Bricks builder

Bricks Builder (commonly known as Bricks) is a visual website builder for WordPress, released on March 16, 2021, by developer Thomas Ehrig, the creator of the HappyFiles plugin. Unlike many competing page builders such as Elementor, Beaver Builder, and Brizy, which are implemented as plugins layered on top of an existing theme, Bricks is distributed as a standalone theme with an integrated drag-and-drop editor, allowing users to design headers, footers, archive pages, single post templates, and other site-wide elements without requiring separate theme compatibility. The software emphasizes site performance, generating lightweight, semantic HTML markup and offering features such as a "Smart Lazy Asset Loader," global color and style controls, dynamic content binding, a query loop builder for creating dynamic content listings, and compatibility with WooCommerce. It includes more than 50 built-in elements (such as headings, forms, sliders, and icon boxes), supports the creation and reuse of custom templates, and allows content to be converted between the Bricks editor and WordPress's native Gutenberg editor. Bricks is distributed under a commercial license, with pricing plans covering individual and multi-site use.

The Bricks editor's front-end interface is built on the Vue.js 3 JavaScript framework, which The Developers cite as a contributing factor to the tool's responsiveness within the visual builder, while the output delivered to site visitors consists of clean, framework-independent HTML and CSS rather than Vue-dependent code. Since its initial release, Bricks has expanded its feature set through regular updates, adding capabilities such as element and interaction conditions, custom breakpoints for responsive design, a CSS grid builder, a mega menu builder, a mobile menu builder, and a popup builder. The software has also fostered a third-party ecosystem of add-on plugins and element libraries developed independently of the core Bricks team, extending the builder with additional dynamic elements, form fields, and pre-built component libraries.

Bricks is sold under a proprietary commercial license rather than being distributed for free, with pricing structured around both annual subscriptions and one-time lifetime licenses tiered by the number of websites a license May Be activated on. All license tiers include access to the full set of builder features, ongoing software updates, and technical support, with local and staging installations excluded from a license's site-activation count. The company has periodically raised its lifetime license prices as new features were added, a practice it has stated will continue as the product develops, and it offers a money-back guarantee period during which purchasers may request a full refund.