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Q: What happens after I install Elementor?

The Elementor welcome window guides you through creating an Elementor account, installing the “Hello” theme, selecting the features you want, and confirming that you’re “Good to go.”

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Introduction

Elementor is a powerful, user-friendly page builder for WordPress that lets you create professional websites easily, without any coding skills.

Info

Elementor is available in both a free and a paid version. The free version of Elementor (Elementor Core) gives you everything you need to get started with your website. Elementor Pro builds on the free version and offers additional features and Pro widgets. For more information about the exact differences, see the official Elementor documentation.

Installation

To use and install Elementor, you need to have WordPress installed and running on your web hosting product. If you haven’t done that yet, you should take care of this step first. If you’re not sure how to do it, we recommend checking out our Install WordPress guide.

Once WordPress is running, you can start installing Elementor. Elementor is installed as a plugin in WordPress. Find out how to install plugins in WordPress in our WordPress plugins guide.

In WordPress, go to Plugins and click the Add New Plugin button at the top. Next, search for Elementor and click Install next to Elementor Website Builder – More than just a page builder.

Configuration

Once installation is complete, you can continue with the configuration. You should see the Elementor welcome window next. It will guide you through the following steps: creating an Elementor account, installing the “Hello” theme, selecting the features you want, and finally confirming that you’re “Good to go.” Just follow the instructions to finish setting up Elementor.

Creating an Elementor account isn’t required unless you want to use Elementor Pro right away. After that, you can install the theme and add the extra features you need.

Get started

You can now use Elementor to design your website. First, get an overview of how Elementor works, which widgets are available, how to edit the design and layout, and how to create individual pages and templates.

Available widgets

Both the free and paid versions of Elementor offer a range of widgets you can use to design and customize your website.

Basic widgets

The free version of Elementor offers a selection of widgets you can use to design your website at no extra cost:

Inner Section, Heading, Image, Text Editor, Video, Button, Star Rating, Divider, Google Maps, Icon, Image Box, Icon Box, Basic Gallery, Image Carousel, Icon List, Counter, Spacer, Testimonial, Tabs, Accordion, Toggle, Social Icons, Progress Bar, SoundCloud, Shortcode, HTML, Menu Anchor, Alert, Sidebar, Breadcrumbs, Container, and Link in Bio.

Pro widgets

Enhance your website’s design with additional Pro widgets. Elementor Pro includes the following additional widgets:

Posts, Share Buttons, Portfolio, Slides, Form, Login, Nav Menu, Animated Headline, Price Table, Price List, Gallery, Flip Box, Call to Action, Media Carousel, Testimonial Carousel, Nested Carousel, Loop Carousel, Table of Contents, Countdown, Facebook Page, Blockquote, Template, Reviews, Facebook Button, Facebook Embed, Facebook Comments, PayPal Button, Lottie Widget, Code Highlight, Video Playlist, Hotspot, Progress Tracker, Stripe Button, Mega Menu, Off-Canvas

Design and layout

Create a page

Create a new page and design it just the way you want with Elementor. To do this, open Elementor from the sidebar and select “Create a page.” The editor offers numerous widgets and settings that let you flexibly customize the design and content.

Templates

Create templates for containers, pages, or sections that you can reuse. The main benefit is that you only need to make changes in one place. All areas where the template is used are updated automatically. This saves time and ensures a consistent design across your website.

Elementor documentation

This guide focuses exclusively on installing and configuring WordPress with the Elementor extension, as well as the most important basics for using it. For a more detailed introduction to Elementor, we recommend the official Elementor documentation and Help Center.

More Elementor extensions

The options available through settings, themes, and widgets are limited depending on which version of Elementor you use—free or Pro. However, many third-party extensions can significantly expand and improve your design options or even add new features. These extensions give you even more flexibility to design your website exactly the way you want.

Extension	Availability
Ultimate Addons for Elementor	Free and paid versions available
Master Addons for Elementor	Free and paid versions available
Essential Addons for Elementor	Free and paid versions available
Premium Addons for Elementor	Free and paid versions available
Happy Addons for Elementor	Free and paid versions available
ThePlus Addons	Free and paid versions available
JetElements	Paid version

Conclusion

Congratulations! If you’ve followed all the steps, you should now have Elementor successfully installed and configured. If you have any questions or need help, our support team is here for you every day! 🙂

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

WordPress must already be installed and running on your web hosting product.

Install it as a WordPress plugin: go to Plugins, click “Add New Plugin,” search for “Elementor Website Builder,” and install it.

Yes. The free version (Elementor Core) offers everything you need to get started with your website. Elementor Pro builds on it with additional features and Pro widgets.

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Web Hosting: WordPress Elementor

Introduction

Installation

Configuration

Get started

Available widgets

Basic widgets

Pro widgets

Design and layout

Create a page

Templates

Elementor documentation

More Elementor extensions

Conclusion

Frequently asked questions

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Installation

Configuration

Get started

Available widgets

Basic widgets

Pro widgets

Design and layout

Create a page

Templates

Elementor documentation

Conclusion

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