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What VisionScaper is
A plain-language overview of VisionScaper: the yard designer for homeowners and the Contractor Hub for your business.
VisionScaper is a WordPress plugin. It puts two tools on your website: a yard design studio for visitors, and a business tool for you and your crew.
The Designer (for homeowners)
A visitor starts from a photo of their own yard. They can take a photo with the camera, upload one, find their house from above (bird’s-eye view), or open a ready-made sample yard. Then they:
- Place real plants and garden features at true size.
- Paint mulch, stone, lawn and pavers onto the ground.
- Draw garden beds and patios.
- Erase things they do not want.
- Switch seasons and slide a “See it grow” bar to watch plants mature.
- Save the design, share it, print it, or send it to you.
Designs save automatically on the visitor’s own device. If they create a free account, designs also save online so they can open them on any phone or computer. Signed-in visitors can use the AI features, such as VisionScaper AI, Plant ID and the AI tools.
The Contractor Hub (for your business)
The Hub is for landscape contractors. According to the settings page it holds customers and properties, the 2D site plan, automatic takeoff and estimates, two quotes (a job-cost quote and a customer proposal), e-signature, email and text follow-ups, scheduling, job costing and invoices. The menu also lists marketing, field work, training, an AI Receptionist and more. Which tools you can use depends on your plan.
Homeowners use Find a Local Contractor and see the contractors they hire in My Projects.
Who does what
| Person | What they use |
|---|---|
| Homeowner or visitor | The Designer page. No account needed to design. |
| Contractor (you, your managers, crew) | The Hub page, after signing in with an approved contractor account. |
| Website owner (WordPress administrator) | Settings → VisionScaper in WordPress, plus the other VisionScaper settings pages. |
Note: The website owner and the contractor are often the same person. The owner is always treated as approved.
Tips
- Start by reading [two-entry-points-designer-and-hub] to see how the two pages differ.
- Check [system-requirements] before you install.
If something goes wrong
If you are not sure which part of VisionScaper you are looking at, check the page address. The Designer lives on the page with [visionscaper]. The Hub lives on the page with [visionscaper mode="hub"].