This step by step tutorial shows how to create related Custom Post Types and display related Custom Post Type information using Meta Box and Bricks.

The latest issue of the WP Perspectives Newsletter is out now. It includes a round up discussion of popular builders and my pick of the best ones.

You can create animation interactions using all of the advanced builders. Udoro ‘Cracka’ Essien has a good video explaining what interactions are that can help you no matter what builder you use, and he also shows how to create interactions using Bricks. This is a great intermediate video that will help you to take your skills to the next level.

We had a long wait for the big Bricks 1.8 release, but now 1.8.1 has come rather quickly. It includes the auto-regeneration of CSS files after updates, Bricks integration with WP-CLI, a new Breadcrumbs element, and for developers, documentation and an example for adding your own dynamic data tags.

Congrats to Maxime Beguin on the success of Advanced Themer for Bricks. While it is not necessary to use any addons to make sites with Bricks, Advanced Themer hit a sweet spot in providing new features and tweaks inside the Bricks builder.

The plugin provides features such as the ability to create and manage CSS variables, a class importer, the ability to enable / disable options for clients, as well as shortcuts and additions to the Bricks editor. There are a number of utilities included, such as the ability to enable a light and dark theme for your site, a color palette generator, and the obligatory AI integration.

Advanced Themer launched in April and just reached version 1.1. While a lot of people have been using it on live sites, it is now officially out of beta.

Bricks 1.8 was released yesterday with the anticipated mega menu builder. It is a big release with lots of other small additions and fixes.

Here is a full walk-through by Imran Siddiq creating a website using Bricks, GridbuilderWP, and RankMath. It is a 3 hours and 21 minutes video with nothing left out. If you want to get your feet wet with Bricks then this would be a good place to start.

The Meta Box team created a tutorial showing how to create a FAQ page using Meta Box and Bricks. There is a video version available.

Bricks has a beta version of 1.8 that includes the new menu builder. Here is a video walk-through by Thomas Ehrig of the Bricks Team showing the new menu builder and how it works. It is very flexible, emphasizes accessibility, and looks amazing. It is probably the most flexible menu builder available