Elementor is a WordPress page and theme builder that replaces template editing with a visual, widget-based editor.
Company
Who makes Elementor
Elementor is developed by Elementor Ltd., an Israel-headquartered company whose builder is one of the most widely installed WordPress plugins, sold as an annual licence alongside a separate hosted product.
Official website: elementor.com ↗
Product
What it actually does
Documented capabilities include a drag-and-drop page editor, a theme builder for headers, footers, archives and single templates, WooCommerce layout building, popup building, global styles and a large third-party add-on ecosystem.
Product family
- · Page builder
- · Theme builder
- · WooCommerce builder
- · Popup builder
- · Template library
Use cases
What people hire it for
- Designing landing pages without editing theme files
- Building reusable site-wide headers, footers and archive templates
- Laying out WooCommerce product and checkout pages
- Standardising a repeatable client build process at an agency
Platforms
Where it runs
WordPress pluginHosted WordPress offering
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