WordPress is the most popular website builder in the world. A universe of support has developed around this juggernaut. The game-changer for designers was the introduction of Elementor. 

Before Elementor arrived in 2019 or so, designers installed a theme that controlled the outward facing look of the website (front end). Many of these themes were poorly put together. In our experience, they were made to look good in sample pages, but difficult to customize. With Elementor, colors and styles have global controls, the designer can build templates for repeating elements, and every aspect of every page can be fine-tuned.

The WordPress core is free to download. WordPress was originally a blogging platform, so blogging is built in to every site. Additional functionality of the website is achieved with plugins. Some are free, some have a cost. Almost anything you want to add to your website—event calendar, online store, search engine optimization, integration with social media marketing—has a plugin. We have our favorites.

Studio 2D has partnered with 2wav to offer a deluxe hosting service. We had too many clients that lost control of their website, or had unresolved technical problems, or were fed up with being on hold for hours. Ask for details using the contact form.

When clients ask for a feature beyond what a plugin can do, 2wav does the custom programming.

The WordPress back end can look overwhelming at first, but we show our clients how to do basic editing themselves. We want our clients to feel full ownership of their sites. Elementor has its own interface that takes some getting used to; again, we do online training to make sure our clients are empowered.

Studio 2D specializes in websites that are largely informational, whether for businesses, nonprofit organizations, or government agencies.

• Businesses: We design attractive, organized sites and do basic SEO. Blogging is built in, so you can publish fresh material regularly. Blogging positions you as the expert in your field and increases search engine ranking.
• Nonprofits: A professional website gives confidence to your donors that you can be trusted. Posting about all the great things you are doing is essential for donor relations.
• Government: Most of our design work in this area is in partnership with 2wav. We put the user first and make it easy for them to find the information they are looking for. Studio 2D’s designs are head and shoulders above typical government websites.

Find out more about our website designs.