I did my research and decided to go with Gutenberg and Kadence. Few hours into it and I barely even finished the header.
Then I decided to try Elementor with some additional plugins. One hour and I already have a header, footer and start of the page, which are looking pretty good too.
As I mentioned in the title, I’m not trying to get some opinions on “which to use”. I just wanted to ask a couple of questions.
Obviously, Gutenberg is the safest option and it’s constantly developed. Meanwhile Elementor is an easy option both for creator and a client, but one day, it’s going to be below Gutenberg, I think. In addition, it already is below Gutenberg regarding speed and less bloatedness.
So, if I decided to go with Elementor, how can I make myself safe from all the issues regarding updates, broken websites and such (yes, I know about backups and I’ll gladly take recommendations for those)?
If I’m making a blog website, is it true, that my client will have it much easier to create new posts with Elementor?
As for Gutenberg, how can I make my learning curve more effective (please, share tutorials and such)?
I’m still aiming for Gutenberg. Elementor attracts with it’s ease of use and, probabbly, ease of use for the clients too. But I’m looking further in the future.
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Why do you think the choice is Gutenberg or Elementor. Why not bricks, cwickly, Blocksy+Greenshift, generatepress, zion builder, breakdance…
I know Elem / Divi advertise hard, but they are both easy to build initially but hard to maintain, clunky to work with, rely on additional plugins etc. There’s a lot of choice out there – maybe check them out.
e.g. with bricks you wouldn’t need kadence, or any block plugin necessarily. With breakdance you can build your own blocks. Greenshift focuses on being lightweight.
You can’t avoid trouble with elementor. Like Windows, it’s come to dominate through heavy marketing, luck, and by locking people in to its ecosystem. A hundred better options lie hidden in the shadow of it’s constant ad campaigns… The majority of die-hard fans are fans through habit, not because it’s actually any good.
Either bear with gutenberg – or look wider, and find something that suits your level/approach. You’ll be glad you did long-term.