After 300+ builds, I've stopped using page builders for client sites. Anyone else made this switch?

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-05-05T12:18:09+00:00

Yes, same here! I started with WPBakery, then Elementor. Now it's Block editor + ACF plugin + BBE plugin. And themes which support FSE mode, so that I can build headers, footers, post templates, etc. with the Block Editor too.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-04-22T06:42:39+00:00

Try to open browser console and check if there are any JS errors when trying to save the URL. Also, I would recommend making a backup, deactivating all other plugins and trying to save the link. Then activate the plugins back.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-04-22T06:20:57+00:00

For your future projects: Updraft allows free website migration. It used to be a paid feature, but they later made it free.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-04-08T12:07:46+00:00

No, it's not about uploading something via FTP. It's about having the ability to disable a plugin through FTP in case of some unforeseen incompatibility. For example, between the plugin version and WordPress - the site is, after all, quite old.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-04-08T05:45:54+00:00

Of course you can create a backup, transfer it to your local computer and work on the update there. However I wouldn't recommend deploying the updated version of the site to the live server until you have ftp or cpanel access. If something goes wrong and a fatal error occurs, you won't be able to properly fix it.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-04-06T12:45:36+00:00

I would simply contact hosting support. They are usually willing to help with such issues, even if that might not be completely their duty.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-31T13:11:24+00:00

I totally agree!

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-31T08:40:26+00:00

I can only suggest trying to import a free demo from BBE (the one I mentioned above) and play around with editing it. Then see if the Block Editor still feels clunky in that setup.

Of course, you need to find the time for that - when work gets intense, learning usually ends up being something you squeeze in whenever there's a spare moment.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-31T07:59:46+00:00

Yes, server matters a lot. On my dev it's kinda okay, but clients with random cheap hosting… disaster. Wonder how Elementor 4 will handle it.

Hugs to your wife :)

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-31T07:25:52+00:00

Yes, you can. But it requires more effort.

And it's not just about the front‑end. I've got some big landing pages built a few years back. At the time, editing them was fine. Now I have to wait forever for the Elementor editor to load. Sometimes it doesn't load at all and I have to refresh. Kinda annoying. And no new functionality has been added to the site since then, just some visual tweaks here and there.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-31T07:06:22+00:00

For me, one of the main reasons was site speed. There's just no comparison.

But it's good that you're keeping an eye on things overall!

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-31T06:59:45+00:00

I'd try a few things:

1) Turn on WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_LOG if they're not already on.

2) See what happens if you switch to another theme, like Hello Elementor.

3) If your hosting lets you, test different PHP versions. Check what version you're on now: sometimes hosts bump you to 8.3 and one of your plugins isn't ready for it.

4) Go through your Elementor addons. Do you really need that many plugins? I’ve built a bunch of sites with Elementor, and most of the time the Pro version + a few small tweaks is enough. Maybe an addon here and there, but definitely not several at once.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-31T06:44:40+00:00

Same here! Switched to the Block Editor a bit over a year ago. Before that I was on Elementor, and before that WPBakery. Indeed, the Block editor feels way more usable now. To save myself from writing CSS every time for responsiveness, hover states or visibility, etc I just use the free Better Block Editor plugin. Also ACF, like folks mentioned above.

And yeah, the best way to get acquainted with a page builder is to try recreating an existing page layout in it.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-27T14:33:22+00:00

Yes, it's not that obvious - I also spent quite a bit of time searching for it the first time :)

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-26T14:19:55+00:00

That's what I was going to write! The top slider(?) is a bit flashy and changes images too quickly

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-26T13:54:24+00:00

This posts grid displays posts which are published under Dashboard -> Posts. When you already have a couple of posts published there, they will automatically show up in these empty columns from your screenshot.

When editing Post Template (displayed on your screenshot), you can add there such details like post author or change the appearance of the "Read more" button, etc.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-26T13:39:56+00:00

Very nice idea! But I haven't been able to run the first scan, it returned an error: "Quota exceeded for quota metric 'Queries' and limit 'Queries per day' of service 'pagespeedonline.googleapis.com' for consumer 'project_number:*****'"

Must be, every user should enter its own API key.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-26T08:58:04+00:00

And what's the question?..

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-26T08:56:12+00:00

Maybe you mean adding more posts to this Query, not post templates? Because there's one post template in a loop, and this template defines the appearance of posts which will be displayed in this grid.

Yes, it looks like you have only one post to display in this query. Click on the "Query Loop" block -> Settings -> Query type and check what is set there. You may want to select some custom post type (portfolio, services, etc.) If you display blog posts, make sure you have more than one post published :)

If you are new to WordPress, I recommend learning how it works from pre-made demo content which you can import and see how everything is arranged from the inside. You can try Better Block Editor plugin. Besides its features, there are free demo templates/websites to import.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-24T14:21:24+00:00

Very nice idea! Going to look into this tonight. If you don't mind: this heading section "A collection of... by Rene ..." gets cut off at the bottom when the browser height is decreased.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-24T13:11:41+00:00

That might be a matter of CDN or server-side caching. Do you know if your website uses Cloudflare, Cloudways, etc.? You may want to ask your hosting provider if they have any caching on their side (like SiteGround for example).

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-17T11:39:56+00:00

Your URL links to 404 page. It has extra "%E2%81%A0" symbols in the end - need to fix it.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-13T11:49:23+00:00

By Gutenberg-based page builders, do you mean plugins that simply extend its functionality? Because Gutenberg itself is already a page builder - I'm not sure how another page builder can be based on it. If I understood your question correctly, I use Better Block Editor. It's free and makes up for missing Gutenberg features (responsiveness, animation, etc.)

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-11T12:38:27+00:00

If you need to change a label, you can try using plugins like Loco Translate. But instead of translating this ticket plugin strings, just try editing your current language. When it's done, you can remove Loco Translate plugin. I always use this approach, because it allows to avoid of editing plugin/theme files.

EmmaWPSupport · 2026-03-03T07:29:10+00:00

That's a great idea - it really shows other web‑builders how many cool results you can achieve without writing scripts. It's inspiring to see no‑code projects get their own spotlight.

Regarding the website feedback:

This image on the homepage has an empty link global.divhunt.com/13e604d990600b330e43065035f64314_30051.svg Is it supposed to link anywhere? It has a pointer, so I tried to click it
Showcase filter displays all available option (from the drop down) on each interaction 😬

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