Generate: Page Builders Integration: Avada Builder (previously Fusion Builder)

This guide refers to basic usage of Page Generator Pro with Avada’s Fusion Builder. It is not a substitute for referring to the Generate: Content Documentation, which must be read first to understand all Content Group configuration options.

Prerequisites

Older versions may work, however the steps below may not reflect the available functionality.

Avada Theme 7.0 or higher
Avada Builder Plugin 3.0 or higher (previously called Fusion Builder)
Avada Core 5.0 or higher

Fusion Builder was renamed to Avada Builder in Avada 7.0 and higher. Older versions of Avada with Fusion Builder may work, but compatibility is not guaranteed.

Setup

Failure to follow all steps in this section may result in incorrect working functionality.

Before using Avada’s Builder in your Content Group, you’ll need to:

Navigate to Avada > Options
Under the Options Header, click Builder Options
Under the Post Types section, tick / select Content Group
Under the Options Header, click Global Options
Click Advanced > Theme Features in the left hand menu
Set Code Block Encoding = Off
Click the Save Settings button

Add a Content Group

To add a new Content Group to Page Generator Pro, click the Add New button below the Content Groups title, which can be found towards the top of the screen:
Page Generator Pro: Generate Content:

You will then be presented with a screen similar to the one used to edit your WordPress Posts and Pages.

It’s recommended that you first:

Define the Title,
Setup the Content Group settings, by referring to the Generate: Content Documentation.
Click Save

Once saved, click the Avada Builder button:

Edit a Content Group

To edit an existing Content Group in Page Generator Pro, click the Title of the Group that you want to edit:
Page Generator Pro: Generate: Group Actions

Click the Avada Builder button:

Global Elements

Support for Keywords in Avada Builder Global Elements is available in Page Generator Pro 4.3.5 and higher, available Thursday 31st August 2023 23:59 UTC.

A Global Element gives you full control over a specific module that is displayed in multiple places on your site. Editing it in one place (whether that be a Page, Content Group or other) will update that specific module anywhere it is used on your WordPress web site.

Keywords

To use Keywords in a Global Element:

Ensure that you are using Page Generator Pro 4.3.5 or higher,
Confirm that the Content Group’s Store Keywords option is enabled
- If this was disabled, you will need to enable it and then (re)generate all Pages

Spintax

Whilst spintax is supported, its result is not cached. Therefore, spintax will run every time a Global Element is viewed (i.e. every time a generated Page is viewed), resulting in performance issues and different content displayed every time. It’s therefore not recommended.

Dynamic Elements

The Related Links Dynamic Element is supported in a Global Element.

Other Dynamic Elements will not function.

4.3.4 and lower

An Avada Global Element gives you full control over a specific element that is displayed in multiple places on your site. Editing it in one place will instantly update the rest.

With this in mind, you can’t edit Global Elements in a Content Group, without those edits affecting other places that use the Global Element. Therefore, Global Elements don’t support Keywords, Spintax, Dynamic Elements etc.

Dynamic Elements

Avada Builder’s Text Block uses the Classic Editor / TinyMCE, therefore allowing you to build each Dynamic Element’s shortcode using the UI:
Page Generator Pro: Generate: Page Builders Integration: Avada / Fusion Builder: Text Block

How to do this can be found in the Adding: Classic Editor / TinyMCE section of each of the Documentation links below:

For other Avada Builder blocks, you’ll need to manually build each Dynamic Element’s shortcode using the documented parameters. These can be found in the Adding: Page Builders section of each of the Documentation links below:

Common Issues

Avada Builder Button Missing

Follow the Setup section of this document.