As several reviewers have alluded to, I have been hearing about Cwicly for a while now from other developers. I recently purchased a lifetime copy myself because of the recent availability through AppSumo.

I've been involved in WordPress development at the corporate (government) and private level. I am not a "coder" by profession, but have been pushed to learn a good deal when building sites in WordPress. I have used several themes (with their built-in customizer options) as well as Elementor, with some dabbling in other theme editors. So I was very intrigued when WordPress started pushing Gutenberg as a development environment for sites. Cwicly seems to fill a large gap in what Gutenberg can do by providing a more granular controls when it comes to customizing blocks.

Cwicly is clean in it's presentation when working with templates, and makes it easy to create or modify templates as you need. The editing controls are all located on one side of your screen, which means I don't have to go hunting for where something is set. There are a lot of granular contols presented (margins, padding, fonts, etc.), most of which can apply for global settings, with specific block settings depending on what you are working with.

This is where the interface is a little confusing. Some blocks don't have individual controls, so if you have specific requirements (you want a particular paragraph to look one way, making it stand out from everything else), you need to plan for how a specific set of style settings will be globally stored and re-used.

This doesn't make Cwicly a bad thing by any means. It does, however, mean that it will take longer to configure simply because of the granularity and detail that Cwicly provides. Typically, powerful editing environments have that same problem. That's what makes them powerful, and they take longer to master because of the detail involved. If you are looking to get a site up and running in Cwicly, you can certainly do that, and create a great looking site. If you are looking for more detail, be prepared to roll up your sleeves and dig in.

For me, getting used to seeing style settings based on whether it's a block or global style is taking some getting used to. There's a powerful set of tools, but I have to think more about what I'm trying to do. I know, I know. Making me work for it. That's okay, being retired, I have to have some challenges in my life.

I appreciate the tool that Louis and his team has created, and I appreciate the changes moving forward. I'm really looking forward to continuing my journey with Cwicly in the future.