Hello dear friends, today we are thrilled to announce two big news:
- Blocksy version 2.0 release
- Black Friday sale (spoiler alert – 50% off!)
First of all, we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for staying and supporting us through this entire wonderful journey.
We started to work on Blocksy 2.0 based on all the feedback we received from the entire WordPress community, so be sure that this update contains a lot of awesome and great stuff.
With the new Blocksy 2.0 release, we have taken this even further, refining the experience from the ground up by focusing on clarity and introducing new features that our customers have asked for.
There are a lot of new features introduced in this version (see the changelog) but we will cover just a few of them here and later we will create separated video tutorials for all of them.
Performance
As you saw in the changelog this update brings a lot of new things on the table so most of you may ask themselves “how it will perform?” – well, we want to let you know that all of the new features where built with this concern in mind.
We never load a line of JavaScript when it is not needed and same with CSS.
All of the PHP code was carefully structured in separated modules so nothing loads unless you really need it.
We know that sometimes the Customizer may grow in size with repeated values – so when you update to version 2.0 the system will clean all the obsolete values from your database and also ensure that things will stay clean going forward.
When comparing version 1+ with version 2.0 – we saw a really big speed boost in basically all of the metrics (backend and frontend).
Dynamic data & advanced posts
We all know how everyone loves the Blocksy posts shortcode but with this release we wanted to take it to a new level so we introduced a native Gutenberg block called “Advanced Posts”.
With it’s help plus the new “Dynamic Data” block you can create stunning looking posts in no minutes.
You can see all this in action in our new starter site – Daily News.
We have big plans for Gutenberg in the future and we feel like these blocks have big feature too. We plan to also add full WooCommerce support to it.
New WooCommerce features
Building a modern, feature-rich e-Commerce website is now just a few clicks away, with powerful features that increase customer retention and conversion.
We’ve integrated in version 2.0 a lot of new extensions that will help you bring your shop to the next level with features like:
- Variation swatches
- Filters
- Compare products
- Size guides
- Custom thank you pages
- Custom tabs
- Free shipping progress bar
- Advanced reviews
- Product brands
- And just other small features that you will discover while working with version 2.0 🙂
No more convoluted plugins to install and manage, as everything can be done from one single place.
Dark mode & enhanced color palettes
We revised entirely the color system in Blocksy and now you will have even more control over your designs and customizations.
With just a click you can declare/register a new color from one single place and apply it to any element on the site. These new colors will have their own dedicated CSS variables (devs we covered you here) and you can apply them in any tool that have such functionality.
This new and enhanced colors are a good companion to our new extension “Color Mode Switch” aka dark mode. With it’s help you can register separated colors and apply them to your site making sure it look awesome in dark mode.
And many more…
Just take it for a spin, explore the changelog and see by yourself the new capabilities of version 2.0.
We are more than sure you will like it 😎
New prices
We know that you will probably be reading this with a mix of emotions, but we are here to clear up any doubts you may have over the new pricing model.
Over the years, we have strived to deliver a unique and high quality experience to all our customers by offering a comprehensive Blocksy Pro suite of plans that offer the best website building experience, an unbeatable performance and most importantly a friendly support that really is there when you need it most.
Before we get to that, we want to assure that absolutely every one of our existing customers will not be affected by the price change at any point in time, if they decide to continue their subscription with us.
The new plans pricing will only take effect for newly purchased licenses and new customers.
We must take a step to ensure that our internal structure meets these growing demands and we can continue offer you the services that you’ve come to expect from our team.
Without further ado and without too much corporate talk, here are how our Blocksy Pro packages will be from now on:
| Personal | Professional | Agency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual price | $69 (1 site) | $99 (10 sites) | $149 (unlimited) |
| Lifetime price | $199 (1site) | $299 (10 sites) | $499 (unlimited) |
Please note, the new pricing will help us to stay focused on making Blocksy a better product with every update and this will benefit each and everyone in this amazing community we created.
If you have any questions about the new plans, please don’t hesitate to reach out via our support page. We will be in direct contact with you ready to answer any of your concerns.
Black Friday sale
Now, the best part comes here 🙂
We know how much everyone loves discounts, and because Black Friday started, we are ready to provide a generous 50% introductory discount on all plans for Blocksy version 2.0.
You can view all discounted prices here.
Looking forward to testing the new Blocksy, especially the filters and variation swatches for Woo. I use plug ins for these currently, and find them very slow on the current site, as well as adding products to cart with lots of variations is also slow. Hopefully these get a speed boost then. I’ll feedback to you.
Keep up the good work and keep pushing the boundaries.
Congrats on Blocksy 2.0! What is your plan if/when WP removes customizer and has only site editor?
Thank you 🙂
I don’t think WordPress will remove the customizer.
There are too many themes that rely on this functionality.
Does an existing lifetime license also apply to Version 2 of Blocksy, or is a re-licensing required?
If you are an existing customer – you get the update for free 🙂
Too bad I’ve rushed on Lifetime Perso. A Pro plan with all features could have been more relevant for my future needs… A little frustrating.
Thank you, Creative Themes team, for all the hard work! I’ve relied heavily on the Blocksy Posts shortcode for countless sites, so I’m extremely excited to see the new Advanced Posts block!
Thank you Patrick!
Hope you like the new Advanced Posts block 🙂
New starter sites look good! Will you continue to use Greenshift instead of Stackable from now on? Also, love Fluent Forms instead of WPForms being used!