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<item><title>The best Elementor alternatives in 2026: an honest guide</title><link>https://whalewp.com/blog/best-elementor-alternatives/</link><guid>https://whalewp.com/blog/best-elementor-alternatives/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Gutenberg, Bricks, Beaver Builder, Breakdance, Divi and Akram compared on speed, price, learning curve and lock-in, so you can pick the right builder for your next site.</description></item>
<item><title>Why page builders slow WordPress down (and what actually fixes it)</title><link>https://whalewp.com/blog/why-page-builders-slow-wordpress/</link><guid>https://whalewp.com/blog/why-page-builders-slow-wordpress/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Where the weight in a page builder comes from, why caching alone doesn’t fix it, and the numbers from building the same page in Elementor and Akram.</description></item>
<item><title>How to migrate from Elementor to Akram without rebuilding your pages</title><link>https://whalewp.com/blog/migrate-from-elementor/</link><guid>https://whalewp.com/blog/migrate-from-elementor/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A step-by-step guide to converting Elementor pages with Akram’s migration tool, what converts automatically, what to check, and how to roll back.</description></item>
<item><title>Core Web Vitals for WordPress: a practical guide</title><link>https://whalewp.com/blog/core-web-vitals-wordpress/</link><guid>https://whalewp.com/blog/core-web-vitals-wordpress/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What LCP, INP and CLS measure, the thresholds Google uses, and the specific fixes that move each one on a WordPress site.</description></item>
<item><title>Build a custom header, footer and 404 page with the Akram theme builder</title><link>https://whalewp.com/blog/theme-builder-header-footer/</link><guid>https://whalewp.com/blog/theme-builder-header-footer/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A hands-on tutorial for designing site-wide templates in Akram, including sticky headers, display rules and a 404 page that helps visitors.</description></item>
<item><title>Popups that convert without annoying people</title><link>https://whalewp.com/blog/popups-without-annoying/</link><guid>https://whalewp.com/blog/popups-without-annoying/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to choose popup triggers, frequency and targeting so popups help visitors instead of interrupting them, with accessibility basics and settings for Akram.</description></item>
<item><title>Accessible WordPress sites: what your page builder should do for you</title><link>https://whalewp.com/blog/accessible-wordpress-sites/</link><guid>https://whalewp.com/blog/accessible-wordpress-sites/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The accessibility basics every WordPress site needs, which parts a page builder should handle automatically, and what you still need to check yourself.</description></item>
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