WordPress is Divided: This Is Why..

In this video, I'm going to discuss what's happening with WordPress and why it's divided. I'll also share some tips on how to get the most out of WordPress and how to deal with any problems that may arise.

If you're using WordPress and you're experiencing problems, then this video is for you. I'll share with you everything I know about the WordPress community and how to get the most out of it. I hope that this information will help you resolve any issues you're having with WordPress!

[darrelwilson]

What’s up all! Feel free to drop a comment below :)

[PeaceLoveGarden]

Page builders really bog down my sites. As someone who is starting out using shared hosting, I can tell you that using sites built with page builders was making it hard to get my pages ranked with Google for mobile. I've since switched all my sites to gutenberg using the Full Site Editor and the speed difference is amazing, a fraction of the load times. According to my stats, about 70% of my traffic is mobile ie people who will never see all the fancy things that page builders contribute to a site. People (myself included) want the content, they want to read the post, as fast as possible and could care less about the cutsy animations etc. Gutenburg all the way for me. I do however agree with your thoughts about one company monopolizing.

and by the way, I love your videos and appreciate all the quality content you put out!

[John.Rearden]

More consolidation is good, as the solutions can be found under a single roof. I am an Elementor user, and I love how they have integrated forms, pop-ups, theme, and the like within their ecosystem, and I wish they would integrate caching and optimisation too, thus not requiring one to ship around for these solutions by installing countless plugins.

[PixemWeb]

As a WordPress Developer, I’ve seen the splintering in the community that you’re talking about. From abandoned projects, to not knowing which direction to go in terms of Block themes vs Hybrid. I don’t think they’ll phase out hybrid themes anytime soon considering that Block Themes are less than 300 in total vs classic and hybrid themes accounting for over 10, 000. But I think you’re correct when it comes to page builders evolving at a faster pace than Gutenberg. Ultimately I think the market is so large that there’s still room for theme and plugin developers to carve out their niche, but there’s definitely no low hanging fruit. The next few years are going to be interesting 🤔

[BneiAnusim]

I walked away from Page Builders because they BRUTALLY slow down my websites. The older the site gets the slowest. I understand that people use page builders because they are not designers or developers. Sure it cuts down productivity by 50% but it is just an illusion because the future will be dark! 🤣 I'm my case I'm a Designer and Developer so I design my sites and then code the HTML, and CSS (Tailwind), and then turn that into a PHP theme. You have more control over the theme this way and the ACF plugging gives it the final touch. For the future, I'm planning to go HEADLESS using WordPress as a backend only. 😉

[mfrapp]

I do think Wordpress is trying to catch up to Elementor, but I also don’t think they’re forcing the use of block based themes. They’re just making it easier for the new, less savvy web designers. I think they’ve realized that stock Wordpress put them at a competitive disadvantage. At least Gutenberg provides a somewhat decent UI for editing without code

[kerawelt]

Excellent video Darrel ! Should we conclude from this that we should get rid of themes like say... Blocksy ?

[kripler]

gutenberg + block builders like kedence blocks, stackable makes designing websites great. I love it. My sites have become less bloated and faster.

[ChrisShawUK]

The whole architecture of wordpress is what's holding it back and causing these issues. Combining a front and back end in one package is just too restrictive (beyond personal/small websites)

Wordpress is an excellent CMS. Using it in headless mode with a variety of front ends is probably the most scalable way forward.

[aerial]

Yes you are spot on 100% in your thoughts on bigger companies buying up small companies. The only person looses is the end user WP and the price they pay not health for the market. I love using WP it’s changed how design websites and page builders are great product to use a learning curb but it gives you the freedom to design what you like.

Unfortunately the landscape with the tech industry will be very choppy for the next 3 years as finance becomes more expensive or even worse drys up😬

Excellent subject Darren a 👍

[nicoledonners]

Thanks for your video! Great info.
I love to work with WordPress and page builders. It will be interesting to see how they will all develop.
To #6 I don’t like the new widget feature of WP. It’s crazy that we are now using a plug-in that let’s you reset this 🙈

[arahimkhan]

Wordpress dashboard spam ads i totally agree, also it affects "Cumulative Layout Shift" within the dashboard a bit headache when we are working on a bulk products or pages.

[kcjstudio]

Hey thanks for the breakdown. As a wordpress developer my real question is, would wordpress still be the future? Not sure.

[morizanova]

I do believe every each client need different solutions . I love learning about DIY website from scratch and keep watching those non WP tutorials in my spare time
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But since I`m in Asia which almost impossible to get several thousand of dollar for a website work, I would pick the easiest and cheapest solution as possible. My hosting provider also included Elementor pro in their top tier package, so why not use it in term of my cost+ profit POV ?

But I agree, having several options about how we want to build a website is something should be always available in WP universe . Let keep user to choose whatever best for them or their clients . Dictating opensource community what they should do mostly not gonna end in good place . if some people enjoy working with GB let them be, it also should applied with page builder users . Both solution come with pros and cons . And with proper learning and tricks we can tackle those cons

[inspiremenow]

I also noticed a lot of themes are using only bakery page builder and not using Elementor, I was wondering what was happening so you are right

[wherezthebeef]

Great stuff Darrel, hey, can't tell you how many clients who wanted to go with Gutenberg or some Blocks theme/plugin, when handed the keys to their website, take one look at Gutenberg and change their mind, just cannot wrap their heads around it, want nothing to do with Gutenberg. Wordpress is hell bent on ramming Gutenturd down our throats whether we want it or not.. and most, definitely do not.

[catg]

It would be really great if you interviewed Bill Erickson about hybrid themes.

[jamess]

I love WordPress, but all the theme and plugins updates take up a lot of time which is annoying. I'm wondering what you think of Ghost(Pro)?

[johnaweiss]

i believe in optimization. Optimizing web dev with page builders may put developers out of work, but it's faster, saves money, and puts customers in control. That's more optimal.

As smarter tech puts devs out of work, people need to innovate new ways to deliver value.

[hadisanad]

I'm not the person who comments on YouTube but you are totally right, wordpress need to organised better