Free WordPress Plugin

The WordPress page builder that respects your code

SiteOrigin Page Builder is a free WordPress plugin for building custom page layouts. Clean HTML, works with any theme, and never locks you in. Trusted by over 500,000 sites.

4.8 stars from 1,004 reviews · 500K+ active installs
<400ms load time
<300kB page size
~15 requests
95+ PageSpeed

The Widget-Centric Paradigm

A layout engine, not a design prison

Page Builder orchestrates standard WordPress widgets within a responsive grid. Your content remains portable. Change themes, switch builders, or deactivate the plugin without losing your work.

No Lock-In, Ever

Unlike proprietary builders that store content in custom formats, Page Builder uses standard WordPress widgets. Deactivate the plugin and your content degrades gracefully, not catastrophically.

Change themes freely
Standard widgets

Core Web Vitals Ready

Generates 5-100x less HTML than visual builders. Your pages score better on PageSpeed Insights without optimization plugins.

<5kb average layout overhead

Theme Neutral

Works within any theme's content loop. Your theme controls fonts, colors, and spacing. The builder just handles structure.

Genuinely Free

Core features aren't crippled. No artificial page limits, no "upgrade to unlock," no premium-only widgets. Use on unlimited sites.

Developer Friendly

Extensive hooks and filters. Build custom widgets using the SiteOrigin Widget framework. Modify row markup to match your CSS framework.

add_filter('siteorigin_panels_data', ...)

The Responsive Grid

Rows, columns, widgets. That's it

No learning curve. If you've used WordPress widgets, you already know how to use Page Builder.

Page Builder - Edit Page
row:hero

SiteOrigin Hero

Full-width hero with parallax

row:features 3 columns

Features

Security

Growth

row:contact 2 columns (60/40)

Google Maps

Contact

1

Create Your Grid

Add rows to define horizontal sections. Each row can have custom backgrounds, padding, and full-width or boxed layouts.

2

Define Columns

Split rows into columns with precise ratios (50/50, 60/40, 33/33/33, or any custom split). Columns stack responsively on mobile.

3

Drop In Widgets

Place any WordPress widget or SiteOrigin Widget inside columns. Drag to reorder. It's that simple.

Generated HTML Clean output
<!-- No div soup, no bloat -->
<div class="panel-grid">
  <div class="panel-row">
    <div class="panel-cell">
      <!-- Your widget -->
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Power Tools

Everything you need, nothing you don't

Professional editing tools without the performance penalty.

Live Editor

Edit directly on the frontend. Click any element, modify it, and see changes instantly. No more switching between editor and preview.

Click to edit Instant preview Drag to reorder

History Browser

Photoshop-style undo. Roll forward and backward through every change. Experiment freely.

Added hero widget
Changed column ratio
Updated text...

Block Editor Ready

Use the Layout Block to embed full Page Builder layouts inside the Block Editor. Best of both worlds.

Classic Editor compatible

Built-in Styling

Set backgrounds, padding, margins, and borders per row. Full-width sections, parallax backgrounds, custom CSS classes.

Mobile Collapse

Control exactly when columns stack on smaller screens. Set custom breakpoints for complex layouts.

14 Years of Trust

Built for the long haul

Over 14 years of continuous development, used on half a million sites. Page Builder is the reliable workhorse that won't let you down.

500K+
Active sites
14
Years of updates
4.8
Star rating
No page limits

Why performance-focused developers choose Page Builder

Minimal DOM depth
8-12 levels vs 20+ typical in visual builders
Conditional asset loading
CSS/JS only loads for widgets actually used
Clean HTML output
No inline styles, no data attributes bloat
95+ PageSpeed scores
Out of the box, without optimization plugins

WordPress.org Reviews

What builders are saying

Real five-star reviews from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

“I'm still using SiteOrigin's on 3 customers pages since 8+ years. The developers have done a very good job in developing a clean, easily usable and non-techy-user-friendly editor. This editor is not bloated, just works and has a very good feature set.”
“I've been using SiteOrigin for 5 years now. Been using Page Builder, Widgets Bundle, and SiteOrigin Premium with zero issues. It's my permanent building structure. So long as they keep supporting Classic Editor, I'm a lifelong user.”
“As a beginner coming from Drupal, I wrote to the plugin forum and it was magic! With only a short answer they solved my big problem. Thanks to the SiteOrigin crew, they are great!”
fakk8

“We build EVERYTHING with SiteOrigin. Been using Premium since 2018.”

“Better suited for UI developers even more than other site builders.”

“The best free page builder plugin on the WP repository.”

“Makes moving page elements around so easy.”

“Powerful, lightweight and highly customizable.”

“It works as promised. Extremely satisfied.”

“Really easy to use. Highly recommend to others.”

“The team responded to all my questions. Great job!”

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Supercharge with 28 widgets

The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle adds 28 professional widgets built specifically for Page Builder. All free, all optimized for performance.

Hero Images
Price Tables
Google Maps
Contact Forms
Sliders & Carousels
Lottie Animations
Explore all widgets
Hero
Maps
Contact
Slider
Pricing
Features
Button
Accordion
Testimonials
28 widgets
No account required

Start building today

Install Page Builder on your WordPress site and create custom layouts in minutes. Free forever, no premium upsells for core features. Just a utilitarian workhorse that respects your code.

WordPress 5.0+
PHP 7.4+
Block Editor compatible
GPLv2 License