(Edit 8/24 6:15 AM: signup for the beta testing is now closed)
The next version of our WP-EZ Website Builder – WP-EZ 2.0 – is just about ready for launch. It includes some key improvements to help you live out you mission online, many of which came from the suggestions of WP-EZ users:
Some of the new features that will be in WP-EZ 2.0 include:
- Drag and drop editor
- More modern, mobile-first themes
- Parallax backgrounds
- Pages featuring multiple content areas
- Page templates (pages already laid out with sample content so all you have to do is swap in your own text and images)
You can see a WP-EZ 2.0 demo site here.
We will work with 7 (and only 7) beta testers
If you are one of the first 7 people to sign up to be a beta tester, you will get a brand new website at absolutely no additional cost to you. Here’s how it works:
- We will import into your website the brand new Dragon Drop Church theme, which looks just like the example above and includes all the pages and content in that example.
- You customize your site by removing any of the pages you don’t want and adding any additional pages.
- You customize the pages by replacing the text and image with your own.
- We will be available to help you customize your site and learn to use the new features.
- When you are done customizing your new pages, you click one button to “Activate” WP-EZ 2.0 which will publish all the new WP-EZ 2.0 pages and unpublish all your current pages for you.
- You complete a survey to provide feedback on WP-EZ 2.0 and the transition process.
How to become a beta tester
Currently the only theme we have ready for testing is a church theme, so your website must be for a church. Additionally, we are giving members with the Gold hosting package the opportunity to become beta testers. If you have a Silver, Bronze or Free site, upgrade to Gold and you can be a beta tester.
To ensure beta testers are serious about testing and completing their new site, we are requiring a $100 refundable deposit during the signup. Once you launch your new site and complete the survey, we will refund the $100 deposit, so it costs you nothing.
Signup to be a WP-EZ 2.0 beta tester by making your deposit here! (edit: link removed, beta testing signup closed)
We will be creating WP-EZ 2.0 Beta Test FAQs and WP-EZ 2.0 FAQs. If you have any questions about WP-EZ 2.0 or the beta testing, please post them in a comment below or email support (at) ourchurch (dot) com
Thoughts
- What do you think of the WP-EZ 2.0 demo site?
- What questions do you have about WP-EZ 2.0 or the beta testing?
Co-founder & CEO, OurChurch.Com
Paul has been the CEO of OurChurch.Com since its founding in 1996, combining his passion for faith and technology to lead the organization.
An accomplished writer, Paul has authored over 2,000 articles on faith and technology, featured on platforms like ChurchLeaders.com, The JoyFM, and his personal blog, LiveIntentionally.org.
Beyond his professional achievements, Paul serves as an elder at Journey Community Church and is deeply engaged in his community through his involvement with the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch and the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce. He is a contributing author of the book Outspoken! Conversations on Church Communication.
2 Comments
It sounds like this offer does not apply to generic discipleship sites?
That’s correct. Right now we just have one theme available for WP-EZ 2.0 and it’s a church-specific theme, so we want to beta test with just churches. When we make WP-EZ 2.0 available to everyone, we will have themes for schools, businesses, para-church ministries, and others.