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9 Beaver Builder Tutorial Videos from our Awesome Community

Beaver Builder is designed as an easy-to-use solution, approachable for WordPress newbies and advanced users alike. At the same time, it’s a powerful tool with lots of options, and it can be hard to know where to start when you first pick it up without help from a tutorial or two. Even after some time using our page builder plugin, you may be missing out on key features and settings.

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We offer lots of resources to help you learn how to use Beaver Builder. However, you don’t have to rely only on us. There’s an entire WordPress community out there creating excellent content you can access for free. So without further ado, here are ten top Beaver Builder tutorial videos!

1. Beaver Builder – How to Build WordPress Pages with Beaver Builder

Channel: Web Monkey

Approx. Time: 21 minutes

Knowledge Level: Beginner

Web Monkey is a WordPress-focused channel with a range of content. This includes reviews and tutorials on specific tools, as well as more general advice and techniques for building a better, more secure WordPress website.

This particular video serves as an introduction for those brand new to Beaver Builder. It covers:

  • Installing and setting up the plugin
  • Creating a page and using templates
  • Building a layout with columns, rows, and modules
  • Customizing the page’s content and settings

We found this video clear and well-paced, presented in a low-key style that’s very approachable. It walks you through how to start building your first Beaver Builder page in an easy-to-follow way, pointing out key features and options but not overwhelming you with too much information right out of the gate.

In other words, this Beaver Builder tutorial serves as a solid foundation to introduce you to the basics, and get you experimenting on your own with everything our page builder has to offer.

2. Go Zero to Website with Beaver Builder

Channel: Joe Casabona

Approx. Time: 57 minutes

Knowledge Level: Beginner

Joe Casabona has an active YouTube channel with lots of content covering all aspects of building and running a successful website. There’s advice on offer about everything from creating pop-up forms to starting a podcast.

We had the opportunity to sponsor a webinar for Joe’s WP in One Month course, which is the video we’re focusing on here. It’s not unlike the first video on our list, but longer and more comprehensive, covering:

  • What Beaver Builder is and how it differs from the standard WordPress editor
  • How to install and set up the plugin
  • Using Beaver Builder to start building a website
  • Customizing your pages and posts via various settings and features

If you’re new to Beaver Builder, this video makes for a very thorough introduction. It will give you all the knowledge and tools you need to get up and running with the plugin. Additionally, it’s presented in a clear, down-to-earth way and its structure is easy to follow.

3. Learning Beaver Builder – All Things Columns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8tkBsUZhgs&list=PL0yq0X75BHSHs6F8O9yPbHxihUHoTXQXI&index=2&t=0s

Channel: Tickyboom Design

Approx. Time: 40 minutes (full playlist)

Knowledge Level: Beginner

As the name suggests, the Tickyboom Design channel is all about web design. This includes quite a few Beaver Builder tutorials and walkthroughs that explain how our plugin can be used to build unique and creative pages.

While there’s quite a bit worth checking out on this channel, we’ve singled out the All Things Columns playlist. This includes five videos:

  1. Intro: Covers the basics of how columns work, explains how to move, delete, and add them, shows you where to find the column settings, and walks through what each of them does.
  2. Responsive Options: Discusses how to find and use Beaver Builder’s various options for creating responsive pages, along with how to enter and use the responsive editing mode.
  3. Let’s Design: The longest video, which shows how to use the various settings and options in combination to build a simple multi-column layout (as well as how to perform some basic troubleshooting).
  4. Restacking Columns: Shows how to set up columns so they’re arranged differently on mobile devices.
  5. Saved Columns: Explains how to save and reuse columns.

Together, these videos provide a comprehensive overview of Beaver Builder’s column-building functionality. They cover the basics as well as how you can create complex and interesting layouts with just a little practice.

4. Beaver Themer Header | Transparent Sticky Header Tutorial

Channel: Web Assist

Approx. Time: 11 minutes

Knowledge Level: Intermediate

Web Assist is a small channel that’s focused mainly on creating e-commerce websites. It offers a handful of tutorials on WooCommerce, including one on how to create a WooCommerce shop page with Beaver Builder.

In the tutorial we’re featuring here, viewers learn how to accomplish a very specific task in Beaver Builder – creating a transparent header. This video:

  • Recommends themes that work well with this kind of header
  • Walks through the process step by step
  • Explains the available options and what they do
  • Shows how to create a transparent header with custom text and images
  • Discusses how to modify your header’s colors, make it ‘sticky’, and more

It’s important to note that this video assumes that you already have some familiarity with Beaver Builder, and know how to use it at a basic level. However, it’s not too hard to follow even if you’re fairly new to the plugin.

All-in-all, this is a handy tutorial that shows you not just what to do, but why to do it, as well as the effects of various tweaks and changes. If you like it, there’s a similar video on creating custom footers.

5. Beaver Themer Tutorial – Create Custom WordPress Headers & Theme Parts

Channel: WPCrafter.com WordPress For Non-Techies

Approx. Time: 32 minutes

Knowledge Level: Intermediate

Next up, this tutorial is brought to you by WPCrafter.com WordPress For Non-Techies. It’s a WordPress channel with lots of videos covering a wide variety of topics, such as e-commerce and web design.

There are several Beaver Builder-focused videos on this channel. However, we’d like to highlight the tutorial for creating custom WordPress headers. In it, you’ll:

  • Find out what Beaver Themer is and what it can do
  • Get some recommendations for themes to use alongside Beaver Themer
  • Walkthrough how to use this tool to create a header and customize it
  • Learn about Parts and how you can use them

The video has a friendly and candid style, showing the various options that are available and also making some useful recommendations. It addresses topics such as responsiveness, and whether to use a transparent and/or sticky header.

This tutorial assumes that you already understand the basics of using Beaver Builder. If that’s the case, this is a useful demonstration of how you can achieve the design you want by making small adjustments until the result looks just right.

6. Beaver Builder Mega Menu Without Plugin WordPress Tutorial

Channel: Press Avenue

Approx. Time: 6 minutes

Knowledge Level: Intermediate

On the Press Avenue channel, you’ll find lots of quick and simple WordPress tutorials. They cover many topics that are useful to beginner-level and intermediate users of the platform alike.

Press Avenue has a number of Beaver Builder videos to offer, including a full introductory tutorial. We’re putting the spotlight on a more specific piece of content, however – this channel’s video on building a ‘mega menu’.

In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn how to:

  • Turn on CSS classes
  • Use CSS to enable mega menus
  • Organize and customize your menu
  • Tweak the menu’s appearance on the front end

This is a simple and concise tutorial that gets right to the point and is easy to follow. Mega menus are an excellent design tool, so it’s well worth learning how to set up and customize them. Once you’re done with this video, there’s plenty of other Press Avenue content to check out.

7. How to Export Beaver Builder Templates to Another Site

Channel: Cols Notes

Approx. Time: 5 minutes

Knowledge Level: Intermediate

Cols Notes is a channel that hasn’t been too active lately but is worth visiting for its existing content. There’s a selection of videos on offer, most of which focus on how to accomplish various tasks in Beaver Builder (both with and without CSS).

This includes a number of useful tips for intermediate-level Beaver Builder users. In this example video, you’ll learn:

  • Why you might want to export Beaver Builder templates
  • How to export templates and import them to another website

This is a key Beaver Builder feature, but one that newcomers may not immediately recognize. The video itself is a concise and clear step-by-step walkthrough, guiding you toward the final result with minimal fuss. By the end, you’ll have a handy time-saving technique you can use if you’re building multiple websites.

8. Using the Genesis Framework With Beaver Builder

Channel: Sure Fire Web Services

Approx. Time: 12 minutes

Knowledge Level: Advanced

The Sure Fire Web Services channel has historically posted content for WordPress web developers. That has included plenty of development diaries and tutorials. In the past year, the channel has pivoted more towards speaking to small business owners, offering advice on marketing and lead generation via your website.

The video we’re looking at today is an older one but still both relevant and useful. In it, you’ll learn:

  • What the Genesis Framework is and its advantages
  • Why it synergizes perfectly with Beaver Builder
  • Tips for using Genesis Framework and Beaver Builder in combination to create websites

This is less a step-by-step tutorial, and more an informational resource on two high-quality WordPress tools. It serves as an excellent introduction to the powerful Genesis Framework and makes a strong case for why it’s a top theme to use with Beaver Builder.

Additionally, the video is full of handy tips and tricks for getting started with this particular duo. It’s a valuable resource both for web developers and experienced Beaver Builder users looking to build a new and highly-customized website.

9. Layout Cheats With Beaver Builder’s Rectangle Row Shape

Channel: David Waumsley

Approx. Time: 6 minutes

Knowledge Level: Advanced

David Waumsley’s YouTube channel serves as an excellent resource for Beaver Builder users. Almost all of its videos feature our page builder plugin, providing tips and tricks for both intermediate and advanced users.

While David has many videos worth checking out, we’ll call out one of his more recent offerings. His video on rectangular row shapes teaches you how to:

  • Make it appear as though your content is spanning multiple rows without using negative margins
  • Easily create a ‘split-screen’ effect

This video is aimed squarely at more advanced Beaver Builder users, who are well-practiced using the plugin and looking for tips on creating complex and unique layouts. In fact, it (and many of David’s videos) should be of particular interest to developers.

Conclusion

One of the best things about using WordPress to build your website is the vast and thriving community you’re joining. No matter what you need to do, you’re sure to find a blog post, video, online course, or documentation article that can help.

The ten videos we’ve listed above are hardly all the community has to offer for Beaver Builder users, but they represent an excellent starting point. Whether you’re brand new to the page builder and trying to get your feet under you, or an advanced user looking to expand your marketable skills, there’s a tutorial that can help.

Do you have a favorite Beaver Builder tutorial video or YouTube channel? Share it with us in the comments section below!

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9 Comments

  1. Jon Mather on May 11, 2016 at 5:39 pm

    Awesome



  2. David Waumsley on May 11, 2016 at 5:46 pm

    With so many clever folks doing videos I’m over joyed and gobsmacked (I think a British term) to get included. Thank you.



    • Robby McCullough on May 13, 2016 at 12:19 pm

      Keep ’em up! You’re doing a great job on those vids. 🙂



  3. Colin on May 12, 2016 at 3:57 am

    Thanks for your warm words Robby:-) I feel very honoured to be included on a list with such awesome people.

    Thanks also for taking me back to the beginning. I remember all those early chats and brainstorming sessions with much fondness. Who knew that 3 guys who had just changed the name of their little plugin to Beaver Builder would go on to create such a life changing plugin. Yes, I said life changing! Mainly because the daily lives of many people would be a bit of a drag and not nearly as much fun without Beaver Builder. You, Justin and Billy definitely changed my life for the better, that’s for sure!

    Just wanted to take this opportunity to also thank Adam, Joe, David, Jon M. and Jon P. for sharing some of their knowledge and ultimately getting out of their comfort zone to record it. I know it can be hard to put yourself out there, so kudos to you guys for “just effing doing it!”

    Last, but not least, I want to say a big thanks to the three of you for being amazing friends and just down-right remarkable people. I love you guys!

    P.S. You are truly inspirational Robby! As you know, I had to step away from the Dynamik Beaver to concentrate on some other things, but reading your posts always gives me a burning desire to go back in to record some more tutorials and write some more posts. I’m not going to promise anything, but if I do, You’ll be the first to know.



    • David Waumsley on May 12, 2016 at 10:46 am

      Colin, after Robby’s patriarch comment can I now call you Daddy Beaver?. I think I may have just creeped myself out with that one.

      Really nice words. Definitely out of my comfort zone, but thankfully the Beavers are a supportive bunch.

      There’s so many good folks now writing and talking about Beaver Builder, but your stuff has always been easy for me to digest and useful. Please do something if you can without putting yourself under pressure.



      • Colin on May 12, 2016 at 1:15 pm

        You’re way too kind, David:-)

        Although I really appreciate the honourable (that’s “honorable” for all our American friends out there) title bestowed by you, I think “Daddy Beaver” is maybe a little misleading. After all, I wasn’t actually there for the conception, or birth of the little Beaver!

        Maybe “Uncle Beaver” is more appropriate?

        Before I go and watch all of these awesome videos again, I just want to say that I think the Beaver Builder community is the most amazing group of people I’ve been involved in. There are so many good people contributing their own time and energy to help others and make Beaver Builder better for everyone. It’s really awesome to be part of such a knowledgeable, spirited and caring group!



        • Robby McCullough on May 13, 2016 at 12:19 pm

          Lmao! Uncle Beaver works, too. Thanks, Colin! <3



  4. Lyle Chamney on June 29, 2016 at 12:13 am

    So what am I, chopped liver? LOL 😉



    • Justin Busa on June 30, 2016 at 11:08 am

      Of course not! 🙂 Thanks for all of your contributions. We’ll make sure to get you in the next one!



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