Hi Grant. I'm a constant Elementor RUclipsr, Web Design Agency Owner, and Wordpress Trainer. You've given a great intro, insight, and how to guide to make me 'take' Bricks seriously. Kudos dude. Kudos.
This is the walk-through we needed, excellent run through. Thanks so much!! I also really appreciated the changing outfits and lighting conditions - very authentic and relatable 😁
Dude. I'm 40 mins in and just in love. It's insanely value packed. I already know more than I did from watching a bunch of other videos. Please keep the videos coming!
Fantastic video, LOVED IT. To the point, quick, informative, and very clear. I am an old existing Elementor pro user for several years now, but seems they have now fallen off the wagon, as they more interested in "cash grabs for features" than actual features their clients want, and as a result I have been looking at Bricks as an alternative. I decided that I will get bricks as it seems to be as good as Elementor, but after watching your video I can see that Bricks is by far much more powerful than Elementor, and the cherry on top is that the resulting website is also much faster than Elementor built websites. Thanks for getting me, not just content about switching to Bricks, but actually very exited to get my Bricks builder and start using it to build my clients websites 😉😘
Amazing content. I'm new to both WordPress and Bricks, and this walkthrough is just what I needed to get started on creating my own sites. Hope to see more Bricks content in the future!
Hi Grant, so damn good!! Thanx a lot, dude 🤩 would You please give us tons of this more?!? I mean, this is such a help, and simply more out of a Web devs perspective than thomas' Tutorials on his New Releases. So there is truly a lot of value in your Video 👍👍👍 As long as Kevin wont include a full site build with bricks Video Series in his Inner circle - You are the Man in RUclips nowadays 👏👏👏
Great overview. Thanks. It seems that if you already know how to use flex box with CSS it'll be pretty easy. Maybe I missed it, but did you touch upon how to use flex for mobile view? Like, how do you set flex wrap etc.?
It’s how you’d imagine it to work. Change to the mobile break point and then in Bricks there is a setting for flex-wrap that will only apply for that breakpoint
@@GrantAmbrose Awesome. Thanks. I just bought the Bricks lifetime license. A Christmas present for our little agency. We have been using Divi for years and are deeply invested in their ecosystem. We'll still use Divi and maintain clients sites, but I'm so excited about getting started with Bricks. Thanks again for the great introduction.
Oh my, the information is very good and mostly current. Great job. Although I do a lot of things differently in Bricks, you still have information that is really helpful and useful. I am also grateful I can stop the video for a couple reasons. One is I can stop and freakin breathe :P You edit so tightly that it's like you never take a breath and for the viewer, we need to breathe a little :P Secondly, because you are going so freakin fast (not necessarily a bad thing because you packing so much input into a short time frame - 2 hrs is short? :P), I can go back and catch things I surely missed due to the pace. MAYBE you might consider doing more videos but short clips that cover smaller "chunks" of information. Lots of benefits I could see doing it that way. Please continue the great work. Cheers.
@@GrantAmbrose An option you can try, successful with many RUclipsrs, is to give a large chunk like this. Then, according to the structure of the tutorial, subdivide it in smaller chunks. So let's say this one you'd release a smaller chunk just for headings (maybe adding a small intro and outro relevant to the section, but the main content reusing the portion already published in the main master video). This way you'd capture both type of users while devoting little time in video editing of the smaller chunks.
Looks like conditional logic is coming in 1.5, albeit you will need to use PHP to apply it initially. CSS Grid is also in development according to their roadmap. Very exciting!
Before I invest 2 hours, is this video already out of date as Bricks 1.5 beta was released today, 2 days after this video was published and now there is a new Container Section Div layout configuration plus nested elements in Accordion Toggle Tab
Great job! Well baked knowledge :) I love to see same with Betheme that i'm using in many projects by myself where i need mega menu and perfect suited header. Maybe you could show something new for me. Got my subscribe for this video man!
@@GrantAmbrose first of all as i said... when it comes to make mega menu and custom header i'm using betheme it's totally OP to bricks. Next, it's more intuitive and easier to use than bricks... for fast projects when i need clean template i can pick one base pre-built website and make website in couple of hours.
Very helpful video, keep it up dude! I would like to see the video tutorial about the bebuilder, I recently bought it and in my humble opinion, its a game changer of web dev and wysiwyg editors. Hope that you will record this 🙌🏽
For me the UX/UI is much better, I can handle the theme features like Header or Footer builder without looking at the docs, it's really user friendly and timesaving. Also, there is a becustom, white-label like plugin which can replace all theme related logo, urls and even slugs. For a creative company its a pro feature.
This has been so helpful! Been looking to move away from elementor as I feel they have lost their way. Was going to oxygen until I heard about the breakdance drama so bricks is what I was thinking of using. It's been really helpful to see how things are differently especially with flex and classes. Just hope the lifetime deal isn't going to land them in the same place as oxygen and breakdance right now.
@@GrantAmbrose I am trying Bricks, did not buy it yet. But I did not receive that e-mail about the subscription next year. Is it somewhere written I can check? I guess that means from next January, they dont offer lifetime anymore?
@@petermuller1156 Here is the post on the Bricks forums reg. Nov 11 price increase and subs next year => forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/upcoming-lifetime-price-increase-nov-11th/6800
Thanks for this detailed look at Bricks. The part about flex box was so helpful. I'm new to wordpress, and thinking of using a page builder. Bricks is high on my list, but not being a designer, I'm thinking about Divi because of all the premade designs that come with it. Zion seems to have clean code like Bricks and a library of designs. Does Bricks have any resources to help with design?
If you like Bricks, you should definitely try the BeBuilder which is a part of the Betheme. Even faster and has some really nice features that Bricks doesn't. Really curious what you think about it.
Totally agree, bebuilder is absolute game changer and i would like to see some tutorials from you about it as i like watching how you explore things and explain them.
A question for you: I remember Bricks Builder being very popular some time ago. Can you tell me how they are doing now? Are they still updating and improving their platform? I already purchased the theme and started building, but I am a bit concerned about investing too much time and effort into it if they suddenly disappear. Thanks! PS: great tutorial! 👏👏👏
Happy you enjoyed the video :) I think they are doing well. I branched out and gave Cwicly ago and my site (since this week) is on Cwicly. If you’re pretty comfortable coding you could take a look at them. No lifetime deal anymore and they’re gaining a lot of traction with similar features to Bricks
great video! had a play for an hour or so the other day it's great builder for sure despite being still in its infancy, creating templates confused me at first though i was expecting a box to popup asking me what type of template to create etc... maybe they could update that and create them in a more visual way like you can with elementor...
yeah you should see a popup where you specify if its an Archive / Single / Section. What I found weird yesterday is that I can set my template type to Archive but under conditions I can apply it to search results and Blog post and it works. So im not too sure how strict this template type section is - more to test... :)
would you recommend Bricks when you create a website for client? Since Bricks is not so easy/visual as Elementor, I guess Bricks would be too hard to use for clients. What are your thoughts, do you already have feedbacks from any clients?
I only build websites for my own businesses (no clients) but yeah, I don't think I would give Bricks access to clients as they would need to know flexbox
You can convert Bricks pages and templates back into Gutenburg blocks. It may not appear exactly the same, but the content and structure will be there.
You have a lot of great information here about Bricks once we skip past all the Beaver stuff. I'm coming from Elementor so I don't care how Beaver does it. :) Thanks for the info though. Liked and subscribed!
Well, it is useful for the newcomer. When you see how's done and how much code and time it takes to achieve in Beaver, one learns to appreciate more Bricks, and give it a try. I personally have decided to try Bricks for this kind of explainer videos, as it achieves both learning and evaluating. In any case, the way I see it, he does it just as an initial phase of transition, and most probably future tutorials will have a much smaller reference to Beaver, probably just a small comment here and there.
Bricks Builder has suddenly become fashionable due to the arrival of Breakdance Builder. It was related to the fear of closing Oxygen Builder (same company). See yourself Oxygen ... the best builder on the market today for intermediate and advanced users
Don't understand this comment. Bricks builder has nothing to do with Breakdance Builder. Bricks builder has been around for a little while now. Oxygen is great too, not sure where it will moving forward since Breakdance was released.
@@solo-j4v It's just that people have started looking for a new builder recently, fearing that Oxygen will not be developed anymore. They buy not that Bricks is good, but because of Oxygen and fear for the future
my friend, check out automaticcss, bricks builder, bricks extras. your whole world will jump ten more steps. and don't mind the little ego war between some of the beaver builder fans and the automaticcss developer. your video is a much kinder version of the same argument. good job!
Thanks Cito! I still need to check AutomaticCss. Would you say I need it if I don’t build websites as an agency? I am keen to see what it’s about though, when I get some time :)
@@GrantAmbrose Im a single person no agency, but I did get the lifetime in the early stages. The real trick is getting the css you can add to bricks custom css area. it gives you premade variable buttons, colors, grids, flex settings, etc etc. Hundreds of premade css (yellow guys) ready to go. If anything, get it for a year, play with it. I fyou don't want to renew the next year, grab the css you did use. It also taught me a lot about css, the same way oxygen and bricks did when I first left elementor and beaver. take care.
Hi Grant. I'm a constant Elementor RUclipsr, Web Design Agency Owner, and Wordpress Trainer. You've given a great intro, insight, and how to guide to make me 'take' Bricks seriously. Kudos dude. Kudos.
wow thanks! very kind of you :)
What a lovely thing to say - I also love your videos too!
Super generous comment!
Huge thanks for this video Grant!
This is the walk-through we needed, excellent run through. Thanks so much!! I also really appreciated the changing outfits and lighting conditions - very authentic and relatable 😁
It's when the beard starts changing between scenes that I'll look to speed up the pace of making the vids 😂
Dude. I'm 40 mins in and just in love. It's insanely value packed. I already know more than I did from watching a bunch of other videos.
Please keep the videos coming!
Thanks!!
Bro, this is the best Bricks Review I've watched in RUclips, you're
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thanks mate!
The best walkthrough I've seen so far!
It's a great tutorial you put together for Bricks; it's very well-structured and easy to follow. I shared it to my FB group :)
Thanks Edy!
Fantastic video, LOVED IT. To the point, quick, informative, and very clear.
I am an old existing Elementor pro user for several years now, but seems they have now fallen off the wagon, as they more interested in "cash grabs for features" than actual features their clients want, and as a result I have been looking at Bricks as an alternative. I decided that I will get bricks as it seems to be as good as Elementor, but after watching your video I can see that Bricks is by far much more powerful than Elementor, and the cherry on top is that the resulting website is also much faster than Elementor built websites.
Thanks for getting me, not just content about switching to Bricks, but actually very exited to get my Bricks builder and start using it to build my clients websites 😉😘
Thank you for your detailed comment - enjoy!
Amazing content. I'm new to both WordPress and Bricks, and this walkthrough is just what I needed to get started on creating my own sites. Hope to see more Bricks content in the future!
100% - thanks Robbie!
I am happy that you have changed to Bricks. Welcome to the family.
I have lost a lot of websites with Beaver. A lot of conflicts with Wordpress.
Everyone bought Bricks or thinking about to purchase Bricks must see this video. Thank you!
Wow thank you for the kinds words
This is super useful and the best video I have seen why Bricks page builder is better. Probably the best Ad for the Bricks builder.😀
Thank you - That's a great compliment :)
that's an incredible amount of content in this video. I learned a few things.
Thanks! Yeah I kept busy on this one :P
Hello, Grant, Outstanding video here. I am a long-time Elementor builder but speed and reliability had me consider Bricks. Thank you for this video.
I haven’t used elementor thoroughly but Bricks has been incredible. How are you finding it so far?
nobody can dislike this video ever ❤️ thank you for taking time to create this.
I like this rule :P Glad you found it useful
Hi Grant, so damn good!! Thanx a lot, dude 🤩 would You please give us tons of this more?!? I mean, this is such a help, and simply more out of a Web devs perspective than thomas' Tutorials on his New Releases.
So there is truly a lot of value in your Video 👍👍👍
As long as Kevin wont include a full site build with bricks Video Series in his Inner circle - You are the Man in RUclips nowadays 👏👏👏
Thanks Jan! I’m enjoying making the videos so I’m glad you found this one useful.
1:38:22 How to create Dynamic Folders on HappyFiles or is it only created using Bricks?
This was created using another plugin calleds - Folder wagepirate.com/go/folders/
@@GrantAmbrose Thank you you have shared
Great overview. Thanks. It seems that if you already know how to use flex box with CSS it'll be pretty easy. Maybe I missed it, but did you touch upon how to use flex for mobile view? Like, how do you set flex wrap etc.?
It’s how you’d imagine it to work. Change to the mobile break point and then in Bricks there is a setting for flex-wrap that will only apply for that breakpoint
@@GrantAmbrose Awesome. Thanks. I just bought the Bricks lifetime license. A Christmas present for our little agency. We have been using Divi for years and are deeply invested in their ecosystem. We'll still use Divi and maintain clients sites, but I'm so excited about getting started with Bricks. Thanks again for the great introduction.
Oh my, the information is very good and mostly current. Great job. Although I do a lot of things differently in Bricks, you still have information that is really helpful and useful.
I am also grateful I can stop the video for a couple reasons. One is I can stop and freakin breathe :P You edit so tightly that it's like you never take a breath and for the viewer, we need to breathe a little :P Secondly, because you are going so freakin fast (not necessarily a bad thing because you packing so much input into a short time frame - 2 hrs is short? :P), I can go back and catch things I surely missed due to the pace.
MAYBE you might consider doing more videos but short clips that cover smaller "chunks" of information. Lots of benefits I could see doing it that way.
Please continue the great work. Cheers.
I agree with you. I'm going to try shorter videos and post more often. Thank you for your feedback
@@GrantAmbrose An option you can try, successful with many RUclipsrs, is to give a large chunk like this. Then, according to the structure of the tutorial, subdivide it in smaller chunks. So let's say this one you'd release a smaller chunk just for headings (maybe adding a small intro and outro relevant to the section, but the main content reusing the portion already published in the main master video). This way you'd capture both type of users while devoting little time in video editing of the smaller chunks.
Bricks is great! If CSS Grid and Conditional Display Logic comes out, it will be the best Page Builder for sure ⭐️
Definitely! I need to check out CSS Grids a bit more, maybe that’s next :)
Looks like conditional logic is coming in 1.5, albeit you will need to use PHP to apply it initially. CSS Grid is also in development according to their roadmap. Very exciting!
Yes, conditional logic willl be the turning point for me
@@rishabhagarwal8594 they have a version now :) I have a video on it
@@GrantAmbrose I was juat watching that 😁. Thanks for such a detailed tutorial.
Thanks very much for the video, it was really helpful 🙌
Glad it was helpful!
I know it’s an odd question but can we use Elementor with this.
You could use bricks for some pages and elementor for others, to edit the content on your page
Not together on the same page for the content, though
Before I invest 2 hours, is this video already out of date as Bricks 1.5 beta was released today, 2 days after this video was published and now there is a new Container Section Div layout configuration plus nested elements in Accordion Toggle Tab
I would recommend watching this and Thomas' video on 1.5. At the core, the Section and Div elements are containers renamed (thats a basic overview)
Not outdated. Definitely worths your 2 hours investment.
@@GrantAmbrose Thanks Grant, will do
Thanks Grant.
Just came across your channel and have subscribed and will be following.
Cheers
thank you for subscribing :)
Try using the 8point grid system for spacing your elements! Your spacing is all over the place right now
nice tutorial
how did you set up the 2 line menu?
A bit of custom CSS. I just wrapped part of the menu in a span tag and styled it.
Great job! Well baked knowledge :) I love to see same with Betheme that i'm using in many projects by myself where i need mega menu and perfect suited header. Maybe you could show something new for me. Got my subscribe for this video man!
ive have someone else mention bebuilder. What's its draw over something like Bricks? I'm curious
@@GrantAmbrose first of all as i said... when it comes to make mega menu and custom header i'm using betheme it's totally OP to bricks. Next, it's more intuitive and easier to use than bricks... for fast projects when i need clean template i can pick one base pre-built website and make website in couple of hours.
Very informative, thank you!
Quality tutorial mate. Will subscribe 👍
Thanks Jake!
Great walkthrough! Flex gap can be used to space out the elements without the need for margins.
I definitely need to play around with that more. I couldn't get it to work how I need when I tried :S
Very helpful video, keep it up dude!
I would like to see the video tutorial about the bebuilder, I recently bought it and in my humble opinion, its a game changer of web dev and wysiwyg editors. Hope that you will record this 🙌🏽
why do you like it more than Bricks?
For me the UX/UI is much better, I can handle the theme features like Header or Footer builder without looking at the docs, it's really user friendly and timesaving.
Also, there is a becustom, white-label like plugin which can replace all theme related logo, urls and even slugs. For a creative company its a pro feature.
This has been so helpful! Been looking to move away from elementor as I feel they have lost their way. Was going to oxygen until I heard about the breakdance drama so bricks is what I was thinking of using. It's been really helpful to see how things are differently especially with flex and classes. Just hope the lifetime deal isn't going to land them in the same place as oxygen and breakdance right now.
You might have got their bricks email this/last week where they mentioned moving to subscriptions next year. So I think we're good!
@@GrantAmbrose I am trying Bricks, did not buy it yet. But I did not receive that e-mail about the subscription next year. Is it somewhere written I can check? I guess that means from next January, they dont offer lifetime anymore?
@@petermuller1156 Here is the post on the Bricks forums reg. Nov 11 price increase and subs next year => forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/upcoming-lifetime-price-increase-nov-11th/6800
Thanks for this detailed look at Bricks. The part about flex box was so helpful. I'm new to wordpress, and thinking of using a page builder. Bricks is high on my list, but not being a designer, I'm thinking about Divi because of all the premade designs that come with it. Zion seems to have clean code like Bricks and a library of designs. Does Bricks have any resources to help with design?
Awesome!!! Unfortunately not. Bricks is focused on the tech stuff so not enough designs are out currently but it's only a matter of time.
If you like Bricks, you should definitely try the BeBuilder which is a part of the Betheme. Even faster and has some really nice features that Bricks doesn't. Really curious what you think about it.
Totally agree, bebuilder is absolute game changer and i would like to see some tutorials from you about it as i like watching how you explore things and explain them.
A question for you: I remember Bricks Builder being very popular some time ago. Can you tell me how they are doing now? Are they still updating and improving their platform? I already purchased the theme and started building, but I am a bit concerned about investing too much time and effort into it if they suddenly disappear. Thanks! PS: great tutorial! 👏👏👏
Happy you enjoyed the video :) I think they are doing well. I branched out and gave Cwicly ago and my site (since this week) is on Cwicly. If you’re pretty comfortable coding you could take a look at them. No lifetime deal anymore and they’re gaining a lot of traction with similar features to Bricks
great video! had a play for an hour or so the other day it's great builder for sure despite being still in its infancy, creating templates confused me at first though i was expecting a box to popup asking me what type of template to create etc... maybe they could update that and create them in a more visual way like you can with elementor...
yeah you should see a popup where you specify if its an Archive / Single / Section. What I found weird yesterday is that I can set my template type to Archive but under conditions I can apply it to search results and Blog post and it works. So im not too sure how strict this template type section is - more to test... :)
would you recommend Bricks when you create a website for client? Since Bricks is not so easy/visual as Elementor, I guess Bricks would be too hard to use for clients. What are your thoughts, do you already have feedbacks from any clients?
I only build websites for my own businesses (no clients) but yeah, I don't think I would give Bricks access to clients as they would need to know flexbox
good stuff, Thanks!
Great overview, thanx!!!
Thanks!
You can convert Bricks pages and templates back into Gutenburg blocks. It may not appear exactly the same, but the content and structure will be there.
Good point. I forgot to add that in there
Thank you! 🙏
thanks!
nice shot
Ace vid!
Thanks Dan!
good job
Thanks! I appreciate it!
One suggestion, record in higher resolution
noted. Let me try that next time, should be doable
It wouls have been nice when you have shown the tablet and mobile modes while editing the pages
noted
Consider to Piotnet Bricks Addons
You have a lot of great information here about Bricks once we skip past all the Beaver stuff. I'm coming from Elementor so I don't care how Beaver does it. :) Thanks for the info though. Liked and subscribed!
Fair points. I was coming from Beaver so it’s what I could compare it too. Mostly bricks content in the future though :)
Well, it is useful for the newcomer. When you see how's done and how much code and time it takes to achieve in Beaver, one learns to appreciate more Bricks, and give it a try. I personally have decided to try Bricks for this kind of explainer videos, as it achieves both learning and evaluating.
In any case, the way I see it, he does it just as an initial phase of transition, and most probably future tutorials will have a much smaller reference to Beaver, probably just a small comment here and there.
@@satanishangover yep that's it!
Bricks Builder has suddenly become fashionable due to the arrival of Breakdance Builder. It was related to the fear of closing Oxygen Builder (same company). See yourself Oxygen ... the best builder on the market today for intermediate and advanced users
Don't understand this comment. Bricks builder has nothing to do with Breakdance Builder. Bricks builder has been around for a little while now. Oxygen is great too, not sure where it will moving forward since Breakdance was released.
@@solo-j4v It's just that people have started looking for a new builder recently, fearing that Oxygen will not be developed anymore. They buy not that Bricks is good, but because of Oxygen and fear for the future
It was becoming popular before Breakdance. I know Oxygen is great too, I just haven't had time to use it
my friend, check out automaticcss, bricks builder, bricks extras. your whole world will jump ten more steps. and don't mind the little ego war between some of the beaver builder fans and the automaticcss developer. your video is a much kinder version of the same argument. good job!
Thanks Cito! I still need to check AutomaticCss. Would you say I need it if I don’t build websites as an agency? I am keen to see what it’s about though, when I get some time :)
@@GrantAmbrose Im a single person no agency, but I did get the lifetime in the early stages. The real trick is getting the css you can add to bricks custom css area. it gives you premade variable buttons, colors, grids, flex settings, etc etc. Hundreds of premade css (yellow guys) ready to go. If anything, get it for a year, play with it. I fyou don't want to renew the next year, grab the css you did use. It also taught me a lot about css, the same way oxygen and bricks did when I first left elementor and beaver. take care.
Sounds like you’ve never used Oxygen. Wondering what the big differences are between oxygen and bricks.
yeah I've never used Oxygen so I'm not too sure - sorry!
Hi Grant! At ruclips.net/video/OSrL-VpP8A0/видео.html is the White Box a custom element you've created? Thanks!
Ah.. I see now. You saved the container as a template section. Nice!
yep! sorry, I only just found your comment in the Held for Review status
Very difficult to understand. Very fast! Odd accent. Left at about 20 minutes.
😂 fair enough
What accent do you want want? Racist asshole. You probably can't even speak a second language, loser.