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Great video Paul. Comparison videos offer such great insights. Bricks is moving to V2.0 soon and similar videos comparing features of Elementor and Bricks would be appreciated by a lot of people I reckon. GJ.
That side by side comparison was super helpful! Bricks builder indeed would be an interesting tool for new projects (but migrating from Elementor to Bricks may be not so feasible).
Hi Paul. One of the biggest advantages that Bricks brings to the table is visibility. As soon as you start working with advanced custom fields, it is a feature that you will need to use at some point. Elementror has stayed behind competition since early 2021 when Oxygen released CSS Grid and never succeeded even coming back close to the competition. I mean even Gutenberg blocks have now visibility conditions.
Excellent demo mate. It seems that Bricks really is charging full speed ahead to become the powerhouse page builder, especially when it comes to native dynamic data components. Keep the tuts coming fella... #Bravo #YouDaMan #JediWisdom
Completely agree. Don’t like dependency of an additional plug-in for modern fundamental dynamic data options, beside the added cost. There some things that Elementor does well, but I am considering switching to Bricks or Breakdance for particular upcoming projects that require the flexibility you outlined. Thanks for another great vid 👍
But bricks missing many widgets i.e. form integration with activecampaign or mailerlite etc so anyway you need to develop it on your own or add cost to buy an additional plugin
Bricks vs Cwicly please! 🙃 And which one would you recommend to a solo developer/designer, To create websites for clients so the clients can maintain their websites later on themselves easily without breaking 😔 (Alternatives are also welcome. I have Greenshift plugin in mind :)
Inside of Elementor, I find myself reliant on the Dynamic Data I can get using Gloo for Elementor. I am very used to Elementor. Letting it go completely for bricks for the sake of dynamic data may not be a good idea for me . But I'm also learning to use Bricks well
I think Bricks has a lot more to offer than just better handling of Dynamic Content. But, if you're used to Elementor and you get your work done efficiently, then I don't see a need to change anytime soon. :)
I've been using Elementor for a long time. I feel like the dynamic features are too hidden. Elementor's UX is a lot better than before... After watching the video today, I thought the UX on Bricks Builder was fantastic. I'll try it right now.
At the end Wordpress is a data-based CMS and having ACF (Pro) I appreciate the simpler way Bricks manages the dynamic fields. Unfortunately there's not a demo version of Bricks to test on a test environment using i.e. Local to test the speed and the server charge (requests and so on...) But, after using Elementor for years and knowing it bloats a lot the website, I'm really interested in moving to Bricks for future projects.
Best thing about Bricks(besides speed and clean DOM) is that it is not limiting me to do anything i want. When i have to use Elementor on client's sites, its quite a pain.
I can't agree more. Bricks just feels like a tool that makes things possible whereas, Elementor Pro seems to put barriers up when there should be none.
The way Bricks builder handles Dynamic Data and query loops is the most important reason I switched to Bricks. Tried other builders but just couldn't like the that you build your query in a separate area
@@ARNBNDL you need a plugin like ACF or metabox to create custom post types, which then you can query as dynamic data using a query loop on the front end. very powerful. its a rabbit hole worth going down!
Thanks Paul. Agree Bricks is far better when it comes to handling Dynamic Data natively. It's part of the reason I have moved away from Elementor. I'm now using Breakdance, which is also has great native dynamic data support. Would be interested to see if Breakdance can replicate the in-line example you started with in this video. I think Bricks might have the upper hand there...
The ability to use inline dynamic content is so important (IMHO) as it opens up so many great opportunities for personalisation throughout an entire site, not to mention removing reliance on the really dated and limiting method Elementor Pro offers with text before, after or a simple fallback.
I'm not sure what you're referring to. All dynamic content can have SEO applied to it and will be treated exactly the same as any other content on WordPress. All content is a custom post type in the eyes of WordPress.
When a company has a lot of money/developer/resources and they don't add features to their in-demand product that they make a lot of money from, I don't know what to say! When you say you expect them to fix things, we all know that you are just being polite!
Sky high? Do you think $249 for unlimited sites yearly or $599 for unlimited sites for a lifetime is expensive? If you can't make that money back on commercial work, your business model needs revising. Plus, if you need to do much of what Bricks does natively with Elementor, you will be adding more money on top of the annual fee Elementor is charging to do the same. You need to look at things a little differently in your comparison.
It's great for everyone that bought in when it was affordable. Bad for anyone else looking to start as a web designer. It's a gift to any new page builders starting out. @@WPTuts
Hi Paul, watch your videos a lot and always enjoy them... that said, IMHO this particular video is very slanted towards Bricks... unfairly. A lot of the time using ACF you need to get addons for many of the builders. Okay with repeater fields Bricks has it built in, but you could point to quite a few items built into Elementor Pro that isn't in Bricks. BTW I do Like Bricks and am in the process of learning it. I just feel you used a situation, unfairly, to show a situation to make one sound better than the other. Indeed, you seem to prefer to use ACF... fair enough. But, compared to the likes of JetEngine it can prove very costly if you need certain features that come as standard with Jet Engine.
@@SystemPromowania I'm a big fan of GeneratePress and GenerateBlocks, so I can certainly appreciate where you're coming from. Like it or not, Gutenturd is the future of WordPress.
Elementor really lacks in flexibility, when it comes to dynamic data. I don't see any benefit or reason using Elementor. Paul, I know why you don't mention anything against Elementor, as it's not about bashing E. (again)🤣 The main difference in most scenarios is your level of experience and knowledge. Elementor makes it much easier to use the simple dynamic options. Surely, Bricks is not tough to use as once you know how to, it's like cycling.
You can't really compare bricks and elementor, they are two completely different builders. Elementor is really annoying for custom stuff because it's a limited builder in the same field as divi. If you would compare bricks its with oxygen or cwicly
But good video :D thank you, I just cant compare a class-based builder with a non-class, it's a different animal. Please do a bricks and cwicly one@@WPTuts
Personally, much prefer how Bricks handles dynamic data and queries. Building a query in Oxy and Breakdance is you going to a separate area to build the single component, whereas in bricks you can build it directly in your page or template. this means that if you building a grid of CPTs, it's much more streamlined in Bricks since you can see all your content, rather than just seeing a single div (not on the page you are building the query) taking up the entire width that then gets dropped into a query.
Yeah I'm pretty biased as I'm exclusively working with bricks these days. I would love to see more about cwicly as they have true global but bricks is working on it as well@@Skratchable
@@collectiveunconscious3d I really like cwicly the more i see! I will probably pick up a copy and build some sites. The grid builder is pretty nice GUI. Components are of course massive. I'm sure Thomas @ Bricks will nail it! Are you using a framework with bricks?
Well said. I agree with Paul that Bricks is superior and more smartly built. However for my main site I need some features that DCE provides that, as far as I know, Bricks does not, and so that commits me, better or worse to Elementor. Namely the ability with Flex Content to rearrange the order of the flex content sections on the back end for each page/post (i.e the layout itself is flexible). Also the ability to show/hide containers based on whether or not a query has any items. Also, small things like, does Bricks have a Table of Contents widget like the one Elementor has that can 'see' certain headings in the container and output their content? Last time I checked it did not. This widget is impossible to replicate with a workaround and so most likely a Bricks plugin would be needed anyway. But for simpler sites, and in general, I would agree Bricks is superior, especially if it is less buggy and faster to respond to its community. Thanks for this video Paul
ToC is available in Bricks and it reads the headlines. The conditions for if a query is empty are also available (and many other conditions were recently added).
@@mbaligh6377 here's one: the ability for a front-end form submission to create a draft post of a custom post type. Elementor/DCE can do this, but from what I can tell the Bricks form element can not. So now looking for a Bricks plugin. I do really like BRicks the more I use it, but like Elementor it too needs plugins if you want to go beyond the basics.
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Great video Paul. Comparison videos offer such great insights. Bricks is moving to V2.0 soon and similar videos comparing features of Elementor and Bricks would be appreciated by a lot of people I reckon. GJ.
That side by side comparison was super helpful! Bricks builder indeed would be an interesting tool for new projects (but migrating from Elementor to Bricks may be not so feasible).
Hi Paul. One of the biggest advantages that Bricks brings to the table is visibility. As soon as you start working with advanced custom fields, it is a feature that you will need to use at some point.
Elementror has stayed behind competition since early 2021 when Oxygen released CSS Grid and never succeeded even coming back close to the competition. I mean even Gutenberg blocks have now visibility conditions.
Excellent demo mate. It seems that Bricks really is charging full speed ahead to become the powerhouse page builder, especially when it comes to native dynamic data components.
Keep the tuts coming fella... #Bravo #YouDaMan #JediWisdom
Completely agree. Don’t like dependency of an additional plug-in for modern fundamental dynamic data options, beside the added cost. There some things that Elementor does well, but I am considering switching to Bricks or Breakdance for particular upcoming projects that require the flexibility you outlined. Thanks for another great vid 👍
Glad you found this comparison useful. Bricks is (IMHO) way ahead of Elementor Pro in many areas and dynamic content is certainly one of those areas.
@@WPTuts I'll take a serious look into it then. Thanks Paul much appreciated.
@@stulawsondo Breakdance is à good builder?
But bricks missing many widgets i.e. form integration with activecampaign or mailerlite etc so anyway you need to develop it on your own or add cost to buy an additional plugin
Thank you Paul for taking time to do this video. Your effort is always well appreciated.
Hi, what are You using for screen recording and video editing? Quality after zooming so close was nice.
We use dynamic data with JetEngine not ACF. Thank you for your informative video!
Brick also supports a lot of JetEngine features too. ;)
Dynamic data in Bricks is superior, and lets not forget the price of Bricks in compare with Elementor
A very good point. :)
Bricks vs Cwicly please! 🙃
And which one would you recommend to a solo developer/designer, To create websites for clients so the clients can maintain their websites later on themselves easily without breaking 😔
(Alternatives are also welcome. I have Greenshift plugin in mind :)
Which theme should i use with bricks?
@@mecrayavcin Bricks is a Theme by itself, so no need for another Theme.
Cwickly is MIA.
Speed speed speed. Bricks builder is the performance beast. Great ui and dynamic data are bonuses
And compared to beakdance or Kadence? What is your point ?
Bricks 100% every day
250$ compared to elementor is just a nobrainer
@@zerobambiro Especially when it's also 10x better.
...........Awesome -- but not to mention the Pricing! ....That alone ....You can't beat the Lifetime Unlimited option Bricks has. 👍🤠💰
Inside of Elementor, I find myself reliant on the Dynamic Data I can get using Gloo for Elementor.
I am very used to Elementor. Letting it go completely for bricks for the sake of dynamic data may not be a good idea for me . But I'm also learning to use Bricks well
I think Bricks has a lot more to offer than just better handling of Dynamic Content. But, if you're used to Elementor and you get your work done efficiently, then I don't see a need to change anytime soon. :)
I've been using Elementor for a long time. I feel like the dynamic features are too hidden. Elementor's UX is a lot better than before... After watching the video today, I thought the UX on Bricks Builder was fantastic. I'll try it right now.
At the end Wordpress is a data-based CMS and having ACF (Pro) I appreciate the simpler way Bricks manages the dynamic fields.
Unfortunately there's not a demo version of Bricks to test on a test environment using i.e. Local to test the speed and the server charge (requests and so on...)
But, after using Elementor for years and knowing it bloats a lot the website, I'm really interested in moving to Bricks for future projects.
don't know if it is useful but Instawp allows one week use for free...
Best thing about Bricks(besides speed and clean DOM) is that it is not limiting me to do anything i want. When i have to use Elementor on client's sites, its quite a pain.
I can't agree more. Bricks just feels like a tool that makes things possible whereas, Elementor Pro seems to put barriers up when there should be none.
Any idea how to start over with bricks? And a clean sheet of paper(landing page)
I want to scrap all of elementor traces
Any particullarly better for ecommerce?
How hard would it be to switch a client site from Elementor to Bricks? Would I have to redesign everything like when switching from Divi?
The way Bricks builder handles Dynamic Data and query loops is the most important reason I switched to Bricks. Tried other builders but just couldn't like the that you build your query in a separate area
What is this Dynamic Data? Could you explain ? Dont have it.
@@ARNBNDL you need a plugin like ACF or metabox to create custom post types, which then you can query as dynamic data using a query loop on the front end. very powerful. its a rabbit hole worth going down!
Can you do a comparison review on Breakdance vs Bricks WP builders, which is better in 2024?
Sorry, I don’t use Breakdance to be able to done a comparison.
Thanks Paul. Agree Bricks is far better when it comes to handling Dynamic Data natively. It's part of the reason I have moved away from Elementor. I'm now using Breakdance, which is also has great native dynamic data support. Would be interested to see if Breakdance can replicate the in-line example you started with in this video. I think Bricks might have the upper hand there...
The ability to use inline dynamic content is so important (IMHO) as it opens up so many great opportunities for personalisation throughout an entire site, not to mention removing reliance on the really dated and limiting method Elementor Pro offers with text before, after or a simple fallback.
Funny, Paul is using a Frames header template 😀 Awesome stuff!
Great video. Thank you.
How does this affect SEO? 🤔 does it get all the locations or does it have negative impact?
I'm not sure what you're referring to.
All dynamic content can have SEO applied to it and will be treated exactly the same as any other content on WordPress. All content is a custom post type in the eyes of WordPress.
Dynamic data with elementor "there are some benefits to using elementor for various different reason". I didnt see any and none were mentioned.
Awesome vid! Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Can i use Crocoblock with bricks?
It depends what part of Crocoblock you’re referring to. JetEngine and JetSmartFilters supported Bricks.
I don’t think the other plugins do.
When a company has a lot of money/developer/resources and they don't add features to their in-demand product that they make a lot of money from, I don't know what to say! When you say you expect them to fix things, we all know that you are just being polite!
How does Beaver Builder stack up?
No idea sorry. I’m not a Beaver Builder user. 🤷🏼♂️
With Bricks about to raise their prices sky high to be on par with Elementor. I think it's best we stick with Elementor.
Sky high?
Do you think $249 for unlimited sites yearly or $599 for unlimited sites for a lifetime is expensive?
If you can't make that money back on commercial work, your business model needs revising.
Plus, if you need to do much of what Bricks does natively with Elementor, you will be adding more money on top of the annual fee Elementor is charging to do the same.
You need to look at things a little differently in your comparison.
It's great for everyone that bought in when it was affordable. Bad for anyone else looking to start as a web designer. It's a gift to any new page builders starting out. @@WPTuts
My elementor renew is coming up. What to do what to do 😩
Migrate to Bricks Builder :)
@@esquedmhow well would that migration work out? A total rebuild?
@@bosmanka yep. But is worth it
@@bosmanka Not worth it in my opinion
@@multa7053 why is this addressed to me? 😏
how about throwing in breakdance to compare with these?
Currently, I have no plans to cover Breakdance on the channel sorry.
Hi Paul, watch your videos a lot and always enjoy them... that said, IMHO this particular video is very slanted towards Bricks... unfairly. A lot of the time using ACF you need to get addons for many of the builders. Okay with repeater fields Bricks has it built in, but you could point to quite a few items built into Elementor Pro that isn't in Bricks. BTW I do Like Bricks and am in the process of learning it. I just feel you used a situation, unfairly, to show a situation to make one sound better than the other.
Indeed, you seem to prefer to use ACF... fair enough. But, compared to the likes of JetEngine it can prove very costly if you need certain features that come as standard with Jet Engine.
That’s not even for a discussion… Bricks builder
Kadence + ACF for me
A good combination if you want to go down the native Gutenberg route over a page builder.
@@WPTuts there is no other way in long-term I think
@@SystemPromowania I'm a big fan of GeneratePress and GenerateBlocks, so I can certainly appreciate where you're coming from. Like it or not, Gutenturd is the future of WordPress.
@@WPTutswhat you mean by gutenturd Tuts?
What?? Why dont you just do a simple A B comparison, rather than focusing on trivial things that no one's interested in?
Elementor really lacks in flexibility, when it comes to dynamic data. I don't see any benefit or reason using Elementor. Paul, I know why you don't mention anything against Elementor, as it's not about bashing E. (again)🤣 The main difference in most scenarios is your level of experience and knowledge. Elementor makes it much easier to use the simple dynamic options. Surely, Bricks is not tough to use as once you know how to, it's like cycling.
But, unlike cycling, there's less chance of falling off... lol
You can't really compare bricks and elementor, they are two completely different builders. Elementor is really annoying for custom stuff because it's a limited builder in the same field as divi. If you would compare bricks its with oxygen or cwicly
I disagree. There are far more similarities than differences. There are similarities with Oxygen and Cwicly, but that doesn’t negate this comparison.
But good video :D thank you, I just cant compare a class-based builder with a non-class, it's a different animal. Please do a bricks and cwicly one@@WPTuts
Personally, much prefer how Bricks handles dynamic data and queries. Building a query in Oxy and Breakdance is you going to a separate area to build the single component, whereas in bricks you can build it directly in your page or template. this means that if you building a grid of CPTs, it's much more streamlined in Bricks since you can see all your content, rather than just seeing a single div (not on the page you are building the query) taking up the entire width that then gets dropped into a query.
Yeah I'm pretty biased as I'm exclusively working with bricks these days. I would love to see more about cwicly as they have true global but bricks is working on it as well@@Skratchable
@@collectiveunconscious3d I really like cwicly the more i see! I will probably pick up a copy and build some sites. The grid builder is pretty nice GUI. Components are of course massive. I'm sure Thomas @ Bricks will nail it! Are you using a framework with bricks?
Bricks > Elementor
Well said. I agree with Paul that Bricks is superior and more smartly built. However for my main site I need some features that DCE provides that, as far as I know, Bricks does not, and so that commits me, better or worse to Elementor. Namely the ability with Flex Content to rearrange the order of the flex content sections on the back end for each page/post (i.e the layout itself is flexible). Also the ability to show/hide containers based on whether or not a query has any items. Also, small things like, does Bricks have a Table of Contents widget like the one Elementor has that can 'see' certain headings in the container and output their content? Last time I checked it did not. This widget is impossible to replicate with a workaround and so most likely a Bricks plugin would be needed anyway. But for simpler sites, and in general, I would agree Bricks is superior, especially if it is less buggy and faster to respond to its community. Thanks for this video Paul
Similar thoughts as well, curious what features you're looking for that are not available in bricks, haven't jumped yet and looking for insights!
ToC is available in Bricks and it reads the headlines. The conditions for if a query is empty are also available (and many other conditions were recently added).
@@mbaligh6377 here's one: the ability for a front-end form submission to create a draft post of a custom post type. Elementor/DCE can do this, but from what I can tell the Bricks form element can not. So now looking for a Bricks plugin. I do really like BRicks the more I use it, but like Elementor it too needs plugins if you want to go beyond the basics.