Open Builder
Open Builder — a free (not freemium), open-source WordPress page builder plugin. A no-paywall, drag-and-drop visual website builder; lightweight alternative to Elementor/Breakdance for smaller sites. Built in the open with Claude Code.
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Install
No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:
wp plugin install https://github.com/shaksphere/open-builder/archive/refs/heads/master.zipFrom the readme
Open Builder
A genuinely free, open-source visual website builder for WordPress.
Open Builder is a drag-and-drop front-end builder for WordPress aimed at people
who just want to build a decent-looking site without hitting a paywall. It is
free, not freemium — there is no "Pro" version, no locked widgets, no
upgrade nag. Everything in the repo is everything you get.
It's an alternative to the popular commercial builders (Elementor, Breakdance,
Divi, and friends) for smaller sites that need solid basic front-end
functionality — sections, columns, headings, buttons, images, forms, a theme
header/footer, popups — without the weight, cost, or sprawling integration
surface of the big builders. If you're building a marketing site, a small
business site, or a landing page and you don't need a hundred third-party
integrations, this is for you.
This is an open-source project I'm building in the open with
Claude Code. The commit history reflects
that collaboration.
[!WARNING]
Open Builder is in beta. Please try it on a fresh page or a staging
site first — not straight on your live homepage.
By design, Open Builder only affects pages you actually build with it. It
leaves pages bu