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Page builders and blocks

Older page builders leave shortcodes and nested layouts in every page, which makes sites slow and ties you to one plugin. I move your pages to the block editor or a lighter builder, rebuild each layout properly rather than pasting it across, and keep every URL, title and description, so your search traffic carries on.

Page builder switch by Harsh Prajapati, freelance web developer in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, working with clients across India and worldwide.

Sound familiar?

  • Pages are slow because the builder loads a lot of code
  • Turning the builder off would leave pages full of shortcodes
  • The builder licence or support is ending and you feel stuck

What changes

  • 01Lighter pages on modern WordPress
  • 02No more lock-in to one builder
  • 03URLs, titles and rankings kept in place

What you get

  • Audit of every page, template and builder add-on in use
  • A plan for the new setup: block editor, block theme or a lighter builder
  • Rebuild of each layout as clean blocks or patterns
  • Content moved over and checked page by page
  • Same URLs, titles, meta descriptions and schema kept
  • Redirects for any URL that must change
  • Old builder and its add-ons removed once everything is checked

A great fit for

  • Sites built years ago on Divi or WPBakery
  • Elementor sites with too many add-ons
  • Owners who want a faster, simpler site

Usual stack

  • WordPress
  • Gutenberg
  • Elementor
  • Divi
  • WPBakery
  • PHP

How it works

  1. 1Free call
  2. 2Fixed written quote
  3. 3Weekly demos
  4. 4Launch and handover
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FAQs

Moving off a page builder does not have to hurt SEO. I keep every URL, page title and meta description, add redirects for anything that changes, and check Search Console after launch.

Not well. Removing a page builder automatically usually leaves broken shortcodes and lost layouts, so I rebuild each page in the new setup and check it against the original.

I migrate WordPress sites from Divi, WPBakery, Elementor, Avada and other builders to the block editor, a block theme or a lighter builder setup.

No. The page builder migration is done on a staging copy, and the live site keeps running until every page is checked and you approve the switch.

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Tell me what you need in four quick steps. I reply personally within one working day with questions or a clear next step.

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Free first call30 minutes, no pressure, no jargon.

Written fixed quoteScope and price agreed before work starts.

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