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Tips, announcements, and in-depth guides to help you get the most out of SiteOrigin's WordPress tools.

Never Lose a Contact Form Message with the Contact Log Addon

August 2, 2026 · Announcements, Plugins

Email is a fragile place to keep the messages your visitors send you. A notification is deleted by accident, filtered to spam, or simply never arrives, and the enquiry is gone with no way to get it back. The new Contact Log Addon for SiteOrigin Premium keeps a searchable record of every message successfully sent […]

Turn Any Page Into a Standalone Landing Page

June 13, 2026 · Announcements, Plugins

Design unique, focused landing pages with the new Landing Page Addon for SiteOrigin Premium. The Landing Page addon lets you turn any page into a standalone, full-screen experience, rendered on its own without your theme’s header, footer, or sidebars, so
your content takes center stage.

Fixed vs Parallax Background Images: What’s the Difference?

March 5, 2026 · Plugins

Fixed and parallax background images add visual depth to WordPress sites, but they work differently. Fixed backgrounds stay stationary while content scrolls over them. Parallax backgrounds move at a slower speed, creating a 3D effect. We demonstrate both techniques using SiteOrigin Page Builder and Widgets Bundle.

Build Once, Reuse Everywhere: Section-Level Layouts with Custom Layouts

January 26, 2026 · Plugins, Tutorial

Pages are often unique, but sections repeat. Hero areas, call-to-action blocks, pricing tables, and pre-footers are frequently copied from page to page. Over time, that copy-paste workflow leads to small inconsistencies, layout drift, and slower page building. Custom Layouts help streamline this process by letting you save and reuse proven layouts.

Accelerate Your Workflow with SiteOrigin Custom Layouts

January 12, 2026 · Announcements, Plugins

Speed up your page building workflow by creating reusable layouts and sections with the new Custom Layouts Addon for SiteOrigin Premium. Custom Layouts lets you construct layouts using Page Builder, save them to a dedicated library, and reuse them wherever you need consistent structure and design.

Boost Signups with On-Page Forms and Content in SiteOrigin Lightboxes

August 11, 2025 · Announcements

Create custom lightboxes with personalized design and content using the new Lightbox Builder Addon for SiteOrigin Premium. The Lightbox Builder Widget enables you to design dynamic, on-page overlays with Page Builder by SiteOrigin. Engage your users with interactive lightboxes, perfect for presenting content, promotions, or forms in a visually appealing way.