Introduction of Wireframes

Hello! Welcome to Stackable, your all-in-one solution to building stunning websites with Gutenberg. In this video, we will be discussing our newest addition to the Stackable Design Library which is Wireframes.

Before getting into Stackable’s Wireframes, let’s first discuss what Wireframing even means. In layman’s terms, wireframing is a technique for developing a low-fidelity version of a website. It is a two-dimensional representation of a web page’s user interface and is a fundamental aspect of the web design process that gives you or a client an idea of how a website can look – similar to a house blueprint or an essay outline. Wireframing will assist you in planning and organizing how you want your website’s users to absorb the information you’ll be providing. Its goal is to help you establish the structure and placement of your designs without the extra elements such as the buttons, images, and content.

As we mentioned earlier, for all the parties involved, wireframes will help save time and make the development process easier in the long run because it allows them to go through the website’s structure without being distracted by design aspects like colors or images.

Some notable benefits of wireframes are:

1. Saves Time and Money
Wireframes, as previously stated, can save you a significant amount of time and, as a result, money. It can assist you in making adjustments more quickly, and also provide you with a greater understanding of the entire project, thus reducing the need for additional redesigns.

2. Brings Clarity to your Projects
Functionality comes before everything. Wireframes allow you to think about and address all of the essential website features you wish to add.

3. Changes Can Be Made More Efficiently
When designing your website, it can be easy to miss or overlook some existing flaws. It’s easy to make modifications with wireframes because they’re so simple. It’s far easier to throw out a concept and attempt something new. That’s a great reason to explore a variety of approaches before settling on the best one.

There are multiple other benefits to Wireframing, but the ones mentioned should be enough for you to give it a shot.

So, given the benefits of wireframing, why should you use wireframes for your website? A well-designed information architecture is important, and by using Wireframes, you get to design the information architecture on your website by allowing you to simplify and map out where the most important elements are gonna go.

With all that being said, what does Stackable have to offer in relation to all this? With our Wireframe kit, you are able to create wireframes for a new page or website in the confines of the WordPress block editor. This eliminates the need to keep going back and forth with Gutenberg and a third-party wireframing tool. We’ve created various sections that we believe are essential in creating landing pages. We’ve packaged them with bare independent blocks which you can edit later on to create your mockup or final design.

To use the Wireframes, just click on the Design Library button on the top of the Block Editor. Once you open the Design Library, you will find the Wireframes tab. From there, you can browse through our library of wireframes which you may filter by section categories. Afterwards, just click on any wireframe you prefer from the Design Library and it will be added to your page. One of the best parts is that our wireframes are responsive-ready. You can preview them in tablet and mobile view, and the wireframes would automatically adjust accordingly. Once you or your client is satisfied with the draft of your wireframe, you can carry on with adding design to the wireframe like you would with regular blocks.

Now, how do you convert the wireframes into an actual website? After wireframing, you can now continue designing them like how you normally do. You can add images, change the button colors or styles, and populate your content.

And there you have it! That is everything you need to know about Wireframing and how to use Stackable’s Wireframes. If you liked this video, don’t forget to give it a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel if you need more information regarding Stackable, feel free to join our Facebook Community or visit our website. We’ll link them down below!