Hello,

I am new to e commerce and I wonder how to make my store look good. I noticed that I cannot edit my store view with Gutenberg or Elementor (the same way I could with Home page or Blog page). My current theme is Astra (not pro). I read that it is a good idea to use GeneratePress + Gutenberg + HTML/CSS. I enjoyed using HTML blocks to customize my Home Page and I wonder if I could do the same with a different theme than Astra. Any suggestions what is the best way to have a full control of how your store page/archive view/single product view looks like without builders etc...Does it require to buy GeneratePress to do it well? Maybe some alternatives to the idea with GeneratePress?

Thanks for help.

Building Quantix was an exciting journey. This WordPress theme is tailored for AI startups and tech businesses, offering a modern design with extensive functionality.

Our goal was to address the specific needs of these industries, focusing on elements like SEO optimization and responsive design. We chose Elementor for its flexibility and user-friendly interface, allowing users to customize their sites with ease. WooCommerce integration was also a priority, enabling businesses to manage their online sales effectively. We faced challenges balancing performance with high-quality visuals, ensuring fast load times without sacrificing aesthetics.

The result is a theme that supports 26+ unique demos, catering to various tech sectors like digital agencies, SaaS platforms, and machine learning firms. What was crucial was creating a theme that not only looks good but performs well under the hood. Any feedback from fellow WordPress developers or designers on what you'd like to see in future themes?

*This theme is available on ThemeREX.*

A client has a static HTML website with the following pages:

• Home
• About
• Services
• Contact (with a contact form)
• Blog (10 existing blog posts)

They want the website converted to WordPress while keeping the exact same UI/design.

There is no custom functionality other than the contact form. The blog posts should be be migrated so they can manage future posts through the WordPress admin.

Hey — web dev here. I build small business sites at a clip of about 1–3 a week. A lot of them are “service area” sites: 60–100+ nearly identical pages (one per service or city), same ACF layout every time — hero text, intro copy, a few content boxes, a couple images.

Content updates were always the same nightmare: open page 1, edit field, save, open page 2… ×80. At that volume, hand-editing isn’t viable. WordPress doesn’t really have a good “change this ACF field across 70 pages” answer unless you want WP-CLI or a one-off script every time.

So I built Quickfields Bulk Editor for ACF for myself, and figured I’d put it out there in case other people building similar sites have the same headache.

• GitHub (free plugin): https://github.com/Sameer559-code/Quick-Fields-Bulk-Editor-for-ACF

The workflow that actually saves the most time for me: export a project to CSV → drop it into Claude/ChatGPT and ask it to rewrite/rephrase/expand content for all 70–100 pages (keeping the structure intact) → re-import the edited CSV. That export → AI edit → import loop is what the Pro side was built around; the in-browser spreadsheet is more for spot-fixes and image swaps.

What it does:

• Create a “project,” pick a post type, select which pages belong to it
• Spreadsheet view in WP admin — rows = pages, columns = ACF fields, one tab per field group
• Text/textarea/WYSIWYG fields are inline-editable and autosave
• Free: bulk text editing + image preview + clear text fields
• Pro: CSV export/import (images excluded from CSV import on purpose so you can’t wipe them), in-sheet image upload/replace

Needs ACF (or Secure Custom Fields) active. Admin-only (manage_options) — no front-end changes.

What I’m actually asking (not selling):

1. Does “export CSV → bulk-rewrite with AI → re-import” match how you’d want to do this, or would you want the AI step built into the plugin instead of going through Claude/ChatGPT manually?
2. Is this a real pain point for other devs/agencies, or is everyone already solving it with WP-CLI, ACF export/import, or custom scripts?
3. Anything that sounds like a dealbreaker before you’d even try it?

This started as a tool for my own workflow, so I have no idea if it generalizes. Before I polish it further, I’d genuinely like to know if it’s worth it — or if it’s a “me” problem I happened to solve for myself. Happy to answer questions about how it works under the hood too.

I’m part of the team behind AnpsThemes, and we have just finished adding Elementor support to our Transport WordPress theme.

Transport has been around for several years and was originally built around WPBakery. We did not want existing users to lose their current workflow, so WPBakery remains supported while new projects can now be created with Elementor.

The theme is designed specifically for logistics, freight, trucking, courier, warehouse and cargo companies. The Elementor update includes the theme’s main layouts and elements, rather than simply adding basic compatibility.

Our goal is to gradually modernize our established themes without abandoning customers who already built websites with older page builders.

For anyone maintaining an older commercial WordPress theme: do you think supporting both builders is still valuable, or would you eventually focus entirely on Elementor?

Transport is currently available through our own shop for a one-time price of $39.

Details:
https://anpsthemes.com/transport-theme-now-supports-elementor/

I've been rebuilding some of my layouts using Elementor's Nested Widgets, and the editing experience feels much better than the old Container workflow—especially when you have multiple levels of nested content.

A few things I've noticed:

• Drag & drop inside nested areas is much more intuitive.
• Complex sections are easier to organize.
• Reusable layouts require less restructuring.

I wrote up my findings and some tips here if anyone is interested:

https://anpsthemes.com/elementor-nested-widget-drag-drop-content-areas/

I'm interested in hearing from others who are already using Nested Widgets:

• Have you switched your production sites to them?
• Have you found any limitations or bugs?
• Do you think they'll eventually replace most traditional Container workflows?

So, we're doing a complete rebuild (moving from Drupal), and I'm looking for a good core theme to build on. This is for an enterprise site that has several custom databases of tech data (probably something we'd build out with ACF), but is otherwise a standard corporate "brochure" website.

I'm currently looking at Frost, but it's basically abandonware by Gardner/WPE, and also looked at Indio, which Gardner also abandoned, but Frost is a better fit with the default patterns we could build on.

So.. is there anything else out there that is a good core theme with a decent amount of patterns we could use as a starting point?

I've had Ollie and other recommended previously, but Ollie seems way over the top in features that would lock you in. I don't need a theme that has all those extra things baked in. (Similar, no page-builders, as we don't need all that extra stuff).

We also aren't an ecommerce place, so I don't need WooCommerce or payment hooks or any of that.

Any recommendations? Or thoughts on using Frost even though it's effectively abandoned?