How To Build A Custom Homepage Using Thrive Architect?
What is Thrive Architect?
Thrive Architect (review) is the visual page builder that is built from the ground up for business and conversion focused websites. And because we know that entrepreneurs are busy, Thrive Architect is built with an obsessive focus on being as fast as possible to use.
Unlike other drag and drop builders, Thrive Architect is the leading visual composer because of its feature, low learning curve and more importantly, constant updates.
Thrive Architect is not complicated to learn, doesn't require any coding skills and is highly affordable — for both bloggers and website developers.
Today's topic is all about how to build a custom homepage on WordPress.
To be exact, it is about building a custom homepage on WordPress using Thrive Architect.
Let's dive in, shall we?
Step 1: Installing Thrive Architect plugin
I'm using Thrive Architect plugin as the lead drag and drop builder for this tutorial. Tomorrow, I'll be sharing with you on how to use Divi to build custom homepage on WordPress.
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Here are some advantages using Thrive Architect:
Why Thrive Architect is special?
Your homepage is probably one of the most visited pages on your site. Is it making the impression you want it to make? Is it engaging visitors and boosting your conversions?
With Thrive Architect page builder, you can use one of our templates or build a beautiful, professional looking homepage or improve the layout on your existing homepage by adding things like columns, horizontal opt-in forms, a stylish gallery of your blog posts, social share icons and more.
Step 2: Create a page on WordPress
In order to create a custom homepage on WordPress, you are required to create a new page (and later on making it as your default homepage).
Don't worry — I'll guide you in this post with the step by step tutorial.
P.S. Creating a page is rather easy. Just a few clicks and you are all set to go.
To create a custom homepage on WordPress using Thrive Architect, add the title of the page in the "Add Title" column, click on Save Draft and lastly, Launch Thrive Architect.
Step 3: Choose a custom homepage layout
Why should you use Thrive Architect to build your custom homepage?
Because there are over 274 ready-made Thrive Architect templates that you can choose from.
You can easily download and import these homepage templates in just a few clicks.
Here's one example using Flat 2.0.
When you click on Flat 2.0 template, it will open up a list of child templates that you can choose from (see above).
Select Flat 2.0 Homepage templates and after clicking Choose Template, Thrive Architect will automatically download the template.
Within moments, a blank page that looks like this:
Magically transforms to this:
Pretty cool, right?
Why choose Thrive Architect to build custom WordPress homepage?
I got to admit that there are many visual builders and plugins that you can use to build custom WordPress homepages.
But what makes Thrive Architect different from the rest?
Thrive Architect — More than just different
For starters, over 274 ready-made Thrive Architect templates make it an absolutely no brainer for choice.
And if you hate templates for whatever reason, Thrive Architect is an intuitive drag and drop website builder that doesn't suck. You don't need any coding skill as everything is done through dragging and dropping an element to a designated spot (WYSIWYG effect).
Want to build custom homepage designs?
There is no denial that Thrive Architect is an excellent WordPress plugin and is something you should definitely use if you are serious in building a custom homepage.
Learn more about Thrive Architect below.