Elementor review

Elementor turns WordPress into a visual editor. Instead of editing blocks in a sidebar, you drag widgets onto the page and style them in place, and the free Editor plugin includes the essential drag-and-drop tools, key widgets and core site-building features. Paid plans are billed annually: Essential covers one site with 57 Pro widgets, 10 cloud templates, the Theme Builder for headers and footers, dynamic content and a form builder, while Advanced Solo and Advanced add 85 Pro widgets, popups, custom code and CSS, and ecommerce features. Elementor One adds a shared credit pool for AI generation, image optimization, accessibility and cookie consent. Elementor says it has built more than 22 million websites. The catch is that you need WordPress and hosting, which adds setup and maintenance compared with Wix or Squarespace. Our pricing page showed EUR, so the USD price is pending. For WordPress sites, it is the most direct route to WYSIWYG editing.

Who it is for

WordPress users who want to design pages visually instead of with blocks or code

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending). Free Editor plugin; Pro plans billed annually.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Free Editor plugin with essential drag-and-drop tools and key widgets
• Theme Builder for designing headers, footers and templates visually on all paid plans
• Essential plan: 57 Pro widgets, 10 cloud templates, form builder, 1 site
• Advanced Solo and Advanced add 85 Pro widgets, popups, custom CSS and ecommerce
• Elementor One bundles AI generation, image optimization and accessibility tools

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: A free plugin covers core visual editing on any WordPress site
• Strength: You keep WordPress hosting choice and plugin ecosystem
• Strength: Elementor says it has built more than 22 million websites
• Weakness: Requires a WordPress site and hosting
• Weakness: Popups, custom CSS and ecommerce need Advanced Solo or higher
• Weakness: Prices were shown to us in EUR, so the USD price is pending

Key facts

• Platform: WordPress plugin
• Free plan: Yes, free Editor plugin
• Pro widgets: 57 on Essential, 85 on Advanced plans
• Refunds: 30-day money-back guarantee on annual plans

Where it ranks

Elementor is No. 4 in our Best WYSIWYG Website Builders verdict.