First met in lwp-elementor-s01 · Vibe-coding platforms · Design & whiteboarding
The WordPress page builder: free version takes over the page content box with widgets; Pro overrides theme parts (header, footer, post templates) and adds dynamic content.
You build client sites on WordPress and want visual editing with real dynamic-content architecture underneath — accepting plan-tier gates on the pro features.
Theme builder that overrides (not builds) WordPress theme parts with the same editor
Dynamic content + custom post types turn pages into renderings of single-source data
Saved templates and a widget library replacing single-purpose plugins
Drag-and-drop page editing over WordPress (free)
Header/footer/single-post/archive template overrides (Pro)
Custom fields / custom post type dynamic content (Advanced tier and up)
Doesn't make whole-site drag-and-drop wise — LWP's core warning: slow and unmaintainable
Doesn't include the course's key features on the Essential tier (post-2024 pricing change)
Doesn't replace WordPress — it rides the theme system it overrides
The build layer of the LWP method: WordPress anatomy underneath, design system first, then pages as compositions.
Vibe-coding platforms · Design & whiteboarding
LWP course subject; Paul's WordPress properties are Elementor-adjacent.
Plan-tier gate (Advanced+ for custom fields) is the course's hard purchase requirement.
current
wordpress: a plugin that took over the theme's content box
lovable: different substrate: WP page building vs generated React apps
| Session | Coverage | Moment | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1: Orientation — What Elementor Really Is (and What It Sits On) | demonstrated | Free-vs-Pro boundary, content-box takeover, theme builder, new/old editor UI | |
| Section 2: Dynamic Content — Post Types, Fields, and the Whole Template System | demonstrated | Theme builder end-to-end: header/footer, single post, loop, loop grid, archive, single page, saved templates, dynamic tags, conditions | |
| Section 3: The Container — Layout, Wrapping Math, and Custom Positioning | demonstrated | The container in full: direction, boxed widths, align/justify/grow, wrap, responsive overrides, transforms, absolute, z-index, 100vh, site layout settings | |
| Section 4: The Design System — Figma Export, Clean WordPress, and the Class System | demonstrated | Pro zip install, backend settings, experiments, site settings, custom fonts, global fonts/colors, saved-template import, site identity, user preferences | |
| Section 5: The Building Workflow — Starter Template, Build Order, and Delivery | demonstrated | Maintenance/coming-soon modes, Canvas template, countdown widget, role manager content-only | |
| Section 6: Possibilities You Should Know — the Capability Catalog | demonstrated | The catalog itself: backgrounds, dividers, masks, transforms, forms, motion effects, carousels, dynamic tags, Woo widgets, popups, new menu widget | |
| Section 7+8: Speed, Security, and Fleet Management — plus the Course Close | demonstrated | reCAPTCHA integration tab; lazy-load feature toggle; features screen | |
| Chapter 1: The Mindset — Figma Is a Sandbox, and Your Brain Is the Obstacle | explained | The comparison partner (converted page demo) and the build side of the stack; ~12M-site market figure as-heard | |
| Chapter 4: The Craft — Color, Type, Spacing, and the Tricks You Earn Afterward | mentioned | Carousel widgets support the off-canvas tricks; his YouTube tutorials referenced for grid-breaking builds |