Transfer Your Website to Elementor
Top 10 Reasons to Transfer Your Website to Elementor (From Divi or Any Other Theme) NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list or process outline. If you’re managing a WordPress website and feeling limited, cluttered, or boxed in by your current theme or builder—whether it’s Divi, WPBakery, or a custom theme—it may be time to consider switching to Elementor. Elementor has become one of the most powerful and flexible page builders available, especially with its Pro version. Here are the top 10 reasons to make the switch: 1. True Drag-and-Drop Experience Elementor’s real-time, front-end drag-and-drop builder gives you full control over layout and design, eliminating the need for constant previewing or coding. 2. Cleaner, Leaner Code Output Compared to legacy builders like Divi or WPBakery, Elementor generally produces cleaner code, which means better performance, faster loading times, and easier debugging. 3. Lightning-Fast Speed When built properly, Elementor sites are known for their speed. You can ditch the bloat associated with many older themes and builders that add unnecessary overhead. 4. Pixel-Perfect Design Control With Elementor, you’re not limited by theme settings. You can control margins, padding, colors, typography, and responsiveness on a section-by-section basis. 5. Theme Builder = Full Site Customization Elementor’s Theme Builder allows you to customize headers, footers, single post templates, archive pages, and more—without editing theme files. 6. Advanced Features Without Add-ons From popups and forms to sliders and custom post templates, Elementor Pro integrates features you’d otherwise need multiple plugins for. 7. Dynamic Content & Integrations Use dynamic data from WordPress custom fields, ACF, or CPT plugins to create fully customized experiences without custom code. 8. Massive Template Library Elementor’s professionally designed templates and blocks give you a strong head start for any layout or design you’re envisioning. 9. Mobile Responsiveness Out of the Box Every element can be adjusted for mobile, tablet, or desktop with separate settings—ensuring your site looks perfect on any device. 10. Future-Proof & Developer-Friendly With global adoption and a large dev community, Elementor is always evolving and improving. It’s also extendable, making it ideal for custom projects. How to Migrate to Elementor: A Brief Step-by-Step Overview Depending on your current setup, the process of migrating to Elementor can vary. Below is a breakdown of what it looks like to move from a WordPress theme, from Divi, or from external platforms like HTML or Squarespace to Elementor. 1. WordPress Theme → Elementor Use case: You’re on a pre-built WordPress theme (e.g., Avada, Astra, OceanWP, etc.), and want more control over layout and functionality. Migration Process: Step 1: Install Elementor and Elementor Pro. Step 2: Choose to start with a blank theme (e.g., Hello Elementor) or keep the current theme and override it using Elementor’s Theme Builder. Step 3: Recreate critical pages (home, services, about, contact) using Elementor’s visual editor. Step 4: Build new header/footer templates via Theme Builder. Step 5: Deactivate unused theme modules and page builder shortcodes. Step 6: Optimize for mobile, speed, and SEO. 2. Divi → Elementor Use case: You want to leave Divi for better performance, modern features, and easier design flexibility. Migration Process: Step 1: Backup your website. Step 2: Install Elementor and a lightweight theme (e.g., Hello). Step 3: Export text/images from existing Divi pages. Step 4: Recreate each page manually in Elementor using its widgets and layout controls. Step 5: Disable Divi Builder and remove Divi shortcodes. Step 6: Test everything thoroughly, then remove Divi theme/files. Pro tip: Divi adds shortcodes that don’t clean up automatically—use a shortcode cleaner plugin to avoid messy leftovers. 3. HTML Website → Elementor Use case: You’re running a static site and want an easier way to manage content, build pages, or integrate plugins. Migration Process: Step 1: Setup a fresh WordPress install. Step 2: Install Elementor + Hello Theme. Step 3: Recreate design in Elementor using your original HTML site as a visual reference. Step 4: Transfer over content manually (copy text, save images). Step 5: Configure SEO plugins, performance tools, and forms. Step 6: Launch and monitor traffic and performance. 4. Squarespace, Wix, or Other External Platform → Elementor Use case: You’re moving from a closed platform to regain control, save costs, and scale more efficiently. Migration Process: Step 1: Set up WordPress hosting and install WordPress + Elementor. Step 2: Choose a base theme (Hello or other minimalist themes). Step 3: Rebuild pages manually in Elementor using content and design from the old platform. Step 4: Transfer all media files and blog content (can use import/export tools where possible). Step 5: Replace forms, integrations, and galleries with Elementor widgets or plugins. Step 6: Redirect old URLs and monitor SEO impact.
Some Good Notes on Improving Server Reponse Time
Here’s an interesting article on improving server response time. Dreamhost, the company I host with, tends to have slower server responses (when compared to the other top wordpress hosting companies), but you can basically get it down to zero using this information. https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215300867 I enabled the following in W3 Total Cache: Opcode Cache Database Cache Object Cache That got the response time down to virtually nothing. Previously I had been using Autoptimize to make life easier. it also seemed to have better compatibility, but W3 continues to deliver better and was worth the risk. The riskmay mainly be with how much I try to optimize though. not all the blame is on W3 for past issues haha. I also removed cron jobs from the site and put in a manual one in Dreamhost so that the site isn’t checking for jobs to do on every load. I also removed Google Fonts. Always a good thing to do. I also condense all js and css into one single thing. This results in fewer calls to external resources (which makes sites very slow on mobile) and near 0 response time from the server (which is very important for every single resource called). You can check this out too: https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405149325332 It didn’t make as big a difference. Be warned, enabling all these caching things can sometimes cause problems. I stick with Elementor Pro for just about all my website need so it minimizes the risk of conflicts with other plugins (because I don’t need as many plugins).
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hope you all have/had a happy Thanksgiving! I’m very thankful for everyone I get work with!
Google Page Speed Insights
Google Page Speed Insights has a cool new feature as of October 27th. Now not only do you get a speed/performance score, you also get a score for Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO. If you click on any of the scores that they give you for those categories, you can see a list of things that are recommended, along with links to learn more! So you can basically look at what is recommend, fix some of it yourself and improve your user experience and likely your Google ranking.
Stay Active
There’s more to this than meets the eye when it comes to websites. I’ve found that constant improvements are a great way to actually get stuff done. I’d say it’s probably even faster than just trying to save up or make time to do it all at once. In the case of websites though, Google likes to see that you are active. There are actually services out there that will tell you which pages would be best to update based on how popular they are and how long it’s been since you’ve last updated it. I’m not saying publish junk of course, but try to make constant changes to your website and improve it little by little. I’ve seen a lot of things get really out of date because I myself, or a client will say “I’ll get to it when I do the other updates.” Something that helps with this process though is keeping things simple. You don’t need a website for every service you do. A page, yes, but a whole other website or some system that adds to the things you need to keep an eye on… No. There are exceptions, but a general rule is to keep it simple. That helps with security too.
Infected WordPress Cleanup
Even though it goes without saying that we can clean up your site, we are now officially launching a cleanup service. So if your wordpress site has: Been infected by malware Hacked BLACKLISTED BY GOOGLE!!! Is at risk of being broken into We can remove the malware, install premium antivirus on the server, change your IP address, get a new review for you site in Google and McAfee (to remove blacklist), secure your site, set up a firewall, change all the internal, change your database password and hashes/salts, restore lost content, and/or recreate your website FRESH with advanced security features and auto-updates. Call or email for pricing.
Now Accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum for Partial Payment
Just a quick update. Blue Avispa is now accepting partial payment in Bitcoin and Ethereum for website projects. You can now pay up to 50% of a website project in Bitcoin or Ethereum. Other crypto currencies will be considered. Please be sure to contact us for any questions.
Changing Your Domain Name Without Ruining Your SEO
I’ll cut to the chase. Dreamhost, one fo wordpress’ recommended hosting companies (and my personal favorite so far) wrote a great blog on how to change domains and not destroy your SEO. https://www.dreamhost.com/blog/domain-change-seo/ If you don’t need to change your domain, DON’T! You’ll notice they say that you will REDUCE the amount of damage done. You’ll still probably have a dip in traffic. If you can bear that in the short term and if in the long run it’s better to change domains, go for it. If not, just don’t change your domain. If you change your domain name, follow their advice. Make sure you forward all necessary URLS and pages. Make sure you update all your social media links to your site and then notify Google through Google Search Console. If you don’t use Google Search Console… I don’t even know what to say apart from “you should get it!” It’s by far one of the most valuable SEO tools you’ll ever have. I use it almost exclusively.
What Now?
What now? What’s important? I was going to write some stuff about crypto currencies and markets etc., but then I looked over at my nearly 4 year old daughter… Though I’m trying to recession proof the businesses of the people I work with and put in place plans to force ahead and grow through the recession so they don’t come out in the same state they entered into the recession, but honestly, work burnout is a real thing. Making bad decisions is a real thing. I just finished a blog post for crypto investing (according to me) and though it’s a great time to buy, there will be a lot of times to buy over the next year more than likely, so don’t go all in just yet. Pace yourself (my opinion). I’m increasing the amount I invest in all areas I can, including my business because it’s a good time, but I’m stretching it out over a year at least. I haven’t put all my chips on red. I put them all on “be reasonable and hang in there” haha. That is of course with a plan to grow that I actively work on nearly every day. Make sure you invest equally in all aspects of your life and business. I have a business counselor, a counselor counselor, I still study things and learn and I have a financial advisor. I also have general counsel for general decisions. So what to do now? Don’t panic, try to invest steadily in all aspects of your business (including yourself) and keep pushing forward.
Bitcoin Mining
Well, now I’ve done it. I’ve gone off the digital deep end. I’ve gotten into crypto currencies… I get it, I’m a bit late to the table, but I’ve done the unthinkable and partnered with some good friends/work buddies of mine and we’ve started a Bitcoin mining company. Well… We talk about it at least. We’ve started a site, which you can see here: https://www.bitminingbros.com/ where we talk about Bitcoin and crypto things and how you can get started, then we even help you get started! We’ve taken all the mess out of it. Very shortly we’ll be talking about PhilCoin so head on over there and stay tuned!!!
