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  • sted0

    low-profile clients ask for this all the time, sometimes it's good but it has some issues, so there are a few things about vc what I wanted to share, but the other day I was exhausted so:

    - Generates really ugly code for the front-end (classes on everything, unnecessary nested objects, etc)
    - Because of the shortcode processing page-load time increases
    - Hard to modify individual elements (styles, logic)
    - 1 wrong click and you can spend days figuring out what's wrong.
    - Editors get way too much control over the content
    - Forget proper seo

    • - 1st point depends on how you structure stuff.
      - page load is increased but marginally - just shortcodes which all wpress sites use
      - Very easy to modify
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    • individual elements via CSS because they all have classes - never had a prob doing this
      - Never spent days figuring something out but yes things can go wrong
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    • - yep agreed - not good for clients with little web knowledge
      - SEO - not really sure about this - just outputs HTML
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    • which you have full control of so no need for it to be an issue.fadein11
    • fadein11 grid element, locked to a specific post category, i can't add or modify the data source. that was my last :)sted
    • and try for example add random colors to the image carousel :) (you can't w/o messing with the vc js)sted
    • ah I see - I haven't delved that deep with stuff - thought you meant styling.fadein11

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