Pillar 1.4.1 Multipurpose HTML Variant Page Builder

Pillar at a glance

• Includes over 110 pre-built pages and over 160 sections for multi-page or one-page static HTML websites and landing pages.
• Based on Bootstrap with the familiar grid markup for quick adoption and development.
• LESS files included – everything you need to generate your own colour schemes.
• 100+ fully responsive HTML template files and 20 uniquely designed home pages.
• 150+ blocks in Variant Page Builder for rapid layout composition.
• Boxed or wide layouts via a single body class; Square or Round buttons via a single body class.
• 5 hand-picked font themes in Variant; 400+ free Google Fonts in HTML.
• Over 2000 icons, including the premium Icons Mindicon kit worth $59.
• Multi-column “mega-menu” and double-level drop-down menus; various nav types for mobile.
• Multiple colour schemes; modals for forms, iframes, or any HTML; cookie-supported dismiss.
• Ultra-smooth hardware-accelerated parallax and scroll assists; Variant Page Builder included.
• Owl Carousel included; Ajax, MailChimp, and Campaign Monitor form integration with validation.
• Twitter feed integration; fully realised shop and blog layouts; YouTube and Google Maps integration.
• Dev-friendly with Atomic design; Ajax validation on all forms; fully documented online docs.
• Dedicated support forum and free updates; includes user-driven feedback channel on Twitter.

Page builder, layouts, and user workflow

• Variant Page Builder included for rapid mockups; build in real-time with a vast library of blocks; export to HTML with no junk code.
• Save and reuse navigation and footer across pages; build one-page sites by linking nav items to sections.
• Smooth parallax with a one-click enablement; cross-platform scrolling acceleration for enhanced UX.
• Split cover sections and page management features introduced in Variant; zero-install local running.

Design, templates, and content blocks

• Less-based theming – use included LESS files to tweak design or roll your own colour schemes.
• 100+ fully responsive templates and 20 home pages designed to cover portfolios, blogs, shops, and landings.
• 150+ content blocks in Variant Page Builder for flexible page composition.
• Multiple layout options: boxed or wide, and square or round buttons controlled by a single body class.
• YoUr site can include Isotope filterable portfolio sections, lightbox galleries, and video galleries.

Assets, icons, and typography

• 5 hand-picked font themes in Variant; 400+ free Google Fonts in HTML.
• Over 2000 icons, including the premium Icons Mindicon kit (worth $59).
• Isotope-based portfolio sections and flexible gallery options (Lightbox, Video, Modal).

Navigation, interactivity, and media

• Multi-column “mega-menu” and double-level drop-down menus; traditional nav bar and offscreen nav types.
• Modals to support forms, iframes, or any HTML content with auto-load and delay-load options and cookie-based dismiss.
• YouTube and Vimeo embeds with custom modals; YouTube video section backgrounds; Google Maps API enabled with retina markers.

Forms, integrations, and deployment

• Ajax, MailChimp, and Campaign Monitor form integrations with validation; SMTP settings via mail.php for forms.
• Twitter feed integration and full shop layouts with a unique sidebar cart; full blog layouts with sidebars.
• Google Maps API enabled – provide your address; Pillar handles the rest with retina markers via data attributes.

Documentation, support, and lifecycle

• Fully documented with online docs pages covering all elements in-browser.
• Dedicated support forum and free updates to come; feedback channel via Twitter @rareweb.
• Dev-friendly – Atomic design approach helps developers customize markup predictably.

Update history

Update 1.4.1 – 23 October 2016

• FIX – Nav menu saving is fixed in VariantNavs auto-update across pages
• UPDATE – Twitter feeds no longer need Widget IDs. See docs. New pages use data-feed-name instead of data-widget-id. Old widget IDs will still work (no need to change html)
• UPDATE – Switched Pie chart plugin so charts now work in Firefox.
• UPDATE – Smoothscroll plugin updated, no need to alter any HTML.
• NEW – Better pages management in Variant: Pages can be renamed; Added a “New Page” button to start blank new page
• The user now operates in a saved page at all times
• FIX – Form redirect data attribute output from Variant fixed
• FIX – Colour scheme choice is applied properly to exported pages
• FIX – Page title is applied properly to all exported pages

Update 1.4.0 – 19 August 2016

• NEW – Added Wedding layout
• NEW – Google Analytics Tracking ID input in Variant
• NEW – Page meta description input in Variant

Update 1.3.1 – 5 August 2016

• NEW – Use the included LESS files to tweak the design
• NEW – Show any modal by its id when #modal-id is appended to URL
• NEW – Split cover section added to Variant
• FIX – Masonry Filters fixed for non-ASCII characters
• UPDATE – Masonry filters now display sorted alphabetically

Asset licensing note

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