Help4 Builder Guide
Settings dashboard
Confirm modules, setup wizard state, support links, release channel, and the main Builder Suite shortcuts before building.
Builder Pages
Find builder-enabled pages, open Builder Studio, and keep drafts separate from live customer pages.
Builder Studio
Build the page visually with responsive controls, element panels, performance guidance, and a live preview.
Updates
Confirm the installed version, free update status, manifest URLs, beta/stable channel behavior, and package checks.
Healthy first run
A fresh install should show the same core screens.
Do not turn on every module just because it exists. The first job is confirming the plugin loaded cleanly and the builder can open a safe draft page.
Settings dashboard
This proves the plugin loaded and gives the site owner one control room.
Builder Pages
This keeps the first editing step obvious and avoids digging through WordPress menus.
Builder Studio
This proves the visual builder, responsive controls, and element library are ready.
Step
Download the current ZIP
Use the public latest.zip package and keep it zipped for WordPress upload.
Step
Upload in WordPress
Go to Plugins, Add New, Upload Plugin, choose the ZIP, install, and activate.
Step
Download the theme ZIP separately
WordPress.org treats plugins and themes as separate packages. If Help4 Blank is missing, download help4-blank.zip from /help4-blank/help4-blank.zip and install it under Appearance > Themes. The public manifest lives at /help4-blank/manifest.json.
Step
Use the blank theme path
Help4 Blank is the clean shell; Builder Suite controls the pages, templates, icons, and modules.
Step
Check Settings first
Confirm support links, module state, release channel, and update information.
Step
Open Builder Pages
Choose a draft or test page and launch Builder Studio before editing live pages.
Step
Preview before publish
Save the draft, preview the front end, and check mobile before customers see it.
Start here
Install and setup
Download the ZIP, activate Builder Suite, understand the blank-theme path, and run the first clean check.
First page
Build a page safely
Open Builder Pages, launch Studio, build structure first, check mobile, then publish or hand it to Help4.
Templates
Choose a starter
Pick a starter spec by page job: service, product, support, recent work, local SEO, launch, or checkout recovery.
Theme layer
Headers and footers
Use Theme Builder for global headers, footers, 404s, page shells, canvas pages, popups, and conditions.
Fields
Structured content
Use fields when content repeats: FAQs, service areas, specs, team members, galleries, relationships, and product data.
Commerce
Products and payments
Plan catalog data, variations, subscriptions, checkout context, and payment routing before launch.
Capture leads
Forms and sliders
Use forms and motion only where they support the page goal and do not load extra assets everywhere.
Launch QA
SEO, speed, security
Check metadata, schema, readability, AdSense-style quality, Analytics intent, SSL, headers, images, and mobile.
Proof
Website Snapshot
Turn public URLs into safe website screenshots for recent work, migrations, support notes, and launch recaps.
Release safety
Updates
Use stable live packages and md beta testing to keep Builder Suite ready for the next WordPress line.
Need help with this step?
Send Help4 the page, screenshot, or site goal.
Include the URL, what you are trying to build, what looks wrong, and whether this is a draft, staging site, or live customer page.