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Getting Started

Exploring the Builderius Interface

Stop hunting for buttons. Start building with confidence.

Introduction

A tool is only as powerful as your knowledge of it.

Builderius is no different. Once you understand how its interface works, everything becomes faster, clearer, and more intentional.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to navigate the Builderius interface so you can spend less time searching and more time building.

Before you begin

If you want to follow along:

  • Create a free sandbox at demo.builderius.io
  • Check your email for the access link
  • Log in and open your Builderius dashboard

This tutorial assumes you already understand the basics of WordPress. If not, it’s worth getting comfortable with that first.

Accessing the Builderius dashboard

To get started:

  1. Go to your WordPress admin area
  2. Click Builderius in the sidebar

You’ll land on the welcome screen, which introduces key features and setup options.

Choosing your starting point

At the bottom of the welcome screen, you’ll choose how to begin. There are three main paths.

Best for most users.

  • Includes the Builderius CSS framework
  • Comes with demo templates
  • Provides pre-built header and footer components

This gives you a solid foundation without locking you in.

2. Minimal settings

Best if you want full control.

  • No built-in styles or structure
  • You bring your own CSS framework
  • You build everything from scratch (header, footer, navigation)

Choose this if you already know exactly how you want to structure your project.

3. Starter sites

Best for quick results.

  • Includes a complete demo website
  • Comes with content and templates pre-configured
  • Ready to customise straight away

Useful if you want something tangible to work from immediately.

Installing your setup

Once you’ve chosen your path:

  • Click Install to set everything up
  • Optionally, publish immediately if you’re ready

You can also choose whether to include demo WordPress data.

Understanding templates in Builderius

Builderius is not a typical page builder.

Instead, it works as a templating system.

What does that mean?

  • It creates templates that override your theme’s output
  • It only affects the parts of your site you choose
  • It’s safe to use on live websites

This gives you precision without risk.

Default templates

With standard settings, you’ll see templates already created for:

  • Pages
  • Posts
  • Archives
  • Blog index
  • 404 pages

These act as your starting structure.

Creating a new template

To create a template:

  1. Click Create template
  2. Choose where it should apply (e.g. pages, posts)
  3. (Pro) Add advanced conditions for more control

You decide exactly where each template is used.

Understanding the template table

The template view gives you full control at a glance.

Active

  • Shows whether a template is enabled or disabled

Title

  • Hover to access quick actions:
    • Edit
    • Rename
    • Duplicate
    • Delete
    • Add conditions

Location

  • Shows where the template is applied (e.g. all pages)

Priority

This is where things get interesting.

If multiple templates target the same location:

  • Lower number = higher priority
  • WordPress uses this to decide which template to apply

Example:

  • Template A: Priority 20
  • Template B: Priority 10

→ Template B will override Template A

Controlling template behaviour

You can:

  • Adjust priority to control which template wins
  • Deactivate templates you don’t need
  • Apply templates more selectively using conditions

If you don’t want a global template:

  • Disable it
  • Edit individual pages instead

Editing individual pages

To work on a specific page:

  1. Go to Pages in WordPress
  2. Select a page
  3. Click Edit with Builderius

This lets you override the global template for that page only.

Key takeaway

Builderius gives you control without chaos.

  • You decide what gets overridden
  • You control where templates apply
  • You manage conflicts with priority

Once you understand this structure, everything else becomes easier.

What’s next

Now that you know your way around the interface, the next step is to start building with intention.

Focus on:

  • Structure before styling
  • Templates before pages
  • Reusability over repetition

That’s how you move from clicking around… to designing systems.