I'm Switching to Gutenberg For WordPress | And YOU SHOULD Too (Probably!)

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Until recently, I've never felt like you could easily move from a Page Builder like Elementor to Gutenberg for WordPress.
With this next generation of WordPress Block plug-ins, I now feel confident that I can build almost anything that I could with a WordPress page builder with Gutenberg.
Join me as I go over 3 WordPress Gutenberg Block-based plug-ins and show you why they are beating out many page builder features while also providing lightening fast websites with no need for additional WordPress optimisation plug-ins.
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@Perchpole Жыл бұрын

I made the shift back to Gutenberg a couple of months ago. I’ve effectively travelled full circle from vanilla WP through Visual Composer, Beaver Builder and Elementor to GeneratePress, then Blocks and back to Gutenberg. Controlling dynamic data has always been the most important aspect for me and so as Gutenberg slowly got to grips with this I’ve weened myself off Elementor and gone back to basics.

@marksson Жыл бұрын

Yes, curious to hear that too because I think I am making the same circle :)

@Perchpole Жыл бұрын

@@marksson After being fully signed-up to Elementor I am now a dedicated Gutenberg fan. It can do everything you need - including all of that dynamic data. Less bloat is King.

@larryhawkins3519 Жыл бұрын

Love your perspective and will be looking at you videos from now on. Keep the Gutenberg For WordPress drive alive. Because of you I'm making the move. Thank you. 😎🤟👍

@jimnguyen3481 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure why everyone feels they have to choose. use Guten for pages you need to rank. Use Elementor for landing pages or pages that you want to visually look nicer. However speed can be address by a decent hosting company or better yet get on a VPS. Just my 2 cents.

@RA-el6zj Жыл бұрын

Why not use Elementor for pages you want to rank? (Sorry absolute beginner here, after playing around with Gutenberg and Elementor a bit, I find Elementor the only usable option right now. So basically I hope I can use Elementor and still get ranked on Google.)

@iantaylor4115 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the introduction into these tools. Your content is relevant and helpful, especially that they don't bog down your site with massive amounts of generated code. Cheers!

@stevechong65 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Paul! Great as usual. My main criteria for page builder is SPEED of the end product. Would be interesting to compare the page builder in this aspect. Thanks again for the video!

@QuaverloveStudio Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads-up, Paul C. I'm liking the look of chicly, particularly because of the inclusion of ACF Pro. What I would love is if you could do a "shoot-out" between Cwicly and Elementor Pro... like what can one do that the other can't... and vice versa.

@barryscottormoc Жыл бұрын

I can only assume that you have been drinking the CoolAid 😁Wasted 3 days converting a site from Elementor, only to revert back. It will have to improve a great deal before I leave Elementor and I don't see that happening anytime soon.

@digitalbizconsultant Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Nothing gets even closer to Elementor.

@AyDeeSandra Жыл бұрын

@@digitalbizconsultant Bricks, Breakdance, Oxygen etc.

@nekola203 Жыл бұрын

Not bashing on elementor but if you worked on WordPress before elementor, you'll hardly notice the need for it. In fact the reason I got into elementor was when I had too many clients and had to hire a help, she introduced me to elementor and then I just had to learn it in order to make changes to the websites she designed with elementor.

@neilwilliams2883 Жыл бұрын

I dumped Elementor 6 months ago and haven't looked back.

@barryscottormoc Жыл бұрын

@@neilwilliams2883 Good for you if you want to use second rate product, well thats your choice, Best of luck with your choice.

@volkerschuster8079 Жыл бұрын

very informative as always Paul, keeping us on our toes

@kevinevans5782 Жыл бұрын

I think these Gutenberg based editors are good if you are the one that’s actually working on client sites but clients would have difficulty using it, they will most likely mess things up. I think providing acf or meta box fields for clients to edit the text is still the easiest for clients

@old_ogcdigital Жыл бұрын

Block patterns are the way to go for clients. I've yet to have a client that didn't absolutely love Gutenberg

@kokura_io3236 Жыл бұрын

@nnwebdigital Жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right Kevin, Gutenberg in most cases are not user friendly. Often for clients creating custom Gutenberg blocks could be very useful.

@rodlivz Жыл бұрын

totally agree Kevin, was a victim of this... needless to say had to move back to a page builder 😃😃

@wpeasy Жыл бұрын

Great video as always. I enjoy the diversity of your reviews. I love the direction this is heading in. However, I think for me it depends on who will be editing the site/content once it has been built. The Guttenburg UIX is a bit lacklustre and not so easy for new users to navigate. The plugins you demonstrate go a long way to improving that and this is exciting. But from what I could see, they add features to the Guttenburg UI. So if I am to build and do all content changes on a site, this would be perfect. If I want my clients to add/edit content, for me Page Builders like Elementor make more sense. That said, I feel that basic users like the simple concepts of Sections/Rows and Columns in Elementor. I'm not sure they will find Flexbox Containers as easy to understand. So when Elementor finally gets Flexbox to "production", depending on how it is finally implemented, this may change.

@MikeHindleUK Жыл бұрын

Another awesome video. Exciting times for building with Gutenberg. Clearly the future of WordPress.

@paulhildmann8392 Жыл бұрын

GenerateBlocks Pro, Stackable, WPCodeBox, and JetEngine are what I've been using lately. I like WPCodeBox for adding custom CSS so I can see it live while building. I was using Oxygen but with their latest debacle, I jumped ship. I've been getting great page load speeds with this setup. So far I'm happy with Gutenberg.

@RicardoCorai Жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, which theme are you using?

@ggchillax Жыл бұрын

What latest debacle?

@stephendunning1510 Жыл бұрын

@@ggchillax I'm guessing he's talking about the release of break dance that pissed off a lot of Oxygen developers.

@pezreloaded8436 Жыл бұрын

After your last couple of lives, I figured this was coming. I'm not 100% sure if I want to make the dive yet, but after learning how tools are maturing for Gutenberg it has caught my attention. Cwicly and GP/GB definitely interest me, but I need to look into more.

@dhetherington Жыл бұрын

I love generate press and generate blocks, very cool!

@ogatheman Жыл бұрын

I was a Divi user. Last year i bought Blocksy and Stackable and never looked back. Love this combo.

@stephendunning1510 Жыл бұрын

Yeah that looks like a damn good combo! Have you made any dynamic sites with this using ACF or toolset?

@ARNBNDL 9 ай бұрын

In your case who do what between Blocksy and Stackable? Its not the same ? Thanks

@ogatheman 9 ай бұрын

@@stephendunning1510yes, works fine.

@ogatheman 9 ай бұрын

@@ARNBNDLBlocksy is a theme, Stackable is a gutenberg upgrade. Like a page builder, really.

@7recdomex7 Жыл бұрын

Interesting in any case. I like to keep an eye on it, but I still think Elementor Pro currently has better features for developing a contemporary UI design. Then again, it's also about support and I see the community of Elementor and their support team as very mature, which I can't say with my experience about Cwicly/Gutenberg. I think that in the future, interesting providers in the area of CMS will be launched that I believe will also bring contemporary in-house solutions with them in terms of a visual builder. As always, thanks for your video, I like your videos, always worth an inspiration or a train of thought. :)

@pandaosa9 Жыл бұрын

I'm wanting to try out Gutenberg with some of these recommendations, but I'm loving using the classes associated with AutomaticCSS - first with Oxygen and now Bricks.

@laurpixel Жыл бұрын

Switched to Gutenberg, from Elementor, about 2 months ago. Converted all my websites and shops to Blocksy plus Kadence and/with Stackable. Everything runs much muuuch smoother. And I'm not afraid of updating plugins anymore, even on my dev machine.

@georgivasilev3867 Жыл бұрын

Do you use both Stackable and Kadence blocks with the Blocksy theme? I"m wondering,if a combination of Stackable and Kadence blocks is possible.

@laurpixel Жыл бұрын

@@georgivasilev3867 yes it is. no issues.

@georgivasilev3867 Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I will try it. I like the motion effects of Stackable,which i'm missing in Kadence blocks.

@ARNBNDL 9 ай бұрын

Damn, you can mix Stackable, Kadence et Blocksy ? Could you explain who do what? Im new and i was thinking that i have to choose between this builder.

@laurpixel 9 ай бұрын

@@ARNBNDL why not? it's not like when using Elementor and a bunch of add-ons. You can mix Greenshift blocks, Kadence blocks, GeneratePress blocks with Blocksy theme.

@alessandrobaici3320 Жыл бұрын

Think you are right: the new direction is to follow the simply power of Gutenberg. This will be the future of WP in my opinion. Because we need to remain "simple". I'm a DIVI user ready to jump into the new reality. Ciao

@MrFutsi Жыл бұрын

More and more interested in moving many of my Elementor based sites over to a streamlined GeneratePress + GenerateBlocks setup. Going to take up a chunk of time, but I think it will save many a headache in the future.

@vanessasorino6463 Жыл бұрын

Nothing you have said here has convinced me to change from Elementor. Sure, Elementor is not perfect and neither is this. Why change for changes sake? My clients would be so confused with all this .

@billgrey Жыл бұрын

I agree. I don't think there's any rush. I feel like the only thing I would get moving to Gutenberg is speed. When Elementor finalizes flexbox, that speed should be achieved. So I'm staying put until all this is worked out. It'll save a lot of time and hassle to just be patient. Plus, as many have said, the Elementor interface is more logical for clients if they wish to edit the site.

@rocaivan Жыл бұрын

Gutenberg is the future of Wordpress, but only if all the options from Gutenberg web-building plugins are native. Essentially, you need a plugin to work with Gutenberg at this moment which doesn't make much difference between working with web builders or Gutenberg.

@kellyaquinastom Жыл бұрын

Which plugins please?

@dyrectory_com Жыл бұрын

Thanks for video on Gutenberg! 👏🏼

@scot1711 Жыл бұрын

I use Generate Press and Blocks together and decided that's the way to go.

@jjmelara Жыл бұрын

Like #1 from El Salvador!

@lanangary5297 Жыл бұрын

I've tried several FSE plugins, but I think Gutenverse is best suited for me, they have a friendly interface for new users like me, who want to try switching from Elementor to FSE , also they have various blocks which are very helpful in customizing a website. Has anyone tried it and agree with me?

@fauzanedris4046 Жыл бұрын

interesting 🤔

@yanandik6312 Жыл бұрын

That's rights

@muhammadafifubaidillah3246 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree because I also use Gutenverse plugin.

@ferdysopian Жыл бұрын

I fully agree, and what I enjoy the most is that, while there are numerous posibility, clever design keeps the choice easy.

@davidwalls2304 Жыл бұрын

Paul, thank you for this review. While I'm still "stuck" with Elementor for now, I am considering transitioning to Bricks. I'm not sure if I'm ready for a migration to Gutenb/t just yet but do appreciate the info to give me something to consider in the future.

@hosseinkhanmohammadi4770 Жыл бұрын

Hi Paul. And thank you. (Hi-Performance + hard to use + maybe little more time-consuming to create pages compared to others + wish to be better than now: Block Editor + Addons ) ; (General use + Being inclusive + multiple themes support + ease of use for customers if they need to + a lot of additional add-ons: Elementor) ; (Powerfull, ease of use and learn, hopefully bright future + lifetime deal: Bricks ) ; I hope and also I think we can see more ease of use system later in block editor based page/site builders. Also I hope Cwicly add a lifetime-unlimited plan in future like Briks, Green Shift and Divi, which is very important to me.

@visualmodo Жыл бұрын

Excellent content!

@TerrenceLP Жыл бұрын

I'm building Gutenberg blocks now 👍 it is the way.

@bradchellingworth5973 Жыл бұрын

I have tried various page builders but as a developer I just can't get over the idea that just writing code is better. I use ACF for custom content and then code up my own templates, its the best way for me.

@webdesign-lokeren Жыл бұрын

I abondonned Divi, Elementor, ... a long time ago and switched to Kadence. As I ran into some limitations I switched to Oxygen Builder. With the recent developments I started looking into Bricks which at this moment also has its limitations. Just little things that do not work as I would want them to. I'm also looking to go on the Gutenberg route again and Cwickly seems very promising. The only drawback I see is the link with ACF (you never know what will happen to that) and no integration with for instance Metabox at this moment.

@DenisonCarlosMS Жыл бұрын

Kadence is life!!!

@webdesign-lokeren Жыл бұрын

@@DenisonCarlosMS Kadence ipro s not bad but too limited and not always easy to use in my opinion

@DenisonCarlosMS Жыл бұрын

@@webdesign-lokeren, in fact, switching from tools like Elementor, Divi and others to Blocks (whether Kadence, GeneratePress, Stackable and etc, or, Gutenberg himself), will make us strange at first and we will feel these limitations, as well as the learning curve ahead. the way they each have their own workflow. On this point, I also agree with you. However, Kadence's Full Bundle brings us the Shop Kit, which even in its Beta version has already proven to be very stable and brings the ability to create Loops, Archives and Single Product Pages to customize WooCommerce. These 3 items may not seem like much, but for most Stores it already solves numerous customization problems that previously required hours of work with code inspection and Custom CSS. I believe that today, we cannot demand that this type of tool for Gutenberg brings us the tons of Widgets that Elementor gives us, for example. In my opinion, the most advanced among all the options is Cwicly (although I have reservations about the built-in ACF, but that's my view).

@webdesign-lokeren Жыл бұрын

@@DenisonCarlosMS I totally agree with that. Kadence wiil keep on improving. I just sometimes feel limited by the oredefined blocks and settings that are possible And at first sight that is something Cwickly could do be better at.

@SridharKatakam Жыл бұрын

What limitations did you come across in Bricks?

@eddyaruda486 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your help!

@designdrudge Жыл бұрын

Thanks for reading the comments 😊 I agree that it gets better. The only issue I still have with Gutenturd is the UI... the left right top bottom distribution of UI elements is still a PITA. And it seems WordPress Gutenberg developers are trapped with it.

@ratesmann Жыл бұрын

Great video. My favorite is still Cwickly or Bricks, even though they are still in development and can't do the same thing as Elementor or Divi.

@ARNBNDL 9 ай бұрын

And cwicly compared to Kadence? Could i have your point ?

@johnmoses3468 Жыл бұрын

I used Elementor before but I switched to Kadence

@christopherwells7295 Жыл бұрын

I am going to be using my Cwickly account for the upcoming months

@Sklandarkal Жыл бұрын

Very interesting; yes with Blocksy, Kadence, Stackable, Generateblocks, etc. we could leave Elementor; however Elementor for me is still very elegant and if we use a NVE SSD Litespeed hosting and a good cache plugin, Elementor can be fast too.

@nnwebdigital Жыл бұрын

In my opinion Elementor could be fast but with more complex design it has no chance. It has to much bloat code.

@Xris1910 Жыл бұрын

Right, but for eStores Elementor is very bad choose

@Sklandarkal Жыл бұрын

@@Xris1910 right, with Woocommerce elementor Is terryfing

@johnmoses3468 Жыл бұрын

Greenshift looks good I might get me a copy

@Syphronix Жыл бұрын

Cant' wait to use Cwicly, but I can't help but feel the UX is really challenging for new users. Too many duplicate functions with existing WP UI and weird layouts in the builder.

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

I agree. They've made a much better UI over the previous version, but I think they could definitely benefit from an experienced UI/UX designer to get it up to par and I think that would be a massive boost.

@RichardWadeUK Жыл бұрын

There's definitely a key shift to embrace powerful tools to use GutenTerd. That said, unless some of these tools can be simplified, then there will be an uphill struggle to onboard the everyday user. Elementor still wears the page builder crown for a reason, and whilst Bricks, Brizy and DIVI could still take that crown, this new era of Block tools add a whole new perspective

@BneiAnusim Жыл бұрын

Yes, I'm walking away from Elemento so, I haven't decided yet who's gonna be the replacement! Thanks! 😉

@rebelinc Жыл бұрын

Cwicly is great and has a ton of features.....but a steep leatning curve for sure. Greenshift seems more available. Still Bricksbuilder and BreakDance also seems useable. Elementor ...naaah.

@elevateyourcreativeness Жыл бұрын

Great video Paul! Believe this or not, I’m currently working on a re-design of one of my own websites utilizing Cwicly! Lord I know, hold on to your hat hearing that pop out from me! It may be the only tool that has me finally starting to take on Gutenberg! Lol

@TheBikeFather Жыл бұрын

First time I'm hearing about greenshift. how does it compare with stackable/kadence?

@razakalsharafy4708 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. But I am old and could not catch all video points. Main point to me is why we need those add-on !!! Most of those tools are either providing non-needed features which leads to slowing the performance and adding non needed complexity to project. For page builders (Elementor for example) the Gutenberg is still far away from reaching minimum features. However, the point that Gutenberg wins is the speed but others like GUI, Simplicity, Features not yet even after major WP releases. It is due the very slow introduction of features, which seems to me wrong strategy and they count on third party tools. Custom field was expecting to be part of WP6 because it is very important and needed in most of the site building.

@BradWarren Жыл бұрын

I'm a big fan of GeneratePress now after kicking Astra to the curb. I had to bite the bullet and learn gutenberg for GP's powerful elements. So after getting past that learning curve and then using it with Generate blocks I don't think I'll be going back to Beaver Builder as I can get great functionality for free without paying for beaver buider and beaver themer. Great support from GP too.

@ericwayaffe7445 Жыл бұрын

I did it months ago, to cwicly, thanks to you

@enezar Жыл бұрын

I use Spectra blocks very powerful

@MikeSimpson1 Жыл бұрын

You should check out the Kadence theme and Kadence blocks plugin for Gutenberg. It's incredible.

@OneBrighDay Жыл бұрын

I'm new to WordPress but for me coming from a regular javascript framework background, I am use to building components that go on pages not pages. This is more like React which has real appeal to me.

@martinkaspar5095 Жыл бұрын

Dear Paul - thank you very much - this is so awesome - ❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💐🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤ plz do more WP-Tutorials !!!!

@VannaMae Жыл бұрын

I'm trying to make one website for blogging and selling products. As a beginner, I'm so overwhelmed with Gutenberg and Elementor. I wish these website builders would have a true no code option for people like me that want to build a one complex website without all the add-ons and plugins.

@paperking3168 Жыл бұрын

Patience.....we all felt the same way with persistence and practice you'd find your way. Focus on building simple elements and ensuring tour understand how the tools work..

@k4znIm Жыл бұрын

Hi, very interesting video. I myself wondering about leaving Elementor for multiple reasons. But i also like using Crocoblock. They are making their plugins available for Guttenberg and i want to ask you. Can u use them in these builders if they are Guttenberg compatible?

@georgivasilev3867 Жыл бұрын

You have to choose a Crocoblock compitable theme. For example Crocoblocks work on Blocksy,but not on Kadence. So,Blocksy with Stackable or Kadence blocks,or Generate blocks works great with Jetengine.

@digitalgenius5557 Жыл бұрын

It would be an amazing idea if you could build a business directory website USING CWICLY with either acf or jetengine like you did for elementor. Pretty please!

@kokura_io3236 Жыл бұрын

I'm considering shifting from Elementor Pro to Bricks. Adding a third one to my workflow, it's just too much. Bricks/Gutenberg two-way compatibility and a friendly UX for "editor-role" (my clients) are key for my final decision.

@78josh5 Жыл бұрын

Do any of these plugins give you the ability to modify headers, footers and template pages such as WooCommerce shop page, post page, etc like Elementor or Divi Builder allows you to do?

@davidson7838 Жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, a tutorial on Cwicly would be much appreciated. I have a confusion on how to use cwicly theme and how to customize it's header and footer.

@martythedjglasgow Жыл бұрын

Hi, What’s the best way to change from Ocean WP and Elementor Pro. To Gutenberg? How do you move content etc? Will this mess up my SEO?

@sundarapandianp8163 Жыл бұрын

When am install my plugin , such posts before a particular date are shows with title and only two sentence of content are shown in post page , how can achieve this

@bambanx Жыл бұрын

Thanks for share, which plugin is good for customizable woocommerce using gutenberg? Thanks you

@emailjough Жыл бұрын

I bought a Cwicly license after watching Pauls previous video on it and gave it a try. There's a lot I liked about it but it's still full of bugs and lacking integration (it integrates with ACF - partially. Doesn't work at all with ACF Flexible Content, which was my main reason for wanting to try cwicly). Custom code I entered would disappear. Even the editor itself would get wonky in responsive mode. It's not ready for use in production sites imo. I had to abandon it for my project and go back to Elementor. But I see the potential of it.

@ARNBNDL 9 ай бұрын

Cwicly is better than Kadence pro? Thanks

@user-dh1zd7cq3y Жыл бұрын

for me I am using flatsome theme it is a page builder and theme at the same time also has a great pre-made library blocks

@worldnature2100 Жыл бұрын

I use Elementor. But I want to quickly switch to Gutenberg. I have tried Spectra and Astra and have serious problems. In some Blocks I can't or can't find how to edit the margins, for example and other functions... When I try to mark a Block or a widget I don't really understand where I am. I think Elementor's clarity is superior. I think Gutenberg's Builders are still far from Elementor in terms of ease. Now I want to try Kandance and Greenshift. Of the latter, you didn't say if dynamic content is available... But I think, clearly, that the future goes through a Gutenberg Builder, maybe Cwicly.

@ARNBNDL 9 ай бұрын

Did you make your try? What about Kadence ? Where is your point now? Thankss

@antonicarulla3602 9 ай бұрын

@@ARNBNDL Well at that time there were a lot of new things and finally I chose to work with Bricks Builder. A wonder I wouldn't trade it for anything. I hope it helps you

@ARNBNDL 9 ай бұрын

@@antonicarulla3602 hello Antoni, Bricks is not easy for a newb, right?

@rishabhagarwal8594 Жыл бұрын

I would prefer Cwicly over Generate blocks only because, Cwicly takes over Gutenberg and makes it its own, while Generate blocks just adds a ton more functionality to the same Gutenberg UI which I feel is not so intuitive. Although, I like the fact the Generate blocks has a free version and would definitely try it out. Thanks, for sharing such amazing content, it really helps gain some perspective and plan ahead before jumping into future projects without knowing, that there is something better out there that I could have used. Thanks.

@HoneymoonAlways Жыл бұрын

I have 5 websites and have made all of them just using Gutemburg with the Spectra add-ons.

@wda_digital Жыл бұрын

Very cool thanks. Also like Gutenberg and I hated it in the beginning.

@lukaszpiotrluczak Жыл бұрын

I have switched some time ago. It was easier (and lighter) to use Gutenberg. If I was missing something it was easier to write custom code then using page builder

@Tallbloke1976 Жыл бұрын

So, basically to work with Gutenberg we use...err... a page builder ;) I get they use blocks, but they're still builders based on the dreadful UI / UX that Gutenberg has.

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

Consider it less about bing a page builder int he traditional sense and more a way of interacting with block level elements and the speed benefits they provide. Sure, the UI is a bit on the crap side, but that gets less of a barrier as you become more accustomed to working with it.

@lanceevans1689 Жыл бұрын

And charging page builder prices!

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

@@lanceevans1689 why wouldn't they? They are effectively giving you a similar level of control but using block based elements instead of their own methods like Elementor, Diviv, etc.

@Tallbloke1976 Жыл бұрын

@@WPTuts Does this still apply to the blocks they add themselves, still just as fast as the ones in the core?

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

@@Tallbloke1976 I guess it would depend on the plugin and how well it's coded. Using GB/GP for example, I can easily get mid to upper 90's on GPSI with no additional plugins or tools over any server based caching.

@kellybethco Жыл бұрын

I am loving all the options to work with WP blocks and ditch the page builders. I've been working with the block system via Kadence for awhile now and I can't wait to see and try all the other options out there. Just need to make more hours in the day... is there a plugin for that? 😉

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

I've been looking for a plugin idea to create - maybe I need to create WP-Timeshift! lol

@kellybethco Жыл бұрын

@@WPTuts Dibs on lifetime lic! 😁

@lazerbaconpro Жыл бұрын

Aside from basic visuals / layout. How can this compete with Elementor and all the widgets like AE Anywhere / ACF Pro integration? All of the new options can create a basic website / blog. Elementor with the extras creates dynamic sites with extra logic that does everything.

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

Take a look at what Cwicly offers. It has ACF Pro included in the core plugin, native support for repeaters, a powerful query builder, etc. All of which Elementor requires addons for. I’m sure there will be edge cases where Elementor makes more sense, but those are getting less and less as tools like Cwicly mature.

@joshrobbs9652 Жыл бұрын

There's a key difference between Gutenberg and the current page builders. The other page builders were always optional. The default option was the classic editor and you had to click a button to use the page builder. But Gutenberg is always on. Gutenberg might be a great page builder. It could be the best. But that's irrelevant because it's positioned as a replacement for the editor instead of an additional option. This breaks the fundamental purpose of themes. This violates the separation of content and design. It might be the shiny solution right now. But it's going to be a nightmare if users who don't know any better over design each and every blog post and get pissed when changing themes has little or no effect on their design.

@ARNBNDL 9 ай бұрын

When we use the term Gutenberg, if i use Kadence pro, its Gutenberg?

@nayeemahmed163 Жыл бұрын

I also looking at wpspectra. I think this is also a good one.

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

I'm waiting for the Pro version to see what that brings with it.

@billgrey Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was excited about Spectra and thought it would be better. But It just didn't hit the sweet spot for me.

@worldofnissanka9222 Жыл бұрын

how to mobile optimize a post with Gutenberg please do a video. I tried but Title size could not change like Elementor.

@EcomGypsy Жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this, for the last 2 years i.e. a page builder inside WP. The only question for me is, is it fast enough?

@husker123ify Жыл бұрын

are those compatible with jetengine?

@gilpoulsen Жыл бұрын

First off, thanks for doing all these reviews and tutorials. I am a long-time Divi user but recently have experimented with Bricks, Gutenberg w/o any add'l plugins, and Elementor with the new flexbox options, and I realize that Elegant Themes is way behind when it comes to incorporating flexbox and/or grid into Divi. Something I think that a lot of us are concerned about is, if we decided to switch themes/page builders, how much of a mess will we have to clean up/convert on our existing sites? Based on your reviews of Cwicly and Greenshift, and Generate Blocks as well, is it safe to assume that one can safely "exit" from any one of those add-ons to Gutenberg, and would NOT be left with a pile of shortcodes or unintelligible blocks of code that have to be cleaned up and converted? Cwicly is now very interesting to me if it can be used to create various pages and then disabled on any given site, and the site will still "work," or am I mistaken about this? Given all that, I'd love to see you do a video where you build a similar page in a variety of builder themes or plugins, then disable them, and show how to what degree the page completely collapses, or remains intact. I think at least part of the decision about which page builder to employ might need to be, how easy is it to "escape" from it if necessary? In my case, I am seriously concerned that Elegant Themes has realized that they don't have the bandwidth or expertise to transition their builder to adopt flex/grid, and they are going slowly fade away, leaving the two dozen sites I've created with Divi in limbo ;-( Again, thanks for all that you do to inform and entertain us.

@catalyseweb6029 Жыл бұрын

☝ This! Could'nt agree more.

@tavusion Жыл бұрын

You definitely need to look at this - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7iegqeJ2rLViac.html

@alanjacobs7302 Жыл бұрын

I’ve not yet seen a good explanation as to why a block based tool is any better for performance, anyone know? Been trying Gp/GB for a couple of months now but still really struggling with it. Just a poor up/ux which is inconsistent and feels half done. Cwicly sounds interesting with Acf built in. Maybe the other tools could take that idea onboard. Bricks with ACPT perhaps? I also wonder when one of these tools will go the whole hog and get rid of WP and become standalone builders?

@DenisonCarlosMS Жыл бұрын

Becoming a "Standalone Builder" defaces the initial product and robs you of the FREEDOM that WordPress gives you. Even Elementor and Brizy in their Cloud versions continue with WP as a base.

@alanjacobs7302 Жыл бұрын

@@DenisonCarlosMS lol well all a matter of perspective. You see freedom where I see a prison.

@gzusrock Жыл бұрын

Gutenberg is just a page/post editor (albeit a visual drag-and-drop editor) while page builders like Divi and Elementor allow you to visually design the entire theme from essentially a blank canvas. Until Gutenberg or one of these plugins shown in the video allow for full theme creation, there is simply no comparison.

@MRJMXHD Жыл бұрын

This the one. 👍🏾

@videographics1 Жыл бұрын

Interesting to see, but isn't it like replacing a page builder with something that is like a page builder light? Also how will this compare to the mandatory features a page builder should have according to kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sL2gYNCkldewpps.html ? What do the mentioned add-ons / plugins offer that is not in Crocoblock or Toolset?

@helmutgobel9974 Жыл бұрын

Generate Blocks is impressive. Imagine, this one-man operation is able to put a customizable query loop in the Free version, E Ltd is not able to add it to the Pro version. 🙄

@rajkotianyoutuber Жыл бұрын

have to use lot more tools to make it complete.. better use Elementor?

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

It depends on what you want to do with Elementor. Custom loop? Another plugin. Dynamic data, at least one more plugin. Conditional logic, another plugin. I think the overarching point is that there is NO perfect tool. Each one has pluses and negatives. :)

@dontrez8412 Жыл бұрын

I guess...as long as I can make simple websites that I can make money with, it's all good. I'll just need to take the time to figure out to get the desired result. Woocommerce or Surecart for online stores? Will I need to show more/fewer images depending on the affiliate? Will I need many images at all if the blog is more informational? Depends on what I need the site for, it seems.

@nnwebdigital Жыл бұрын

Have anyone of your tried Themify builder? Any thoughts on it?

@JonathanCampDesigner Жыл бұрын

Would be good if you could show the sizes of these plugins when installed and performance checks for each once installed. Some can run to over 20mb!! Once installed and create huge compatibility and performance issues. One of the very TOP things about Gutenberg is its very low overhead on speed of the site and size. Many of the lightweight block plugins, at first, seem superficial (generateblocks for example) - BUT given practice you can achieve everything with these flexible plugins and their overhead on size and performance of pages is TINY. Most of these “so called” page builder page block plugins just add a tonne of their own CSS and JS and basically they just provide libraries of pre built layouts - which are easy enough to create with the standard small and agile block plugins. Great videos. Personally I would rather see what the overhead is with these plugins rather than the qty of predefined layouts they provide. Those are easy and can be created with simple grids and base controls. Once you have installed 2 or 3 of these all singing block plugins you find that each one loads their own CSS and their own JS etc to the point where all layouts are almost duplicated. I’d say, stick to the basic, flexible block plugins (kadence, generateblocks, etc) - create your own layouts and libraries and have a super fast, WP compatible site that Google loves. 👍

@jeffxcc Жыл бұрын

I use Oxygen, Elementor and Webflow.

@RussMichaels Жыл бұрын

since you still need to add multiple plugins to make Gutenberg usable, is that really any different than using divi or elementor?

@RyudoFanel Жыл бұрын

Exactly that. In the end, it comes down to the same thing. Especially with the more lightweight site builders.

@RussMichaels Жыл бұрын

@@RyudoFanel I did switch to using blocksy and gutenburg plugins to make sites more lightweight, but since then DIVI has made a lot of improvements in speed and performance, and it not gets an "A" on GTMETRIX. Plus as I have discovered, you can still have the same issues with gutenburg as well when the plugins get updated, things can still break. All I really get out of it less features and flexibility....

@RyudoFanel Жыл бұрын

@@RussMichaels Of course. With every update there is a chance that something breaks. Gutenberg and its third-party plugins are no exception. I also use Divi myself, but I'm currently in the process of switching to Bricks.

@Shookie Жыл бұрын

I am also a Divi user, but for one who wants something simple and responsive when it comes to a website containing just informational text and blog posts, can't I still use Divi, or? Been away from webdesigning for about 2 years, so I am a bit behind these updates, hence why I am asking. :)

@JamesWelbes Жыл бұрын

This can't be real. DooDooBerg is still years behind the most basic page builders

@BosmatIssaharyGoldshtein Жыл бұрын

love Gutenberg, but if you still need extra tools. its the same as with adding elementor.

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

Not really. Gutenberg, even with a tool like GenerateBlocks or Cwicly installed will still be a lot lighter and faster than Elementor.

@bensmith4376 Жыл бұрын

Croccoblocks/JetEngine also has tools for Gutenberg.

@Shookie Жыл бұрын

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

You can use whatever tools you're familiar with. But, Divi has always been a heavy tool for building sites and not the most performant. When you use tools like GenerateBlocks, you'll find you spend less time having to optimise the site to get a fast site.

@Shookie Жыл бұрын

@@WPTuts, thank you so much for taking time to respond. Ahh, and I was wondering if GenerateBlocks, which seems like a neat tool, indeed, can work together with Divi, or is it a separate theme? I know you said in the video that it can work with any other theme, but will it work nicely with Divi, since I already have a Divi license in place?

@sgripen Жыл бұрын

Why keep the site structure control (layers) on the left and not on the right?!!!

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

Who knows! It's probably some 'artistic' license. 🙈

@zubairatif Жыл бұрын

What do you think about spectra

@chethankumarc Жыл бұрын

How to use dynamic relationship field display

@tomkent4656 Жыл бұрын

Lots of free books at Gutenberg!

@lucasdeaver9192 Жыл бұрын

One of my problems with these page builders is there's too many options for admins. In other words designers need a way to lock in a layout for admins to work off of. I manage three Wordpress websites with about 50 admins around the globe. The last thing I want is for them to have control of the page layouts or my websites will look like a hot mess real quick. I want them to just put in the data for the page and that's it. There needs to be a way to create templates and limit data fields for non top level admins in these tools.

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

For that type of content restriction, I'd build out a really simple frontend dashboard that removes the design options and only leaves the data input/editing. That restricts the admins from making any form of visual changes and makes for a much easier set of tools for them to add and manage their content.

@lucasdeaver9192 Жыл бұрын

@@WPTuts That's what I do. And since I'm comfortable with HTML and PHP I'd rather use Wordpress' built in hierarchy functions to build predefined templates rather than mess with a bloated plugin.

@HOLBAG Жыл бұрын

please, how to delete an imported template and import another template

@Omnionix1 Жыл бұрын

So first - this is just my truth and humble opinion - and no offense to any product or person is intended. I love and have loved WP since 2008 and it's still my "go-to" to develop most static and e-commerce sites, and/or ones with minimal dynamic content and front-end user interaction functionality (i.e. forms, tables, reporting, filtered results...). I've tried/used them all (free and pro); Gutenberg being my least favorite or used. IMHO, when it comes to static or minimally interactive sites, ultimately; use what you know, are comfortable with, or what works best for that build and/or the client/future maintainer (if handing off) because in the end, regardless of toolkit, its going to look the same. IMHO, the last thing WP needs is another - or more enhancements to an existing - page builder. What WP needs to truly move forward is integration of FUNCTIONALITY builders - not more cosmetic tools. Personally, I'd like to see more of that type of developer (vs designer) content covered here as well. Thanks for my time on the soapbox, and again - just my humble (but experienced) opinion. ✌🏾

@thebuildreview Жыл бұрын

We're using Elementor less and less and Gutenberg more. Did you switch to Gutenberg and how do you handle dynamic data? And foes your solution help website performance?

@WPTuts Жыл бұрын

Yup. I’ve moved most of my new projects over to GeneratePress & GenerateBlocks and that works well with a lot of dynamic data.

@RyudoFanel Жыл бұрын

So, you're saying we should switch from all the other site builders like Elementor, Divi, Oxygen, Bricks, etc. to Gutenberg? And because Gutenberg ALONE is obviously still not good enough, we should get plugins again (some free, but with Pro versions) to extend Gutenberg accordingly. Did I understand that correctly? If so: What's the point again behind "switching to Gutenberg" compared to the other site builders? Especially the more lightweight and performant builders like Oxygen or Bricks, some of which also work very well with Gutenberg? I have to admit, I'm a little lost on the logic there.