WPTuts Live - WordPress and the Future

[derek-hanson]

I agree! Covering non-WordPress tools from our perspective as WP users is extremely valuable. Also, I’ve always enjoyed your videos showing other tools that enhance your work, like Shots.so and such.

[starmap]

🎯 Key points for quick navigation:

00:00:05 *🎙️ Introduction and Technical Difficulties*
- Host discusses technical issues with Riverside FM, switching to live stream,
- Engages with viewers, checks audio and video quality,
- Mentions a 20-minute live stream format due to previous challenges.
00:02:07 *💬 Community Engagement and Questions*
- Encourages viewers to ask questions using #q for easier sorting,
- Talks about the disjointed nature of the platforms he's using and mentions unifying content.
00:05:07 *🏫 WPS Academy Launch*
- Announces the launch of WPS Academy for free courses, community discussions,
- Explains the benefits of a dedicated platform over Facebook, offers free resources and content.
00:08:50 *🧱 WordPress Plugins and Comparisons*
- Discussion on popular plugins like ACF Pro, Crocoblock, and JetEngine,
- Mentions future content plans, including speed tests and comparisons between plugins.
00:10:39 *🛠️ ET Platform and Future of WordPress Tools*
- Shares opinions on the ET platform, explaining it's too early to assess,
- Discusses the difference between concept and practical tools, and the team's track record.
00:14:18 *🖥️ Exploring Alternatives to WordPress*
- Introduces plans to explore platforms like Framer, Squarespace, Webflow, and Wix Studio,
- Aims to provide WordPress users with insights into alternatives, focusing on dynamic content creation.
00:17:18 *🔧 Potential Impact of ET on Bricks Builder*
- Predicts a possible impact on Bricks due to ET's release, but not significant,
- Explains differences between the platforms and how builders like Bricks have a solid track record.
00:19:59 *🎓 Online Learning and Course Recommendations*
- Recommends Dave Foy’s course for beginners switching from Elementor to Bricks,
- Stresses the importance of structured learning through paid courses over piecing together free resources.
00:19:38 *📚 The Value of Structured Courses*
- Structured courses provide a clear, progressive route to learning,
- Contrast between piecemeal learning online versus cohesive, well-designed courses,
- Parity pricing and money-back guarantees as options for affordability.
00:20:49 *📊 The Future of WordPress and Market Shifts*
- WordPress is seeing a slight decline in usage,
- Concerns about Automatic (the company behind WordPress) not listening to users, especially around full-site editing,
- WordPress is still viewed as a CMS rather than a simple blogging platform, with page builders like Elementor playing a key role in its growth.
00:25:22 *🔮 WordPress in the Next 5 Years*
- Predicts a dip in WordPress usage unless it adapts better to user needs,
- Elementor may also lose prominence over time, following a trend similar to Visual Composer,
- Ecosystem of themes, plugins, and builders has filled in major gaps in WordPress core features.
00:29:03 *🛠️ Bricks Builder and Industry Shifts*
- Bricks is growing steadily and remains a powerful alternative to other builders like Oxygen,
- Focus on clean code and class-first systems is seen as beneficial for advanced users,
- Bricks' future looks promising, but like other tools, it faces competition from new innovations.
00:32:16 *🎓 Education and Course Delivery in a Changing World*
- AI will influence education but won't replace human-led courses entirely,
- People still prefer learning from trusted creators with whom they have a rapport,
- AI may improve information retrieval, but human teaching is still preferred for structured, digestible content.
00:40:01 *🎤 Reflections on WordPress Leadership and Engagement*
- Discusses frustrations after participating in a WordPress leadership conversation,
- Felt that leadership wasn’t genuinely listening to users or addressing their actual concerns,
- Perception that leadership answers were disconnected from real user needs.
00:41:11 *🤝 Tribalism in WordPress Community*
- Talks about hostility in WordPress meetups toward non-Gutenberg users (like Bricks),
- Highlights the disconnect between WordPress leadership and the real-world needs of its professional user base,
- Emphasizes that many users now consider WordPress a CMS, not just a blogging platform, yet leadership seems stuck in older ideas.
00:45:26 *💻 WordPress as a CMS and the Future of Core Features*
- Argues that WordPress is failing to fully embrace its role as a CMS,
- Advocates for integrating features like custom post types directly into core WordPress,
- Critiques WordPress for sticking too rigidly to a direction many users don’t want, particularly with full-site editing.
00:49:11 *🛠️ Elementor’s Future and Platform Evolution*
- Speculates on the potential for Elementor to break away from WordPress and create its own CMS,
- Compares Elementor’s approach to Brizy Cloud, which has both a WordPress plugin and a standalone platform,
- Discusses the limitations of Elementor’s current reliance on WordPress.
00:53:31 *🔍 Exploring Alternatives to WordPress and CMSs*
- Mentions interest in exploring other open-source CMS platforms that offer custom fields and page builders,
- Expresses frustration with legacy CMS options like Joomla and Drupal,
- Invites viewers to suggest modern CMS alternatives for exploration.

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[drknss]

Is it still worth it to start a WP business and is it scalable for the future?

[thereal_JMT_]

I think it's hilarious that etch is going to be somewhat of a plugin that is built upon Guttenberg

[DavidBell-qqsd]

How come no one ever mentions Duda as a WP alternative? Are they scared because it is too good and it solves all the big issues with WP in one fell stroke???