How Page Builders Transformed WordPress and What’s Next for the Web | Raitis Sevelis (WPBakery)

In Episode 33 of The Melapress Show, Robert Abela sits down with Raitis Sevelis, Product Lead at WPBakery, to explore the evolution of page builders — the tools that transformed how we design and build with WordPress long before blocks and Full Site Editing reshaped the landscape.

From the early days of drag-and-drop editors to today’s hybrid site-building environment, they dive into how page builders emerged, why they grew so rapidly, and the role they continue to play in a future influenced by FSE, performance expectations, and AI-driven creation.

Key topics include:

• What page builders were originally built to solve — and how they’ve evolved since 2013
• Why page builders still thrive alongside the Block Editor and Full Site Editing
• Performance debates: bloat, best practices, and choosing the right tool for your workflow
• What agencies often overlook: scalability, client workflows, and long-term maintainability
• How other CMSs approach visual builders — and what WordPress can learn from them
• The growing influence of AI and what the next 5 years of site building may look like

🎙️ Guest: Raitis Sevelis — WPBakery

🎙️ Host: Robert Abela — Melapress