How new is Stackable?

Thank you for the positive feedback.

Thank you for the nice comments!

@Ben - Thank you.

Thank you

Yes, that is what one has to do. I'll have to try it and see how it goes.

Thank you. I'm realizing that this is a good way to go. People I know who have been experimenting with it are very happy with it.

@@DavidMcCan Yep. I am too. Also I might add. As time is goind I have started to realise my initial idea for even entering the visual building tools at all, which was to build sites faster, is working. Building sites with GP/GB is very fast. The fact you have so simple tools with not many options, means you learn it all by heart fast. And you know each blocks ins and outs. As a result, I built two, not complex but pretty non-standard designed custom themes, in 8 days. Both. This was impossible with underscores, wprig etc.

Yes, Kadence has a theme builder and so does GeneratePress. They are similar.

Hello@@DavidMcCan, i have to choose between Stackable / Kadence / Spectra to make a template for 5 e-commerce website. What is your point on this 3 and why? Thanks

@@ARNBNDL - If you have the full Kadence bundle it includes Kadence Shop Kit. Otherwise, Astra / Spectra has a lot of templates.

Thank you

Glad it was helpful!

Hey, really impressive stack you have there. Of all the ones you've tested, which is your favourite or go-to tool when looking for ease and 'simplicity' ?

@@rodlivz I would say it depends on how much control you want and how well you understand CSS. With Cwicly, Oxygen and Bricks you can basically implement everything. Of those, I find Bricks the most intuitive and it's getting more and more important as a page builder. Currently I'm trying Gutenberg FSE and it's definitely not enough for me for more complex pages. It is also not very intuitive (for me) and there are too many automatisms under the hood. But for Blogs and non perfect sites a good choice. I extend Gutenberg Blocks with my own CSS (SASS) that I integrate via WPCodeBox. You can still build complex websites via a classic WordPress theme in combination with Gutenberg (without FSE), but it's a more tedious and slower process.

Brilliant, thanks for the succinct answer. Been wondering whether to make the switch from traditional website builders to Gutenberg however I'm torn between Stackable, Greenshift and Spectra. Any advice on these?

@@rodlivz Have tried Stackable and GreenShift but no clear favorite. In GreenShift you can now set a lot, but take a look at the UI yourself, whether it is not too crowded for you. Both have advantages and disadvantages, in the end it's always a question of how much you want to achieve with how much effort. I would also look at the community and support - and also how quickly bugs are fixed.

@@jugibur2117 many thanks

I tried the beta, and did a video on it, but am really waiting for the pro version with dynamic data support and their theme template builder.

If you have the full Kadence bundle, it includes Kadence Ship Kit. FSE stands for Full Site Editor.

I haven't experience bugs with it, but I know how frustrating it can be when you are in the middle of something and can't go forward.

Yes, they announced it about a week ago. wpstackable.com/blog/stackable-integrates-with-meta-box/ Most text / simple fields work, but I figure that I'd like my choice to be officially supported in case I run into any issues.

@@DavidMcCan You are on top of this sir

Yes, absolutely.

I'm sure people do it. Sometimes the blocks from one collection don't work in the container from another collection, so I'd watch out for that. I guess the only real issue is if you change your mind later the more 3rd party blocks you use the more work to switch.

Sorry you are having difficulty. I'm able to watch and others are also. Maybe try a different browser?

@@DavidMcCan it wasn't playing on mobile but worked on desktop. Great video. Here's the irony I'm about to so a presentation for a WordPress BlackPress and WordPress Social Learning group via Meetup and my topic is wireframes and advanced blocks where I'm going to demonstrate Kadence. However due to the WordPress rules I have to recommend 2 - 3 other alts. I chose Generateblocks, Stackable and Spectra. I've already created comparison charts, etc. So this is even more helpful. I'm going to mention you in the presentation if I utilize any of your perspective or observations. Btw this is Maestro Stevens and I love your tutorials. They inspire me and give me great insight.

@@theiconicexpressions - Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad that the video is helpful. I hope your presentation goes well.

Yes, more light weight and performant. Divi has a lot of design features going for it. It is generally harder to achieve those with blocks, so the choice may depend somewhat on your audience, client, and skills.

Not as far as I know.

I've not used Seedprod, but it looks interesting.

With page builders? No. You could use the pro page builder for creating the theme templates and pages and Gutenberg for post content. I wouldn't put blocks from one Gutenberg addon in the container block of another Gutenberg addon.

They have a new version that I want to try. The Plus Blocks isn't near the others in popularity (yet?).

These are all block-based. These are all simpler options. Bricks has many more features and is more powerful, but you wouldn't use Bricks to create blog posts.