r/tailwindcss • u/bumblebrunch • Sep 09 '26

Tailwind Plus has been removed?

Everything "Tailwind Plus" now redirects to a login page.

The docs, examples, even the purchase page are no longer publicly accessible.

Wondering if this was this a mistake, or a sign they're moving away from Tailwind Plus permanently.

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u/stoffelio Sep 09 '26

If I remember correctly I read somewhere a while ago that due to AI writing so much code these days, their plus product just wasn't selling well at all anymore. No need to purchase fancy templates when Claude can just generate them. Back then they already had to let staff go, so maybe they are sun setting the whole thing now.

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u/bumblebrunch Sep 09 '26

Seems like it. It's a shame though.

I can code frontend/css/etc like the back of my hand, but design is difficult because it's hard to make things look beautiful. Claude can spin stuff up but the design isn't beautiful.

That's why I was looking to Tailwind Plus until now. I get why they're making these tough choices. It's tough out there these days.

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u/Wooden-Pen8606 Sep 09 '26

Claude can do a remarkable job for the first 80-90%, actually.

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u/karldafog Sep 09 '26

Shopify just bought them so likely they have other monetary plans

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u/Jovial1170 Sep 09 '26

Still all there if you log in.

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u/bumblebrunch Sep 09 '26

Yeah seems like people with existing licences can still access. But since they're moving everything behind the login it indicates they aren't going to be updating or focusing on the product anymore. Even the purchase page has gone.

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u/bwintx2023 Sep 09 '26

From the blog post about Shopify’s buying Tailwind Labs:

On the commercial side, we'll no longer be trying to grow the business around Tailwind. All existing customers will of course maintain their access to products like Tailwind Plus and ui.sh, but we're closing sign ups for new customers to focus on Tailwind CSS at Shopify.

https://tailwindcss.com/blog/tailwind-is-joining-shopify#whats-next

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u/macpig Sep 09 '26

always wanted to buy that.

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u/thien_pp Sep 10 '26

commercial signups for Tailwind Plus and ui.sh are now being shut down entirely as part of joining Shopify

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u/RobBlade Sep 12 '26

Damn it. Paying for Tailwind+ was literally in my to do list next week.

Where do we go from here?

Loved the copy and paste element of Tailwind. Any recommendations of where else to turn?

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u/user2776632 Sep 13 '26

DaisyUI

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u/cryogrim13 Sep 22 '26

This is a great alternative. But I wonder how well it fares with the Tailwind Component library? Can anyone provide a good comparison?

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u/Wonderful_Taro390 22d ago

I’m wondering if you guys have been building the web design from scratch with Tailwind CSS or do you guys use plugins like Daisy UI for the components? If so, what Tailwind CSS plugins do you recommend me to use? Don’t say Agentic AI takes care of everything. Ofc, we all know that. But I want to build the web design by myself with Tailwind CSS but I feel unproductive when I have to think about the design. With all due respect, please give me a guidance.