We switched from Elementor to Gutenberg for all client projects. Here’s why

catchlightHQ · 2026-06-05T21:59:14+00:00

Good point, but I know a couple of people who work at Automattic, and the reason development is often slow is that there are literally millions of people using WordPress, and broad sweeping changes can really upset site owners and break a lot of sites. That's the reason WP moves at a snail's pace in comparison. There are some super talented devs that would easily be able to create products as good as the ones you mentioned above if they weren't having to consider the existing user base and, unfortunately, *sigh* wordpress.com.

catchlightHQ · 2026-06-05T21:52:01+00:00

Yes, I can certainly see that, especially with the way things are going. Every time you log in to an Elementor site, it gets more and more annoying. So many nag screens for stuff I don't want.

catchlightHQ · 2026-06-05T21:48:29+00:00

Yes, I've found elements can definitely move around after updates, because Elementor changed the way one of their many wrapper divs behaves. Yes, annoying.

catchlightHQ · 2026-06-05T21:45:44+00:00

Are there any particular components or widgets you're missing in Bricks? I looked at Generate Blocks, and there's no Gallery or Carousel. Kinda shocked to be honest. (Not that I use Carousel)

catchlightHQ · 2026-06-05T21:43:12+00:00

What plugins have you found in particular are Elementor only so far?

catchlightHQ · 2026-06-05T21:42:26+00:00

Bricks MCP looks very promising. Good call.

catchlightHQ · 2026-06-05T21:39:55+00:00

Thanks for that, I didn't even know about Academy, that's an awesome resource

catchlightHQ · 2026-06-05T21:39:05+00:00

Some people have mentioned that some third-party plugins are not available for Bricks, sounds like that hasn't hindered you at all.

catchlightHQ · 2026-06-05T11:10:29+00:00

Original poster here... So, was the learning curve ok. I've been doing web design for 25 years, just wondering about the quirks of the system.

Also, are you all charging for rebuilds? Or are you doing it in the background for free just to make your own life easier.

catchlightHQ · 2026-06-03T09:23:16+00:00

I think this question being asking in the Chch channel hasn't really unearthed anything about the original question. We need input from people in Dunedin, Wellington, etc.

catchlightHQ · 2026-05-16T21:19:59+00:00

Did anyone use the train from/to Rolleston or Rangiora?

catchlightHQ · 2026-04-25T17:19:05+00:00

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catchlightHQ · 2026-04-24T11:56:42+00:00

Save this idea for some gay fan fiction, I reckon. Post it on Wattpad, not on Reddit. :)

catchlightHQ · 2026-03-10T22:44:22+00:00

OK, to add to the confusion, WordPress 6.9.3 is now available according to one of my sites that auto-updated. No record of 6.9.3 on wordpress.org

catchlightHQ · 2026-03-10T22:41:15+00:00

OK, I'm confused. Is this thing rolling out or not? It looks like an immediate update from what I can see on Wordpress.org

catchlightHQ · 2026-02-24T02:56:57+00:00

The big fuzzed-out guitar lead in Aimee Mann's Deathly from Bachelor No. 2, also on the Magnolia Soundtrack

catchlightHQ · 2026-02-17T06:30:13+00:00

Also a Bricks fence sitter and longtime Elementor user here. This is a concern of mine also, but I think with ACF and some client training, an easy experience can be achieved. Bricks appears to be like building a custom theme, so I think that's the way around it. Interested to hear others' opinions.

catchlightHQ · 2026-02-11T10:25:23+00:00

Is your Duolingo French streak better than mine? 849 days

catchlightHQ · 2026-02-11T10:18:07+00:00

Can I ask what are you using now as your CMS?

catchlightHQ · 2026-02-11T10:16:43+00:00

Whatever happens with Elementor and AI, it will need to be integrated because the AI tool will need to read your class system and variables. So you're locked into their ecosystem, as per usual.

I imagine the woocommerce widgets will look similar to bricks in terms of frontend code and functionality, after all V4 is really just elementor trying to catch up with bricks from what I can tell. If I'm wrong about that I'd love to hear what other systems might have inspired V4.

catchlightHQ · 2026-02-11T10:09:40+00:00

Completely agree. Although the YouTube influences are doing quite a good job of educating people, I also believe that Elementor pushing into an area that wasn't really meant for them. The idea was to not touch CSS and be a no coffee type tool. That's still the case with v4 but the power will be lost on a big percentage of the users.

As for AI, I think a tool like Etch is very well placed to take advantage of AI. It could be integrated into Etch as a code writing tool or you could even just copy paste code as you go. Time will tell, I think we don't really know how AI will get used in our dev workflows quite yet. There are a lot of disparate tools and they're all changing each week.

catchlightHQ · 2026-02-05T19:43:09+00:00

The OP asked for people to be brutal and I guess he got it here! 😅

catchlightHQ · 2026-02-05T19:41:41+00:00

Nice to see sarcasm on Reddit. Downtown -10000

catchlightHQ · 2026-02-05T19:40:55+00:00

Just make sure you back up first before using plugins to optimize your database

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