Elementor

elementor · By Elementor
10M+ installs 4.5 (7,322) Updated 3 days ago v4.3.6 WP 6.8–7.1.4 PHP 7.4+

Impact score

Footprint Score across the two most representative contexts.

83 scans · last scan 1 day ago

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Homepage Score

Impact measured on the public homepage

D
30/100 Heavy

Heavy impact, alternative recommended

v4.3.6 · 27 scans · Consolidated score over 90 days · 7 versions

What it adds to every page load

Added time
494 ms
Added memory
10.0 MB
SQL queries
+84
CSS/JS files
+60
External calls
0

Admin Score

Impact measured in the WordPress admin

C
53/100 Average

Significant impact, worth watching

v4.3.5 · 19 scans · Consolidated score over 90 days · 6 versions

What it adds to every page load

Added time
108 ms
Added memory
4.0 MB
SQL queries
+46
CSS/JS files
+17
External calls
0

About

Elementor, the leading WordPress website creation platform, empowers you to build professional, pixel-perfect websites seamlessly with its no-code, drag-and-drop Atomic Editor.

Supporting the full website lifecycle, Elementor lets you build, optimize, and manage your website with extended capabilities such as agentic AI creation, native MCP connection, image optimization, transactional email delivery, accessibility tools, performance boosters, and more.

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Elementor is now in version 4, with a new generation of performance-first atomic building blocks that put you in control of every part of your site. Define your global design systems and reusable components once, and they apply everywhere instantly – turning hours or even days of work into single clicks.

NEW! Connect your favorite AI tools, including Claude, Codex, and Cursor, directly to your Elementor sites. The Elementor MCP acts as a new execution layer, turning plain-language prompts into real, fully editable Elementor structures, layouts, and design systems while keeping you in complete control.

Unlock all Pro features with Elementor Pro.

Need fast and secure cloud hosting for your Elementor site? Try out Elementor Host Powered by Google Cloud & Cloudflare. 4.9/5 TrustPilot score.

Access a suite of free widgets and tools built to support your website creation process:

High-performing websites: Website performance affects your visitors’ experience and search result ranking. Elementor, in partnership with Google Chrome, continuously improves performance without compromising design.

Key features include:

Create unparalleled websites while saving time, money and resources with Elementor Pro’s full website builder. Get access to 100+ professional widgets, features, and tools.

Editor Pro design widgets:

Editor Pro theme widgets:

Build and customize all the key parts of your website including headers, footers, 404 page, global archives, and more.

Editor Pro WooCommerce widgets:

Design and customize a complete online shopping experience across your entire website.

Build professional websites with Elementor Pro

Elementor places a strong backed by industry certifications such as ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, and SOC 2 Type II. These certifications reflect our commitment to robust security measures and recognized industry standards.

We encourage ethical security research through our Bug Bounty program. We work with leading bug bounty services so researchers can report vulnerabilities in our service backed by a triage team available 24/7/365.

For more information: Trust Center.

Elementor offers accessibility tools and enhancements to help you provide a better experience for all users. Including HTML5 semantics, full keyboard navigation menus, ongoing improvements of features and widget.

Elementor supports multiple languages, typographies, and RTL, with editor translations in over 63 languages.

It’s compatible with WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress, Weglot, and more. To contribute, add a new language via translate.wordpress.org. See our guide on how to translate and localize the plugin.

To improve the user experience, Elementor may use the following 3rd party services if the required feature is enabled:

Image Optimizer: Image compression for faster, high-quality website performance.

Site Mailer: Reliable email management without SMTP plugins, keeping your communications reliable.

Ally: Improves website usability for people with disabilities. Ally scans, detects, and remediates key accessibility violations, and works on all WordPress and Elementor websites.

Manage: Centralized dashboard to monitor, optimize, and maintain multiple WordPres sites without switching between individual site admins.

Cookiez: GDPR and CCPA compliant cookie banner with automatic cooking scanning, script blocking and consent logging.

Activity Log: Records every change on your WordPress site, who did it, when, and where the request came from (WP Admin, REST API, WP-CLI, WP-Cron, or the WP Abilities API), for a full audit trail).

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Description published by Elementor on WordPress.org, licensed under GPLv3.

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Screenshots

Screenshots published by Elementor on WordPress.org, licensed under GPLv3.

Visual Drag and Drop Editor - Design your website layouts and place any element anywhere on the page for pixel-perfect designs.
Visual Drag and Drop Editor - Design your website layouts and place any element anywhere on the page for pixel-perfect designs.
Full Design System - Enjoy a professional workflow and ensure consistency across your site. Define your settings, use them globally, and instantly adjust them any time.
Full Design System - Enjoy a professional workflow and ensure consistency across your site. Define your settings, use them globally, and instantly adjust them any time.
Responsive Design Fully edit your website and customize the behavior on desktop, tablet, & mobile to optimize the visitor experience on every device.
Responsive Design Fully edit your website and customize the behavior on desktop, tablet, & mobile to optimize the visitor experience on every device.
Kits and Templates - Jumpstart your web creation process or get inspired with professionally-designed templates or full website kits available for your immediate customization.
Kits and Templates - Jumpstart your web creation process or get inspired with professionally-designed templates or full website kits available for your immediate customization.
Nested Elements Leverage Elementor Editor's Nested widgets to place any widget inside the content area of another widget - like Tabs, and Accordion for complete design flexibility.
Nested Elements Leverage Elementor Editor's Nested widgets to place any widget inside the content area of another widget - like Tabs, and Accordion for complete design flexibility.
Motion Effects - Add entrance animations and transitions to any element in your website to captivate visitors.
Motion Effects - Add entrance animations and transitions to any element in your website to captivate visitors.

Per-version history

Show per-version detail (10 versions)

How the plugin evolves version by version.

Version Homepage Admin Last scan
v4.3.6 1 scan — 1 day ago
v4.3.4 12 scans — 6 days ago
v4.3.5 3 scans 1 scan 1 week ago
v4.3.3 3 scans 1 scan 1 month ago
v4.3.0 2 scans — 1 month ago
v4.2.4 2 scans 1 scan 1 month ago
v4.2.3 4 scans — 2 months ago
v4.2.1 2 scans 1 scan 3 months ago
v4.2.0 E
18/100 · 22
13 scans 3 months ago
v4.1.5 5 scans 2 scans 3 months ago

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Scan history

Show individual scan log (76 scans)

Date Version Context Score Grade Time Memory
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 35/100 D 327 ms 38.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 23/100 E 844 ms 60.0 MB
3 months ago v4.1.5 Homepage 33/100 D 303 ms 20.0 MB
3 months ago v4.1.5 Admin 45/100 C 220 ms 16.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 17/100 E 439 ms 46.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Admin 42/100 D 160 ms 10.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 18/100 E 283 ms 58.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Admin 51/100 C 108 ms 2.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 36/100 D 686 ms 30.0 MB
3 months ago v4.1.5 Homepage 38/100 D 305 ms 30.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 16/100 E 868 ms 48.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 17/100 E 465 ms 46.0 MB
3 months ago v4.1.5 Homepage 34/100 D 318 ms 20.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 23/100 E 858 ms 60.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 15/100 E 519 ms 62.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 39/100 D 70 ms 4.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 15/100 E 518 ms 56.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 17/100 E 450 ms 46.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 22/100 E 550 ms 61.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 39/100 D 465 ms 46.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 28/100 D 205 ms 4.0 MB
3 months ago v4.1.5 Homepage 31/100 D 354 ms 20.0 MB
3 months ago v4.1.5 Homepage 34/100 D 237 ms 30.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 17/100 E 412 ms 32.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 15/100 E 548 ms 52.0 MB
3 months ago v4.2.0 Homepage 40/100 D 68 ms 4.0 MB