Elementor

Elementor has created a versatile website builder and a strong hosting solution. It offers a visual drag-and-drop editor which is uncommon with WordPress-based site builders. There are dozens of widgets, you’re able to build popups for lead generation, insert videos, and so much more.

Theme builder

Instead of having to create each page from scratch or saving individual pages as a template, Elementor comes with the ability to create templates. Set global elements like sidebars, menus, colors, etc. and it’ll automatically be populated across the website. You can also edit specific page types like posts, search interface, author pages, and more so that they’re consistent no matter who’s viewing it.

Site management tools

Elementor offers cloud hosting and, as a result, multiple tools to manage your websites. It has an SSL certificate, manual backups and daily backups, a site locking features that prevents people from accessing sites still being built, a default CDN from Cloudflare, and a dashboard to manage all of your websites.

Integration ecosystem

No tool, no matter how advanced, can exist on its own. Elementor takes this seriously and has created a large integration ecosystem that lets you connect to third-party apps such as Facebook, Mailchimp, Zapier, and many more.

Expert marketplace

If building a website alone is difficult or you want to ensure it’s professional, you can tap into a marketplace of vetted experts through the platform. There are different categories such as design, development, and marketing and each vendor will be able to bring a lot of experience to the table. More experts are constantly being added and if you have an in-demand skill set then you can also become one of the experts listed.

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Elementor is a website builder and WordPress hosting platform that brings simplicity and functionality under one roof. Powered by WordPress, it’s an inexpensive application that gives you the tools to bring beautiful websites to life without tech skills or prior experience.

Elementor has over 200 templates across various categories such as portfolio, blogging, consulting, etc. Most of them are free but a few are paid so keep that in mind. Whether free or paid, most of the designs are high quality and will give your site a professional feel. It gives you a lot of control over things like typography, colors, and layout. The layout is based on section blocks. That means if you’re dropping a widget on a page, it has to be within one of these sections and can’t be placed just anywhere. Usually, this is a drawback but Elementor also has the option for freehand positioning of elements which ignores section blocks and gives you even more design flexibility.

If you’ve ever used a website builder then you’ll be right at home with Elementor. Of course, it has its own nuances but, overall, it’s intuitive. The widget selection is on the left side of the page and you can click on any widget you’ve placed to get more customization options. The hosting management panel is also straightforward and you don’t need to worry about most things because Elementor takes care of it for you.