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$1,299. No Refunds. Here's What He Didn't Deliver.
- Version 1.0 is dated 30 January 2026etchwp.com/changelog/1-0-0
- In 2019YouTube, at 16:03
They Paid Extra for WooCommerce. It Isn't There.
- The pricing page archived on 5 September 2024Wayback copy of etchwp.com/pricing/?group=1, 5 September 2024
- the pricing page todayetchwp.com/pricing
- Studio’s FAQetchbuilder.io/pricing
- sells WooCommerce functionality as an add-onohmyetch.com
- etchwpstudio.cometchwpstudio.com/articles/is-oh-my-etch-part-of-etchwp
- his pricing pageohmyetch.com/pricing
- June 2026YouTube, at 24:20
'Etch Doesn't Trap Your Content.' I Switched It Off. The Page Went Blank.
- Etch’s blog saidetchwp.com/blog/auto-block-authoring-core-vs-custom
- Its docsdocs.etchwp.com/gutenberg/block-authoring
- pricing FAQetchwp.com/pricing
- features pageetchwp.com/features
- Why Etch?etchwp.com/why
Etch Was Going to Eliminate Yoast. It Just Added Yoast Compatibility.
- pricing FAQetchwp.com/pricing
- version 1.7.0etchwp.com/changelog/1-7-0
- April 2026YouTube, at 2:10:08
- own docsdocs.etchwp.com/known-issues
- image handlingdocs.etchwp.com/interface/asset-manager
- Why Etch?etchwp.com/why
- facets pagesdocs.etchwp.com/facets/filter
He Sold WordPress's Next Era. Now He Calls WordPress Dead.
- 12 May 2026YouTube, at 58:11
- 25 AugustYouTube, at 24:55
- etchwpstudio.cometchwpstudio.com/articles/etch-studio-without-wordpress
- The FAQ for Etch Studioetchbuilder.io/pricing
- Current Prioritiesdocs.etchwp.com/top-priorities
- lifetime licences don’t include StudioYouTube, at 2:04:28
- a discount on a monthly billetchwpstudio.com/etch-studio-price
Etch V1 Was Due in September 2025. The Pricing Page Still Says It Will Be.
- Version 1.0 is dated 30 January 2026etchwp.com/changelog/1-0-0
- the pricing pageetchwp.com/pricing
- Etch’s FAQetchbuilder.io/pricing
- own docsdocs.etchwp.com/known-issues
'Unprecedented' Transparency, and a 'Top Secret Exploratory Mission'
- priorities pagedocs.etchwp.com/top-priorities
- announcement of version 1etchwp.com/blog/etch-v1-0-the-official-release
- Coordsbriancoords.com/newsletter/etch-a-sketching-out-the-future
- FoyWayback copy of davefoy.com/etch-advisory-board-bricks, 15 October 2024
EtchWP Is Alive and Well. WordPress Is Dead. Geary's Treating You Like a Fool.
- 25 AugustYouTube, at 24:55
- the same streamYouTube, at 2:07:50
- 12 MayYouTube, at 58:11
- the Etch pricing pageetchbuilder.io/pricing
- 20 October streamYouTube
- Geary repliedYouTube
- Lifetime licences don’t include itYouTube, at 2:04:28
Kevin Geary Called Breakdance the "Biggest Threat" to Oxygen. Most New Etch Features Now Start in Studio.
- “the biggest threat to oxygen in my opinion”YouTube, at 17:33
- “more modern features that they’re not bringing to oxygen”YouTube, at 17:58
- on an episode of WP Product Talkwpproducttalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ep93-wppt-transcript.html
- “things will come to Etch Studio and then they will be ported over”YouTube, at 1:59:30
- The FAQ on Etch’s pricing pageetchbuilder.io/pricing
- “the development grounds for where we do things the way they should have been done”YouTube, at 1:59:02
- “No, no, cuz that is etch for WordPress.”YouTube, at 2:04:28
- reached WordPress in version 1.6.0 of EtchWPetchwp.com/changelog/1-6-0
- His answerYouTube, at 1:57:05
- “we want you to have the exact same experience”YouTube, at 1:59:42
- “WordPress architecture can’t support this. Okay, so the the flexibility and the power would only be available in studio.”YouTube, at 1:49:59
- “anything that needs to be ported to WordPress that can be ported to WordPress we will start porting”YouTube, at 1:57:21
- announced that Oxygen lifetime customers would get the rewritten platform at no additional costoxygenbuilder.com/your-lifetime-license
- Its statement about Oxygendocs.automaticcss.com/3.0/builder-configuration/setting-up-acss-with-cwicly
- When Geary exported a site from StudioYouTube, at 2:02:49
- Etch’s docs for Studiodocs.etchwp.com/studio/deploying
- etchwpstudio.cometchwpstudio.com/articles/etch-studio-export-lock-in
- reports a 29 October reply from Gearyetchwpstudio.com/articles/etch-studio-export-lock-in
- Etch’s Studio pageetchbuilder.io/platforms/studio
An Engineer Who Helped Build Etch Says Page Builders “Make No Sense” When an Agent Writes the Code
- his own pricing pageohmyetch.com/pricing
- article on Xx.com/WojciechPiskorz/status/2115873069608632686
- Etch’s docsdocs.etchwp.com/gutenberg/block-authoring
- Oh My Etchohmyetch.com
- etchwpstudio.cometchwpstudio.com/articles/is-oh-my-etch-part-of-etchwp
$590 a Year for Etch Studio? I'll Use Astro.
- $590 a year on the annual plan, or $708 if you pay monthlystudio.etchbuilder.io/purchase
- FAQetchbuilder.io/pricing
- called WordPress “the slowly rotting carcass of the WordPress dinosaur”YouTube, at 58:11
Pinegrow vs Etch Studio: A Licence You Can Keep Forever
- $590 a year on the annual plan, or $708 if you pay monthlystudio.etchbuilder.io/purchase
- pricing FAQetchbuilder.io/pricing
- Pinegrowpinegrow.com
- FAQpinegrow.com/faq
- AI docspinegrow.com/docs/ai-assistant
Silex vs Etch Studio: A Nonprofit Builder That Costs Nothing
- $590 a year on the annual plan, or $708 if you pay monthlystudio.etchbuilder.io/purchase
- Silexsilex.me
- Silex Labssilexlabs.org
- READMEgithub.com/silexlabs/Silex
- reusable headers, footers and componentsdocs.silex.me
- publishing docsdocs.silex.me/designer/publishing/overview
- desktop appsilex.me/download
- whatever agent you usesilex.me/ai
Kujo SSG vs Etch Studio: Skip the Builder, Keep the Files
- $590 a year on the annual plan, or $708 if you pay monthlystudio.etchbuilder.io/purchase
- Kujo SSGgithub.com/kujolang/ssg
- the integration docsgithub.com/kujolang/ssg/blob/main/docs/ability-integration.md
- MITgithub.com/kujolang/ssg/blob/main/LICENSE
- FAQetchbuilder.io/pricing
OpenPage vs Etch Studio: Your Whole Site in One JSON File
- $590 a year on the annual plan, or $708 if you pay monthlystudio.etchbuilder.io/purchase
- OpenPagegithub.com/buildingopen/openpage
- Tailwind’s own docstailwindcss.com/docs/installation/play-cdn
VvvebJs vs Etch Studio: A Free Page Builder You Assemble Yourself
- $590 a year on the annual plan, or $708 if you pay monthlystudio.etchbuilder.io/purchase
- VvvebJsgithub.com/givanz/VvvebJs
- Apache 2.0github.com/givanz/VvvebJs/blob/master/LICENSE
- Vvveb CMSgithub.com/givanz/Vvveb
FEWD Studio vs Etch Studio: £79.99 Desktop Editor for Your Own Files
- $590 a year on the annual plan, or $708 if you pay monthlystudio.etchbuilder.io/purchase
- FEWD Studiofewdstudio.com
- £9.99 a month or £79.99 a yearfewdstudio.com/pricing
- The features pagefewdstudio.com/features
- his YouTube channelYouTube
- the one where he explains why FEWD Studio isn’t an Etch cloneYouTube
- its visual modefewdstudio.com/docs/creative-and-framework-mode
- a free copyfewdstudio.com/docs/licence-and-devices
PhantomStudio vs Etch Studio: $199 Once, or $590 Every Year?
- $590 a year on the annual plan, or $708 if you pay monthlystudio.etchbuilder.io/purchase
- FAQetchbuilder.io/pricing
- PhantomStudiophantomwp.com
- sells onephantomwp.com/pricing
- Ovidiu Maghetiuphantomwp.com/about
- The FAQphantomwp.com/faq
- PhantomStudio YouTube channelYouTube
- FAQphantomwp.com/faq
Frames Said New Layouts Came 'Weekly in Most Cases'. Its Own Dates Show 22 Weeks in About 60.
- The Frames pricing FAQWayback copy of getframes.io/pricing, 15 November 2025
- firstWayback copy of getframes.io/pricing, 17 September 2024
- September 2025 captureWayback copy of getframes.io/pricing, 17 September 2025
- The page nowgetframes.io/pricing
- The changeloggetframes.io/changelog
- already thereWayback copy of getframes.io/changelog, 6 November 2024
- Frames’ public WordPress APIgetframes.io/wp-json/wp/v2/layouts
- The course pageWayback copy of geary.co/pb101, 7 January 2026
- 49 free videosYouTube
- 5 January 2026YouTube
- S4:07 on container queriesYouTube
- 7 JulyYouTube, at 17:26
- MayYouTube, at 26:20
- last archivedWayback copy of geary.co/pb101, 17 September 2026
- January 2023Wayback copy of automaticcss.com, 13 January 2023
- 2 July 2025automaticcss.com/preparing-for-acss-4-0
- The docsdocs.automaticcss.com
- ACSS 4.0.0 shippedautomaticcss.com/changelog
- version 4docs.automaticcss.com/setup/whats-new-in-4
- June 2026YouTube, at 24:20
Kevin Geary Threatened to Pull Automatic.css From Bricks Over a Dispute. Today's Licence Wouldn't Stop Him.
- docsdocs.automaticcss.com
- pricing pagegetframes.io/pricing
- Thomas Ehrigforum.bricksbuilder.io/u/thomas
- “Quick moderation update”facebook.com/groups/brickscommunity/permalink/1809491463048699
- Reddit thread about itreddit.com/r/WPDrama/comments/1r8t5uc/kevin_geary_owner_of_acss_etch_got_banned_from
- ACSS licence agreementpolicies.termageddon.com/api/policy/Umk5NU0wazVTbHAzT0d4M1duYzlQUT09
- promised in writingautomaticcss.com/preparing-for-acss-4-0
'Replaces 6+ Premium Plugins.' I Count Two.
- the pricing pageetchwp.com/pricing
- September 2024Wayback copy of etchwp.com/pricing/?group=1, 5 September 2024
- 1 April 2025Wayback copy of etchwp.com/pricing, 1 April 2025
- 19 August 2025Wayback copy of etchwp.com/pricing, 19 August 2025
- version 1.0etchwp.com/changelog/1-0-0
- 2 June 2026YouTube, at 39:02
- EtchWP’s docsdocs.etchwp.com/known-issues
- Asset Manageretchwp.com/changelog/1-6-0
- Geary saidYouTube, at 38:48
- image handlingdocs.etchwp.com/interface/asset-manager
- 17 December 2025YouTube, at 1:53:04
- 7 April 2026YouTube, at 2:10:08
- 2 June 2026YouTube, at 1:03:21
- version 1.7.0etchwp.com/changelog/1-7-0
- etchbuilder.io FAQetchbuilder.io/pricing
- ACF PRO Agencyadvancedcustomfields.com/pro
- Perfmatters unlimitedperfmatters.io/pricing
Robert DeVore's 'Hidden History' of Kevin Geary: What It Says
- WP Minutewpminuteplus.transistor.fm/episodes/open-source-saved-my-life
- debated on WP Townhall 13robertdevore.com/wp-townhall-13-the-debate-kevin-geary-doesnt-want-you-to-see
- capture from the day before the debateWayback copy of youtube.com/watch?v=gNtjJdYH7OY, 15 April 2025
- posted his own copy on his channelYouTube
- about pageWayback copy of thisisbrokenblog.com/about, 30 April 2009
- The Money Hawk’s Twitter accountWayback copy of twitter.com:80/TheMoneyHawk, 24 December 2008
- Kevin Geary of Atlanta promoted The Money HawkWayback copy of twitter.com:80/kevinmgeary, 13 April 2009
- The Money Hawk’s authorWayback copy of money-hawk.com:80/blog/about-me, 20 December 2008
- site carried the Digital Gravy copyrightWayback copy of digitalambition.co/about-me-page, 19 October 2019
- kevinmgeary.comWayback copy of kevinmgeary.com, 4 September 2019
- a 2018 podcastlibertyentrepreneurs.com/2018/09/episode83-why-you-need-a-digital-lifestyle-business-now
Georgia Lists Digital Gravy, LLC as Dissolved. Etch Is Still on Sale.
- Georgia’s business registerecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearch
- pricing pageetchwp.com/pricing
- ACSS licence agreementpolicies.termageddon.com/api/policy/Umk5NU0wazVTbHAzT0d4M1duYzlQUT09
- EtchWP’s termsetchwp.com/policies/terms-of-service
- Georgia’s LLC lawcodes.findlaw.com/ga/title-14-corporations-partnerships-and-associations/ga-code-sect-14-11-603
- puts the fee at $250 onlinesos.ga.gov/page/business-division-faq
- “You’re taking a risk on us”Wayback copy of etchwp.com/pricing, 5 September 2024
- “critical bug fixes and security updates for the next 5 years”automaticcss.com/preparing-for-acss-4-0
- Geary has plenty to say about professionalismgeary.co/blog/professional-standards-matter