02/04/2025
I have just gotten to grips with Bricks Builder and Automatic CSS (ACSS) after completing a brochure website for a client, and there is already a new WordPress page builder on the horizon! 😲
Earlier this week, Kevin Geary, a professional web designer and developer with many years of first-hand experience, gave the world a live demonstration of his new work-in-progress product, EtchWP.
Etch is a Unified Visual Development Environment for WordPress that aims to streamline the web development process by integrating various functionalities into a single interface, reducing the need for multiple plugins, and minimising context switching.
🔑 Key Features:
🟢 Etch will provide a cohesive platform for creating custom post types, adding custom fields, managing media and building layouts within a single environment.
🟢 Built upon the core WordPress APIs, Etch ensures seamless compatibility and synchronisation with Gutenberg.
🟢 Designed with a class-first workflow (‘classes’ allow developers to set CSS rules to be reused across the entire site for consistency and scaleability), Etch caters to advanced developers and complete beginners by offering intuitive UI interactions alongside direct HTML and CSS code inputs.
🤔 Final thoughts…
Although still in Alpha with only 6 months of development completed, Etch is set to challenge the current standard of website page builders and revolutionise WordPress web design. By giving us direct access to clean, web-standard HTML and CSS code through the UI, and having the potential to integrate with AI seamlessly, Etch just might become my preferred method of building WordPress websites in the very near future.
If you’re looking to elevate your online presence with a professional, responsive and user-friendly WordPress website to help your business grow, let’s chat! ✨🚀
https://anthonybrownecreative.com (see the link in my bio)