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I have created more than 150 websites ..
Of which, since 2006, practically all have been in WordPress.
And I have to say, that since 2015, each and every one of the WordPress websites, I have created with the plugin that I am going to talk to you about today.
This has saved me thousands of hours of work and has allowed my pages to have a professional appearance without having any idea of the layout.
If you think that not knowing how to program, design, or even not being very skillful with technology, it may be an impediment for you to create a professional website, or you are wasting a lot of time every time you want to make a page to promote an ebook, a service, or whatever, this article interests you 😉
After a time of inactivity as a writer with the blog, I once again hit a good job to bring you this MEGA GUIDE.
I have been working on many other projects, or collaborations, that I will tell you about, but yes, I have been sticking to the top with what I am going to talk to you in the last few days.
We are going to review the THRIVE ARCHITECT plugin, which is the evolution of the well-known Thrive Content Builder.
Article content about Thrive Architect
What is Thrive Content Builder Architect and how does it work?
What is a WordPress Visual Editor and what are its advantages?
What graphic elements do we have in Thrive Architect to have a visually attractive content?
How to migrate from Thrive Content Builder to Thrive Architect and what are the main differences between the two?
How do I upgrade from Thrive Content Builder to Thrive Architect?
Thrive Architect is giving me errors. How do I fix them?
What are the main mistakes you can get with Thrive Architect?
JQuery, the biggest cause of Thrive Architect errors.
Bug fixed: Only 300px images appear with Thrive Architect and if I magnify them, they appear blurry.
Thrive Architect is the plugin that I use to build all my WordPress websites.
This same page of Monetized is all made thanks to him, as well as the article you are reading 😉
In this article, you will learn the good and the bad about him.
But this time I want to do it in a special way so that it brings you to value whatever your relationship with the Thrive Architect plugin or its predecessor.
That is why I am going to divide the article into several parts so that you go exactly to the one that affects you and can help you.
To do this, you just have to select one of the following options:
(1) I have never had either of the two plugins installed
(2) I already had Thrive Content Builder installed and I want to migrate or see the differences
(3) I have already migrated Thrive Architect and it gives me errors when using it.
If you are in point (1), we are going to know the importance of having a visual editor compared to the default WordPress editor, and then, we will see step by step how to use Thrive Architect and how you will be able to get its full potential.
In point (2) we will see what you will need to do to migrate from Thrive Content Builder to the new version. I am also going to show you what are the main differences between the two for which I think we are facing a great improvement.
If unfortunately, you are in point (3), don't worry, because I am going to help you solve the errors you may have in Thrive Architect that are making it not work properly.
I do not want you to be scared with the length of the article, since it is like that in case you prefer to read, but in each of the points, you will have its corresponding video so that there is no type of loss and you can see everything in a visual way on real examples applied on my own projects. With seeing the situation that fits you, it would be worth it.
So now it's your turn ... What do you choose? You just have to press one of the two buttons above and you will go directly to the part that will help you in your situation.
What is Thrive Content Builder Architect and how does it work?
Great! If you are reading this point it means that you have never had either Thrive Content Builder, or its evolution Thrive Architect, but you are wondering what it is, or if it is something that would help you.
Nothing happens because we are going to do a very complete tour so that you have no doubts. But before we start, let's give an extra-official definition.
Thrive Architect is a WordPress plugin that allows you to have a visual editor to create any of your pages or articles. That means that you will be writing the content from the same visualization that your reader would see. In the same way that it will make it easier for you to have a lot of graphic components that you can use in a very simple way.
What it will allow you, therefore, will be the following:
Create your content from the same viewing screen as you are writing it.
Have a large number of graphic resources that you can use in your content (columns, buttons, testimonials, article lists, etc.) with a single click.
You can create very professional landings with designs already optimized so that you don't have to have design knowledge.
If you are in conditions that allow you to see the video where I tell you everything, I advise you to watch it, so that you can fully understand how Thrive Architect works:
If you've seen the video, you're ready to comment on what you think, so I'll see you in the comments section or take a look at the plugin page 😉
Visit the official website of Thrive Architect to see price conditions
Or you can also continue gossiping the rest of the text because you will find things that I have mentioned in the video but I have not included in it.
What is a WordPress Visual Editor and what are its advantages?
Luckily, today we have what are called visual editors. These make it extremely easy for us to write visually appealing content for our blog.
The default WordPress editor would have the following form:
It would be made up of a few basic formatting elements and every time you wanted to see how it is looking on the final screen, you would have to save and see the preview.
Instead with a visual editor (in this case Thrive Architect), you would have the following:
At all times you would see how it looks on the final screen, and you would only have to drag the elements that you would like to add within the content.
As you can see, the difference is quite large.
What graphic elements do we have in Thrive Architect to have a visually attractive content?
As you have seen in the previous mini-video, you will simply have to drag one of these elements to your content:
These will ensure that you can add pretty much anything you need to your content.
We are going to see images of what some of those graphic elements that we could add in Thrive Architect would be like, to give you an idea.
I have to say that what I am going to put in a sample, but you can really edit everything perfectly to leave it with the appearance you want.
Button types available in Thrive Architect:
This is one of the points where they have improved compared to its predecessor Thrive, Content Builder since they have added the option of being able to customize the buttons to the maximum.
This would be a small sample of what you can build but the possibilities are endless:
A new component to add counters in your content.
If at any time you want to add some kind of countdown to your content, here you will also be able to do it without any additional plugin. Obviously, their configuration is not as advanced as it could be on another platform such as Thrive Ultimatum or Deadline Funnel.
There are two types of counters:
"Normal" countdown: When it finishes, it shows a text and that's it.
Evergreen Counter: When the time you enter ends, it shows a text, but it restarts after X days, or hours, that you decide.
This would be an example of its appearance, although it is fully configurable as well:
Add a list of blog articles within any content.
Imagine that you are creating the cover of your blog and you want to add a list to the latest articles, or you want to even add it within any content.
You will also be able to do it in a very personalized way by configuring each and every one of the elements:
You will define if you want them horizontal or vertical.
They will have several filters to decide exactly what you want to be shown.
You can configure the size of the image, the text, and what you want to be displayed for each article (image, text, introduction, call to action).
This image could perfectly show two examples of displaying the list of your blog posts:
And well, these elements are a sample just so you see the potential, but you could add any of the ones you have seen in the image above.
Perfect, you have already known what you can do thanks to having a visual editor in WordPress, such as Thrive Architect. If you have not seen it through the video, I advise you to take a moment to see it since there you will see its true potential in a practical way.
Being a premium plugin, it means that it is paid. In the button below you will see the prices since I do not want to include them here because it is possible that these may vary over time.
What I am telling you is that they have a money-back guarantee (which they will always have) in case in 30 days you are not convinced, that they return what you have paid. So if you find it interesting, you can try it directly and decide if it suits you just like me.
If you like the idea of including it on your blog, you can go to the official page:
And I would also love to see you in the comments in case you have any questions, or what you want to tell me.
If you are a brave person, and you want to continue learning from other people's profiles (those that already had the plugin, and those that may have an error), keep reading
How to migrate from Thrive Content Builder to Thrive Architect and what are the main differences between the two?
If you are at this point, or you are very brave because you have also read the above, or it is because you already had the Thrive Content Builder plugin and now you are at the moment of having to migrate to Thrive Architect.
Or maybe you have already migrated and you want to know what are the main characteristics that differentiate the new version from its predecessor.
In any case, I recommend that you take a look at the following video where I explain everything. Look at it from the beginning and in a moment I will tell you to jump to a certain minute so that you see the information that really interests you.
Perfect, if you have seen it, I would appreciate if you leave me a comment to tell me what you think of the new features, what your experience has been with the change, or what you want to tell me.
In case you could not see the video, and it is more comfortable for you in text, I will also tell you this in a more summarized way, so I advise you to take a moment to watch the video 😉.
How do I upgrade from Thrive Content Builder to Thrive Architect?
The update will be very simple.
You will simply have to update your previous plugin and you will see the new version, with the new editor.
The only thing that before doing so, I recommend the following:
Make a backup copy of your website (files and databases) just in case. There are many ways to do it but if you don't know how to do it, ask your host or take a look at Google.
Make sure you have the latest version of WordPress, and if not, update.
Update all the plugins you have in previous versions.
Also, check that you have the latest version of your WordPress theme.
When you have that, you will be able to update your Thrive Content Builder plugin, and you will go directly to see Thrive Architect installed on your blog.
How to recover the old version of Thrive Content builder and the rest of Thrive plugins?
If for some reason you have to go back and install any of the old versions of any of Thrive's products, you can access a copy of all of them through the following button:
Recover old versions of Thrive plugins
This is the official copy of them that the Thrive team itself has distributed and will be active for a while. If at any time you enter and they are no longer, please, leave me a comment on the article and so I update the information.
Next, I am going to go over some of the differences that you can find, which I consider a great improvement. Especially the last one.
Content Lock - What if I decide that I want to stop using the Thrive Architect plugin in the future?
That is one of the biggest fears that exist when you use a visual editor for WordPress.
What will happen to my content if I delete it? Will I lose it? Will it look horrible?
In the previous version, if you removed the plugin, the content would still be there, but since it was based on shortcodes, you would see programming code between your articles since WordPress is not able to translate it to something visual with the uninstalled plugin.
On the other hand, if you now remove Thrive Architect, the content you have will still be without weird programming code in between, since now it is no longer based on shortcodes that would continue to display after deactivating it.
What I would do would be to translate those contents created with Thrive Architect to the closest thing available with the normal WordPress editor.
For example:
The lists with icons (like this one you are seeing) would leave them as a normal list.
If you have put columns (something that WordPress does not support) I would place one below the other.
The buttons would translate them into a text link with the same content so you don't miss the calls to action.
etc.
That's a big step forward since you won't have to worry about a day when you have to stop using the plugin.
I show you this functionality in the video, but Shanne (the creator of Thrivethemes) also published a video where she showed what happens if you remove the plugin for the different visual editors that exist in WordPress.
She reviewed Thrive Architect with its main competitors, such as:
Visual Composer.
Elementor.
Divi.
Beaver Builder.
Cornerstone.
If you want to go into more detail at this point, I recommend that you watch this video:
The conclusions Shanne drew regarding the content lock-in of Thrive Architect and the main competitors are as follows:
VISUAL EDITOR
WHAT HAPPENS IF I DEACTIVATE IT?
Thrive Architect
The text will look correctly
Visual Composer
You will see weird code.
Elementor
The text will look correctly
DIVI
You will see weird code.
Beaver Builder
The text will look correctly
Cornerstone
You will see weird code.
On the other hand, as you can also see in Shanne's video, if you have code created directly on the WordPress default editor, you can also modify it with the Thrive Architect editor, even if you have to do a few small previous steps as you will see there.
What about the landing pages that you have created with Thrive Architect?
If you have used the functionality to create complete landing pages, you can also deactivate the plugin.
Before that page was completely lost, since it was entirely made with Thrive, but now it will do the same conversion of the elements that we mentioned before.
Obviously, it will not be with a good design, since they will be flatter elements, and you will have to retouch it, but at least it is still fully functional.
Creation of content that occupies the entire extension of the page.
Before, if you wanted to put, for example, a box of another color that will come from one end of the screen to another, you could only do it by creating a complete landing with a design
The most notable change: being able to edit your page independently for each of the devices.
Without a doubt, this is a great change that shows the difference.
Before it happened to all of us that when we created content for the blog, be it an article, page, or landing, sometimes it did not show us well on all devices: computer, tablet, and mobile.
Changing to make it look perfect on mobile was a tedious task that already required you to start programming with CSS code directly.
They have already solved that and now you can change each of the visualizations to fit perfectly. And I'm not only talking about whether it looks with good margins or not, but you can decide elements that are displayed on a computer and not on mobile, and vice versa.
You will find that in a new function, at the bottom of the editor, which is the following:
The way it works is that the changes you make to one layer affect the layers below it.
That means that if I change something on the computer, it will be reflected in all the below, if I change something on the tablet, it will only affect the tablet and mobile, and if I change something on the mobile, it only affects mobile.
You can create elements that only appear in one or the other, playing with the following option that incorporates each and every one of the elements:
In the video you will see very specific examples, and even how I fix the cover of Monetized for mobile, from minute 45:26.
How does Thrive Architect affect Thrive Leads?
If in your case, maybe you only have Thrive Leads, the plugin to create forms, you will also have to know what it affects. In the video I am going to show you, starting at minute 52:34, but you will have to know that when you update, you will also see the new Thrive Architect editor when creating your forms.
There I will show you some option that deserves to consider, so I advise you to see it in the video. Still, it should work fine for you.
There are people who have had a bug there, which I know they have solved with new updates, but if this is your case, tell us in the comments to give you a hand.
And those would be some of the characteristics that I have wanted to mention, but there are many more.
You have new elements of countdown counters without needing another plugin.
You can play with layers, Photoshop-style, to be able to put some elements on top of others.
You have the option "Absolute, relative", typical of styles, to decide where a certain element appears.
Etc.
If you have come this far without having the plugin, and you want to try it, I invite you to go to the official page to see the prices and purchase it.
After this, we move on to the last part, which I hope you never have to resort to.
Thrive Architect is giving me errors. How do I fix them?
If you got here by pressing the button at the start of the post, it may be because Thrive Architect is giving you a bug.
In this part, we are going to try to solve it.
If you have arrived by reading the entire article, you are a very brave person 😉, but hey, I hope you don't have to use what I will tell you below. That will mean that everything is working perfectly for you.
The best thing is that you watch this video, since there I tell you everything perfectly, and I show you about a real case:
If you had to watch the video because Thrive Architect was failing you, I hope you have solved it, and if you haven't seen it because you prefer to read in text, I'll also tell you about it below.
Of course, the information in the video will be more complete and detailed, so if you really need it, watch it there better.
What are the main mistakes you can get with Thrive Architect?
The main faults that Thrive Architect could give you are the following:
That the visual editor does not open and stay loading forever, or you get a blank screen.
Let it open, you can edit everything, but then don't let you save because it gets caught.
That the editing of any of the elements does not work for you and it does not do what is expected of it, or even you get an error when trying to add it.
Those elements fail you with the Thrive Leads plugin (it would be done with the previous point).
Those are the most common, but if you are facing any other type of error with Thrive Architect, let us know in the comments and I will try to give you a hand to fix or guide you.
Before continuing, my personal advice is that if it is giving you an error, try to fix it (I will try to help you with the video and this content). I think it's worth it, because maybe once you do it, it won't fail you again and you can enjoy its full potential.
If you have seen yourself in front of any of the situations that I comment above, I will tell you that as much as possible it is that the error is due to one of these situations:
There is some plugin that is incompatible and is generating the error.
The theme of your website is causing conflict with Thrive Architect.
Those are the most common reasons that cause you to get any of the errors mentioned above.
The first step that should be taken would be the following: update everything within your WordPress: plugins, WordPress, and theme.
It is important that you have the latest version of everything to avoid conflicts since developers (those who update the plugin frequently, as is the case with Thrive Architect) usually use the functionalities of the latest versions.
Therefore, if for example, your WordPress is not up to date, it is possible that they are using a function that you do not have yet, and that is why it fails.
JQuery, the biggest cause of Thrive Architect errors.
The reason for errors in Thrive Architect, or other plugins, is usually incompatibilities with JQuery.
Without getting too technically into the subject, I will tell you that JQuery is Javascript libraries that influence the display of your page.
This means that if there is a problem with JQuery, you cannot visualize certain elements, and that could affect Thrive Architect in some cases.
The reason for that is that WordPress loads a version of JQuery, and all plugin developers should read from that version. But the reality is that some of them decide to load their own version in order to save having to update every time a new JQuery comes out (Maaaaaaal !!).
This causes two different versions of JQuery to try to load, and the theme crashes, causing errors.
To solve this, I advise you to watch the video, if you haven't already. Since there we are going to go on the subject, since getting around here in the text about it would be more complicated.
Anyway, I will tell you that you can have this article on hand from Thrive's own documentation, which I will mention in the video.
Knowing that what is producing the error is Jquery, can be simple using the functionality of any browser "Inspect element" that will come out by clicking with the right button of the mouse on your page.
In the example that I show in the video, this option would show me the following:
Do not be scared by the example, I simply put it so you can see that it clearly sees that what is out there failing the jquery.
If you come across something similar, this is the summary of the steps to take:
Go disabling the plugins one by one, or 5 by 5 for example. Nothing will happen, it will be a second in which they will be deactivated, you will test if the error continues, and if not you will activate it again.
If there you have not detected a plugin that is the one that causes the failure, try changing your theme for another. The same, it will be a second that will not affect anything. You change it, you test if the same error continues, and then you leave it as it is.
It is possible that with one of these two steps, you have detected the error, where is the error, which is what it is about.
One of the plugins is causing me to conflict with Thrive Architect.
If you have detected that it was one of the plugins that is causing the conflict, and you have it in the latest version, it is probably because what I have commented with the jquery is happening.
You would have two options:
Ask yourself if you want to use that plugin. Maybe it's a good time to clean up plugins that you don't really need and you would solve the problem. If you need it, yes or yes, and you do not know another plugin that does the same thing that you might be able to use, I recommend that you see the possible solution in the video, which has to do with this article from the Thrive documentation. Or write to both Thrive support and the plugin developer to see what can be done.
If you have seen that the cause is the WordPress theme, and you have seen that it is in the latest version. You can also try the solution of the article linked above, or write to support indicating all the tests you have done, and telling them that the error is right there.
If in any of the cases, you end up going to Thrive support, I assure you from experience, that if you tell them exactly what is causing the error (a specific plugin, or your own theme), they will be much more effective They will not make you do tests before responding, because you have already done them and you will comment on it, and they will get into your WordPress getting request it.
I know that there are people who had errors, and the Thrive team has fixed it in new updates, and as of today, when the plugin has just come out, they are at a good pace with them.
Well, I hope that all this has helped you to solve the problem that the Thrive Architect plugin is giving you.
If not, and after having tried what I comment here, leave me a comment and I will try to give you a hand.
Below I show more errors that have emerged to the readers of Monetized so that we will cover all possible situations and their solutions:
Bug fixed: Only 300px images appear with Thrive Architect and if I magnify them, they appear blurry.
There are people who have notified, as you can see in the comments, that the images could only be added as 300px, and that if they wanted them larger, they looked blurry.
The reason and the solution is the following:
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