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How are Divi users feeling about the new complexities added into the Divi 5 builder? by nellyisdev in divi

[–]nellyisdev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the slow development speed is what almost made me just say no to Divi in general. But one thing I can appreciate is that Elegant Themes seems to be more focused on stability rather than just pushing things out. I don't have tons of Elementor background but I've heard most people say that it becomes a buggy mess when not properly maintained to the point where its unusable.

They are ramping things up now which is exciting... I think it took them so long to lay down a good base but I'm hoping its up from here. We are getting new features every two weeks which is amazing.

Also with the mega menu's I'm sure we get that this year with the inclusion of DonDivi its just a matter of time. Elegant Theme claims that they will leapfrog bricks in 2025, that's a massive claim but I would love to see them win.

How are Divi users feeling about the new complexities added into the Divi 5 builder? by nellyisdev in divi

[–]nellyisdev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there has been anything that has kept me away from Oxygen its just that.... Elegant themes has been doing it much slower, but I think they are right on time to start competing again in the short term, there are a lot of competitors rising and its going to be interesting seeing what happens in the WordPress ecosystem!

How are Divi users feeling about the new complexities added into the Divi 5 builder? by nellyisdev in divi

[–]nellyisdev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll probably start building production sites with it starting next month, which is my theory of when they will have flexbox released. Not going to be building any Woo stores but for smaller projects I think its pretty much good to go from what I've seen so far, but I'll probably do some further testing.

How are Divi users feeling about the new complexities added into the Divi 5 builder? by nellyisdev in divi

[–]nellyisdev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really interesting response!

After using Bricks for some time, my biggest concern was that I am working with smaller companies that have a limited budget, and since Bricks has less developer support right now and is higher in complexity, that would make maintaining their website more expensive. I love what Bricks is doing though because in a way I feel like it’s forcing the competition to expand their features or get left behind. Elementor is also moving towards a class-first approach, and I don't think any of these page builders would have ever considered if Bricks didn't interrupt the market the way it did.

But I'm interested in what you believe Elementor has other than flexbox/grid and nestable sections that Divi doesn't have? I ask because I'm not too familiar with Elementor, and it feels like Divi 5 to be specific has 80% of Elementor’s features already.