A site can look finished on the front end while still carrying unused classes, hard-coded colours, messy structure, responsive problems, accessibility gaps, and performance issues behind the scenes. Left unchecked, those small problems can quickly turn into extra client revisions, slower workflows, and more post-launch clean-up.
That is where Bricks Health comes in.
Bricks Health is a plugin designed to scan your Bricks website, highlight potential problems, and help you tidy things up before launch. It gives you a clearer picture of what is happening across your site, without needing to manually hunt through every page, template and setting.
What Does Bricks Health Check?
Bricks Health breaks its audit down into five main areas:
- Design
- Classes
- Performance
- Responsive
- Accessibility
The dashboard gives you an overview of your site’s overall health, along with individual scores for each area. From there, you can dig into the specific issues, decide what needs fixing, ignore anything that is not relevant, and rerun the scan once changes have been made.
It is not just a list of vague warnings either. Bricks Health shows where an issue appears, explains what the problem is, and often gives you a direct way to fix it.
Useful Design And Class Clean-Up
One of the most useful parts of Bricks Health is how it handles design and class-related issues.
For example, it can spot hard-coded colours where a variable should probably have been used instead. It can then replace that hard-coded value with the correct variable, helping keep your design system cleaner and more consistent.
It can also find unused classes, single-use classes, inline styles and conflicting class issues. If you have imported layouts, worked with third-party design sets, or experimented while building, this can be a handy way to clear out leftover clutter.
Fixes, Snapshots And Undo
Bricks Health can apply some fixes directly, which is where the plugin becomes more than just a reporting tool.
Before it makes changes, it creates a snapshot. That gives you a safety net if something does not go to plan. You can also view your fix history and undo changes if needed.
I would still recommend taking a full backup before using any tool that modifies site data, but having snapshots and an undo history built in is a welcome extra layer of protection.
Responsive And Accessibility Checks
The responsive checks help identify issues like elements overflowing the viewport, off-screen content, and horizontal scrolling problems.
The accessibility section is also useful, especially for common issues such as missing screen reader text, heading structure problems, and other checks linked to accessibility guidance.
I would not treat any automated accessibility tool as the final word on whether a site is fully accessible, but Bricks Health gives you a solid starting point and makes it easier to catch issues you may otherwise miss.
Built For Ongoing Use
Although Bricks Health is useful as a pre-launch checklist, it probably makes more sense to use it throughout the build process.
You can run a scan early, set a baseline, make changes as the project develops, and then rescan to see what has improved or what still needs attention.
That is far better than reaching the end of a build and suddenly discovering a long list of things to clean up before launch.
Pricing And Free Version
There is a free version of Bricks Health, although it is fairly limited. It gives you enough to test the plugin and get a feel for how it works, but many of the more useful checks are locked behind the paid version.
The paid pricing looked reasonable in my testing, especially if it saves you time tracking down issues manually. There are also lifetime licence options available, and Bricks Health can be bundled with Bricks Migration Engine from the same developer.
As always, check the latest pricing yourself before buying, as offers and lifetime deals can change.
Final Thoughts
Bricks Health is a useful tool if you build websites with Bricks and want a cleaner, more structured way to check your work before launch.
It helps identify design inconsistencies, unused classes, performance concerns, responsive issues and accessibility problems in one place. The ability to open issues directly, apply some fixes automatically, review documentation, and undo changes makes it feel practical rather than just another report you have to interpret manually.
It is not a replacement for proper testing, backups or accessibility review, but it could save a lot of time and help you catch problems earlier in the build process.
If you are building client websites with Bricks, Bricks Health is definitely worth testing.
Bricks Health FAQ
What is Bricks Health and how does it help Bricks websites?
Bricks Health is a plugin for Bricks Builder that audits your website for common design, class, performance, responsive, and accessibility issues. It helps you identify hidden problems before launch, making it easier to create cleaner, faster, and more maintainable Bricks websites.
What does the Bricks Health plugin check?
The Bricks Health plugin checks five key areas of your Bricks website: design, classes, performance, responsive behaviour, and accessibility. Its dashboard provides an overall site health score and highlights specific issues that may need attention.
Can Bricks Health find unused CSS classes in Bricks Builder?
Yes, Bricks Health can help identify unused classes and other class-related issues in Bricks Builder. Removing unnecessary classes can reduce clutter in your project, improve consistency, and make future website updates easier to manage.
Why should I run a Bricks website audit before launch?
Running a Bricks website audit before launch helps catch problems such as hard-coded colours, inconsistent styling, mobile layout issues, accessibility gaps, and performance concerns. Fixing these issues early can reduce client revisions and prevent time-consuming post-launch clean-up.
Does Bricks Health improve website accessibility and responsive design?
Bricks Health highlights potential accessibility and responsive design issues so you can review and improve your Bricks website across different devices and user needs. Addressing these checks can support a better user experience, improve usability, and help create a more professional final website.
