The second part of Dave Foy’s look at Bricks addons is out. If you are wondering about the top Bricks addons then this video gives you an overview of the top features of each.

People often ask about CSS frameworks. In this video Dave Foy gives a short and to the point comparison of ACSS and the Core Framework. He also discusses his favorite 3rd party Bricks template options.

Bricks 1.9.8 beta has been released. Some of the features of the new version include a CSS Variables Manager, support for dynamic data in the Code Element, the ability to duplicate pages and templates, and the yellow dot notification helper when there is a change has been added to the Style Tab and Breakpoint Settings Indicator.

Here is a nice video by Paul Charlton showing how to create image effects using image masks. The tutorial uses the Bricks Builder, but the concepts apply for any builder.

This is a very simple and nice tutorial showing how to add some simple animations in Bricks.

Here is a short video from Paul Charlton on formatting dates in Bricks.

Bricks 1.9.7 was just released. This release focuses on security enhancements. There is a minor security fix, but mostly it focuses on hardening. The announcement gives a full rundown on the changes and how to upgrade, as extra steps may be necessary.

In this video Paul Charlton shares his enthusiasm for GutenBricks, a plugin that lets you create Gutenberg blocks from Bricks Builder templates. It is a way to provide Gutenberg blocks for clients so they can edit the content, without changing the layout and styles.

There was recently a serous vulnerability in the Bricks Builder. The timeline and information about the vulnerability are detailed in this article from Patchstack.