Should WordPress Page Builders be avoided by competent hard coders?

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Do WordPress Page Builders increase page load speed and as such, should these be avoided by those competent at hard coding?

Or is there something else that I am missing as the only real value, I can see with Page Builders, is that they help reduce time spent on coding.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '17 at 05:23

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Use code. Page builders add additional load time. Your site may also become less portable and maintainable because a bulk of the design for your site could be stored in the database. It really depends on the situation. I would assume code to be a little cleaner though.

answered Mar 06 '17 at 05:23

Harry Manback

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I thought as much. Thank you for your insight. – Craig Mar 06 '17 at 12:12

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 06 '17 at 05:43

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Page builders add additional code which are mostly unnecessary so it means the page is heavier and therefore the speed is lower, i would recommend to always make the code by a coder, but if the page just have little content then probably a page builder cold come in handy

answered Mar 06 '17 at 05:43

Oscar Reyes

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Thanks for your insight and 'enforcing' both what I originally thought, and the views of the 1st answer that was posted. Can't give credit to both but there is a 'Thumbs Up!' :-) – Craig Mar 06 '17 at 12:14

Should WordPress Page Builders be avoided by competent hard coders?

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