Fantastic tutorial! I'm a very experienced application developer and architect, but I had no idea how to get started building myself a simple little site. With your video and a couple hours playing with Starter Templates and Elementor, I have an accessible, responsive, beautiful web site for my side business. Thank you so much!
@@WesMcDowellInc Hey Wes I’m a bit of a noobie here and was wondering if you had any suggestions for how to build out content/blog posts/articles out from this one pager site? When I create a page in WP (outside of elementor) the design looks very generic (side bar with recent posts/comments/etc). Is there a better way that you know of? Was thinking maybe importing another template from starter templates? But might be way off. Thank you thank you for your help!!! 🙏
Incredible tutorial. I had given up on WP as it seemed so complicated. You've made me feel I could actually create a great site using this video as a guide.
Amazing video, I learned so much from this. The only recommendation I would have made here would be to discuss the footer. If somebody forgets and it shows irrelevant information, that could be unprofessional looking.
You can't do that in the free version of the Astra theme. Premium is required, sadly :(. Or You can choose a theme like Blocksy. It has a sticky header feature with various styles/effects and on top of that, Blocksy is free :) (Blocksy also has a premium version if you really want to take things on another level)
Wow! This was explained perfectly. Just curious if the code for a discount through your information at the very beginning, if it still works? If it does, I would be interested to use it. ❤🎉 thanks for this video. I was really going back and forth to do it myself or hire someone. I got my answers! Thanks again 😊
Yes it does! But I actually recommend a different hosting company these days, Siteground. I have a deal with them as well where you can save 83%. Just go to wesmcdowell.com/siteground
LOVE THIS!! Thank you so much for such a concise instruction and making this simplified! Question - how do you know exactly what to write for each section of the site for your client?
I started to build a page like this, but did not finish. I'm returning to finish the job, but I cannot get back into the same edit mode as before. Were either the Astra Template or Elementor Editor only available on a temporary basis? Do I need to subscribe to anything in order to finish the job?
and with the help of this site, is it possible to accept payments for goods? Is it free? and advise which is the best payment system to choose to work around the world. I want to create a dropshipping website
@@WesMcDowellInc Well, Elementor has a pop up saying to put the application in safe mode to diagnose the problem. Thats not my computer saying that. I think I may have had too many tabs open. Just rebooted computer only two tabs open and making a 4th attempt. Anyways appreciate the response back.
hello! is it possible to combine it with polylang? because i translated the front page in 3 languages and i dont know how to show them and change the menu in each language! Thank you
@Naomi Koopmans If you are using elementor page builder then you can link any page. It will be done by going to advance option of elementor and selecting id. if you don't do that i can help you🥰
Buongiorno Wes, thanks a lot for your great tutorials, it is truly superhelpful. I have a question: is it possible to use a language switcher on a single page website? I would need the site to be both in English and in Italian. Thank you for your time. All the best to you!
You just need to download the stated template plugin and I use the hello theme. No editor needed. Unless you want to get Elementor Pro as an editor which I recommend.
Hi, I created a one-page website following this tutorial. I deleted then the pages that I integrated in the home page. I received notifications from Google Search Console about the redirected content. Can you please advise? Thank you!
I found out why... On the page where you can choose your template, there is a box in the top right corner where you can click and select "Elementor" as your editor.
Not sure why my drop down menu is not working when I'm editing a page, the top right corner button. Can't delete certain section, any advice. Is it a new software? This video is 3 years old
Hello, Thank you for the tutorial it is really helpful! Unfortunatelly I have two problems and I do not know is it caused by some elementor updates or something is just wrong. When I use an image as a background it is visible via elementor/wordpress but I do not see it when I actually load my page in a new browser window. (I can see it when put it as a background overlay image) The same thing is with a background overlay transparency, everything looks great in elementor but not on my page.
Any suggestions for adding a calendly block that links to an internal and simple CRM like Jetpack CRM or Zoho? We need very simply: first name, phone number, email. No messages, no nuthin. I can't for the life of me figure out integrating calendly. I've installed Jetpack and Jetpack CRM, but when I install a block I can't find any of their forms or form customizer. I'm sure it's something very simple. The web is over-inundated with complex and incorrect suggestions for what we need. Or possibly some other solution outside of Calendly that has the same set up style with text reminders and such. I'd appreciate a pointer in any correct direction plz and thx! I'm intermediate at site design but complete beginner on CRM integration, and all the premade ones I've found so far are either overly complex, or won't allow me to edit the field to capture the phone number and send 3 fields to a simple CRM. I've suggested to the site owners some other suggestions but this is what they want. No compromise.
Starter Templates page not found after installing the Starter Templates plugin. Anyone else having this issue ? The current theme for the website is the Hello Elementor by the Elementor Team and will not let me switch to the Outdoor Adventure theme. (I am using a MacBook Pro). When I go to the side menu bar under appearance and then click Starter Templates, it says "The page can’t be found. It looks like nothing was found at this location". Let me know if anyone has solved this issue.
Wes, I selected your chosen theme to follow along with exercise, unfortunately it appears that Astra developers have remove ALL sections and converted text to a continuous scrolling text page which is uneditable because there only is ONE singing section. 😞 Very sad. Can you suggest another great template which is built of sections? My best, - Guy
Are you sure this isn't just happening on your end? Try using Astra without loading a developed theme, like the one used here You can still follow the steps outlined here, with a little experimentation. Good luck.
Does this still work ?? I tried but, it isn’t working!! I choose the plus option but, it says inefficient funds !! Although I have more than enough in my account 😂 Hopefully it will work when I try again
Fantastic tutorial! I'm a very experienced application developer and architect, but I had no idea how to get started building myself a simple little site. With your video and a couple hours playing with Starter Templates and Elementor, I have an accessible, responsive, beautiful web site for my side business. Thank you so much!
Great to hear! Wishing you best of luck on your website! and thanks for Watching! 😊
This is how all videos should be !! Made my life easy today 😎
That's my goal, cheers Hannah! 😃
Awesome job! Two years later and everything is still applicable. Thank you.
So much value here. What a gem of a channel. Thank you! 🙏
My pleasure Daniel! I really appreciate this kind of comments. Thanks! 😊
@@WesMcDowellInc Hey Wes I’m a bit of a noobie here and was wondering if you had any suggestions for how to build out content/blog posts/articles out from this one pager site? When I create a page in WP (outside of elementor) the design looks very generic (side bar with recent posts/comments/etc). Is there a better way that you know of? Was thinking maybe importing another template from starter templates? But might be way off. Thank you thank you for your help!!! 🙏
I love you! Thank you so much! I am so happy with my new single page website! Just wow! Perfect tutorial.
Thanks Chris - much appreciated! 👏🙌
Incredible tutorial. I had given up on WP as it seemed so complicated. You've made me feel I could actually create a great site using this video as a guide.
Great to hear!
Nice job. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing video, I learned so much from this. The only recommendation I would have made here would be to discuss the footer. If somebody forgets and it shows irrelevant information, that could be unprofessional looking.
Good point Manny and thx for watching!
Thanks for your help, I just made my first website, looks great!!
That's fantastic! 👏
Best - so easy.... THANK YOU THANK YOU
Glad it helped!
I'm curious if there is a way to make the menu bar sticky so that you can keep it up at the top of the page even as folks navigate amongst the pages?
You can't do that in the free version of the Astra theme. Premium is required, sadly :(.
Or
You can choose a theme like Blocksy. It has a sticky header feature with various styles/effects and on top of that, Blocksy is free :) (Blocksy also has a premium version if you really want to take things on another level)
Wow! This was explained perfectly. Just curious if the code for a discount through your information at the very beginning, if it still works? If it does, I would be interested to use it. ❤🎉 thanks for this video. I was really going back and forth to do it myself or hire someone. I got my answers! Thanks again 😊
Yes it does! But I actually recommend a different hosting company these days, Siteground. I have a deal with them as well where you can save 83%. Just go to wesmcdowell.com/siteground
@@WesMcDowellInc thanks so much!!! I will look into it. Appreciate you.
LOVE THIS!! Thank you so much for such a concise instruction and making this simplified!
Question - how do you know exactly what to write for each section of the site for your client?
Great question! I go into this in detail in my free masterclass training... just go to wesmcdowell.com/training to sign up and get instant access!
I started to build a page like this, but did not finish. I'm returning to finish the job, but I cannot get back into the same edit mode as before. Were either the Astra Template or Elementor Editor only available on a temporary basis? Do I need to subscribe to anything in order to finish the job?
Cant get the email to work. The test email doesn't go through. Any inputs plz
and with the help of this site, is it possible to accept payments for goods? Is it free? and advise which is the best payment system to choose to work around the world. I want to create a dropshipping website
yea sorry bout that but I stay in my lane. I don't know ecomm very well so I dont teach it :)
Hi, is a one-page website beneficial for SEO?
Yup and check out my recent video for more SEO tips: ua-cam.com/video/PgL9kmA40ng/v-deo.html
@@WesMcDowellInc thank you so much!
Anyway you could do a tutorial in Spectra? Elementor keeps crashing my pc
Elementors a web app it wouldn’t be able to crash your computer
@@WesMcDowellInc Well, Elementor has a pop up saying to put the application in safe mode to diagnose the problem. Thats not my computer saying that. I think I may have had too many tabs open. Just rebooted computer only two tabs open and making a 4th attempt. Anyways appreciate the response back.
Great Video Wes, how will a 1 Page site respond to SEO and ranking?
Hey Nick! As long as you're going after a very narrow set of keywords, it should do fine. Remember, google ranks PAGES, not SITES.
@@WesMcDowellInc If Google ranks Pages, then a 1-page website sure lose out to a multiple-page website, right ? Pls enlighten. Thanks
hello! is it possible to combine it with polylang? because i translated the front page in 3 languages and i dont know how to show them and change the menu in each language! Thank you
i don`t have elementor options... what can i do ?
Hi, are the plugins and elementor you used here is just free? Thank you in advance.
Hi, I don't get to link my menu to the different parts of the one page, can you please help me? Thank you!
@Naomi Koopmans
If you are using elementor page builder then you can link any page. It will be done by going to advance option of elementor and selecting id.
if you don't do that i can help you🥰
Buongiorno Wes, thanks a lot for your great tutorials, it is truly superhelpful. I have a question: is it possible to use a language switcher on a single page website? I would need the site to be both in English and in Italian. Thank you for your time. All the best to you!
Yes you can! I believe there are plugins that will help you do this.
I didnt see a footer section do we need to install that?
It asks which editor I should use, which one u suggest?
You just need to download the stated template plugin and I use the hello theme. No editor needed. Unless you want to get Elementor Pro as an editor which I recommend.
Hi, I created a one-page website following this tutorial. I deleted then the pages that I integrated in the home page. I received notifications from Google Search Console about the redirected content. Can you please advise? Thank you!
Can you also make the page multilanguage (for free) and use other plugins like a booking calendar or something? Thanks :)
how to split columns like you now? , becasue layout of this theme change a little
I did it exactly as you said but Elementor did not install. Has the starter template plugin changed?
I found out why... On the page where you can choose your template, there is a box in the top right corner where you can click and select "Elementor" as your editor.
Glad you got it sorted out!
Not sure why my drop down menu is not working when I'm editing a page, the top right corner button. Can't delete certain section, any advice. Is it a new software? This video is 3 years old
Can't really do tech support - but I did make an updated video for Elementor - check it out ua-cam.com/video/8VL8MwaHzJE/v-deo.html 🙂
Hi, are you facing this trouble right now? I can help you to solve this problem
Hello,
Thank you for the tutorial it is really helpful! Unfortunatelly I have two problems and I do not know is it caused by some elementor updates or something is just wrong.
When I use an image as a background it is visible via elementor/wordpress but I do not see it when I actually load my page in a new browser window. (I can see it when put it as a background overlay image)
The same thing is with a background overlay transparency, everything looks great in elementor but not on my page.
Any suggestions for adding a calendly block that links to an internal and simple CRM like Jetpack CRM or Zoho? We need very simply: first name, phone number, email. No messages, no nuthin. I can't for the life of me figure out integrating calendly. I've installed Jetpack and Jetpack CRM, but when I install a block I can't find any of their forms or form customizer. I'm sure it's something very simple. The web is over-inundated with complex and incorrect suggestions for what we need. Or possibly some other solution outside of Calendly that has the same set up style with text reminders and such. I'd appreciate a pointer in any correct direction plz and thx! I'm intermediate at site design but complete beginner on CRM integration, and all the premade ones I've found so far are either overly complex, or won't allow me to edit the field to capture the phone number and send 3 fields to a simple CRM. I've suggested to the site owners some other suggestions but this is what they want. No compromise.
Hey Brian - check out this video for tips about Calendly: studio.ua-cam.com/users/videoIV67ILsPDog/edit
@@WesMcDowellInc Will do thank you.
Starter Templates page not found after installing the Starter Templates plugin. Anyone else having this issue ? The current theme for the website is the Hello Elementor by the Elementor Team and will not let me switch to the Outdoor Adventure theme. (I am using a MacBook Pro). When I go to the side menu bar under appearance and then click Starter Templates, it says "The page can’t be found.
It looks like nothing was found at this location". Let me know if anyone has solved this issue.
Wes, I selected your chosen theme to follow along with exercise, unfortunately it appears that Astra developers have remove ALL sections and converted text to a continuous scrolling text page which is uneditable because there only is ONE singing section. 😞 Very sad. Can you suggest another great template which is built of sections? My best, - Guy
Are you sure this isn't just happening on your end? Try using Astra without loading a developed theme, like the one used here You can still follow the steps outlined here, with a little experimentation. Good luck.
I’m setting this up but when I go to search my website domain, nothing pops up.. am I missing a step?
Does this still work ?? I tried but, it isn’t working!! I choose the plus option but, it says inefficient funds !! Although I have more than enough in my account 😂
Hopefully it will work when I try again
What type of business needs a one page site?
I'm creating one to promote a book - simple book image, author's bio, testimonials and where-to-buy
@@forrestholleman797 I’m doing the same thing.
bro can you tell us the total that we got to spend on the whole site ?
$3 a month?
bro you're handsome...
Nice video...shame about Elementor....
Whats a shame?
@@WesMcDowellInc The fact you use Elementor.....
@@martynpage4823 lol, ok