Elementor Add-ons?

I am not an expert, and don’t fully get your question, however, as for forms, you can use *any* form of your preference (plugins) and it won’t interfere with Elementor.

Hope this helps.

This is the confusing part. The Elementor website said the Free version doesn’t have a number of features, like forms. If I can add the missing features from existing plug-ins, what is the plus in going to the Pro verison?

Hi LesTexas60,

I challenge you to explore the WordPress eco-system. Search here or within a self-hosted WordPress plugin browser “Elementor Form” and you’ll see quite a few listings such as helper/add-ons such as pop up forms, Caldera Forms, Contactform7, and not to mention the premium plugin Gravity Forms (even e-commerce checkout ability) is excellent and works well with Elementor in my experience. Elementor Pro also has a very capable and easy-to-style web form widget that integrates nicely with services like Mailchimp, only lacking in providing a file upload field and checkout capability but many sites I have built use these forms, i.e. Landing pages, contact forms, newsletter subscriptions.

Many other plugin types also play nice and allow execution of shortcodes (if widgets are not provided) which render in the text widget. Use the rating system and try things out 1 at a time, you’ll likely stumble on some that conflict but many plugin authors are willing to adapt their plugin to catch the ride of Elementor’s growing popularity. The more compatible plugins the better!

There is a Facebook group called Elementor Community which has a Trello board of many known compatible plugins and I believe a user supported forum is in the works too.

Remember to always backup before playing with new plugins, you never can be too careful, best of success to you!

“what is the plus in going to the Pro verison”

– supported and developed by the core team
– larger # of user using Pro vs 3rd party
– Pro is 1 plugin with most needs met vs many individual plugins each needed to maintain compatibility and more maint. time
– powerful real-time custom css editor especially for front end designers that know css well
– 1yr of Pro support direct from core team

are a few I can think of

Phillip, so if I understand your one comment correctly, not all WP plug-ins are compatible when using Elementor?

I like Elementor, I’m just trying to get an understanding. Do you know if the features in Elementor are suppose to be more feature rich and/or easier to use so they replace the standard WP plugin?

In closing, WP started out as a Free source for creating good websites. There are paid Plug-ins but there are usually Free Plug-ins that also do similar functionality. I’ve used WP for about 4 years now and it appears more and more features are becoming paid type additions. This is contrary to the origin of WP. Had WP been a paid software since day 1, it never would have reached the popularity it has today.

• This reply was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by LesTexas60.
• This reply was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by LesTexas60.

Hi Les,

Glad to see you are still enjoying Elementor and no longer struggling with Artisteer. I knew you would grow to love it haha.

Going Pro has these advantages:

– You get premium support
– Forms is just one of the great features, lots more “yummie stuff” haha

You can see the difference between Pro and free here:
https://docs.elementor.com/article/146-benefits-elementor-pro

As I recall correctly, you are on a low budget, so if the forms is the only thing why you would need or want Pro, then Caldera forms is a form I would recommend. I use it too in some low budget sites and it plays very well with Elementor, is easy to use and lots of options if one would need them too for free.

On the other hand, being able to get premium support can be a big plus, and the Pro version does come with lots of very nice features that can lift a site to the next level if you ask me.

Annie

• This reply was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by LogoLogics.
• This reply was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by LogoLogics.

We use Elementor and Caldera Forms together on our site. We’re pretty happy about it.

Here is one example:
https://calderaforms.com/support-form/