Essential Doo Components for Visual Composer
Essential Doo Components for Visual Composer is the original addon built exclusively for Visual Composer which helps you add interactive overlay effects on the sections displayed on your Web pages. If you don’t use…
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- Small user base (300+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
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Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| banner | >100 |
| carousel | >100 |
| visual composer | >100 |
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Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Essential Doo Components for Visual Com…
From the official readme · v1.9Description
About Essential Doo Components in a Nutshell
You can see Essential Doo Components DEMO.
Essential Doo Components for Visual Composer is the original addon built exclusively for Visual Composer which helps you add interactive overlay effects on the sections displayed on your Web pages. If you don’t use Visual Composer you can use our shortcodes.
We have re-created 40+ different designs and a super Carousel, you can view them ALL from our preview site. Each design has a CSS3 hover effect that’s unique to each one.
The usage of Essential Doo Components for Visual Composer elements are very simple, simply select your image/s, add your title and captions, an optional link, a color scheme. The result is a beautifully constructed image box complete with hover effects.
The Best and Easiest Way to Create Content Carousels Ever
We have taken carousel creation to the next level. With Doo Carousel, you can create carousels for Doo Components and any of your content. We’ve integrated into Visual Composer to bring you a very flexible, very lightweight and very intuitive carousel creation system. Change paddings, margins virtually any design element for your carousel.
Full Feature Set
- 40+ Beautiful designs,
- New Original Doo Video Banner,
- Easy to use Visual Composer elements,
- Fast and smooth CSS animations,
- Fully responsive, works great in mobile devices,
- Works with any theme,
- Very easy to use, instructions are provided for each setting,
- Properly coded in WordPress standards,
- Unlimited possibilities,
- WPML supported,
- SEO friendly code,
- IE8+ support,
- Highly Optimized Code,
- Light-weight HTML structures,
- Rigorously Tested on Actual Devices for Real,
- World Performance Metrics,
- Trusted development & Support,
- Turn any content into a carousel, images, images with text, carousels, team members, etc
- Works great in touch devices, swipe to scroll the carousel,
- Fully responsive, configure the number of items to display for mobile devices,
- Fully customizeable, adjust the margins, paddings and colors to style your carousel,
- Lightweight, only loads stuff when carousel is used, doesn’t bloat your site,
- Dots, arrows or none, choose what type of navigation is displayed for your carousel,
- Works with any theme, as long as you have Visual Composer,
- Properly coded in WordPress standards.
Minimum Requirements
- WordPress 4.0 and above
- Visual Composer 4.0 and above
- If you have got Visual Composer as a part of your theme, ensure that Core Visual Composer plugin is not heavily modified
Plugin is compatible with the WordPress versions 3.9 and later (PHP v.5.2 or greater; Visual Composer 4.3 or later).
You can see Essential Doo Components DEMO.
Frequently Asked Questions == Frequently Asked Questions
Upgrade Notice == Upgrade Notice
Screenshots == Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the vc_doo_banner folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the Animated Icon Doo Banner plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Use the Essential Doo Components in Visual Composer
Changelog
Update log
23 June, 2015 – version 1.9
Fix Firefox responsive problem for Doo Fashion Banners.
Update log
22 June, 2015 – version 1.8
Update add-on icons. Add Doo Carousel for all components.
For developers
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FAQ
Essential Doo Components for Visual…: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Essential Doo Components for Vi… free?
Yes. Essential Doo Components for Vi… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Essential Doo Components for Vi… safe to use in 2026?
Essential Doo Components for Vi… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 33/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Essential Doo Components for Vi…?
Essential Doo Components for Vi… is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 17,581 times since it launched in June 2015. It was downloaded 105 times in the last 30 days.
Does Essential Doo Components for Vi… work with WordPress 7.1?
Essential Doo Components for Vi… is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Essential Doo Components for Vi… last updated?
The latest version, 1.9, was released on June 23, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Essential Doo Components for Vi…?
Essential Doo Components for Vi… is developed and maintained by diego.benna.
What are the best alternatives to Essential Doo Components for Vi…?
The most popular alternatives to Essential Doo Components for Vi… are CookieAdmin (400K+ installs), Image Widget (100K+ installs) and Simple Banner (50K+ installs).
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