Creating an Elementor Blueprint Site can significantly streamline your workflow, especially if you find yourself repeatedly going through the mundane initial setup for every new Elementor project. This guide will walk you through the process of establishing a blueprint or starter site, enabling you to kickstart your projects efficiently, with a focus on Elementor as the cornerstone tool.
Prerequisites
Please make sure you have the following installed and activated:
- Elementor (Pro)
The Advantages of an Elementor Blueprint Site
Creating an Elementor Blueprint Site is more than a time-saving measure; it’s a strategic approach to web design that brings multiple benefits:
- Efficiency
By having a starter template at hand, you significantly reduce the setup time for new projects. This efficiency allows you to allocate more time to customization and creative design, rather than repetitive setup tasks. - Consistency
A blueprint ensures that all your websites start with the same base settings, plugins, and design elements. This consistency is crucial for maintaining a high standard of quality across all your projects and streamlining the design process. - Customization
Starting with a blueprint doesn’t mean sacrificing uniqueness. On the contrary, it provides a solid and consistent foundation from which you can customize and innovate, ensuring that each project feels fresh and tailored to specific needs. - Learning Tool
For those new to Elementor or web design, a blueprint site serves as an excellent learning tool. It provides insight into essential plugins, settings, and design practices, offering a practical framework for exploration and learning. - Scalability
As your web design business grows, so does the need for scalable solutions. Blueprints make it easier to delegate work to team members or scale your operations, as everyone begins from the same starting point, ensuring uniformity and quality control.
Elementor Blueprint Summary
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Introduction to the necessity of creating an Elementor starter site or blueprint to simplify and expedite the process of starting a new Elementor website, avoiding repetitive setup tasks. - 1:05
Discussion on choosing a hosting environment for the starter site, with options including a local host like Local by Flywheel, hosting services offering temporary domains or subdomains, and InstaWP for quickly deploying pre-built sites. - 2:35
Initial setup of a new WordPress site on InstaWP, including cleaning up default posts and pages for a fresh start, installing the Hello theme and its child theme, and making initial WordPress settings adjustments. - 3:03
Explanation of disabling full site editing in WordPress to regain access to traditional settings and the installation process of the child theme for the Hello theme. - 3:49
Updating WordPress and checking for pre-installed plugins to clean up and start fresh, followed by adjustments in WordPress settings like time zone, site name, and permalink structure. - 5:06
Creation of basic starter pages (Home, Blog, Contact) and setting up the initial menu to streamline future site development. - 5:49
Configuring homepage settings in the WordPress customizer and emphasizing the importance of automating repetitive tasks to improve efficiency in site creation. - 6:36
Installation of Elementor and Elementor Pro, bypassing the setup wizard to manually configure settings. - 7:26
Detailed walkthrough of configuring Elementor settings, including post types, global colors, and fonts, disabling unused features, and optimizing for performance. - 11:02
Discussion on custom code snippets and the importance of setting up a consistent system for font styles and sizes using global settings in Elementor. - 15:07
Setting up global colors in Elementor, creating a color palette that aligns with the user’s design system, and emphasizing the importance of a minimalistic approach to plugin use. - 21:58
The final steps in preparing the Elementor blueprint, including selecting essential plugins and outlining the process for sharing the blueprint with others or using it for future projects. - 26:35
Conclusion, highlighting the benefits of creating an Elementor starter site or blueprint for more efficient and streamlined website development.
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Elementor Blueprint – Conclusion
Setting up an Elementor Blueprint Site is a proactive approach to reduce repetitive tasks, allowing you to focus on the creative aspects of web design. By preparing a reusable template, you ensure consistency across projects and save valuable time, making your workflow more efficient and enjoyable.
