Apologies, Core Framework also has a plugin to let you manage your framework in the WP admin area.

@sevenelven

2 ай бұрын

-3 credibility points, I don't mean to sound rude but how are you able to miss that bit of information?

@MusicJunkieVideos

2 ай бұрын

@@sevenelvenyou failed, you do sound rude and a bit of a knob. Who criticises an apology on a free video

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Ha haaa. Harsh, but fair. I’ve even used the CF WP plugin before on a project. 😅

Great overview video Dave! Very thorough without getting lost in the weeds. Tough to do, but that’s why you’re 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy! I really appreciate that. I know you can relate. 🙏

purchasing power is not the same in all countries. Even it is not the same for a single coutry during few years for reasons like high inflation rate or sanctions or ... Also the business models and income models are different all around the world... so when someone put his price so much higher, without any difference for dofferent countries (like most of the time) he loose to get many new cliebts in those areas. Also because new people buy his product at new price, he close the doors to himself to refuce the price in future. I hope (mainly) the Bricks developer think about this. And I know that you, Dave, has the dynamic price system related on the coutry of your customers, which is soooo good. 🎉 congratulations for your character and personality.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks man. Yeah, differences in purchasing power is a big problem. I'm not sure there's a perfect solution, but I try my best. 🙏

@FunWithMauzya-andkids

2 ай бұрын

@@DaveFoy Too bad ACSS and Frames do not have PPP based pricing. Really pricing out some good market potential like India I think.

@tobias_haas

2 ай бұрын

Let's look at it from the other side! Nowadays you can make money with web design worldwide. So if you do well, you could get jobs in Europe or the US and very easily get $2,000 to $10,000 or more for a website, which is extremely big money for you. Inflation goes both ways. You only buy products once, but you can sell your services constantly. So I would say that you have an advantage here because the same amount of money is worth significantly more to you than it is to me in Europe. Think about it ;-) In addition, PPP is often abused with VPNs and at the end of the day the creators no longer make any money from it. We put an incredible amount of time and passion into the development and support of ACSS and Frames! but at the end of the month we also need our wages to feed our families.

@hosseinkhanmohammadi4770

2 ай бұрын

@@tobias_haas Thank you. Yes you are right and it is possible in action. But I want to mention that it is much harder for many reasons like language and quality of communication that impact the TRUST level, not having any international money transfer system and have to find complicated and unstable ways to get your money and this is impact the TRUS too because many people may not want to pay to another names and companies. Any way I hope I can manage all of this in future. Do you have any suggestions for this?

@mailwood1388

2 ай бұрын

The world is unfair. Just accept it, and don't seek justice. Yes, many will simply abuse VPNs while living in Europe and the USA. From Russia today it is not just expensive. It is impossible to pay with a card, international systems do not work here. And interbank is hard and expensive at the same time. So don't complain, just take whatever you can find for free. And pay whenever possible.

Top notch as always Dave. Great video! CSS Framework + A well made template/component library for it = smooth sailin'🤩

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Brendan, my friend! It's crazy how good we have it nowadays.

@RobSaville

2 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@DaveFoy this comment made me smile, because you can tell when someone has been building websites a while. I say the same kind of thing all the time. It’s also very true - very good times having access to such amazing tools 😎 They really do enhance the experience. I can remember starting out many years back, when even hand-coding seemed cutting edge to me 🤯

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

@@RobSaville Hello fellow old timer 👋

This video was amazing, you really opened my eyes to what a couple of great plugins can do. I can't wait to watch the sequel. Thanks!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thanks, Matt.

I enjoy using ACSS, Frames and Bricksmaven. For sure a time saving combo.

Thanks Dave. Another brilliant video. Fast-paced, full of excellent information, well-produced, and entertaining to watch. Appreciated!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Really glad you enjoyed it, Larry. Thanks my friend.

I love Core Framework and Brixies

@FunWithMauzya-andkids

2 ай бұрын

Bricksmaven or Brixies - which is better in your opinion?

It's always a pleasure watching your videos, Dave. And I'm a paid subscriber of your trainings. :D It's always fun and never boring. I always learn something new. Every time ;-) So I thank you, Dave Foy, for creating these informative videos.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Aww thanks man! I'm so pleased you like them. 😊

Excellent coverage, as expected. Thanks. I'm full on with ACSS and Frames.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful, my friend.

Fantastic video and amazing production quality. Thanks Dave!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend!

This is great stuff, Dave! Thanks. I look forward to part 2.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks Matt!

Looking forward for the second part

Thank you Dave, a nice and comprehensive overview, clear and to the point. My favourites are ACSS and Frames, because of the reasons you mentioned in the video. Looking forward to your next 'performance'. Cheers

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks LJ!

A well crafted and perfectly delivered overview round up. Has really helped guide me through the overwhelming choice of addons.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Glad to have helped. Thanks, Jason. 🙏

Top vid mate - keep 'em comming!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Grant. I'll do my best. :)

Such a useful and timely (for me at least) video Dave. Thanks!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it, Manolis. 🙏

Beyond awesome! I chuckle every time you say "opinionated" as it's truly the perfect adjective! I'm squarely in the Geary camp because of the attention to detail and super high quality of his products. You will get an immediate ROI, likely with the first site you build using them. The other wireframes you mentioned are better than I expected and I'll be checking them out for my toolbox. Thanks for this, Dave. I'm looking forward to part II soon. Now let me go refill my pint...Cheers!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim. I appreciate that! And yeah - the ROI of a good framework + template library is insane. What a time to be alive eh? Cheers! 🍻

Just got the email to watch the video I am watching right now… Dave Foy always predicts what you need to do next.

I'm already in hehe. I ALWAYS use ACSS + AT and some layouts. By now, I have: - Frames - BricksMaven - FancyBricks (specially 2.0) And yesterday I bought Brixies and is amazing! I'm very, very, very happy with my new workflow with Bricks Builder, instead of "the old" Elementor one (RIP).

@pablorey9203

2 ай бұрын

I am interested in Brixies and in BricksMaves (do not use ACSS)... also the devs of bricksforge are making one...

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! No comparison with battling against Elementor.

Excellent video Dave!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy! Took a LOT of thinking to figure out the best way to include Advanced Themer in this series. I dunno, it's pretty simple really isn't it? But I know people get a bit tied in knots. My advice: just buy Advanced Themer! 😎

Great video as always Dave!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, @KshitijShah89 🙏 I always appreciate your support.

Great job as always. Thank you!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it, Scott! Thanks for commenting.

Great video - again! ✨ I use ACSS with Frames. But I am also interested in Brixies, because of its library and copy & paste feature, which reminds of Relume for Webflow. I really wish Frames will use the same approach in the future.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

It's a sweet feature. Much easier than browsing using the Bricks template library. Although Bricks 1.9.8 caches the remote library which might at least improve things a little.

Great video Dave! I haven't had much time to look into the differences between Core Framework and ACSS, you explained it, simply and perfectly. I purchased the Bricks Extras LTD and always deploy that as part of my blueprint. I'm one of those you mentioned who built all sections from scratch and used Bricksforge for CSS variables. I do see a huge benefit with the ACSS and Frames option in terms of speeding up workflow and consistency so will seriously consider it 👍

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Nice, thanks Mark! Yeah, BricksExtras is superb. It features in part 2 of this series.

Such a good explanation from such a great teacher. Fully recommend Dave's Bricks course. Bought it last year and am still go back to it whenever needed.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

That's so good to hear. Thank you. Can't wait to release Build With Bricks 2.0, which as you know will be a brand new remake from scratch. And you'll get it for free. :)

@buntuscainte4987

2 ай бұрын

That's just amazing Dave. You're so generous and good to your customer base. Thank you. 👌

Great video Dave (as always). I am using ACSS + Brixies.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Good choice 🙌

Your videos are very good! Thank you for the teachings!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Alan!

Dave Foy. Legend.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

I'll take that.

Very very nice video. Thank you very much for this.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

You are most welcome.

Early this year, I purchased the lifetime license for Bricks Builder but have not yet had a chance to dig into using it. Will sign up for your Bricks beginner class. Thanks so much for these videos!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Would be great to see you in the course.

Core framework is managed from the backend of the Wordpress website. Not from on their website. So no need to copy and paste css.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Of course. Thanks Sam. I've added a note to the description and pinned a comment.

Professional video presentation 101.. Love your content.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much.

Excellent video Dave 👍🏻 I am a huge ACSS fan when it comes to frameworks. As someone who has been building websites for 20 years myself, I really appreciate the power, speed and flexibility it provides. Kevin and the team have done a superb job with it. I jumped on the lifetime license the second I saw it. Plus it’s only getting better with v3.0 😎 Also love Frames and BricksMaven and I can personally recommend those too. I hadn’t heard of Brixies prior to your video - it looks really great and I will definitely be checking it out. Looking forward to your part 2 now 😃

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Rob! 🙌

Brilliant timing, I was just weighing up Frames v Brixies. Looks like I'll be taking the Frames route due to the tight integration with ACSS 3.0. Cheers Dave! 👍

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Nice! 🙌

Another great video, Dave. Please show "lots and lots of more examples of Frames" please!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Ros! Yeah, it definitely helps to have a lot of examples with Frames. I will do. :)

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video and a thousand other things you do to help! This was fantastic- can't wait for video 2, and for Build With Bricks 2!

@MySistersBookstore

2 ай бұрын

Also--your humor is so on point, and much appreciated! I laugh out loud often - makes the learning so much fun.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Aww thanks Lizzy! I thought of you when making this one actually. Took aaaages to make - turns out it's quite hard to boil this all down and simplify it all!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

I swear I don't try to be funny. 😂

@MySistersBookstore

2 ай бұрын

@@DaveFoy I bet!! It's quite hard to learn without someone boiling it down and simplifying things-You've saved me a lot of tears and discouragement. Raging fan for life. Thank you again!

Great video Dave now I just need to make the leap and start using Bricks and a framework!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

It's the way forward!

@warwickkay8127

2 ай бұрын

@@DaveFoy I’ll get a playground set up and have a play!

Great video!! I've been using Bricks + ACSS + Frames for 1-2 years now. Been really loving it all. However now I want to try working with Core Framework + Brixies, just to see which style actually suits me better. Kevin Geary has taught me a lot when it comes to accessibility first development, but now I want to see how I feel about CF and the ability to remove it when the site goes live.

@DaveFoy

Ай бұрын

Always worth experimenting with different approaches! Let me know how it goes.

Your videos are always entertaining, Dave, but you have taken it up a notch or two with this one. Excellent and very relevant information. I don't have a framework yet, I'm waiting for the new version of ACSS to become available, then I'll purchase that and Frames, although Brixies would be a very close second for a library. Can't wait for the second installment.

@Gearyco

2 ай бұрын

3.0 is out 🎉

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thanks Philip. 🙏 ACSS 3.0 is now in beta. Still not quite ready for production sites, but you can definitely grab it and use it. :)

@philippepperell9951

2 ай бұрын

@@Gearyco Sorry, poor choice of words. I know 3.0 is out in beta but I've never used a framework before and I don't want to start using ACSS when there's a reasonable chance some things may change. I'll get it as soon as you give the green light for it to be used on active websites.

@Gearyco

2 ай бұрын

@@philippepperell9951 It's greenlit for non-live production sites. Keep in mind that the framework of ACSS has been proven across thousands of sites for years. What's new is the interface. The actual workflow, variables, classes, etc. are all figured out already and that's all perfectly stable.

Many thanks for a very comprehensive and valuable overview. As a side note, I think many would benefit (myself included) form a tutorial on BEM. Cheers.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Already on my list. 😉

Nice video and overview comparison. I am so happy you provide PPP pricing on your Bricks course I am thinking of investing in it. Also I wish ACSS + Frames had PPP - I have Core Framework For Bricks plugin and Advanced Themer license so wish you have included these in the course in future. Thanks again!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

No worries! Yeah, the whole parity purchasing issue is complex, but I do the best I can. I hope it helps. 🙏

@FunWithMauzya-andkids

2 ай бұрын

@@DaveFoy between Bricksmaven and Brixies - which one has an edge in your opinion?

OxyProps (BricksProps) is also a powerful framework for Bricks and Oxygen. It is similar to ACSS and less expensive. A new version is also coming soon.

@pablorey9203

2 ай бұрын

yes

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Yes I know BricksProps, tried it on a project probably about 18 months ago. Development seemed to have stalled, glad it's coming to life again.

@pablorey9203

2 ай бұрын

@@DaveFoy it was almost stalled for the developmen of structizee (something like this) a tool for wrtite html and translate to bricks (I explained it really bad... but is interesting)

Bricks + ACSS & Frames + Advanced Themer. This stack is study as a brick shitter!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Love that: "study as a brick shitter". Gonna get that printed on a t-shirt. :)

@MusicJunkieVideos

2 ай бұрын

That’s my go to stack! Love it

I don’t think the Core Framework add-on is required. I’ve been using Brixies and just had set the Core Framework variables in my custom code in Bricks settings (although imported natively in 1.9.8 beta with the new variable manager) and using Brixies Core Framework templates has been perfect. 👌 So just a note because you mentioned that the add-on is required but I don’t think that’s really true as that is only there for the UX of a variable selector and such in my understanding.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Good tip, thanks Dustin. 🙏

Nice guitars👍

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Ha haaa, thanks.

Great overview Dave. Can you get both of those libraries pulled in via bricks templates? Just a huge pain going to 3 places each time to find one you want

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Frames and Bricksmaven - yes. Brixies - no. They don't appear to have this in the pipeline either.

Thank you Dave, great. I wonder, what about Happy Files. You haven't mentioned it in the pdf. Is it outside this collection of addons?

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

I was 50/50 about Happy Files. Everything else on the list, even if not directly a Bricks add-on, is something you use *with* Bricks in some way. But... I can definitely see its utility for organising templates, etc. It may works its way into part 2.... :)

@DavrFoy Really nice to see you back! So, if ACSS is mobile first and Bricks isn't, does that cause issues? I'm really considering implementing ACSS but this concern is holding me up. Thanks!

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

It’s great to be back! ACSS isn’t mobile first. Why do you think that?

@robertwattner

2 ай бұрын

@@DaveFoy Nm, I was confusing it with tailwind. 🙃 Your videos have been extremely helpful during my switch from E to Bricks. They have been an invaluable time saver. As a freelancer that means everything! Thank you! I'm looking forward to more videos!

@DaveFoy, that was fantastic and informative! From what I gather, Bricks Maven currently has a tighter integration with ACSS than Brixies. Am I correct to assume this?

@DaveFoy

7 күн бұрын

Certainly their more recent templates, yes. Many of Bricksmaven's earlier templates weren't so well integrated, but I know they had plans to go back through older templates to update them.

Top bombing DF.

Quick question Dave. In the video when you swap the accent heading to the top with order -1, you do it on the the .fr-accent-heading class which come in with the frame. Is this the correct way to do it or are you meant to create a seperate class?

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Good question. I did it on that class because I'll always want that accent heading to be first. But in reality, I might rename all the Frames classes anyway (using ACSS's auto-BEM feature), and then work from there. I always have the ACSS > Options > Builder Settings > 'Import Original Classes (Bricks Remote Templates)' turned ON, so if I re-import the template again, it'll have the original Frames classes.

@vaughanprint

2 ай бұрын

@@DaveFoy Thanks Dave, Great overview. I had a good idea of the workings behind ACSS and CF but am also more informed on the template libraries. Still himming and hawing about ACSS but am really tempted, especially when you see how well it works with Frames, and others asit seems. I'm going to do Kevin's 101 on ACSS 3 which, if I am correct, comes with a sandbox where we can follow along. Learning a lot in the last 7 months of Bricks life.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

There sure is a lot to learn!

Hi Dave, I recently discovered your channel and I am simply fascinated! I am a web designer and I am in the process of transitioning from Elementor to Bricks. At this moment, I am looking to make an investment with a long-term perspective (I am not a big fan of annual licenses and subscriptions, and living in Latin America, everything is extremely expensive to maintain as a recurring expense). With this in mind and looking to have a workflow with templates that help me with my designs, is the following investment okay? BRICKS + CORE FRAMEWORK INTEGRATION + BRIXIES (which I loved!). I want to understand if I am not missing anything here, from what I researched, all three licenses are lifetime... I hope my inquiry doesn't bother you. Thank you very much, you are really clear in your explanations and I value your years of experience. You are genuinely one of the few and best content creators for Bricks. Regards, Agostina

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Aww thanks, Agostina. That's kind of you to say! And yes, that stack would be awesome for your needs I reckon. Don't get bogged down with all the choice out there. Just pick a few tools that get the job done. Good luck!

Will you update your course on Bricks Builder ?

@DaveFoy

Ай бұрын

Yeah, when Bricks releases Bricks 2.0 I'll start to make Build With Bricks 2.0. No idea when that will be though. The current version of the course is still very much in-date and current though.

Damn, unfortunately from the Philippines. Had to save up for a few months just to get bricks. -- found out to be efficient we need these frameworks. -.-

@DaveFoy

Ай бұрын

You do NOT need a framework to use Bricks efficiently.

Brixies does the same with padding and all that stuff like Bricksmaven right?

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

The same? Meaning, uses an ACSS space variable for padding values? I show that in the video.

@nmg2023nmg

2 ай бұрын

@@DaveFoy I totally missed it, sorry.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

No worries!

OxyProps ?

Very short explanation, to 3 very feature rich plugins. Something very important, information is missing, how much weight does the plugin ad to the page? My advice to people that are interested in using any of this plugin would be to take at least 1 hour for speed testing different frameworks and plugins. There are differences around 250 ms.. which is a lot. For example, some sites that are built with a Gutenberg plugin, take 250 ms to load for the complete site. Here, just installing the framework add alone this weight. What makes not much sense to me is that 95% switching from Divi or Elementor because the page loads to slow, take months to learn a new builder ( in most of the time the new site still looks not very good) invest +1000 € into new plugins and end up with a page that load very similar to for example a site that is built with Elementor.

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

Good point, @Sascha.Hauser. 🙏🏼 However, ACSS adds a very small extra weight to the page, especially when compressed. And the CSS is cached on first page load. That’s more than an acceptable trade-off for me, for the massive efficiencies and benefits a framework brings. Building and maintaining a website in the block editor is a miserable experience, for a few extra milliseconds gain.

What happened to Cwicly?

@DaveFoy

2 ай бұрын

It's dead. cwicly.com

@TheClaumigue

2 ай бұрын

@@DaveFoy 😔If you don't use Woocommerce, what do you use when you have to create an ecommerce?

@DaveFoy

Ай бұрын

I don’t create e-commerce sites.

Surprised to see in 2024 same ol basic templates w no style or modern flavor

6:41 That's the reason why I hate ACSS so much and don't understand why anyone would bother with the plugin. ACSS is basically the Apple of Bricks plugins with all its patronizing and in a way also in its constraints. Kevin himself is also so incredibly arrogant and full of himself: "Either you do it my way or you're a chump.". Every one of his videos I've seen has some kind of insult in it if you don't agree with him.

I gave up with Wordpress. Too much software leasing going on. Not only does one have to rent Bricks, one also has to rent, plugins for Bricks. What a bloody joke. I'm back on static websites using HTML and CSS.

ACSS is good framework, but I am annoyyed by developer he can promote his framework, but he do it annoying way, he is like I am the great, I am great others are not..and alisha thomas enters in every chat.. arguments

@hahahap9844

2 ай бұрын

I use core

@dahunsi

2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't let my opinion of someone deprive me of a good product. I don't like Elon Musk at all, but I still would buy a Tesla when the opportunity comes.

@hahahap9844

2 ай бұрын

@@dahunsi thats what i said ACSS is good framework