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Every published page on this site, grouped by question. Draft pages are excluded until they ship. For the narrative overview, start at the hub essay.

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Start here: the decision

Is Etch Studio included in the Etch lifetime deal?

No — confirmed on stream. LTD covers the WordPress plugin only.

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If you don't need WordPress, what is Etch Studio actually selling?

Geary's pitch reframes the product — and the comparison set that follows.

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EtchWP vs Etch Studio: what's actually different?

Same Svelte UI; the split is where data lives and who runs the backend.

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Money and entitlement

Money and entitlement

How much does Etch Studio cost?

No official price as of September 2026; community figures are unconfirmed.

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What EtchWP backers were actually promised

Collaborative pre-sale, Era 4, investment-in-vision — then a separate Studio subscription.

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Ownership and lock-in

Ownership and lock-in

Can you export your site from Etch Studio?

ZIP and Cloudflare files yes; the project, loops, logic, and editor stay hosted.

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Product status

Product status

EtchWP release tracker: what has actually shipped

Maintained table of EtchWP releases from the public changelog — verify directly.

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Is EtchWP still being actively developed?

Maintenance continues; feature development stopped after July 8, 2026.

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Architecture and alternatives

Architecture and alternatives

Can you self-host Etch Studio?

Not currently — Geary said self-host is possible but unknown; hosted was chosen as controlled.

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The version of Etch Studio that would have kept everyone: one app, three backends

Analysis: one Svelte canvas with adapter-based backends — the path they skipped.

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