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RS Template Builder<\/strong> is a complete visual theme builder for Elementor that puts you in full control of your WordPress site's layout - without writing a single line of code.<\/p>\n\n

Replace every part of your theme - header, footer, archive pages, single posts, 404 page - with stunning custom designs built right inside the Elementor editor. Assign each template to show exactly where you want it using powerful display conditions.<\/p>\n\n

Whether you're building a personal blog, a business site, or a portfolio, RS Template Builder gives you the tools to create a professional, consistent design from top to bottom.<\/p>\n\n

Useful Links<\/h3>\n\n

Documentation<\/a> | Video Tutorials<\/a> | Support<\/a><\/p>\n\n

What Can You Build?<\/h3>\n\n

Header<\/strong>\nDesign your site's header from scratch. Add your logo, navigation menu, search bar, mini cart, and more - then arrange them however you like with Elementor's drag-and-drop interface.<\/p>\n\n

Footer<\/strong>\nBuild a fully custom footer with widgets, copyright text, links, and any layout you can imagine. No more being stuck with your theme's default footer.<\/p>\n\n

Mega Menu<\/strong>\nCreate rich, multi-column dropdown menus with images, icons, headings, and custom content. Stand out from plain text menus and give your visitors a premium navigation experience.<\/p>\n\n

Popup<\/strong>\nDesign beautiful popups for announcements, newsletter sign-ups, promotions, or any call-to-action. Control when and where they appear with display conditions.<\/p>\n\n

Off-Canvas Panel<\/strong>\nBuild slide-in side panels for mobile navigation, filters, or additional content. Fully styled with Elementor - no separate plugin needed.<\/p>\n\n

Page Title Area<\/strong>\nReplace your theme's generic page title area with a visually designed section. Add background images, breadcrumbs, custom text, and more.<\/p>\n\n

Archive Templates<\/strong>\nTake control of your category, tag, author, and date archive pages. Display posts exactly how you want them with a custom loop layout.<\/p>\n\n

Single Post \/ Page Templates<\/strong>\nDesign a unique single post or page template. Control the post content layout, author box, navigation, comments section, featured image, and meta details - all visually.<\/p>\n\n

404 Page<\/strong>\nTurn your dead-end 404 page into a branded, helpful experience that keeps visitors on your site.<\/p>\n\n

16 Custom Elementor Widgets<\/h3>\n\n

RS Template Builder includes 16 purpose-built Elementor widgets designed specifically for template building and dynamic content:<\/p>\n\n

Site Structure Widgets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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  • Site Logo<\/strong>: Display your site logo with a clickable link to the homepage. Supports custom width and alignment.<\/li>\n
  • Nav Menu<\/strong>: Render any WordPress navigation menu with full styling control for links, hover states, and dropdowns.<\/li>\n
  • Offcanvas<\/strong>: Add a trigger button that opens your off-canvas panel. Works seamlessly with your Off-Canvas template.<\/li>\n
  • Mini Search<\/strong>: A compact, styleable search icon or inline search bar - perfect for header layouts.<\/li>\n
  • Mini Cart<\/strong>: Show a cart icon with item count and a dropdown cart preview inside your header.<\/li>\n
  • Copyright<\/strong>: Display dynamic copyright text with an auto-updating year - no manual edits needed every January.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    Dynamic Content Widgets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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    • Page Title<\/strong>: Output the current page, post, archive, or taxonomy title dynamically. Fully styleable.<\/li>\n
    • Breadcrumb NavXT<\/strong>: Display SEO-friendly breadcrumb navigation powered by the Breadcrumb NavXT plugin.<\/li>\n
    • Post Featured Image<\/strong>: Show the current post's featured image with full control over size, ratio, and linking.<\/li>\n
    • Post Content<\/strong>: Render the full post or page content inside your custom single template.<\/li>\n
    • Post Excerpt<\/strong>: Display the post excerpt with customizable length and read-more link styling.<\/li>\n
    • Post Meta<\/strong>: Show post metadata - date, author, categories, tags, read time with flexible layout options.<\/li>\n
    • Post Author<\/strong>: Display the post author's avatar, name, bio, and link to their archive page.<\/li>\n
    • Post Comments<\/strong>: Embed the WordPress comments section directly into your single post template.<\/li>\n
    • Post Navigation<\/strong>: Add previous and next post links so readers can keep browsing your content.<\/li>\n
    • Archive Posts<\/strong>: Loop through and display posts in archive templates with full layout customization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      Why Choose RS Template Builder?<\/h3>\n\n
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      • Works with the FREE version of Elementor<\/strong>: No Elementor Pro required.<\/li>\n
      • Compatible with any well-coded WordPress theme<\/strong>: Drop it in without switching themes.<\/li>\n
      • Smart display conditions<\/strong>: Show specific templates on specific pages, post types, categories, or user roles.<\/li>\n
      • Lightweight and performance-focused<\/strong>: Clean output with no bloat. Only loads what's needed.<\/li>\n
      • No coding required<\/strong>: Every template is built visually. Developers can extend it; designers don't need to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        Features<\/h3>\n\n
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        • Build custom Headers with logo, menu, search, and cart<\/li>\n
        • Build custom Footers with any layout<\/li>\n
        • Create multi-column Mega Menus with rich content<\/li>\n
        • Design Popups with display condition triggers<\/li>\n
        • Build slide-in Off-Canvas panels for mobile and desktop<\/li>\n
        • Custom Page Title area with background and breadcrumbs<\/li>\n
        • Custom Archive templates for categories, tags, authors, and dates<\/li>\n
        • Custom Single Post and Page templates<\/li>\n
        • Custom 404 page design<\/li>\n
        • Smart display conditions - show templates by page, post type, taxonomy, user role, and more<\/li>\n
        • 16 purpose-built Elementor widgets for dynamic content<\/li>\n
        • Breadcrumb NavXT integration<\/li>\n
        • Auto-updating copyright year widget<\/li>\n
        • Works with any properly coded WordPress theme<\/li>\n
        • Works with the free version of Elementor - no Elementor Pro needed<\/li>\n
        • Lightweight output - no unnecessary scripts or styles<\/li>\n
        • No coding required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          Requirements<\/h3>\n\n
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          • WordPress 5.9 or higher<\/li>\n
          • PHP 7.4 or higher<\/li>\n
          • Elementor (free version) installed and activated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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            1. Upload the plugin files to \/wp-content\/plugins\/rs-template-builder<\/code>, or install directly from the WordPress plugins screen.<\/li>\n
            2. Activate the plugin through Plugins<\/strong> in your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n
            3. Make sure the Elementor<\/strong> plugin is installed and activated.<\/li>\n
            4. Go to RS Template Builder \u2192 Add New<\/strong> to create your first template.<\/li>\n
            5. Choose a template type (Header, Footer, Popup, etc.), open the Elementor editor, and start designing.<\/li>\n
            6. Set Display Conditions<\/strong> to control where the template appears on your site.<\/li>\n
            7. Save and publish \u2014 your custom template goes live instantly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
              \n

              Does it work with any theme?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

              Yes. RS Template Builder is designed to work with any properly coded WordPress theme. You don't need to switch themes to use it.<\/p><\/dd>\n

              Do I need Elementor Pro?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

              No. RS Template Builder works fully with the free version of Elementor. Elementor Pro is not required.<\/p><\/dd>\n

              Can I show different headers on different pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

              Yes. Display conditions let you assign any template to specific pages, post types, categories, tags, user roles, and more. You can have a different header for your blog, archive, or landing pages.<\/p><\/dd>\n

              Do I need the Breadcrumb NavXT plugin for breadcrumbs?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

              Yes. The Breadcrumb NavXT widget requires the free Breadcrumb NavXT plugin to be installed and activated. If it's not active, the widget will not output anything.<\/p><\/dd>\n

              Will it slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

              No. RS Template Builder only loads the assets needed for the template shown on the current page. The output is clean and lightweight with no unnecessary bloat.<\/p><\/dd>\n

              Can I use it to build a custom 404 page?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

              Yes. Create a new template of type 404, design it in Elementor, and it will automatically replace your theme's default 404 page.<\/p><\/dd>\n

              Can I have multiple popup templates?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

              Yes. You can create as many popup templates as you need and control which pages each one appears on using display conditions.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

              1.2.6<\/h4>\n\n
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              • Improved the rule selector by displaying the parent page title next to the page title for better clarity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                1.2.5<\/h4>\n\n
                  \n
                • First release in the organization repository (version aligned with existing public release).<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Design pixel-perfect Headers, Footers, Mega Menus, Popups, Archive, Single, and 404 templates visually with Elementor - no coding needed.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mri.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/292536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mri.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mri.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mri.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292536"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mri.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/rstheme2017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mri.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mri.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=292536"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mri.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=292536"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mri.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=292536"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mri.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=292536"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mri.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=292536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}