Redesigning Homepage without using WPBakery

This topic has 8 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 1 months ago ago by Tony Rodriguez

  • Avatar: DebbieC
    DebbieC
    Participant
    October 16, 2025 at 08:44

    Hi, I want to re-design my homepage (leaving the header and footer as it is) but i seem to have no choice but to use WPBakery which I find really complicated and restrictive.

    I originally installed one of your demo content templates and seem to be only able to edit the page around that existing design but I want to start that mid-section from scratch and completely re-design it.

    Is there a way I can make my changes and edit outside of WPBakery as I just don’t know how to use it? Adding posts is so easy just adding ‘blocks’ where you want them, can the homepage not use an editor in that way? Thanks, Debbie

    7 Answers
    Avatar: Jack Richardson
    Jack Richardson
    Support staff
    October 16, 2025 at 11:30

    Hello @DebbieC,

    If you would like to use the Gutenberg editor for your pages, we recommend creating a new page and building the content from scratch. It is not possible to modify content using both the default Gutenberg editor and the WPBakery builder simultaneously.

    Please create a new page, add your desired content, and then reassign it as the home page in your WordPress settings under “Reading”.

    Best regards,
    8Theme Team

    Avatar: DebbieC
    DebbieC
    Participant
    October 16, 2025 at 15:43

    Hi, i have tried this but the main homepage image is cropped even when I enter the exact 1900 width. As it’s a homepage I want it to be the entire width of the screen. How do I get the entire page to be full width instead of limited. Thanks Debbie

    Avatar: Jack Richardson
    Jack Richardson
    Support staff
    October 16, 2025 at 16:03

    Hello @DebbieC,

    1. You did not provide your website address, so we were unable to review the layout.
    2. Could you please confirm whether you would like to create a new homepage using the Gutenberg builder or modify the existing homepage content with WPBakery?
    3. Which specific sections of your page would you like to update?

    Best regards,
    8Theme Team

    Avatar: DebbieC
    DebbieC
    Participant
    October 16, 2025 at 16:54

    Hi, I have tried to change it on the staging site so you would not have seen any changes on live site anyway.

    I want to create a new homepage in Gutenberg, I have tried for 2 days to modify with WPBakery but I find that extremely confusing.

    On the website swankypins.co.uk – I want to change only the Content of the homepage. The top bar, menus and footer ect. will all stay the same. It’s extremely slow loading so I need to replace the slide. Then most sections underneath the slide need to be changed and i want to use larger images. At the moment, the images display around 300px but I want them bigger.

    I could do all this in Gutenberg but it doesn’t seem to spread the size of the page to full width.

    Thanks, Debbie

    Avatar: Jack Richardson
    Jack Richardson
    Support staff
    October 16, 2025 at 18:35

    Hello,

    If you could provide us with the URL to your staging website, we would be able to review it and suggest some custom CSS solutions. Without access to your staging site, we are unable to offer a specific solution to your request.

    As an alternative, you may try adding the following custom CSS to your website under Theme Options → Additional CSS:

    :root {  
        --wp--style--global--content-size: 2000px;  
        --wp--style--global--content-size: 1400px;  
    }

    Otherwise, please provide us with the URL and access to your staging website.

    Best regards,
    8Theme Team

    Avatar: DebbieC
    DebbieC
    Participant
    November 15, 2025 at 21:26

    Thanks for the support! My topic “Redesigning Homepage without using WPBakery” has been successfully resolved.

    Avatar: Tony Rodriguez
    Tony Rodriguez
    Support staff
    November 15, 2025 at 21:26

    Dear DebbieC,

    It’s great having you in our WordPress & WooCommerce community!

    Every insight you share helps us refine XStore and build tools that empower thousands of online store owners worldwide.

    Together, we grow stronger with every release.

    Topic closed.
    The 8Theme Team

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