Bricks Alternative
HoverCraft Vs. Bricks
Choose HoverCraft for a conventional lightweight theme, or Bricks for visual full-site editing and developer-oriented design control.
| Area | HoverCraft | Bricks |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Minimal classic WordPress theme | WordPress theme with an integrated visual site builder |
| Editing | WordPress editor, Customizer, templates, menus, widgets, and CSS | Visual drag-and-drop builder for pages, headers, footers, archives, and templates |
| Design freedom | Focused predefined layouts | Extensive CSS, grid, flexbox, responsive, class, and template controls |
| Cost | Free, with no paid upgrade | Paid product |
| Templates | Small set of bundled theme layouts | Reusable templates with conditions for many site areas |
| WooCommerce | Uses WooCommerce and dedicated plugins as needed | Visual WooCommerce builder for products, archives, cart, checkout, and account pages |
| Performance and complexity | Very small theme feature set by design | Builder-based workflow with a much larger design feature set |
| Builder dependency | No separate builder workflow | Site layouts and templates are built around the Bricks builder |
| Best fit | Simple sites that need predictable layouts and minimal theme management | Developers and designers who want visual building with deep technical control |
Bricks features and licensing may change over time.
Why HoverCraft takes a simpler approach
Bricks combines theme responsibilities and a powerful visual builder in one system. HoverCraft avoids that builder layer and instead provides a small set of conventional layouts.
Bricks is the stronger fit when you want to design nearly every site part visually. HoverCraft is for sites where less design machinery is preferable.
See HoverCraft in practice
The free video course covers installation, built-in options, page templates, menus, and widgets.