02. Getting Started with Beaver Builder
Beaver Builder is the page builder that Beaver Profile Builder extends. This page orients you if you have not used it before. If you already build with Beaver Builder, skip ahead to Installation and Setup.
What is Beaver Builder?
Beaver Builder is a drag-and-drop page builder for WordPress. You design pages on the front end by dragging modules (headings, images, buttons, forms) into rows and columns, then styling them through a settings panel. No code is required.
Beaver Builder is a paid plugin from FastLine Media. Full documentation is at docs.wpbeaverbuilder.com.
Why it matters for Beaver Profile Builder
Beaver Profile Builder has no interface of its own. Its profile modules appear inside Beaver Builder's module panel and are placed, configured, and styled like any other Beaver Builder module. Without Beaver Builder installed and active, the profile modules do not load.
Key concepts
Modules are the building blocks you drag into a layout. Beaver Profile Builder adds three of them, grouped under Beaver Profile Builder in the module panel's group dropdown.
The settings panel opens when you place or click a module. Settings are organised into tabs: a general tab for content and behaviour, plus tabs for style and typography. The profile modules follow the same pattern.
Rows and columns control page structure. Profile modules sit inside columns like any other module, so you can combine them freely with headings, text, and other content on the same account page.
Next steps
Install the plugin: Installation and Setup.