do not know is that ElegantThemes also develops Premium WordPress Plugins. In this post, we are going to investigate the Elegant Page Builder. But also dubbed Elegant Builder, or just Builder.

The Elegant Page Builder allows you to create awesome page layouts, simply by picking page elements and adding them to the canvas of the page – visually, by a drag-and-drop. You can add columns, sliders, tabs, buttons, toggles, text boxes, and more.

 

Basically, what Nick Roach and his team at ElegantThemes have done in this case is isolate the Landing Page Builder from ElegantThemes Convertible and put it in a plugin. A limitation of the Convertible theme, is that it is great for landing pages and one-page websites, but not beyond that.

Now, with the Elegant Builder, you can add all the benefits of the Landing Page Builder to any WordPress theme. In order to test Builder, we need a theme. For this review wilwebs picked the StudioPress Prose child theme.

Like most Genesis child themes from StudioPress, this theme comes with a landing page template. And since Prose comes with point-and-click styling options it has a clean an minimal design. Both qualities are perfect for our objective.

Theme Extensions by the Elegant Builder

Widget Areas of the Elegant Builder
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The Elegant Page Builder installs like any other WordPress plugin. Just upload the plugin with WordPress (Plugins >> Installed Plugins >> Add New >> Upload) or over FTP, and activate it.

After activation, you will notice that the Elegant Builder has added five widgetized areas to the Widgets screen – Area 1 to 5. This allows you to incorporate widget areas, and therefore widgets, within the pages constructed with the Page Builder.

The main purpose of the Elegant Builder, however, is creating beautiful webpages by drag-and-drop. How do we achieve that? The plugin adds a Layout Builder to the bottom of the Edit/Add New Page screen. And not only there – the Layout Builder appears on the Edit/Add New Post page too!

If you do not want to use the Layout Builder on every page and with every post – no problem. You can disable the Builder for individual posts and pages.

And if you want to use the Layout Builder frequently, or even exclusively, just drag the Layout Builder box up and drop it just below the WYSIWYG editor and minimize the latter.

Working with the Layout Builder

The Layout Builder is actually the graphical user interface of the Page Builder that we use to assemble our page. When you start the Layout Builder on a specific post or page for the first time, you will see a blank canvas just like in the example above.

Elegant Builder – Adding A Module
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Building your page is really a matter of drag-and-drop. Just drag any of the 17 modules to the canvas. Elegant Page Builder offers you a nice variation of modules:

Logo Paper Video Testimonial Slogan Image Slider Button Horizontal Bar List

Toggle Tabs Simple Slider Pricing Table Box Text Block Widget Area Image

ElegantBuilder – Deleting A Module
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Each module has two icons; a Delete icon on the left, and a Settings icon on the right. Deleting by mistake is not easy, since you always have to confirm the removal of a module. This is done by clicking a Yes button.

Elegant Builder – Paper Settings
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The Settings icon launches a dialog box where you can enter your text, URL, dimensions – whatever is relevant for the module chosen. In case of Paper for example, you have the entire WYSIWYG editor at your disposal – including the kitchen sink.

By adding columns first, you can build more advanced layout. First you drag the column to the canvas. After that you add your module(s) to the column.

Elegant Builder – Adding A Column
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Page Builder offers six types of columns: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/3, 3/4 and Resizable.

So, building a webpage with the Elegant Page Builder is basically a straight forward process:

1. add a module
2. enter the content/configure the module
3. (optionally) add columns
4. resize and rearrange the modules
5. publish

There is very nice demo available on the ElegantThemes’ website that shows the sample layout of the Layout Builder. It previews a great deal of the possibilities of the Elegant Page Builder.

Plans & Pricing

ElegantThemes does not sell individual plugins – or themes. You can subscribe to one of two memberships. The Personal Membership is only $39 – the price of one premium theme! For this annual fee you get access to all the themes – currently 76, #77 has been announced!

The Better Business Bureau

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance “collects and distributes information on hundreds of nonprofit organizations that solicit nationally or have national or international program services.” Reports on charities include background information, current programs, governance, fund-raising practices, finances, and an indication of whether or not the organization complies with the voluntary Standards for Charitable Solicitation.

Charity Navagaitor

Charity Navigator is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping donors make informed decisions. This site provides information on over 5,000 charities.

Charity Watch

Givewell

GiveWell is a nonprofit dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities and publishing the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give.

GreatNonprofits

n partnership with Guidestar, Charity Navigator, and GlobalGiving, GreatNonprofits allows the users to rate over 1.2 million nonprofits.  The donors give first-hand stories on how they have been affected by nonprofits, and why they have decided to donate to the nonprofits.  Future donors may look for charities by “top issues” and “nearby cities.”

Guidestar

Financial and operations information on over one million nonprofit groups in the United States is available. Free registration is necessary to search the site.

How to Evaluate Your Favorite Charities- Motherearthnews

Network for GoodThis is a Web site where you can give to your favorite charity/charities and have all your donation records stored and accessible at any time. You can also use this site to find volunteering opportunities in your area and create an online record of service.

Charitable Organizations Division, State of Maryland

The Charitable Organizations Division annually registers, regulates, and renews charitable organizations, professional solicitors, and fund-raising counsel doing business in the State of Maryland. This includes reviewing a charitable organization’s financial and governing documents, as well as reviewing all fund-raising contracts. Potential donors can search the database of charitable organizations, learn how to spot scams, and make complaints about questionable charities.

Americas Worst Charities: Tampa Bay Times

On this page we provide a list of organizations that evaluate charities.  Other Resources– Charity Links and Information Resources

1.Charity Watch we give a grade 0f C. They provide information from various other sources, some of which is outdated, but more current than The Charity Navigator. It costs $50.00 to receive access to their rating guide and watchdog reports. As such, it is difficult to evaluate their effectiveness.

2.The Charity Navigator we give a grade of C- for evaluations. They use the evaluations of others to rate charities. This approach requires constant updating and evaluation. Their latest advisory on The Kids Wish Network, rated the worst by The Tampa Bay Times is not included on their worst ten list.

3. The Tampa Bay Times and The Center for Investigative Reporting have conducted considerable research on charities. Their listing is one of the most reputable and we give them a grade of A+. We always refer people to their findings. Here is the link. TAMPABAY

Here is their list of the 50 worst charities. Updated 5-26-2013

By Slate.com  

By Farhad Manjoo                   Posted Sunday, June 9, 2013, at 7:44 PM

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Calm down, ladies. When a man wants his own space in the house — be it a cave, garage, bar, media room, billiards hall, woodshop or bowling alley — it’s not a red flag indicating that he’s rebelling in your relationship, trying to avoid you or shirking social commitments. In fact, having one’s own personalized space is actually necessary and important psychologically for everyone.

“Space is very important for regulating emotions,” says Sam Gosling, a University of Texas at Austin psychology professor and author of Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You. Gosling studies how space is a powerful mechanism for evoking our emotions, and he’s seen firsthand how having your own space, decorated by you alone, can positively affect emotional well-being. “It’s incredibly important to be in one’s own space and resonate with who one is,” he says.

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You wake up in an unfamiliar room, missing a button or two, with a few stains on your shirt that you’re hoping are food-related. The last thing you remember from the night before was downing that fourth shot of Cuervo. Okay, so you blacked out. But what exactly does that mean?

There are probably 100 or more websites and forums where people relate stories of themselves and others who are blackout drunk or intoxicated. When I retired early in 2002 and decided to write and consult, I often hung out on Friday nights with a group of family members and long-term friends. Because I lived a considerable driving distance away from the regular watering hole, I rarely went to the after bar parties at a wealthy group member’s house that was basically set up to like a private resort. There was a hot tub that included a spillover waterfall into an oddly shaped pool while music played throughout the area by numerous outdoor speakers.

By mid week stories were often related to me of skinny-dipping, sex, nude dances on the outside bar and several other illicit activities. The stories were often told in a hushed cryptic whispered voice were anyone would conclude several parts were missing. What I didn’t know is the missing parts and fragmented stories were the result of the group being blackout intoxicated while still conscious. And yes, you can remain totally conscious while blackout intoxicated but will simply have no short term memory.

I made notes of these juicy stories we all want to know about but rarely comment to wanting to know. Along with these and other stories it was my intention to someday write a book about life’s illicit moments. You know, those times and things we do that we guard revealing to anyone like the government protects Fort Knox. However, in the end I realize the book could never be written.

Here, I will relate two of the stories from personal observation that occurred in 2003. At a later date, I will expand this article to include other observations and stories personally related to me. As usual, for these kinds of issues the names have been changed. Practically all members of the group are keenly aware of these events.

One male member of the group would frequently urinate wherever he was when the urge overwhelmed him. The most notable occasion was an evening where they were doing tequila shots for nearly 45 minutes. It would not be unusual for them to whiz through an entire bottle in 15 to 20 minutes necessitating the retrieval of another. One evening a small group of us was startled when we heard a woman’s voice yelling “stop it.” We all shuffled through the sliding glass doors to see her slapping and pushing her husband who was urinating between a chair onto the wall in the family room. It took a few members of the group 30 minutes to clean the mess in the chair was removed and placed temporarily outside. I might add that it was an expensive La-Z-Boy. The next day the individual has no recollection of his action.

On another evening, my wife and I decided to stay over for the night as we were drank too much to drive home. After another round of shots, my wife went to bed while I remained outside with a female member of the group smoking and drinking Grand Marnier. We were startled when another member of the group walked into the sliding glass door attempting to come back outside. I will refer to this lady as Mary. We walked over to help her but she insisted she was okay and staggered through the door to the outside patio area. She walked over to a grassy area by the wooden stockade fence unbuttoned her short pants, squatted and started to urinate. Mary was staring right at us as I looked on in amazement. Evidently, the other lady had seen this on numerous occasions and was not surprised. However, we both shot forward a step when Mary slipped on the dew covered grass onto her back but continued urinating. We walked to the edge of the patio and looked down at her, deciding if we should help.

This wasn’t just a person who slipped and fell but instead an individual lying in a puddle of her own urine. In the end, we did help her and the other lady gave her a shower, washed the clothes and put her to bed. I was told the next morning, the Mary was found sleeping nude in a lounge chair on the patio. To this day, Mrs. urination has no recollection of that evening’s events or the 100 other blackout escapades.
Here are a few other shortcakes of various events

A lady named Carla had a minor vehicle accident, hitting several bushes a few blocks from her house. She did not remember the accident and had few recollections of the police officer placing her in his car. While everyone typically encouraged Carla to state over, she would routinely slip out of the house without telling anyone. On many occasions she was found asleep in her car.

When Carla was not slipping out of the house undetected, she usually wandered off to an empty bedroom and passed out. She typically was found lying in a bed nude with all of the lights on and the door opened. The other ladies would conduct a Carla search if she was missing for 10 minutes or longer.
On one occasion, no one could locate Carla’s clothes until the next day when they located in the bathtub sopping wet, including her belt and shoes. I was told, one of the shoes was filled with water and a bar of soap was resting on top of her blouse

On one occasion when there was a ladies night out at my house, I came home around midnight to discover all of them on the back patio area, drunk, topless and showing off their breasts. My investigation revealed that one of the ladies whom had recently received breast implants was asked by a few others if they could feel her breasts. This led to a mutual topless comparison exhibition and topless dancing.
Oh, I forgot to mention the night I found Carla asleep sitting on the commode.

• News Limited Network
• April 23, 2013

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