Any help with WP

Hi folks.I know the question is ridiculous,but need to build a WP blog.I am running 2 very successfully online shops for more than 10 years,but never bored with WP(tried 2 times,but without any good results).I have a plan to build and grow blog, running WP,but still can't get the right way to do it.It has to be simple one, with no more plugins,but even this stupid blog is enormous difficult to reach Will be much appreciated if someone leaves a simple guide for me(with Elementor or Divi?).I know maybe more than 70% here are using Wordpress,so will be very kind sometime to give me a hand.Thanks!

Here is my theme and plugin set up.
1) Astra pro - theme
2) Elementor pro - page builder
3) Use a premium starter template set either astra or elementor. Both has lots of starter template sets for a blog, pick one that fits.
4) Rankmath for on page seo.
Thats it. All are paid except rankmath. You try doing this for free you will end up with 15-20 plugins and with lots of problems.

IM Dude said:

Here is my theme and plugin set up.
1) Astra pro - theme
2) Elementor pro - page builder
3) Use a premium starter template set either astra or elementor. Both has lots of starter template sets for a blog, pick one that fits.
4) Rankmath for on page seo.
Thats it. All are paid except rankmath. You try doing this for free you will end up with 15-20 plugins and with lots of problems.

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follow that short list and you'll be fine, at least for now, great short list @IM Dude

IM Dude said:

Here is my theme and plugin set up.
1) Astra pro - theme
2) Elementor pro - page builder
3) Use a premium starter template set either astra or elementor. Both has lots of starter template sets for a blog, pick one that fits.
4) Rankmath for on page seo.
Thats it. All are paid except rankmath. You try doing this for free you will end up with 15-20 plugins and with lots of problems.

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Let me ask again,to clarify it Elementor is a page builder, Astra pro is theme.Do I need the pay for both of them?(Sorry,I know how it sounds). Found many adverts from 2-3 to 50$.Wich one will be good for me? Thanks

AnnKapone said:

Let me ask again,to clarify it Elementor is a page builder, Astra pro is theme.Do I need the pay for both of them?(Sorry,I know how it sounds). Found many adverts from 2-3 to 50$.Wich one will be good for me? Thanks

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I recently posted Elementor here for free on the forum. Also, the astra pro addon is here posted.

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I recently posted Elementor here for free on the forum. Also, the astra pro addon is here posted.

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Thanks, will try to get them

I am not a fan of Elementor. Slow, new versions repeatedly have old bugs... I myself try to avoid any page builder, but if really need to use one, I hear good things about Oxygen and Bricks.