Done with elementor, doesn't fit my needs, headache after headache, juice ain't worth the squeeze. Need recommendations on plugins that fit the following:
Page builder specifically for landing pages (bonus points if it's extremely fast and optimized for loadspeed – running paid traffic – double bonus points if split testing is built in)
Needs to be reliable, I have a page builder so I can build a page and have everything work, not so that I can go back and forth and it be a headache
Needs to be able to handle content (photo/video) well, my pages are heavy on creative, elementor sucks at dealing with it
Needs to be customizable specifically on the form/survey end where I can get fancy with capturing information
Overall: Fast, reliable, testable, customizable, and just WORKS… let me know what you all have converted to, sounds like elementor is a sinking ship
Sinking ship? It sank years ago.
Check out Breakdance. There is a clear line with editor vs coding, which I’d prefer to move a bit, but otherwise, it’s a solid choice.
Have you heard of… GeneratePress?
Break dance or bricks
still using elemntor and its fine, not sure about the meme abdnonment on it
Just simple Gutenberg?
Going to check out breakdance just because everyone is mentioning it here lol.
Beaver Builder is quite nice and doesn’t make a mess of things like Elementor or Divi. It is a premium plugin but the support is top notch.
Just use simple HTML, CSS, and javascript for the landing page and keep your blog on the WordPress.
Check out [Beaver Builder](https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/). It’s easily one of my favorite builders. Intuitive, quick, solid support and easy extendability.
Have started using Bricks Builder and so far so good!
Gutenberg is really the next pretty well supported page builder, by well supported, you get thrid-party plugins to extend it. And its a common cause for broken Elementor sites as well. Elementor gets the blame a lot of the time whenever I see a complaint without knowing its the third-party plugin to extend it.
Breakdance, Oxygen & Bricks are themes with their own page builder.
And why would you want a split testing feature built in? I would understand conditional stuff but split testing is best left to split testing plugin not on a theme/page builder.
Yep. Long gone. I’m using SeedProd and Divi for several projects.
Mostly SeedProd for its website builder and custom theme making options. Plus I also like their new AI builder for websites.
Another vote for Breakdance. It’s everything Elementor should be.
Bricks.
Bricks.
Checkout SeedProd.com author here if you have any questions
Learn Gutenberg. It’s part of core. It’s not going anywhere and you can simply upgrade core to maintain it.
We just gave up on builders (Elementor, Brizy, Bricks) and started using Gutenberg with custom code this year.
I’m a huge fan of Divi, it just works.
I recently moved away from Elementor. I am just putting the finishing touches on my new site using only GeneratePress Premium and GenerateBlocks free, and I am super happy with how it turned out. I have been using GeneratePress Premium for 6 years and I highly recommend it.
Bricks
What’s the consensus with Oxygen Builder? I bought it during alpha with lifetime. It seemed closest to web flow but for wordpress. But then I pivoted into my own few startups.
Bricks and breakdance seems a bit unrefined, but look like super nice viables. Are they truly production ready?
Gutenweg
Why not just use Gutenberg, the built-in block editor? It’s great.
https://joost.blog/cms-market-share/
Does not look like a sinking ship to me.
Another vote for Bricks. I recently migrated 3 sites out of Elementor into Bricks (all manual labor, but worth it) and my only regret is not having done this sooner.
Bricks, Breakdance,…. For block based Generate blocks, Kadence or Greenshift.
I far prefer Divi over elementor for page builders and lower budget projects. I like using ACF/Gutenberg for custom development if the budget is higher. Sounds like custom is more what you’re looking for.
VERY happy with Kadence/Kadence Blocks after leaving Elementor. But only after watching LOTS of YouTube videos, of which there are several of excellent quality, starting with CliftonWP. The official support forum is pretty good, too.
Kadence blocks
Another vote for Divi
Bricks baby!
I’m still using Oxygen and it’s still great. Will be giving Breakdance a whirl soon though.
Generate Press / Generate Blocks is what I moved to.
Divi is another good alternative.
Bricks all the way. Check out Kevin Geary’s PB101 Series on YT.
Switched to Bricks Builder over a year ago and haven’t looked back since.
The code is cleaner, the builder is way faster and the overhead bloat is nearly non-existent.
LiveCanvas.
Using GeneratePress here because I bought a lifetime licence few years ago (spoiler: they don’t offer it anymore).
It’s like Gutenberg layer so it’s very light to use.
No raft. WordPress ships with its own zodiac
I like Yootheme, fast, easy and very stable!
It’s absolutely not a sinking ship at all.
Nothing is going to “just work” outside of the box, unfortunately. At least not when things get outside of the normal scope.
All of the builders promise that, but it’s literally impossible. You can’t code an interface for infinity, eventually your needs will be outside of what they allowed you to do.
Bricks