For a couple of months now i’ve been learning myself to design websites without any knowledge of code.
I’ve started with FSE with Elementor, went to Gutenberg Block Add-ons like WP Stackable or Kadence, and finally since a week i’ve been trying to stay to the core gutenberg blocks.
I feel like this is the best futureproof way of designing my websites and nowadays Gutenberg is capable of quite a lot things with the right theme combined (I use Blocksy Free which is a must-have imo).
Now even though I’m okay with Gutenberg, I still hate the fact that certain things are quite limited and not as intuitive as designed. Why is there no freakin way in designing seperately for desktop, tablet and mobile!?
So I feel like people use block add-ons to fill that gap. But how do people use this?
I’ve used Stackable for a while but really experienced a laggy backend when creating more complex and big websites. So I feel like Gutenberg is also the best because my workstation wont lag.
Do you guys for example solely use the container block of let’s say Stackable, Otter Blocks or Kadence to be able to make better layouts and the rest is gutenberg core? Or do you fully make use of all the “extra” blocks a builder gives you?
I’ve also downloaded extentions like “Twentig” which give more options to the core blocks. This sounds like a more viable option to me but still is limited in some ways.
TL;DR: if you use a block builder like Stackable, Otter Blocks or Kadence, do you use all their blocks instead of the core gutenberg ones or do you combine? And why?
I use Stackable (I have a lifetime license). I’ve personally never experienced any slowdown but my sites aren’t massive or complex by any means.
ETA: I’ve never heard of Twentig but I’m glad you mentioned it, it looks really nice. Taking a deeper dive with it now.
I use GenerateBocks. For everything. Question of consistency.
I use Kadence to some extent. The vast majority is core blocks with plenty of custom style variations, and a few homebrewed extensions. But kadence seems to fill some of the gaps.
Beyond basic Gutenberg, I use Shortcodes Ultimate (can be used along side or within blocks for extra flexibility and customization), and a fair bit of basic CSS (very easy to learn and will ultimately allow you to design exactly how you want) and Kadence Blocks sometimes. Have heard only great things about GenerateBlocks, too, so would also recommend checking it out!
We only use core Gutenberg, and it’s mostly only for blog posts. Some CPTs will also use them, but it’s a case-by-case basis.
Core supplies us with all we need.