Is Bricksbuilder suitable for large e-commerce sites?

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I haven’t purchased/used Bricksbuilder yet. I have some basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JS. I’d like to know if Bricksbuilder can build large e-commerce websites similar to the one below, especially regarding the display of product variations, such as hovering over a product to show all variation thumbnails: CrushCity™ | Rapala® USA

Additionally, can Bricksbuilder achieve all the various functionalities of professional e-commerce themes like Woodmart? Would it be very difficult?

Thank you very much if anyone can reply.

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Maybe some plugins are needed and some custom CSS etc.

But most things should be possible with native bricks features I guess

The shop you posted isn’t that “special”

I just built a shop with woocommerce and 2000 SKUs pretty similar to this one

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Bricks is suitable, but I’m not sure WordPress (Woocommerce) is.

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Could you share some screenshots of the website layout you built with over 2000 SKUs? Thank you very much

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the shop is not launched yet

can’t post pictures because of NDA, but I can guarantee you it’s possible

maybe I can post some pictures in the near future

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I don’t see a reason why not…

I even developed an own price tag designer for the shop

Supplier & purchase order management, 3D warehouse layout editor with pathfinding based on three js and so much more…

(maybe I will release these custom plugins in the future - still in negotiation with the shop owner haha :D)

There are some thing I still got problems with though
For example displaying the brand thumbnail on brands archive pages (using the new integrated woocommerce brands feature) and other minor issues

But in the end literally everything is possible
Wordpress/woocommerce is extremely flexible

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I don’t really like Woo, because it seems to be a ready-to-go solution from the box, but the more you work with it, the more features you’re missing. And that leads to:

  1. You write tons of custom code
  2. Install a bunch of 3rd party plugins

Both a not very preferred.

In the end, I think we just have better products in the market (like Shopify). Maybe SureCart is a better way for WordPress e-comm site. Never used it, but hear a lot of good reviews.

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Here’s one reason; I have a 12 year old Woocommerce shop with a few hundred thousand customers and the database really struggles. Woocommerce causes a lot of crashes when accessing the database.
Most of the time it works, but when it doesn’t it’s terrible.

Using Bricks makes it MUCH better, but Wordpress/woocommerce is not ideal for sites with a lot of users.

I plan to switch away from Woocommerce to either SureCart or FluentCart (coming soon), with Bricks.

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The custom CSS you need with WooCommerce & Bricks just to get a basic site going it a lot.

I have a basic template kit that fixes all the CSS problems here: https://bricksresources.com/

There is some custom CSS in elements and a load of it in Bricks>>Setting>>Custom Code.

For everything else, the styles are set in the element settings rather than using custom classes or any BEM. It should be done in custom classes, using BEM.

WoodMart looks interesting and far less work to me.

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You have good points

I would argue it matters on the use case…

Shopify

Pros:

Great for small businesses and “Instagram” shops

Easy and fast to set up for non-techy users

Good for those focused on marketing and brands rather than complex ecommerce

Cons:

GDPR issues. can be problematic for EU customers

Restrictions on sensitive products: Not ideal for items like sex toys, gambling, or vaping etc - Shopify tracks everything and payment providers are also problematic

High pricing: Not suitable for larger eCommerce businesses due to fees
If you sell much you can quickly hit 2-3k fees or more per month - therefore you could also hire a woo dev

Extra costs: You often need additional apps for more features, which adds up

Template uniformity: Many stores look similar unless you can customize them or can develop

SureCart

Pros:

Excellent for digital products and memberships

Simple setup for selling digital goods

Cons:

Limited Third-Party support: Not as many integrations as WooCommerce or Shopify

Developer needed: Connecting to ERP/CRM solutions usually requires a developer

WooCommerce

Pros:

Highly customizable and flexible

No tracking, which is great for privacy

More cost-effective for larger stores in the long run

Cons:

Setup complexity: Can be a hassle to get started, especially for non-tech users

Hosting and maintenance: You’re responsible for these, which can be daunting

Need some plugins for that extra sauce

In summary:
If you want something quick and easy, go with Shopify.
For digital products, SureCart is great.
But if you need flexibility and control, WooCommerce is the way to go, even if it takes more effort to set up.

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Fair enough

But I’m not sure if SureCart/fluentCart is so much better handling a few hundred thousand customers though

There is no secret magic
Beside server infrastructure and some other stuff, everyone is basically using the same sauce

If woo is a problem, then you should probably develop your own solution instead
Get rid of any bloat etc

Should be financeable with that many customers

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I believe those plugins don’t use the Wordpress tables to store all the customer and purchase data which is where the trouble stems from.

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WooCommerce has become very powerful in the new versions. Especially in the database, cart and checkout performance. The new updates are very promising. I hope Bricks will support new WooCommerce features in the future so we can benefit from them.

I haven’t had a positive experience creating an e-commerce website with Elementor before. But Bricks is very different and I enjoy it. I think the combination of Bricks + the current WooCommerce would be very good.

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yes. :sunglasses:

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Just activate 2025 Theme and see the WooCommerce performance. The speed is super fast. The ui, ux of the card and checkout are great. I’m not saying that Bricks performance is poor. We all know that Bricks is known for its high performance.

New features that WooCommerce has.

  • Providing checkout and cart blocks as nestable
  • The use of shortcodes for checkout and cart is deprecated.
  • The add to cart block is nestable.
  • The Product gallery block is nestable.
  • The Product review block is nestable.
  • The local pickup feature has been introduced.
  • Bricks are not fully compatible with woocommerce HPOS.
  • In variable products, the price is now updated by selecting the variable.
  • Variables have button mode by default.

And many other improvements that take e-commerce to the next level with WooCommerce.

Woo

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