Travis Biziorek kills Elementor and PMPro with vibe-coded replacements
Travis Biziorek killed his Elementor subscription with a vibe-coded custom design for his personal blog, then killed PMPro after vibe-coding his own custom plugin. He says that if he could bet against the entire economy built around the WordPress ecosystem, he'd take out a second mortgage to do it. Premium plugin providers and theme marketplaces, in his words, are absolutely cooked, and he thinks this is coming for every industry. WordPress plugins were always small, focused tools. That makes them perfect zombie snacks.
If I could bet against the entire economy built around the WordPress ecosystem I would take out a second mortgage to do it.
I just killed my Elementor subscription with a vibe-coded custom design for my personal blog.
I also killed PMPro after vibe-coding my own custom plugin.
All these premium plugin provider, theme marketplaces, etc. are absolutely cooked.
And if you don't think this is coming for every industry, you're crazy!
— Travis Biziorek, read the original on XMore SaaS obituaries
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