Tailor

Web and SaaS

page builder

SHOW HN2016

202points
62comments
#134of 2,264 in 2016
Top 6%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

LovedMost comments that take a side are positive

12 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.

Idea: 3 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Looks nice and clean design

    From 2 comments
    • Looks beautiful, nice job!
      huxingyi on HN
    • One of the few projects that prompt me to stop my current task to tinker with it. Great job! :)
      asimuvPR on HN
  • Free alternative to premium WordPress builders

    From 2 comments
    • A lot of Wordpress stuff out there is premium and rather expensive, so to see quality Wordpress tools that are free is indeed an important feature. Most free Wordpress stuff is…
      hellofunk on HN
    • First, it's free.
      guilamu on HN

Objections

  • Title leads with free and open source, which is not the main feature

    From 2 comments
    • I think it is odd that the title has the string "free and open source" prepended to it. It seems like that isn't the primary feature.
      _RPM on HN
    • In the WordPress world, it seems that "free" carries a lot more weight than "open source". While there are many who care, there's also a ton of folks making a living (or just…
      bdcravens on HN
  • GPL license is restrictive for some

    From 1 comment
  • Small bug with download button overlapping screenshot

    From 1 comment
    • There's a small bug when your screen isn't fully stretched open - the download for free falls behind the screenshot (see link below). http://i.imgur.com/dtbCvDu.png Do you have a…
      dutchbrit on HN

Requests

  • Video demo

    From 1 comment
  • Sample sites built with the plugin

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for pointing that out! Should've spent more time on the landing page ;) I like the idea of hosting a bunch of sample pages built using the plugin too. I'll get on that.…
      andrewworsfold on HN
  • Work without WordPress

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • How does it compare to Visual Composer and Elementor

    From 3 comments
    • Congratulations on releasing - it looks very nice. Can you compare and contrast how it differs to others (e.g. Visual Composer) - how does it store the elements?
      pbowyer on HN
    • +1 for video demo. how is it better than VisualComposer?
      artur_makly on HN
    • There's a small bug when your screen isn't fully stretched open - the download for free falls behind the screenshot (see link below). http://i.imgur.com/dtbCvDu.png Do you have a…
      dutchbrit on HN
  • How does it store elements and CSS

    From 2 comments
    • Congratulations on releasing - it looks very nice. Can you compare and contrast how it differs to others (e.g. Visual Composer) - how does it store the elements?
      pbowyer on HN
    • There's a small bug when your screen isn't fully stretched open - the download for free falls behind the screenshot (see link below). http://i.imgur.com/dtbCvDu.png Do you have a…
      dutchbrit on HN
  • Does it work with WooCommerce and existing themes

    From 1 comment
    • A little confused as to how this integrates with existing sites. Does it require usage of a new theme, or can you integrate it with your current theme? If integration is not…
      enzanki_ars on HN

Alternatives named

  • Visual Composer

    From 2 comments
    • Congratulations on releasing - it looks very nice. Can you compare and contrast how it differs to others (e.g. Visual Composer) - how does it store the elements?
      pbowyer on HN
    • Is this simliar to Visual Composer? Seems like it takes it to the next step. I've been installing VC for customers for the past few months with much success, but would love to…
      marpstar on HN
  • SiteOrigin Page Builder

    From 2 comments
    • Great, congrats!!! Providentially, I was in the process of landing a WordPress dev + SEO/SMO job just around the time you were posting this. I am going to work on this over the…
      webtechgal on HN
    • Sailing more or less in the same boat here. My weapon of choice has been the SiteOrigin Page Builder but I've found that in many/most cases, I end up doing at least some amount…
      webtechgal on HN
  • Elementor

    From 1 comment
    • There's a small bug when your screen isn't fully stretched open - the download for free falls behind the screenshot (see link below). http://i.imgur.com/dtbCvDu.png Do you have a…
      dutchbrit on HN
  • Layers WP

    From 1 comment

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