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Each has its own distinct, finished design and copy tuned to that kind of site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>12 sections<\/strong> \u2014 Hero, Services, Call to Action, Pricing, Testimonials, Team, Q&amp;A, Footer, Logos, Features, Compare and Stats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>7 color palettes<\/strong> \u2014 Blue, Emerald, Violet, Rose, Amber, Teal, Charcoal. The same section renders in any color, so you can match your brand instantly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visual preview<\/strong> \u2014 see exactly how a section will look, in your chosen color, before you generate it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Why core blocks?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Every section is built from standard WordPress core blocks (group, columns, heading, paragraph, image, cover, buttons, details). That means:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fully editable \u2014 change any text, image, color or layout from the editor<\/li>\n<li>No vendor lock-in \u2014 deactivate the plugin and your content stays intact (you only lose the design CSS polish)<\/li>\n<li>Works in any block-aware theme<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight \u2014 CSS-driven palettes, no heavy frameworks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Looking for more?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>GENE Section Builder generates individual sections. A separate companion product, <strong>GENE Blocks Studio<\/strong>, adds one-click <strong>Full Page<\/strong> generation, whole-site <strong>Starter Site<\/strong> generation (Home, Services, About, Contact at once), built-in <strong>SEO<\/strong>, a <strong>contact form<\/strong> block, <strong>client-delivery locking<\/strong> (lock the structure so clients can only edit text and images), scroll <strong>effects<\/strong> and block <strong>export \/ import<\/strong>. Studio is a standalone product available at https:\/\/gene-wp.com\/ \u2014 it is not an upgrade that unlocks this plugin; everything in GENE Section Builder stays free.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n\n<p>GENE Section Builder WordPress Plugin, (C) 2026 One Craft\nGENE Section Builder is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.<\/p>\n\n<p>Bundled font: Inter (SIL Open Font License 1.1) \u2014 see assets\/fonts\/Inter-OFL.txt.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins &gt; Add New &gt; Upload Plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Upload the gene-section-builder.zip file and click Install Now.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>In the block editor, search for \"Section Builder\" or find it under the \"GENE Section Builder\" category.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20require%20a%20specific%20theme%3F\"><h3>Does this require a specific theme?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. GENE Section Builder works with any block-aware WordPress theme.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20edit%20the%20generated%20sections%3F\"><h3>Can I edit the generated sections?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. After clicking Generate, the section is replaced with regular core blocks. You can edit every part \u2014 text, images, colors, spacing \u2014 using normal WordPress editor controls.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20if%20i%20deactivate%20the%20plugin%3F\"><h3>What happens if I deactivate the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Your content stays. The blocks are converted to core blocks at generation time, so they keep working. You only lose the design CSS polish.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20is%20this%20different%20from%20a%20block%20pattern%3F\"><h3>How is this different from a block pattern?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Patterns are static. Section Builder lets you choose an industry and a color, and generates the right design for that combination \u2014 a guided picker, not a flat library \u2014 and you can preview it first.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20there%20a%20paid%20version%3F\"><h3>Is there a paid version?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>GENE Section Builder is free. Some advanced features \u2014 one-click Full Page generation, whole-site Starter Site generation, SEO, a contact form, client-delivery locking, scroll effects and block export\/import \u2014 are part of a separate product, GENE Blocks Studio (https:\/\/gene-wp.com\/). It is a standalone product, not an unlock of this plugin; everything described above stays free.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>3.1.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Rebuilt around three distinct industry designs: Solo &amp; Professional, Portfolio &amp; Creator and Small Company. 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Color-agnostic templates via CSS variables.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release with Section Builder block.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Pick an industry and a color \u2014 generate a fully designed, editable page section in seconds. 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