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Using PHP urlencode and urldecode

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 08:27 PM PDT

Every now and then you will have to pass around URLs between different webpages and services. It sounds like a pretty easy task since URLs are basically just text strings, but things can sometimes get complicated. For example, sometimes you need to encode a URL in another URL, for example in a GET request!

In this tutorial, you'll learn why you need to encode or decode your URLs and how to use the built-in PHP functions to do so.

The Need for Encoding and Decoding URLs

Perhaps you want to pass a URL as a query parameter to a web service or another web page. Say for example, you want to send the following data to a website as a query string:

key data
redirect https://code.tutsplus.com
author monty shokeen
page 2

That information would be encoded in the following query string:

Notice that the special characters like : and / in the "redirect" URL have been encoded as %3A and %2F to avoid interfering with the structure of the overall URL. This is called escaping and that's where the encoding functions come in.

The server at example.com will receive that encoded URL in the query string and will probably need to decode it later. That's where URL decoding is important.

Encoding URLs with urlencode() and rawurlencode()

There are two different functions in PHP for encoding URLs. These are called urlencode() and rawurlencode(). The major difference between these two is the set of characters they encode and how they handle spaces.

In case of urlencode(), the function replaces all other non-alphanumeric characters except -, _ and . with a percent sign followed by two hex digits. Any spaces are replaced with the + character. On the other hand, the rawurlencode() function replaces all other non-alphanumeric characters except -, _, ., and ~ with a percent sign followed by two hex digits. This function also replaces spaces with a percent followed by two hex digits: %20.

The following example should clear things up a bit for you.

As you can see, non-alphanumeric characters like ?, / and = were encoded in the same manner by both the functions. However, the urlencode() function changed php basics to php+basics while rawurlencode() changed it to php%20basics.

In general, it is a good idea to use rawurlencode() to encode all your URLs. There are a couple of reasons for that. First, the rawurlencode() function encodes URLs based on the more modern RFC 3986 scheme. Second, it provides better compatibility if the URLs you encode have to be decoded later in JavaScript.

Decoding URLs with urldecode() and rawurldecode()

The functions urldecode() and rawurldecode() are used to roll back the changes made by corresponding urlencode() and rawurlencode() functions.

This basically means that all sequences which contain a percent sign followed by two hex strings will be replaced with their proper characters. The urldecode() function will change the + symbol to a space character and rawurldecode() function will leave it unchanged.

Here is an example to illustrate the difference.

In the above example, we have used the decoding functions to decode the URLs we encoded in the previous example. The $urlencoded_string variable has the space character changed to +. Using the urldecode() function on this string changes it back to space character. However, the rawurldecode() function leaves it untouched.

The $rawurlencoded_string variable has the space character converted to %20 which is handled the same way by both urldecode() and rawurldecode().

It is important to be careful about the function that you use for decoding an encoded URL because the final result may vary depending on what you used to originally encode it.

Final Thoughts

Our focus in this tutorial was to teach you how to encode and decode URLs in PHP. We started with the need to encode and decode URLs and then provided a brief overview of four different functions to do it.

As I mentioned earlier, the safest bet is to use rawurlencode() and rawurldecode() everywhere. This will ensure consistency in your own code as well as compatibility with other languages that use the new scheme of encoding and decoding URLs.

15 Best JavaScript Calendar and Event Calendar Scripts of 2021

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 05:39 PM PDT

There are a lot of reasons why you might want to use a calendar script on your website. Most common among them is for listing and scheduling events. Another use would be to provide a link to list all the blog posts or news events published on a particular day. In some cases, you might simply be looking for a date and time range picker.

Keeping all these use cases in mind, I've created this list of some of the most popular JavaScript Calendar scripts available on CodeCanyon. 

Best-Selling JavaScript Calendar and Event Calendar Scripts on CodeCanyon

Grab one these scripts and add a Javascript calendar to your website or application. These scripts provide a lot of features for a low price. And if you buy one of them, you also get free lifetime updates and six months of free support to help you get started.

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Best JavaScript Calendar and Event Calendar Scripts

In this post, I'll share some of my picks for the best JavaScript calendar scripts and plugins of 2021.

1. DZS jQuery Mini Events Calendar

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The DZS jQuery Mini Events Calendar plugin would be the perfect choice for you if you are looking for a JavaScript calendar script that looks great on all screen sizes and comes with a lot of features.

It is easy to set up and comes with detailed documentation to help you in case you get stuck. It is also highly customizable and SEO-friendly.

There are a variety of modes and skins available for you to use based on your needs. Some events that you mark on a calendar will be more important than others. You can easily differentiate between important and regular events with the important tag. The plugin shows important events with a red color and regular events with a blue color.

Another plugin called the DZS tooltips plugin is already integrated with this script to provide a better user experience. The tooltips that you create can have HTML inside them, which makes them very powerful and flexible. You will basically be able to add any type of content (even videos) inside the tooltips.

There are three different skins available for this calendar, called clean, aurora, and black. You can choose a skin that works best with your theme, and you also have the option to show the events as a tooltip or with a slick sliding animation.

The script can also work in two other modes besides an events calendar. Its first mode is a simple date picker. The second mode is more interesting as it allows you to select a date and then show any linked items from that date—for example blog posts.

Don't forget to check out the demo page of the script. I am sure you will like the features offered in the plugin.

2. Simple Events Calendar

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The next script in our list is the highly rated Simple Events Calendar. It is based on jQuery and supports multiple languages.

The first thing that you will notice about this plugin is its very simple yet attractive design. All the days in a month are shown at the top with a small font to save space, and the selected date is shown with a bigger font.

The events for the selected date are shown at the bottom. Users can sort the events based on their time, title, or priority. All the days which have an event attached to them are marked with an arrow so that you can easily see which days are currently empty and make your schedule accordingly.

You can create recurring events with this script. This means that you can easily add events which are repeated weekly, monthly, or yearly.

The script also gives you access to some methods and event callbacks to extend the functionality of the calendar or to help you integrate it with the rest of your website.

You can try out all the features of the plugin on the demo page, which also provides a quick installation guide.

3. Timeline XML

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TimelineXML is the perfect addition to your blog, magazine, news site, portfolio, you name it. The script takes time-stamped pieces of content and puts them on a timeline. The best thing about TimelineXML is how flexible it is. Here's a list of what it can do:

  • supports timespans from one year up to thousands, even millions of years.
  • supports pre-modern dates: 1000 BC, 50,000 BC
  • accepts content either as an XML file, or as HTML code
  • prevents overlapping of near events
  • very customizable–both in functionality and style
  • comes with four unique designs: basic, modern, dark and sleek.

4. Tiva Events Calendar

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Tiva Events Calendar offers a unique and simple solution for keeping track of different events in your schedule.

This script is different from the first two event calendars. You might have noticed that both Simple Events Calendar and DZS jQuery Events Calendar only mark the date of the event on the calendar. No other information is provided to you beforehand. This means that you have to click on a date to actually see the event.

The compact layout in this plugin also works in a similar manner and only shows the events once you hover over the date. However, the full layout of the plugin also displays the title of the events so that you don't have to click on each date to see the events of the day. However, you can still click on the events to see more detail about them.

Another nice feature of the script is that the events are color coded. You will be able to assign different colors to different types of events, like parties or business meetings. This makes it easier to get an overview of the schedule with a single glance at the calendar, again without having to click on each date.

Both the full layout and the compact layout contain a calendar view and a list view. The calendar view will show you all the days of the month like a regular calendar. The list view, on the other hand, simply lists all the events of the month. You can see all of this in action on the demo page.

5. Calentim: Date Time Range Picker

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Unlike the other plugins in the list, the Calentim Date Time Range Picker is not an event calendar plugin at all, and just focuses on being an awesome date time range picker.

With its narrow focus, the plugin can afford to offer a lot of features in this particular niche. One of the best things about the script is that the picker looks great on devices of all screen sizes.

It is mobile-friendly because of its responsive design and its use of gestures like touch slide support. For example, it is very easy to switch between months and years due to the well-thought-out design of the plugin.

It is also easy to customize, so you can hide any UI elements and disable features that you don't need.

The plugin supports 109 different languages. This basically means that the script most probably comes with built-in support for the language that your clients use.

There are many other features in the script that are mentioned on the demo page of the plugin. Just try out the examples on the page. I am certain that you'll find all the features you expect in a date range picker calendar plugin.

6. Jalendar 2 Calendar Kit

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The Jalendar 2 Calendar Kit is a jQuery-based plugin that offers a lot of different features. One of its biggest plus points is the ease of customization. For instance, you can quickly change the color of the calendar's background as well as the color of the days, weeks, or year. This means that the plugin will never look out of place on your website. You can easily change all the color values to make them match your color scheme.

The total number of events in each month are shown with notification bubbles, and the dates are marked with small colored dots. Clicking on a date shows all the events for that particular day.

You can use the plugin in four different ways. You can use it as an event calendar, date picker, or date range selector, and the fourth use of the plugin is as a date linker—this lets you assign different dates to different links. This can be useful when you want to let users open the blog posts for a particular day.

One more nice feature of this script is its support for 13 different languages. If your clients don't know English, there are 12 more languages that you can choose from when creating the events calendar.

7. Caleran: Date Range Picker

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Caleran: Date Range Picker has range selection features that makes it an effective date ranger picker that you can use as a booking tool on your website to make life easy for your customers. It works seamlessly on all modern browsers and mobile devices. It even supports both portrait and landscape layout. You can also use it as a single date picker calendar that can be shown inline on your website or as a dropdown beside an input. 

Caleran is built using the jQuery and moment.js libraries. It comes with a huge list of customization options which you will find on the settings and events pages. The script support translation and it can be localized in over 100 languages. 

8. Date Picker In Fullscreen—jQuery Plugin

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This highly customizable jQuery date picker plugin offers a quick and easy way to manage dates for input text fields. It comes with CSS3 effects to lively up your calendar no matter what language or browser. The plugin, which is touch and swipe enabled, is perfect for mobile devices. 

9. SmartCalendar—Multipurpose Date Time Picker Calendar

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SmartCalendar is a responsive, multipurpose jQuery date-time input picker plugin that can be easily integrated into your calendar. It's easy to setup and customize the colors thanks to detailed documentation. The full calendar has an inline and dropdown option and has an easy month and year switch. It looks great on all devices, modern browsers, and you can also translate it into multiple languages.

10. AddToCalendarAdd Events to Your Calendar

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AddToCalendar makes it easy for users to add your event or seminar to their calendars. Easy to set up and integrate into your website or application by simply adding an "Add to Calendar" button. Built with jQuery, this easy-to-customize plugin supports timezones and multiple calendar providers including Google Calendar, Outlook, Yahoo Calendar and iCalendar. This jQuery calendar is well documented and comes with well-commented files.

Free JavaScript Calendars and JavaScript Events Calendars

Vcalendar

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An elegant calendar and datepicker plugin for Vuejs. Check it out on GitHub!

tui.calendar

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tui.calendar is a powerful, full-featured calendar library used to showcase custom events, schedules, and tasks in daily, weekly, and monthly views.

React Big Calendar

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This events calendar is build with React and uses Flexbox. It optimized for modern browsers. check out the GitHub project to get started.

Calendar.js

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A full-featured event calendar JavaScript library that allows you to view and manage events (like scheduled tasks, appointments) in a responsive calendar interface.

With this responsive full-featured JavaScript calendar you can view and manage events. You can add or remove events, and edit events in a popup window. You can also export events to JSON, text, XML, CSV, iCal, markdown, or HTML.

calendar-link

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The calendar-link JavaScript library automatically generates calendar links from events you provide so that you can add the events to Google Calendar, Yahoo Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Office 365, and iCalendar.

Things to Consider When Choose A JavaScript Calendar Plugin

Price

Premium JavaScript calendar plugins come in all price ranges so choose one that has all features you are looking for within your budget.

Mobile Friendliness

Over 80% of your users access your website or application through mobile devices so choose calendar plugins that efficiently respond to any device—desktops, tablets, smartphone. 

Compatibility with Modern Browsers 

Users have their preferred browsers, select a plugin that is that works with all modern ones. 

Documentation

Good documentation is important to help you set up your calendar and customize it to suit your style. 

Add a JavaScript Calendar Script to Your Website Now!

JavaScript calendar scripts available on CodeCanyon are the perfect choice for an event calendar plugin or date and time picker that offers many different layouts and customization options. 

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If you want to learn more, Envato Tuts+ has lots of calendar tutorials and jQuery resources:

23 Best WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Addons and Extensions of 2021

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 05:25 PM PDT

Add the best WPBakery add-ons and extensions ever developed to your page builder and give your website visitors the experience they need. From carousel add-ons to extra WooCommerce product extensions, these WPBakery add-ons and extensions will provide endless new possibilities.

The massive selection of WPBakery add-ons and extensions available on CodeCanyon will allow you to add extra features not only for your website visitors but for you in the back end of your site, making it much easier to manage your WordPress website. 

Create a more powerful website by adding an extension or add-on to your WPBakery page builder today!

The Best WordPress WPBakery Page Builder Add-Ons & Extensions on CodeCanyon

Discover over 7,000 of the best WordPress plugins ever created on Envato Market's CodeCanyon. With a cheap one-time payment, you can purchase one of these high-quality WordPress plugins, extensions, and add-ons. 

Here are a few of the best WPBakery (Visual Composer) add-ons and extensions available on CodeCanyon for 2021.

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WordPress WPBakery page builder addons and plugins available for sale at CodeCanyon 

These versatile and unique WPBakery add-ons and extensions will help you get the most out of your website. While WPBakery is a complete page builder, the feature-rich add-ons and extensions will allow you to add a wide variety of features to your website, such as:

  • carousels 
  • extra WooCommerce features
  • audio players
  • content boxes
  • and much more

These extra features and functionality are a must-have for your WordPress website, so don't miss out! Head on over to CodeCanyon and choose from the premium add-ons and extensions available. 

18 Best WPBakery Page Builder Addons & Plugins

Here are 18 of the top-rated WPBakery (Visual Composer) add-ons and extensions that are available for you to download on CodeCanyon:

1. Ultimate Addons for Visual Composer

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It's no surprise that Ultimate Addons for Visual Composer is one of the highest-rated and best-selling addons for WPBakery Page Builder. With 20 updates since its inception, this is an addon that works consistently to stay ahead of the competition and deliver a product that meets the needs of a wide range of designers. Notable features:

  • parallax and video backgrounds
  • video tutorials
  • over 40 unique elements
  • 15 demo pages for inspiration
  • and more

2. WooCommerce Extra Product Options

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WooCommerce Extra Product Options helps you extend the functionality of your WooCommerce store by creating more product options, add conditional logic (within the form builder), and build a wide variety of forms. Notable features:

  • control the placement of your new fields 
  • full support for checkboxes, radio buttons, and select boxes
  • prices can change depending on the selected product variation 
  • enable different options for certain roles
  • and more

3. Composium WPBakery WordPress Plugin

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One of the top sellers at CodeCanyon, Composium WPBakery WordPress plugin is packed with a dizzying array of features, including a Google Font Manager with more than 810 fonts, over 70 CSS3 animations, and the option to use any WPBakery Page Builder element in a sidebar. In addition, when you download this extension, you also get a built-in downtime/maintenance manager for your site, which allows you to create a custom maintenance page. Notable features:

  • over 150 different elements
  • icon and Google Font managers
  • custom premium lightbox
  • template and widget builder
  • and more

4. Massive Addons WPBakery WordPress Plugin

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Massive Addons WPBakery WordPress plugin is an all-in-one extension that's packed with enough features to make even the most demanding web designer happy. The latest version of this unlimited addons for WPBakery Page Builder plugin has incorporated a ton of user-suggested improvements. Most notably, it has integrated a feature called "container presets", allowing users to preset entire rows or columns.

Notable features:

  • over 70 customisable shortcodes and addons
  • 31 page templates
  • supports WooCommerce
  • over 15 training videos
  • and more

5. Calendarize it! WPBakery (Visual Composer) Plugin

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Calendarize it! is a feature-rich calendar for your WordPress site that can be used as a standalone plugin or as an addon for WPBakery Page Builder. Notable features include:

  • events countdown
  • events year view
  • payment options
  • social share panel
  • and more

6. Templatera WPBakery WordPress Plugin

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Created by the authors of WPBakery Page Builder, Templatera is a WordPress template manager that allows users to create, manage and set access to templates based on user roles or content types. Notable features include:

  • easy content reuse across templates
  • edit content across templates from one central place
  • ability to import or export templates in XML format
  • and more

7. Visual Composer All In One Addons

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One of our most popular WPBakery (Visual Composer) plugins, Visual Composer All In One Addons combines 64 different functions in one powerful tool that extends WPBakery Page Builder wonderfully. Notable features:

  • carousel and gallery
  • to-do list and price table
  • draggable timeline
  • iHover with 35 transitions
  • and more

8. WPBakery Page Builder Clipboard

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Clipboard is a best-selling WPBakery WordPress plugin. This WPBakery (Visual Composer) add-on allows you to copy/cut and paste single elements to a stack of elements across pages without leaving the WPBakery interface.

Not only that, but you can also import and export content or save it in the cloud. A five-star rating proves this is one of the most loved plugins for Visual Composer. 

9. Unlimited Addons for WPBakery Page Builder

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With over 700 addons and 30 predefined templates, Unlimited Addons for WPBakery Page Builder is the largest add-on bundle available for WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer). This mega-pack of components for WPBakery page builder will help you:

  • build website headers and footers
  • create pages or sections for team member profiles, testimonials, and reviews
  • design simple sliders, carousels, and banners 

Notable features include:

  • one-click import layout from any WPBakery Page Builder page
  • import only the addons you want to use
  • lifetime updates
  • 24/7 support
  • well-documented

10. Super Bundle WPBakery WordPress Plugin

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If you're looking for a whole host of great effects all in one place, check out this bundle of over 20 fabulous plugins in a single add-on called Super Bundle WPBakery WordPress plugin. Notable features:

  • hover animation
  • animated text effects
  • carousel
  • background gradient
  • and more

11. WPBakery Page Builder Add-on Image Hotspot With Tooltip

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The Image Hotspot with Tooltip comes bundled with another best-selling CodeCanyon addon, All In One Addons, but for those who don't own that plugin, this standalone enables you to add a hotspot icon with a popup tooltip to any image on your site. The plugin may not be for everyone but will be of great value to photographers and eCommerce or educational sites. Notable features:

  • the tooltip feature supports text, images, video, and other kinds of content
  • hotspot icon's position easily customisable
  • hotspot icons come in a variety of colours
  • and more

12. VCKit WPBakery (Visual Composer) Plugin 

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VCKit WPBakery (Visual Composer) plugin is a feature-rich collection of over 45 beautifully designed elements with highly customisable features. This handy addon continues to go from strength to strength every year. Notable features:

  • five pre-designed demo homepage templates
  • over 45 animation effects
  • 30 gorgeous effects
  • one-click installation
  • and more

13. Cost Calculator WPBakery WordPress Plugin

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If you're looking for a WPBakery Page Builder addon that will enable you to create price estimates that give clients an idea of the costs involved in your service or product, Cost Calculator might be the perfect plugin for you. Cost Calculator allows you to easily create quote or price estimation forms for your WordPress site. Notable features:

  • dropdown menus with image icons
  • numeric slider
  • on/off switch
  • reCAPTCHA
  • and more

14. WooCommerce Page Builder

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If you have an online store supported by WooCommerce, this WPBakery WordPress plugin is great for you. This WPBakery (Visual Composer) WooCommerce Page Builder provides a full set of easy-to-use WooCommerce shortcodes.

Use this trending WPBakery WordPress plugin to create fresh and unique WooCommerce stores thanks to its customized Single Product and Product Archive pages. 

15. Mega Addons for WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer)

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This is a great WPBakery WordPress plugin to have. Mega Addons is a superb WPBakery (Visual Composer) plugin bundle. See what you'll get in this fully responsive plugin with 32+ unique elements like:

  • team profile
  • info banner
  • advanced carousel
  • flip box
  • timeline
  • countdown
  • modal popup
  • testimonial
  • and more

It's one of our best-rated plugins for Visual Composer.

16. WP Post Modules

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WP Post Modules is ideal for creating online magazine layouts, newspaper blocks, creative portfolio showcases, and regular blog feeds using a drag-and-drop interface. Notable features:

  • seven display styles
  • 20 pre-built home page layouts
  • grid and list modes
  • 100% responsive design, optimized for retina display
  • and more

17. Digits—WordPress Mobile Number Signup and Login

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This recently updated WPBakery page builder plugin will facilitate how your users log in to your website. WPBakery page builder addons like this give users the chance to login with their phone number, instead of remembering passwords.

Some of the best features include:

  • compatible with all WordPress themes
  • modal popup forms for log in and sign up
  • create different forms for different user roles
  • fully customizable with drag and drop builder
  • responsive and Retina-ready

It's a truly amazing plugin, very easy to install and setup. Had a little query— contacted customer support and they cleared it out within hours. Highly recommended. — User mildtank

18. WPNotif—WordPress SMS & WhatsApp Message Notifications

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This WPBakery page builder is a great way to connect with your visitors. WPNotif allows you to set up WhatsApp messages and SMS notifications to be in touch with customers.

This is a great set of components for WPBakery page builder. You can schedule messages, newsletters, WooCommerce order status, new posts notifications and more.

The WPBakery page builder plugin features a five-stars rating. User temboon says:

Worth value plugin, also good support. After installed, plugin did not work for our SMS gateway. However, with the good support, we managed to solve the problem.

5 Free WPBakery Page Builder Addons & Extensions for Download in 2021

The premium plugins for Visual Composer available on CodeCanyon will offer you the most comprehensive set of features. If your current budget will not allow for the purchase of these high-quality add-ons and extensions, there are free alternatives that you can take advantage of.

Below is a collection of the four best WPBakery templates for free download.

1. Livemesh Visual Composer WordPress Free Plugin

Livemesh is a great tool to add to your arsenal if you don't have the budget for a premium WPBakery (Visual Composer) plugin. It features many different website building items such as post grids, bar charts, testimonial cards, and much more. Each element can easily be added to your website by dragging and dropping. 

2. Mega Addons Visual Composer WordPress Free Plugin

This add-on collection includes a whopping 28 add-ons that can help enhance your WordPress website. You can expect features such as member profiles, pricing tables, timelines, and countdowns.

3. Ultimate Carousel Visual Composer WordPress Free Plugin

Ultimate Carousel is a versatile extension for your WPBakery Page Builder that allows you to create carousels for any kind of content. Ultimate Carousel is responsive and touch-enabled and is compatible with mobile devices.

4. Image Hover Effects Visual Composer WordPress Free Plugin

This extension gives you the option to add over 80 hover effects for your images with captions. Most of the transitions have thumbnail support, lightboxes, or custom links. This gives your images an interactive component that your users will love. 

5. Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder

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Extensive VC is a free Visual Composer WordPress plugin. This free WPBakery add-on allows you to add unique, flexible and fully responsive shortcode elements on your site. There are over 50 shortcodes you can add, such as blog lists widgets, contact forms and more.

More Great WPBakery Resources on Envato Tuts+

In this article, we've gone over some of the best premium WPBakery (Visual Composer) addons and free WPBakery plugins available. However, just owning the WPBakery page builder and the add-ons and extensions will not be enough to create a feature-rich website that your users will love. You need to know how to use these tools in order to build a successful website.

Check out the articles below on how you can get the most out of WPBakery and its extensions and add-ons.

Learn More About WordPress

We know WordPress can seem intimidating if you're just starting to use this awesome platform. But don't worry—here are some resources that might help you with your WordPress website.

Additionally, you can check our fantastic course: A Beginner's Guide to Using WordPress and our Tuts+ YouTube channel, where you'll find awesome videos like these:

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44 Best Booklet Templates (Custom Booklet Design in PDF, PSD, Word, InDesign)

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 09:00 AM PDT

A booklet template is a terrific option when you want to create a beautiful and professional booklet but don't have any or much experience laying out printed works.

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If you're looking for a booklet template, today we'll showcase the best templates for Envato Elements and GraphicRiver.

What Is a Booklet Format?

Before we begin, let's first discuss: what is a booklet format? A booklet is a small bound book of between 4 and 40 pages. It has a soft cover and is usually bound by one or two staples or sometimes a simple stitch.

Best Booklet Templates From Envato Elements

When you're looking for booklet templates, Envato Elements should be your number one stop. Elements offers thousands of top-rated digital assets like from graphic templates to photos, logos, fonts, and much more.

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For one low monthly fee, you can download as many of these digital assets as you want, as often as you want. Let's take a look at some of the stunning booklet designs available at Envato Elements.

Digital Booklet Template (INDD)

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Digital booklet template offers a fresh design that's perfect for a range of businesses. With 22 pages of unique layouts, this template provides loads of versatility, so you can create exactly the booklet you need. The InDesign template is offered in A4 and US Letter size.

Catarina Fashion Booklet Template (INDD)

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If you're a creative of any type, you need an eye-catching lookbook to show off your latest creations. This A5 fashion booklet design template will help you do just that. The template, which offers a landscape orientation, contains 22 pages so there's lots of layout variation to choose from.

Versatile Booklet Maker (PSD)

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This beautifully designed booklet enables you to create an impressive look of your own. Available in two sizes—A4 and US Letter—the gorgeous template is easy to customise in Photoshop. Just select the page layout you need, add your photos and text, and you're ready to send your booklet to the printers.

CD Booklet Template (PSD)

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If you're looking for a CD booklet template for your CD case, this is for you. The mockup will make sure that your presentation is flawless. The files are well organised in separate Photoshop layers, which makes it easy for you to add your images and text.

Interior Design Booklet Template (INDD)

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An attractive and professionally designed booklet, this template is a great choice for presenting your furniture design photographs, artwork, and more. The template offers 48 pages of unique layouts and comes in both A4 and US Letter size.

Yukihira Custom Booklet Template (INDD)

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This stylish custom booklet template is perfect for any number of uses. It offers 22 pages of unique layouts and comes in both A4 and Letter size. The template is perfect for many different kinds of businesses from corporations to design studios.

Folka Print Booklet InDesign Template (INDD)

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Folka Print Booklet InDesign Template is another contemporary, and professional template. It helps you to present your work in a way that creates a powerful visual impact. The A4 and US Letter template has 42 pages and is well laid out so that customisation in InDesign is super easy.

Millenium Brochure Booklet Template (INDD, PSD, Ai, DOC)

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How about this millennium brochure booklet template? Stylish and eye-catching, it can be edited in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, or Microsoft Word. The template provides 16 pages and can be used as a catalogue, a brochure or portfolio. It comes in both A4 and US Letter size.

Wedding Program Booklet (INDD)

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Celebrate your love story with this clean and modern 24-page wedding program booklet template. The layout is flexible enough to use for other events as well. Just drop in your own photos and text, and your booklet is ready to print.

Tropical Booklet Design Template (INDD)

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Tropical Booklet Design Template is bold and colourful. It offers a modern and professional design that can be used as a portfolio, catalogue, magazine, lookbook, and more. The template comes in A4 and US Letter size and contains 36 pages, giving you loads of options to create just the look you want.

Print Booklet InDesign Template (INDD)

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Print Booklet InDesign Template is another terrific template that offers both A4 and US Letter templates. It contains 24 custom page layouts, which means that you have plenty of choice when it comes to creating the booklet that you envision. The InDesign files are well organised and laid out to make editing easy.

Magz+ Booklet Layout Template (PSD)

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What kind of booklet would you create with this terrific booklet layout template? With well-organised and layered Photoshop files, customisation is as easy as the click of a button.

Digital Booklet Template (Ai)

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Digital booklet templates offer tons of flexibility because you can print your booklet or publish it online. This modern template offers 30 premade layouts to create your perfect eBook. All elements of the A4 size files are easy to edit in Illustrator.

PDF Booklet Template (PDF, AI, EPS)

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This square PDF booklet template contains 14 pages of professionally designed layouts that are ready to print. Add your photos and text using Illustrator, and you're done.

Milenial Design Booklet Template (INDD)

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Stylish and fresh, this custom booklet is offered in A4 portrait size. The template can be used for a wide variety of purposes. Just drop your images and text into the InDesign files, and your template is ready to print.

Design Booklet Template (INDD)

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This design booklet template can create anything from magazines to brochures. It offers over 20 unique page layouts in a modern and eye-catching design. All elements in the A4 template can be edited using InDesign.

Dessert Booklet Template (INDD, IDML)

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If you go to the trouble of creating delicious and beautiful desserts, then you deserve a fantastic booklet design to show them off. That's where this dessert booklet template comes in. The A4 template offers multiple layouts so that you have lots of variety for displaying your mouthwatering desserts.

Fashion Booklet Maker Template (INDD)

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Fashion designers and apparel companies will love this Fashion Booklet Maker Template. This is another template that favours visual communication but also uses text in an eye-catching and riveting way. The A4 template contains 16 pages of unique layouts and is easy to customise in InDesign.

Special Information Booklet Template (PSD)

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Are you looking to create a manual? Then this special information booklet template is just what you need. It contains 12 premade Photoshop files, all of which are well organised in layers to make editing easy with smart objects.

Crystal Booklet Design Template (INDD, IDML)

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Want to create a beauty magazine? Have an idea for a lifestyle journal? Whatever your idea, this booklet design template will make your job easier. It includes 30 unique page layouts in both A4 and US Letter size.

Booklet Layout Template (INDD)

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How about this booklet layout template? Modern and eye-catching, it's perfect for your next promotional campaign or idea. It contains 24 pages in both A4 and US Letter size, and the template is fully editable in InDesign.

Glamour Custom Booklet Template (INDD, IDML)

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Now is the time to create something you can truly be proud of. A gorgeous A5 size booklet in landscape orientation, this template contains 22 pages, all of which are fully editable in InDesign.

Custom Booklet Template (INDD)

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With 22 pages of eye-catching layout designs, this terrific custom booklet is just what you need for your next project. The template comes in both A4 and US Letter size, and the files are well organised in layers in InDesign so that editing is easy.

Photography Portfolio Custom Booklet (INDD)

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Photographers and visual artists, this portfolio custom booklet is for you. It includes 22 pages which are laid out specifically with visual communication in mind. Text is strategically placed to support the imagery. This A4 booklet design will definitely do your images justice.

Print Booklet InDesign Template (INDD)

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A modern and eye-catching layout that can be used for all sorts of projects, Print Booklet InDesign Template is one of a kind. It provides 22 unique page layouts and comes in both A4 and US Letter size. Use it for your next project—you won't be disappointed.

Mobedo Booklet Template (INDD)

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If your style is clean, bold, and understated, you'll love Mobedo Booklet Template. With 22 pages that you can add your images and text to, you have no shortage of unique layouts to show off your project. The A4 and US Letter size template can be edited in InDesign

Creative Brochure Booklet Template (INDD, PDF)

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Creative Brochure Booklet Template is a stunning template that can be used for a wide range of projects. Add your own images to replace the placeholder images in this A4 template, and then add your text and colour scheme, and your work is done.

Architecture Booklet Layout Template (INDD)

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Architects, photographers, and designers will love this booklet layout template. Each of the 26 pages supports visual communication, and text is added in a tasteful and careful way to support the images.

Pollen Booklet Design Template (INDD)

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Pollen Booklet Design Template is a great template for photographers and artists. The text and image placeholders give you a good idea of how you can use this stunning template in the best way possible. The A4 design offers 26 pages which you can mix and match to create your own unique look.

Flora Booklet Example Template (INDD)

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No matter what kind of visual images you want to display, this booklet example template is a great choice. With 28 pages of unique layouts, there's no doubt that you can create the exact idea you have in mind. The template offers both A4 and US Letter size files, so that no matter where you are in the world, you have access to the file size that is right for you.

Impala Booklet Design Template (INDD)

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Want to create a lookbook? This A4 booklet design template is perfect for you. The template only has 16 pages so is on the smaller side of the templates we've featured here. But as you can see from the images above, you will have tons of choices to create exactly the lookbook you need.

Wedding Program Booklet Template (INDD)

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If you run a wedding business and you want to create a booklet to showcase your products and services, then the Wedding Program Booklet Template is a great choice. With 30 unique page layouts, this A4 and US Letter template gives you tons of choice to guarantee that you show off your images to their best advantage.

Custom Booklet Template (INDD)

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Can you see your images in this custom booklet template? The 32 page booklet offers a fabulous contemporary layout that will keep your audiences riveted. The template is offered in both A4 and US Letter size and with well organised layered files that are easy to edit in InDesign.

Pochinki Booklet Template (INDD)

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Here's another stunning booklet template that's great for designers, merchandisers, and creatives of all types. The 16-page template doesn't offer as many options as other templates featured here, but the layouts are so fantastic that you won't need the extra pages.

Best Booklet Templates From GraphicRiver

GraphicRiver also offers terrific booklet designs, but it works differently from Elements. While Envato Elements is the best source when you want to buy many templates and other resources, GraphicRiver is better for those who are on a budget and only want to buy one item.

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So if you're interested in purchasing just one booklet template instead of several, GraphicRiver may be a better choice for you. You can download a single template for a low fee. Let's take a look at some of the top-quality offerings there.

Customisable Booklet Design (PSD)

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With six multipurpose files, this square booklet design is a lot smaller than many of the others featured here, so it is probably more useful for smaller projects. The files are editable in Photoshop.

Funeral Booklet Template (PSD, AI)

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The Graveside Service Program Template offers two Photoshop files that you can use to create a funeral booklet. Use Photoshop or Illustrator to quickly and easily customise all text and image placeholders with your own information and photos.

Case Study Booklet Template (INDD)

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Looking for a special information booklet, this case study booklet template may be just what you need. The A4 template offers 16 pages with a good balance between the areas dedicated to visual images and those for text.

Colourful Booklet Example (INDD)

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Colourful indeed, this Colourful Booklet Example is terrific for marketing and advertising projects. It contains 22 pages which offer a good range of choice. Just replace the placeholder images with your own, add your text and any other elements that are needed, and your job is done.

Funeral Booklet Template (PSD, INDD, IDML, EPS, AI)

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This four-page A5 funeral booklet template can be used to create a range of documents for both funerals and memorials. Create a lasting memento to your departed loved one with this versatile template.

Headline Booklet Design (EPS, AI)

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This booklet design is best suited to projects that have loads of text. The square template was designed in Illustrator, so if you are proficient with this software and are looking for the square format, this is a good choice for you.

Portfolio Custom Booklet (INDD, IDML)

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The title says it all! Portfolio Custom Booklet is perfect for... you guessed it, portfolios. The 14-page layout is all about bold text and riveting images. This A4 template is one you can't go wrong with.

Interior Custom Booklet (INDD, IDML)

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Interior Custom Booklet is an excellent choice for showing off your fabulous interior projects and building up a new clientele. You have 28 unique page layouts to showcase your images. And whether you're looking for A4 or US Letter size booklet, this template is the one.

Idea Print Booklet InDesign (INDD, PSD)

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When you need a design booklet with a landscape orientation, Idea Print Booklet InDesign is the one you should choose. The A5 template only offers eight pages, but they are eight gorgeous pages.

Brochure Booklet Template (INDD)

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How about this brochure booklet template? It comes in A4 size, includes 28 pages, and is easy to edit in Illustrator. Add your images and text, change your colours, and voilà—your booklet design is ready. The template includes 50 Illustrator icons as a bonus.

Choose Your Booklet Design Templates

Both GraphicRiver and Envato Elements are great resources for premium custom booklets. If you also regularly need fonts, mockups, icons, and other design resources, Elements offers unlimited downloads for one low monthly fee. Alternatively, if you just want to buy a single booklet template, GraphicRiver is the resource for you. Head over to either site to download your favourite template today.

And finally, if you want more information on other useful resources, check out these really helpful articles below:

22+ Best Free Travel & Tourism PowerPoint Presentation Templates for 2021

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 06:55 AM PDT

Are you planning a company retreat or opening a new office? You might want to show off the location to your investors, donors, or employees with a stunning travel presentation PowerPoint

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Are you creating a simple presentation about traveling in PowerPoint? Try this premium template.

But if you're not confident about your design skills, then presenting the location in its best light might be a challenge. Instead of giving yourself that headache, why not take an easier option? Use a travel or tourism PPT template to give you a head start.

If you're looking for the perfect travel PowerPoint template, then look to Envato Elements. It's a great place to find tour and travel PPT presentation downloads for PowerPoint. You can also find lots of stunning world travel PowerPoint templates on GraphicRiver. 

Find Premium Travel Slides Templates on Envato Elements (With Unlimited Use)

Are you planning to do a travel presentation in PowerPoint? You should consider using a premium travel PowerPoint template. While free PPT templates about travel are budget-friendly, you also get what you pay for—and miss out on what you don't pay for.

Premium templates are usually well designed and well supported. This gives you confidence in the design when creating a simple presentation about traveling in PowerPoint.

If you're looking for a world travel PowerPoint template, Envato Elements has an offer you won't want to miss. Download as many travel PowerPoint templates as you want, all for one low price. 

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Here's how you find a premium travel agency PowerPoint presentation template on Envato Elements. 

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Find premium tourism PPT templates from Envato Elements.

Select Presentation Templates at the side of the on-screen search box, and type in travel tourism. Use the filters on the left of the screen to see templates that work with PowerPoint. You'll have hundreds of travel presentation PowerPoint templates to choose from. When you find the perfect template, click Download, then start customizing your presentation. 

GraphicRiver's travel PowerPoint templates are a good choice for those who need a single template for one-off use. These professional templates also feature beautiful design.

5 Best Premium Travel Presentation PowerPoint Templates on Envato Elements

To wow your audience, a professional travel PowerPoint template design is the best option. To give you a head start, here are some of the best world travel PowerPoint templates on Envato Elements: 

1. Travelics Travel Creative PowerPoint Template

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Travelics is a modern tour and travel PPT presentation download. You'll get over 30 customizable slides here, as well as custom color themes. Travelics also has infographics, vectors, and charts that you can use. Instead of free PPT templates for travel, use this premium option. 

2. Travel PowerPoint Presentation

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This travel PowerPoint template would be great for a travel agency PowerPoint presentation. Modern and stylish, it includes 50 unique slides. It also includes editable graphics, such as vector icons, charts and graphs. They'll help you make your simple presentation about traveling truly unique.

3. Sugara: Travel Guides PowerPoint Template

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Sugara provides an eye-catching travel and tourism PPT template for awesome presentations. With 100 unique styles, along with editable icons, it's the perfect them to highlight travel tips and share them with your audience. Few free PPT templates for travel can match up with Sugara.

4. Travelious - Travel PowerPoint Template

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The tropical colors in this travel PowerPoint template will help you create a relaxing vibe for your presentation. The Travelious travel template set has 12 files and three color schemes, to provide lots of versatility. If you want to make a simple presentation about traveling, there are few templates better than Travelious.

5. Travado - Travel & Tourism PowerPoint Template

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Travado is a simple presentation about traveling with a minimal style. The limited use of color lets your photos speak for themselves. There are 38 slides included in this tourism PowerPoint template, as well as resizable vector graphics. Finding a travel PPT free download as nice as Travado is definitely a tough task.

Cool Travel Presentation PowerPoint Templates on GraphicRiver

Envato Elements is an excellent choice if you're looking for many travel templates. But if you need a single travel PowerPoint template for one-off use, GraphicRiver has a lot of options to choose from.

Here are five of the best tour and travel PPT presentations for PowerPoint from GraphicRiver:

1. Tripcamp - Tour & Travel Vacation PowerPoint Template

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This travel PowerPoint template set comes with minimal design and space for eye-catching travel photos. It includes more than 30 slides with minimal layouts and plenty of placeholders. Tripcamp also comes with device mockups and a pricing slide.

This travel template is easy to edit and uses free fonts. Try this instead of a travel and tourism PowerPoint PPT presentation template that's free.

2. INTRAVEL – Travel Company Presentation PowerPoint Template

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Featuring a fresh and modern layout, Intravel is a top tourism PowerPoint template to consider. The 36 slides come with resizable graphics, device mockups, and designs that are perfect for 2021. Editing the tourism PPT template is quick thanks to the master slides. You'll have an easy time making a tour and travel PPT presentation with Intravel.

3. Destination - Travelling Presentation Template

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Are you looking for a premium alternative to free PPT templates with a travel theme? Then stop at Destination. It's new to GraphicRiver in 2021 and is filled with the trendiest designs.

This simple presentation about traveling works best if you have lots of travel photos to share. Not only does it include device mockups and infographics, but there are maps included as well.

4. Traveler - PowerPoint Template

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The travel PowerPoint template, Traveler, includes 30 modern slide designs and five color schemes. It's easy to customize so you can create the perfect travel presentation. this tour and travel PPT presentation download uses vector-based design and free fonts.

5. Ngariung - Travel Business Presentation PPT Template

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We wrap up our list of premium tour and travel PPT presentation downloads with Ngariung. What stands out about this option is the bold typography. It makes your written content pop off the slides. This is complemented by editable infographics and image placeholders. Finding a travel-themed PowerPoint template that's free with a design like Ngariung will be difficult.

23 Top Free Travel & Tourism PowerPoint Presentation Templates to Download for 2021

For a well-designed and professional tourism PowerPoint template, then premium templates make sense. Not only will you benefit from good design, but you'll have plenty of options for creating the perfect presentation. 

So, before you look elsewhere, check out the freebies offered by Envato Elements. These are premium templates available for free, and not just travel slides templates. In fact, the types of free files vary each month.

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Find a different selection of free files from Envato Elements each month. GraphicRiver also offers free files monthly. 

Here's how it works: 

  • Every month Envato Elements offers 12 hand-selected files. This includes fonts, web templates, presentations and more. Create a free account and download this month's free premium files today. 
  • Also, try Envato Market for free to get seven handpicked freebies each month. Log in with your Envato Market account to get this month's handpicked premium freebies

But what if you're on a tight budget? Then you're probably wondering where to get a travel and tourism PowerPoint presentation template free of charge. To help you, we've found some travel-themed PowerPoint templates free on the web:

1. Free World Travel Concept PowerPoint Template

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This beach-themed world travel PowerPoint PPT template is free to download and use. It's sure to make your audience want to hop on a plane or boat.

2. Free Travel Agency Business Plan PowerPoint Template

This travel agency PowerPoint template is free to download and use. It's the perfect way to present your agency's business in an attractive format.

3. Free Travel Destination PowerPoint Template

Planning a world tour? This travel and tourism PPT is a free download from FPPT.com. It's one of the free PPT templates about travel worth considering.

4. Free Travel Template for PowerPoint Presentations

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This travel presentation PowerPoint has an artistic design. The attractive line drawing will enhance any travel presentation. This travel-themed PowerPoint template is free and works with all versions of the program.

5. Travel Agency PowerPoint Template Free Download

Sunglasses, a compass and a sun hat enhance the vacation theme of this free travel PPT template PowerPoint. This template is compatible with all versions of PowerPoint.

6. Travel Partner PowerPoint Templates

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If you're ready to do a presentation about traveling in PowerPoint, this template from Free PPT Backgrounds is a good starting point. The tourism PowerPoint presentation free download uses images to underline the travel theme.

7. Flight Travel PowerPoint Templates

This air travel-themed PowerPoint template is free to use. Besides landmark icons, it includes charts and graphs to make your travel data more accessible.

8. Mountain Travel PowerPoint Templates

Head for the hills with this travel and tourism PPT free download. The blue and green color scheme creates a cool, professional look that'll enhance your presentation. 

9. Travelers PowerPoint Templates

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This is one of the free PPT templates with a travel theme. It features line drawings of travel related objects. It's suitable for practically any travel presentation.

10. Travel Design PowerPoint Templates 

This travel PowerPoint PPT template free download works well for any presentation with a travel or logistics theme. It features a colorful background with modes of transportation.

11. Simple Travel Presentation - Flight

This travel PPT template free download includes slides, icons, and charts. It's useful for any kind of travel presentation with a simple design.

12. Photo Travel PowerPoint Templates

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This travel-themed PowerPoint template is free and has a simple design. It comes with more than 24 different slides. The travel and tourism PPT free download also has many image placeholders.

13. Mountain Travel PowerPoint Templates

This travel and tourism PowerPoint presentation template is a free download to use. The modern design includes 22 different slides, along with editable graphics.

14. Travel Presentation

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This travel PPT template is a free download from Microsoft Office. It's a simple template that'll help you easily create a winning travel presentation. 

15. Travel Design

Travel Design is a tourism PPT template free download with a dark background available from Microsoft Office. It gives your presentation an elegant, professional look.

16. Tourism Design

This world travel-themed PowerPoint template is free from Microsoft Office. It has a simple but attractive design.

17. Fun Vacation Presentation

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Want to highlight your vacation plans? Try this travel PowerPoint presentation free download from Microsoft Office, to wow your audience. 

18. Seasonal Celebrations

No matter what time of year you're planning your trip, this travel PPT template free download will meet your needs. Including photos for each season, it'll make it easy to create an eye-catching presentation.

19. Vintage Geography

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Who doesn't love an old map? Use this travel agency PowerPoint presentation template that's free for some retro flair.

20. Traveling Around Earth

If you're doing a presentation about traveling in PowerPoint, this template could suit you. The travel PPT template free download features a golden globe (no, not that kind), which embodies the idea of travel.

21. Free Boat Travel PPT Template

If you're presenting about a boat trip, a sea voyage or a cruise, then this free template is a good choice. It works with both PowerPoint and Google Slides. Not bad if you need a travel and tourism PowerPoint presentation template that's free.

22. Free Traveling World PowerPoint Template

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This travel agency PowerPoint template is free to use. It features a world travel graphic. Use the travel and tourism PPT free download in both PowerPoint and Google Slides.

23. Travel India Tourism PPT Template Free Download

This PowerPoint template offers exactly what it says—images of India to help you create a presentation about that location. The travel PPT template free download works with all recent versions of PowerPoint.

How to Take Your Travel Templates to the Next Level

To help you get the most out of your travel PowerPoint templates, we'll now go over how to edit one. In this tutorial, we'll use one of the best-selling premium travel PPT templates, Vacation. Here are some customizations you can make in five easy to follow steps.

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The premium Vacation Traveling Presentation Template works great for tours and travel.

Let's get started:

1. Add Your Own Images

Images are a must when creating a presentation. They add the necessary interest to your slides and help customize the presentation to your specific topic.

The Vacation tourism PPT template lets you add your own images into the design where you see the image icon. Simply click the image icon on the slides that contain them and add in your own images. They'll fit in seamlessly with the travel presentation design. 

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You can add your own images to any slide.

2. Add Animations 

Adding animations to your slides can add interest and keep your audience engaged. You can animate any element on your travel and tourism PPT template slide. but animating icons works especially well.

To animate a specific element, click on the element you want animated. Click the Animations tab on the top menu. Then choose the specific animation you want to apply. On the far left of the top menu click Preview to see the animation in action.

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You can add animations to any of the elements on your slides.

3. Change Themes

While many of the premium travel presentation templates come with extra themes, they still may not be the exact theme you want.

To change themes, click the Design tab on the top menu header and browse the selection of different themes. Click on each theme to instantly update the entire travel presentation's theme.

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You can easily change the theme of any premium template.

4. Add Icons

Premium templates come with plenty of icons for a more visually appealing presentation. Just like themes, the specific icons that come with the presentation might not fit your particular presentation. To add icons to your slides, click the Insert tab and then choose the Icon option. From there, a menu will appear on the right hand side of your screen where you can browse all the icons to add to your travel presentation.

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You can add icons to any of your travel presentation PowerPoint template slides.

5. Add Transitions

Adding subtle transitions to your slides can have a big impact on your travel presentation PowerPoint. They'll make it look more professional and put together.

To add slide transitions tourism PowerPoint template, click the Transitions tab on the top menu. Then choose your desired transition. To view how the transition will look, click the Preview button on the left hand top menu.

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Add transitions to your slides for a more professional look.

5 Quick Tips For Better Travel & Tourism PowerPoint Presentations in 2021

Want to create more appealing travel presentations? Here are some quick tips:

1. Know Your Audience 

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Here's a high-quality premium template suitable for a travel agency PowerPoint presentation.

The best presentations are suited to the audience. Your travel presentation PowerPoint will differ depending on if you're talking to the C-suite or an itinerary to travelers. 

2. Use Color to Get Attention

A pop of color can make facts or statistics stand out. They can also complement the images in your tour and travel PPT presentation download. Don't be afraid to use boxes, callouts and bubbles in different colors to get your audience's attention.

3. Keep Your Slides Simple 

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This premium PowerPoint template is perfect for travel agency PowerPoint presentations.

There's nothing worse than having busy slides on a travel presentation. Your audience has no hope of capturing all the information if there's too much going on. Stick to a couple of main points per slide, or better yet, only one, to make sure your message gets through.

4. Choose Stunning Images

Especially in travel presentations for PowerPoint, images can stir the imagination, but they've got to be the right kind of images. For best results, make sure your images are crisp, clear and relevant to what you're presenting.

5. Include Charts

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Here's another premium travel presentation PowerPoint template.

Complex data can be hard to process, so include charts and graphs to highlight the most important statistics. That'll ensure that you and your audience stay on the same page. 

Next, let's have a look at some of the most popular trends for travel PPT templates.

Top 5 Travel & Tourism PowerPoint Design Trends

To help you create the most modern looking travel PowerPoint template let's go over the five most popular trends:

1. Let Images Take Center Stage

When it comes to Travel PPT, let your images do the talking. Let your images take up a bit more room on your slides. This will make your presentation stand out and interest your audience. A great way to really feature your images is to have them cover the entire background.

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Leave more room for images on your slides in your travel presentations (premium template).

2. Include Abstract Shapes

Abstract shapes in your travel PowerPoint template gives the presentation a lighthearted feel. On top of this, it'll also help fill out your slides and make them more engaging. Any type of abstract shapes will work here. Use colors that are in the theme of your presentation for these shapes.

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Abstract shapes add interest and a light hearted vibe to your travel presentations (premium travel PPT example).

3. Get Creative With Your Images

Again, putting your images front and center in travel presentations is a must. Another way to spice up your slides is to fit your images into various shapes or elements on your slides. You could fit in images in your abstract shapes, into a palm tree, or any element you choose. This will give the image a more unique look.

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The premium template, Travelo, features their images in a few creative ways.

4. Use Three Main Colors

For your theme, the sweet spot for the amount of colors you should include is three. Three colors adds enough interest without being too overbearing. Complementary colors work really well here and will work for any presentation. 

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This premium travel PPT template features 3 main colors for its theme.

5. Use Solid Colored Backgrounds

Besides using images as a background, another popular trend that always works is to have a solid colored background. These solid colored backgrounds make any presentation look more professional and put together. 

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EZONA, a premium travel PPT template, uses a solid colored background to make the slides pop out.

Benefits of Professional Travel Presentation Templates

There's no doubt that free PPT templates about travel are hard to pass up. We just showed you 23 of them above! But there are advantages you'll get from using a premium tour and travel presentation download. Advantages like:

  1. The design is professional. Finding a free template with professional design is rare. But when you choose a travel presentation from Envato Elements or GraphicRiver, you'll know you're getting high quality.
  2. You save time. Since the design and layouts are premium, you won't have to spend too much time making changes. With many free options, you might end up redesigning a lot of slides to make it look its best.
  3. You get lots of extras. Well-designed slides and layouts aren't all you get with a premium tourism PPT template. You'll usually get charts, icons, and mockups to use as well!
  4. Help is there if you need it. If you're new to designing PowerPoint templates, don't worry. Many premium downloads have documentation or help files to give you help when you need it.
  5. Your audience will be engaged. At the end of the day, your travel presentation is for your audience. If you don't want to trust their engagement to a free download, then you'll want a professionally-designed selection.

Benefits of an Envato Elements Subscription

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You can design without limits with Envato Elements.

Envato Elements gives its subscribers a lot of benefits. One of the best ones is access to the full creative asset library.

That means one subscription lets you download world travel PowerPoint templates, trendy fonts, and more with no caps. You'll get to experiment and design as much as you want without any limits. Check out Envato Elements and sign up today.

FAQ Section: Travel PowerPoint Templates

As you start working with a travel PowerPoint template, you'll see how helpful the tips we shared in this article are. But do you want to learn even more about PowerPoint? Then let's go over five of the most common questions you might have when creating your travel PPT:

1. What Settings Should I Choose?

To create the best possible PowerPoint, make sure that you've got the most important settings configured. One of the most important settings are the dimensions of the slides. 

Most of the premium travel PowerPoint templates have the dimensions already worked out for you. But if they aren't, then check out the tutorial below for more help:

2. Is It Possible to Print Your Presentation?

While many of your presentations might be given online, you might need to print out your presentation especially a travel PPT. 

Follow the tutorial below on how you can print out any one of your presentations quickly and easily:

3. What Formats Does PowerPoint Export?

Now more than ever PowerPoint audiences are meeting when they're not in the same room. One format that PowerPoint exports that'll be able to be open by anyone is video. To learn how to export your PowerPoint in video, view the article below:

4. Can You Work With Other Team Members on PowerPoint Presentations?

Yes, you can! PowerPoint presentations aren't just a job for one person. A collaborative effort on a presentation can help you create a more rounded presentation. 

You can learn how to collaborate on a presentation here:

5. Is There a Way to Add Videos to a PowerPoint Presentation?

Absolutely! Adding videos to your PowerPoints is a bit more difficult than adding images, but it can still be done with relative ease. Find out how to add videos to your presentations here:

Let's now take a look at a few more resources that can be helpful to you when using Microsoft PowerPoint.

Learn More About Microsoft PowerPoint

Want to improve your presentation creation skills? Check out the following tutorials:

Discover More Top PowerPoint Presentation Templates Designs for 2021

We've presented a bunch of travel PowerPoint templates here. But if you need to see a wider range of templates, look at some of our presentation design roundups:

Create Your Next Travel & Tourism Presentation With Envato Elements

Using templates can save you time, and the headache of wrestling with design. Plus, you'll get support from template creators to make the process even easier. Get premium travel PowerPoint templates on Envato Elements, where you can download as many templates as you want for one low price. 

Also, check out the travel slides templates on GraphicRiver. You can easily grab a single world travel PowerPoint template for one-off use. Get yours and start creating your presentation today!

Editorial Note: This post was originally published on July 28, 2020. It's been updated with contributions from Daniel Strongin and Nathan Umoh. Daniel is a freelance instructor for Envato Tuts+. Nathan is a staff writer with Envato Tuts+.

How to Build Employee Loyalty (And Why It Matters)

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 06:55 AM PDT

For any business, big or small, employee loyalty is one of the key factors in determining its success or failure. 

And the bad news is that many companies are failing to inspire loyalty in their staff: 43% of workers would be willing to quit if offered 10% more pay elsewhere, according to a 2019 survey. That was up from 23% in 2015.

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Building employee loyalty can lead to better employee retention. (Image source: Envato Elements)

As those statistics suggest, building company loyalty isn't easy. But in this tutorial, you'll learn some useful strategies for inspiring loyalty in the workplace—and increasing your employee retention rate at the same time.

We'll start by looking at the importance of employee loyalty, and then we'll examine some successful employee retention strategies. We'll finish by looking at some case studies involving some of the companies with the most loyal employees.

So, if you're ready, let's get started!

1. Why Loyalty Matters

If you run a business, I'm sure you want loyal employees. But it's worth spending some time looking at exactly why it's important. What are the benefits of high company loyalty?

1. Productivity and Performance 

Who do you want producing your products, handling your money, and running your systems? Someone who is loyal to your company and plans to stay for the long haul, or someone who's more interested in updating their CV and searching job boards?

Clearly, the loyal employee is the better option. To put it bluntly, they're more likely to care about what they're doing and to do it well. Their own interests are more likely to be aligned with the company's, and you'll see better end results.

2. Better Customer Service

Your employees are also the public face of your company. They're the ones who interact with your customers and represent your business to the wider world. 

If they're highly motivated and loyal, they'll be more efficient in their job and create a better impression on customers. If they're not, you'll always be struggling to hire new people and train them to do the job you expect of them.

3. Lower Cost and Less Disruption

When employees don't feel loyal to the company, they'll leave at the first opportunity. For a business, that means that staff turnover will constantly be high, which causes two big problems.

  1. It's expensive to hire and train new staff. In fact, it can cost more than twice an employee's salary to recruit and train a replacement.
  2. When someone leaves, they take all their knowledge and training with them. Unless you've got very good systems for documenting job processes, there's a good chance that the person's knowledge and experience will be lost to the company. Even in a best-case scenario where there's no lasting loss, the new employee will still take a while to get up to speed.

So it's clear that holding onto your employees is a good idea. In the next section, we'll talk about some ways you can do that.

2. Key Employee Retention Strategies

If you want to improve company loyalty, and hence your employee retention rate, here are some strategies you should follow.

1. Ask Your Employees

The first step is to find out what's driving loyalty (or lack of loyalty) among your employees. There are some general factors that are often at play, and we'll look at some of those in a minute. But each workplace is different, and you need to understand what makes people stay or leave at your company.

For example, maybe people love working for you, but hate the long commute and lack of transport options. Maybe there are particular managers within your company who inspire either loyalty or loathing. You need to understand what employees care about, and the only way is to ask them.

Formal staff surveys are great tools for this, but make sure to ask the right questions and to encourage people to write in their own answers and comments. Also keep in mind that informal conversations can sometimes lead to a deeper connection and sense of trust, and hence more honest and forthcoming answers than a survey. So try both strategies to get a sense of what causes people to stay or leave.

Also make good use of exit interviews—particularly if you've got a high turnover rate. It'll be too late to persuade that particular employee to stay, but the lessons you learn about why that person decided to quit can help you avoid losing others.

2. Give Them What They Want

Now that you know what's important to your employees, give it to them. Of course, this won't always be possible. Things like your company's location are hard to alter, and major changes to your facilities may be beyond the budget of a small business. If that's the case, then communicate that to your employees, showing that you understand it's important to them but explaining why it's not feasible right now.

But as far as possible, deal with any specific issues that come up as a result of your formal and informal surveys. Then keep asking. The issues are likely to change over time, so make sure you keep on top of things and are always working to earn and keep your employees' loyalty. It's not a task you'll ever be able to mark as "complete."

As well as dealing with specific requests, it's also good practice to examine the following common areas that tend to have an impact on company loyalty.

3. Review Pay and Benefits

Show me the money! Although most employees aren't primarily driven by money, it's certainly important to make sure that you're being competitive in the salaries and benefits you offer.

So make sure you regularly go through a process called compensation benchmarking, in which you review what other companies in your industry and area are paying for similar jobs and make sure your firm is offering a competitive rate.

The benefits package can also be a decisive factor for many people, particularly in important areas like health, parental leave, and retirement plans. So try to ensure you're providing the benefits your employees want, and that you're matching or exceeding those of your competitors.

Find out more in this tutorial:

4. Consider the Career Path

Put yourself in the shoes of your employees for a moment, and ask yourself a few questions:

  • What are the career development opportunities like? 
  • Do people have access to training to help them learn new skills? 
  • Do they've got a fair chance of getting promoted and moving up within the company? 
  • Is there much support from HR and/or managers in helping employees decide what they want to do and map out a fulfilling career path?

While some employees are happy staying at the same level, many people want to move on and do new things. Ask yourself if they're able to do that within the company. A common reason employees give for quitting a job is the lure of a "new opportunity." Try to provide those new opportunities within the company.

5. Work on the Culture

Remember that employee loyalty survey I mentioned earlier? It also found that less than one-third of people believe they've got a strong workplace culture. And a long-running Gallup poll shows that only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged in their jobs.

When you think about it, those figures are quite dismal. People spend large parts of their lives at work, and if they don't feel part of a positive, supportive culture that engages them, it's not surprising if they want to leave.

Also, too many workplace cultures don't feel inclusive and welcoming to everyone. As we've discussed in our series on workplace diversity, a common problem for companies seeking to hire a more diverse workforce is that the new employees feel excluded by the dominant culture, and when that happens, they don't stick around.

So work on creating a better corporate culture. It's a large topic that's too much to cover here, but you can find some specific tips and techniques to use in these articles:

Getting the culture right is one of the best employee retention strategies out there.

6. Review Your Hiring Practices

This one's often overlooked, and understandably so—you're focusing on retaining existing employees, after all, so what does hiring new employees have to do with it?

Effective recruitment, however, can actually have a strong impact on employee loyalty. If you hire someone who's out of their depth or just completely wrong for the role, they're going to want to leave. The same applies if you hire someone who's overqualified and won't feel challenged by the role, or someone whose personality is likely to clash with those around them.

If you hire the right people for the job, on the other hand, they're likely to do a good job and feel comfortable and motivated. And that means they're likely to want to stay.

So think about ways in which you can ensure you hire the right people. You can find some useful tips in this article:

7. Be Loyal

Finally, remember that loyalty is a two-way street. You can't expect your employees to be loyal to you if you're not loyal to them. Indeed, one of the main reasons for the decline in employee loyalty in recent decades is that many companies have been less loyal to their employees. Jobs for life and generous benefit packages have given way to endless rounds of downsizing and offshoring.

Of course, there will be times when you've got to make tough decisions, such as closing an unprofitable store or cutting costs during lean times. But you can still try as far as possible to show loyalty to your employees and to the town you operate in. Support your staff during tough times, and they'll remember it.

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3. What You Can Learn From Companies With High Employee Loyalty

Now let's see what some of these employee retention strategies look like in practice. Here are a few brief examples of successful strategies by some of the companies with the most loyal employees:

1. Hyatt: Investing in Employees and Committing to Diversity

Hotel company Hyatt enjoys lower staff turnover than its competitors, with the average housekeeping employee staying for more than 12 years

One of the reasons for that is the company's commitment to diversity, which has resulted in it winning awards such as the Human Rights Campaign Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality.

Hyatt also invests in popular employee benefits like travel discounts and free or subsidised on-site meals, and it offers tuition reimbursement to help employees improve their education and learn new skills.

The lesson: Many companies talk about diversity and training, but taking those things seriously and really investing in them can pay valuable dividends in the form of employee loyalty. 

2. Quicken Loans: Supporting the Local Community

Remember what we said before about being there in the tough times? Well, nowhere in the U.S. has been through tougher times lately than Detroit. While many firms abandoned the city, Quicken Loans kept its headquarters there and hires hundreds of new employees a month.

The firm has also shown its commitment to helping the local community recover from the disastrous economic problems besetting the city, as well as helping employees and their families navigate the tough times.

Add generous benefits and a clear communication of company values, and you've got a winning recipe for company loyalty.

The lesson: If you want your employees to be loyal to you, start by being loyal to them.

3. Southwest Airlines: Putting Employees First

Most companies talk about putting the customer first. Others are clear that shareholder interests take precedence. Southwest Airlines takes a different approach: employees first, then customers, then shareholders.

The logic makes sense: if employees feel valued, then they'll treat the customers well, which will generate profits for shareholders.

What that looks like is a clear articulation of the company's vision through effective storytelling, as well as highlighting and recognising valuable employees. CEO Gary Kelly gives a public shout-out to a different employee every week, and stories in the company's magazine and corporate videos help to reinforce the message and cement employee loyalty.

The lesson: If you want happy customers and strong profits, inspiring loyalty among your employees is a great place to start.

Improve Your Employee Retention Rate!

In this tutorial, you've seen the importance of employee loyalty and learned about the ways in which companies can use effective employee retention strategies to improve loyalty in the workplace. We've also looked at a few examples of some of the companies with the most loyal employees and what they're doing right.

The next step is for you to begin putting this into practice in your own workplace. Start building a clearer picture of what matters to your employees and why they're leaving or staying. Then use some of the techniques we've covered here to begin improving your employee retention rate.

Editorial Note: This content was originally published in 2019. We're sharing it again because our editors have determined that this information is still accurate and relevant.

19 Best Free Questionnaire Microsoft Word Templates to Download 2021

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 05:55 AM PDT

Gathering feedback can improve your business. It can provide insights into customer and employee satisfaction that help you make informed decisions about your products and services. Try a questionnaire template in Word to get the answers you need.

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Try using this template from Envato Elements as a Word questionnaire form template.

But if you're not used to designing questionnaires, you may wonder how to get the feedback you need. A questionnaire template could provide the head start you need on creating your own questionnaire. 

In this guide, I'll share some questionnaire design templates, free and premium, available on Envato Elements. You can also download questionnaire format templates from GraphicRiver. 

Best Questionnaire Templates for Word on Envato Elements and GraphicRiver

If you want to download questionnaire format templates, Envato Elements has a great offer you won't want to miss. Download as many premium Microsoft Word questionnaire form templates as you want, all for one low price. 

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To find and download questionnaire format templates from Envato Elements, here's what you do. Visit the site and click on Graphic templates. Type word into the search box, and you'll see thousands of Microsoft Word templates to choose from. Once you've decided on the right questionnaire template, select it and click Download. Then you can begin customizing. 

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You can also find more premium Word questionnaire templates to download on GraphicRiver.

5 Premium Word Questionnaire Form Templates

To help get you started on questionnaire design, here are some of the best premium question templates for Word available from Envato Elements and GraphicRiver: 

1. Customer Questionnaire

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This questionnaire format document is available in both Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign. The two-page document is perfect for creating a customer survey. It's easy to customize and includes free fonts.

2. Training Evaluation Form

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Need to download a question template for evaluating training or trainees? This simple, modern Word questionnaire form template is a great starting point. Available in both A4 and US Letter sizes, the template can be edited in a range of software applications.

3. Client Questionnaire

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You can easily survey your clients with this questionnaire template for Word. It's got a minimalist design and is easy to use and edit. It's also usable with Adobe InDesign.

4. Questionnaire Web Design

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This eight-page questionnaire template for Word and InDesign is full-featured. It includes standardized questions and makes it easy to collect and enter data. You can also use this template to create an online PDF form.

5. Questionnaire Web Design

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There are 20 pages in this comprehensive question template. It's suitable for collecting the information needed for a web design brief. The minimalist design is easy to customize, and the template is editable in a variety of applications.

19 Top Free MS Word Questionnaire Template Examples to Download (2021)

While downloading free questionnaire templates may suit your pocket, premium templates have significant advantages. They're generally well supported by the theme designer, making it easy to get help if you need it. And they tend to be well-designed and laid out. That makes it easy for you to focus on the content of your questionnaire rather than fiddly details about layout. 

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Each month Envato Elements offers a different selection of free files for you to try. You can also find free files each month on GraphicRiver.

So, before you download free questionnaire templates for Word on the web, take a look at the freebies available each month from Envato Elements. You'll be able to try out a range of templates (not just questionnaire templates) absolutely free. Here's how it works: 

  • Every month Envato Elements offers 12 different hand-selected files, (fonts, presentations, videos, and more). Create a free account to download this month's free premium files now. 
  • Or try Envato Market for free. They offer seven handpicked monthly freebies. Log in with your Envato Market account to get this month's handpicked premium freebies

But if you need to download questionnaire design templates for free, here are some free questionnaire format doc available on the web. 

1. Multiple-Choice Test or Survey

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This questionnaire design template is free from Microsoft Office. It makes it easy to create your own three-question survey or questionnaire.

2. Restaurant Survey

Want to collect customer feedback? Download a free questionnaire template from Microsoft Office. This template is suitable for restaurants and other eating establishments.

3. Patient Health History Questionnaire

This questionnaire format doc is great for medical professionals wanting to keep tabs on patient health. It's a good starting point for getting to know a new patient's health history and issues.

4. Market Research Questionnaire

Need to do a marketing survey? This market research questionnaire will help to inspire you as you create your own.

5. Small Business Client Questionnaire

This question template design provides great inspiration for your own questionnaire. It includes 32 pages, with questions suitable for assessing small business clients.

6. 30+ Questionnaire Templates

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You can download free questionnaire templates for Word from this Template Lab collection. It includes a range of survey types and examples to get you started.

7. Secret Santa Questionnaire Templates

When Secret Santa time rolls around, it can be hard to find the perfect gift. If you download questionnaire format templates to help you understand the person you've been allocated, you'll have a head start.

8. Exit Interview Templates

These exit interview questionnaire templates for Word will help you understand why employees leave. With the answers you can improve retention and encourage people to stick around.

9. Business Questionnaires

You can get these questionnaire design templates free from Hloom. They cover a range of business needs, from business analysis and demographics, to employee satisfaction, and more.

10. Event Feedback Survey

Need to know how your event went so you can improve it next time round? Download this Word questionnaire form template from Business Form Template.

11. Customer Satisfaction Survey

This questionnaire format doc from Business Form Template is the ideal way to find out what your customers are happy with - and what you could improve.

12. Blank Survey Template

Download this free questionnaire template and make it your own. It's completely customizable, with room for your company logo.

13. Job Allocation Questionnaire

This is a useful questionnaire to use when planning to have employees change roles. It's free to download from Tidy Form.

14. Management Style Questionnaire 

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This free questionnaire template from Tidy Form helps you assess management style. It's one tool that can help you determine if the right people are in the right roles.

15. Market Research Questionnaire

Want to understand who's engaging with your business? This market research questionnaire template is a great starting point. It's available from Tidy Form.

16. Likert Scale Template

The Likert Scale is often used in surveys. Download this free questionnaire template based on the Likert Scale from Tidy Form.

17. Time Management Questionnaire

Need to understand how you and others spend your time? Download this free question template from Tidy Form to find out.

18. Employee Engagement Survey

How engaged are your employees with your business? Is there any way to encourage them to be more invested? This free question template will help you find out.

19. Blank Questionnaire Templates

If you're in the health field here are some questionnaires from Medical Standards and Guidelines (part of the US Department of Health and Human Services). They'll help you get the answers you need. 

5 Quick Tips To Make Questionnaires in Word 2021

Once you find the perfect questionnaire design template, free or premium, here are some tips to help you get more from your questionnaire:

1. Decide on Audience and Purpose

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A premium feedback from template from Envato Elements

With any questionnaire, it's essential to decide on your audience and purpose. Or, to put it another way, who do you need information from, and what information do you need. It's worth thinking about this in advance, to ensure that you create your questionnaire the right way.

2. Choose Question Types

Once you know what information you need, it's time to create the questions that'll get it. Some questions will require demographic information, others may provide checkboxes with options to choose from, and still others will be open-ended. You'll likely need a mix of questions for the perfect survey.

3. Keep it Short (if Possible)

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The shorter your questionnaire is, the more likely it is that people will complete it. So, keep it short if you can. But that's not always possible. If a question HAS to be there to make the survey useful, don't leave it out just to keep it short.

4. Group Similar Questions Together BUT...

If you've got a number of related questions, it's easier for respondents if you group them together in the same section of the questionnaire. So, keep the marketing questions together, and the financial questions together, and so on. Mixing them up can cause confusion, which makes it less likely that people will want to complete your questionnaire.

5. … Ask One Question at a Time

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While you should have related questions in the same section, that doesn't mean multiple questions should be on the same line. For best results, each question should stand alone. That way it's absolutely clear what people are responding to.

Discover More Top Microsoft Word Template Designs

We've shared lots of questionnaire design templates, free and premium, in this article. To find more useful Microsoft Word templates, check out the following template collections: 

Learn More About Making Great Word Documents in 2021

Want to amp up your Microsoft Word skills? Check out our in-depth Microsoft Word guide, plus the following articles:

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Now it's your turn to create a questionnaire. Remember, while we've shared several free questionnaire templates to download, you can't beat the design and support you get with a premium questionnaire template from Envato Elements. You can also find questionnaire templates for Word on GraphicRiver. Why not download one today?

What Is an eBook?

Posted: 20 Aug 2021 12:00 AM PDT

The rise of eBooks has made the desire to self-publish achievable for many would-be writers.

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But exactly what is an eBook and how does it work? Today we'll give you our best and most concise answer and show you how easy it is for you to create your own eBook if you so desire.

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What Is an eBook and How Does It Work?

First, the term eBook is short for electronic book. Just like paper books, eBooks consist of text and/or images, but unlike paper books, these words and/or images are stored in electronic format in different file types like .epub and .mobi.  

To read an eBook, you must download the file to a digital device such as an Amazon Kindle, computer, tablet, or phone, which will display the eBook file contents on the screen.

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All eBook reading apps are designed to restrict the reader from making any kind of changes to the original file, so eBooks are non-editable. However, readers can usually add notes and highlighting on top of the original file in the same way that readers of paper books can. eBooks have the advantage over paper books of access to a built-in dictionary, as well as features like hyperlinks which enable easy navigation between chapters.

Another important characteristic of eBooks is that they are reflowable. This means they can adapt their presentation according to the device you read it on to fit your screen perfectly, a similar concept to responsive websites that adjust according to your screen size. 

Now that we've covered the first question, "What is an eBook and how does it work", let's look at how to make an eBook.

How to Make an eBook

If you've been wondering how to create an eBook, the easiest and most cost-effective way is to use a professionally designed eBook template. eBook templates provide an overall layout for your eBook with placeholder text, images, and graphics depending on the style you choose. When you customise the template, the layout stays locked in place, but the placeholders are replaced with your own content. eBook templates can be used repeatedly, so you only need to buy a template once. 

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If you're interested in self-publishing using an eBook template, Envato Elements is the way to go. Envato Elements is a terrific resource that offers thousands of premium digital assets like eBook templates, mockups, logos, photos, fonts, and much more. 

What makes the service outstanding is that for one low monthly fee you can download as many of these digital assets as you like, as often as you like. Let's take a look at some of the fabulous eBook templates available from Envato Elements

eBook Templates

Tasty eBook Cookbook Template (INDD)

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Tasty eBook Cookbook Template is an excellent template for those who want to publish both a paper and a digital cookbook. The A4 size template contains 18 unique layout pages that you can customise in InDesign and export as an eBook.

Adobe InDesign eBook Template | 28 Pages (INDD)

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This stunning InDesign eBook template is exactly what you need to create an eBook that makes readers take notice. Not only does it include a stunning eBook cover template, but it also offers 28 unique page layouts and tons of graphics. A great multi-purpose template that'll make your content shine.

eBook Template Creator (PSD)

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This elegant, modern eBook template is a great choice for creating your next book project. The template works equally well for digital or print books. It offers 41 unique page layouts which include three eBook cover templates, two content page styles, six intro page styles, eight image and text page variations, six text content variations, and much more.

BuilderArch eBook Template (INDD)

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BuilderArch eBook Template was designed for businesses in the construction sector. The template contains three eBook cover templates, four different colour versions—orange, blue, green, and red—and 16 unique page layouts. The files are well organised in layers so that they are easy to edit.

eBook Template Creator (PSD)

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Engage your readers with this terrific eBook template. Elegant and eye-catching, the template offers 32 unique page layouts, including three eBook cover templates, three table of content styles, 12 image and text variations, and more. The A4 template is fully editable in Photoshop.

Real Estate eBook Template (INDD)

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This real estate InDesign eBook template was created specifically for businesses in the real estate industry, but can also be used for other eBooks with content that is image-heavy. The template offers both portrait and landscape orientation versions and contains 24 unique layout pages.

Minimalist eBook Template (INDD, PDF)

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Minimalist eBook Template is another fabulous multi-purpose template that can be adapted to all sorts of content. The A4 template offers 25 unique layout pages. The files are well organised in layers to make editing in InDesign easy.

Kaliurang InDesign eBook Template (INDD)

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Looking for a digital workbook? Kaliurang InDesign eBook Template may be exactly what you need. The eBook was designed for those who need to create their own online class workbook for webinars or need a handbook for workshops. The A4 InDesign template includes 56 pages with a wide range of layouts including eBook cover templates, six checklist and idea tracker pages, one weekly schedule, one monthly planner page, four case study page layouts, and much more. 

Multi-Purpose eBook Template (AI, EPS, PSD)

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Use this modern multi-purpose template to create the eBook of your dreams, without wasting time trying to figure out how to design each page from scratch. The A4 template contains 28 unique layout page designs. Select the pages that work with your idea and then customise the text, images, and colours to reflect your brand or taste.

Zero eBook Template (AI, EPS, INDD)

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Zero eBook Template has a wonderfully modern design that's bound to catch the eye of your potential readers. The A4 InDesign eBook template offers 25 unique layout pages with a high level of versatility. Choose the pages that work best for your content, and then edit the text, images, and colours to reflect your brand. Creating a stunning eBook template has never been easier.

Choose Your Favourite eBook Template 

Now that you know all about eBooks and where to find great eBook templates that will help you create the book you envision, head on over to Envato Elements and select your favourite eBook template. If you haven't found one here that quite fits your needs, don't worry—there are plenty of others to choose from at Envato Elements.

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