Starter Templates vs Beaver Themer
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| Feature | Starter Templates v4.7.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Beaver Themer v1.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | — |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Starter Templates · Essential and Business Toolkits ($) | Beaver Themer ($) |
| Pros | Large library of free website and section templates; Works with Elementor, Spectra, Beaver Builder and the block editor; Onboarding installs the needed plugins | Design headers, footers, archives and 404 pages visually; Extensions for WooCommerce, ACF, WPML and The Events Calendar |
| Cons | Premium templates need a toolkit licence key; AI builder and image features call external services | Requires the Beaver Builder plugin to be active; Layout conditions need careful setup on complex sites |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Full website template import, Import of site options from a template, AI website builder, Plugin install and activation during onboarding, Licence check for premium templates ($) | Theme layouts for archives, posts and 404 pages ($), WooCommerce product and shop layouts ($), ACF repeater and flexible field shortcodes ($), Conditional content with bb_logic shortcode ($), White label settings ($), The Events Calendar modules ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Elementor | Beaver Builder ($), Advanced Custom Fields ($), The Events Calendar ($) |
| Other | ZipWP API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.zipwp.com, fonts.googleapis.com, ipwho.is, api.ipify.org, credits.startertemplates.com, app.zipwp.com, websitedemos.net | translate.wpbeaverbuilder.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 4 |