WordPress is the most popular platform, to make a website. It could be straightforward and difficult together, depending on what we will create.
It offers a wide range of features, personalization, and design. One of the tools that speeds up the whole process is an Elementor plugin, which we will talk about.
Elementor plugin – the basics
It’s a simple add-on, that allows you to create a website, without having any knowledge. Of course, you won’t make it perfect from scratch as a beginner, but don’t worry – there are plenty of awesome templates, ready to use.
In connection with WooCommerce (e-commerce) plugin for WordPress, they create a perfect match. It’s a decent choice – both for beginner, and advanced users.
Intuitive interface – drag & drop builder
The main advantage of Elementor is the website builder interface. Small sidebar with elements, that allows you to drag & drop the widgets, to create your own site.
That means, that you don’t need to code anything. All the work is done by drag, drop, and settings.
Each element can be modified practically as much, as you want. That allows you to create a website easily and fast.
There is also a place for CSS code, if you want to style it more or make something additional.
WooCommerce integration
WooCommerce is by far the most popular plugin for WordPress in the e-commerce world. It allows you to create and modify the e-commerce system.
Easy integration with Elementor is a huge advantage. Its ready-to-use widgets and other elements can be used to add a cart, a whole product page, its objects, or even a customizable product gallery. Very simple, but also advanced plugin to design beautiful and functional pages.
Ready to use layouts
Elementor itself offers a choice of multiple predefined elements and layouts, that allow you to make a complete, accessible website.
For example:
- You can import a whole ready website, and make real-time changes to it.
- You can also build it by yourself, using predefined in-left interface elements and widgets, by just simply dragging it onto the page, that you actually editing.
Real-time editing
One of the most effective features in Elementor is editing in real-time. Anything you change, could be visible right after applying the changes. It’s important, because you don’t need to save, reload the page, etc.
Simple and quick solution, allowing you to easily see the changes, without refreshing it after every change.
Global settings
Elementor allows you to set the default styles – fonts (and weights) for titles & descriptions, colors, spacings, and different styles for elements, including widgets. Thanks to that you could make the website consistent in every aspect. It also allows you to quickly change the design of whole page or grouped elements.
Widgets and e-commerce integrations
Elementor has built-in different widgets. It also allows you to download more plugins, which include even more widgets for it. It’s endless fun, but the surplus of widgets may slow down the site and the Elementor editor panel.
In the widgets, you can find e-commerce carts, order forms, product galleries, ready-to-use product pages, and a lot more. Thanks to the WooCommerce addon, you can easily manage the products, categories, menus, and also customize the product page as you want.
There is also an option to buy themes, customized by the developer, on sites like ThemeForest, Themeisle, or Envato Elements/ Envato Market.
History of editing/customizing
The Elementor plugin is collecting and saving all of your work.
You could go back in time, go to previous edits, or even check the history of the changes. It’s necessary when the editor freezes or you do something wrong.
You could also make the changes to see “how it looks” and then go back in just one click. Every update on the site is registered by WordPress and saved in history.
Sometimes it’s a few thousand of versions, saved on the server, but it could be really useful when the plugin crashes or the update destroys the design of the site.
Summary
Elementor significantly speeds up the design and development process of the WordPress website, thanks to the intuitive interface, great layouts, real-time editing, and wide range of customization.
Additional CSS makes the website customizable in all aspects. WooCommerce, Elementor, and their widgets allow you to design and develop the website quickly and functional.
It’s a powerful combo for designing and managing e-commerce websites, and a perfect match for everyone, who wants to quickly open an online shop.
