Introduction If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me to compare Gutenberg with Elementor then I could buy a nice lunch. A year ago I was not asked this question, or even 6 months ago, but now it keeps coming up. If you have been neck-deep in Elementor and have not been […]
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Crocoblock Dynamic Templates – Full Sites with Dynamic Data
Introduction Crocoblock recently reshuffled their product plans. The suite has grown to include 18 plugins and the team believed they needed to adjust the features of each offering to reflect common usages focusing on design, e-commerce, or dynamic data. Additionally there is the option for “All-Inclusive,” which not only includes everything in the other packages, […]
Essential Addons Review
Introduction This is a review of Essential Addons for Elementor. It is a comprehensive suite of widgets and extensions for Elementor and one of the top addons available. In this review I touch on all of the major areas of consideration, including an evaluation of the “standard” addon widgets, dynamic features, integrations, advanced features, as […]
Templately for Elementor and Gutenberg
Last updated July 18/2020 Introduction Templates are a big time saver. The idea is that you design something once, save it as a template, and then you can reuse it, just substituting out the bits of content from the layout and design. In this post I’m looking at Templately, a new plugin from the WPDevelopers […]
Hello Elementor Theme – Strengths, Weaknesses, and When to Use It
Introduction A frequently asked question among Elementor site builders is “What is the best theme to use with Elementor?” Many have turned to the Hello Elementor theme while others wonder if it is the best choice. In this review I’m going to look at the Hello Elementor theme, show it’s strengths and weaknesses, and suggest […]
WunderWP for Styles and Templates
In this post I want to look at a free plugin, WunderWP. WunderWP is an Elementor addon made by ArtBees, a company who creates the very popular Jupiter Theme. The Jupiter theme has Elementor integrated into it and WunderWP is based on an Elementor addon they made for Jupiter customers. Don’t worry, WunderWP works with […]
Add A Table Of Contents Widget – Four Elementor Options Compared
Introduction In this review I am going to be looking at Table of Contents widgets that can be used with the Elementor Page Builder. It makes sense to add a Table of Contents to medium to long form posts. There are three main reasons for adding this feature: It is a convenience for the reader […]
Designer Powerup for Elementor – A Tool for Designers
There are a large number of page builders available for WordPress, but the clear number one leader is Elementor. Elementor is used by site builders, freelancers, and agencies and is the preferred choice of many designers. Yet most of the addons released are widget packs. Some of these widget packs duplicate the functionality of each […]
Elementor Pro and Meta Box Dynamic Data
Introduction As site builders and content creators we often want to use custom fields and Custom Post Types to organize our content. This allows for the entry and display of content that doesn’t normally fit into the content area. WordPress doesn’t support the display of all of the Custom Post Type data by default the […]
Elementor Theme Styles – Great Feature but Keep Your Theme
Introduction The Elementor team released a new Theme Styles feature. Global styles have been a frequently requested feature for some years now. In the announcement the Elementor team writes that the new feature “replaces theme and code for setting global theme styles” and that you can “make style changes across your site without coding,” and […]