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Tag: Ultimate Addons for Elementor Lite

  • If You Do Not See a Page Builder, Can You Add Elementor?

    For future reference, I do know of a “convert to Elementor” tool, and it is well-done and even free. It will read each page, convert it to Elementor. If the client wants to switch to Elementor, that makes it much easier to then make a page template in Elementor, and modify each page to use the template. It can even convert “pure HTML/CSS/PHP” sites. Anyone curious, can ask me about it.

    It is a “bad idea” to have multiple page builders installed (mainly the page speed is hurt by loading all those program files).

    That said, you can certainly take a WordPress site made recently (meaning, running a current version of WordPress and a theme that at least works with the current version of WordPress) that was done in the Block Editor, and add Elementor to it.

    I’ve done many sites where “only the few special pages” used Elementor, and the rest was made with the Block Editor. This works if you know how to edit “most pages” in the Block Editor.

    What if you Do have another page builder?

    As an example, let’s say you have Beaver Builder.

    (I will guess Beaver Builder is still one of the better page builders. It certainly is one I would say is okay to use; there are many I’d urge you to get that other junk builder off your site. I haven’t done a comparison in a long time so maybe BB is better than Divi (the Divi Builder, not the junk theme bundled with it, use Divi Builder with 2025 or Spectra One themes).

    What if You Like the Block Editor, Do you Need a Page Builder?

    I like the TwentyTwentyFive theme, or the Spectra One theme.

    Spectra One Theme and Spectra Builder

    Spectra is a freemium page builder that integrates with the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg), allowing you to create a WordPress site with ready-to-use blocks, and some great templates.

    Spectra One is a modern and versatile WordPress theme that leverages Full Site Editing (FSE), allowing for extensive customization using blocks throughout the site, from headers to footers. It was developed by Brainstorm Force, the creators of the popular Astra theme, and is available for free on WordPress.org.

    Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks generates Blocks, so it is designed to work smoothly with any theme, including the free Spectra One theme, https://wpspectra.com/ or Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks. Most of the features of full page builders, with zero page builder bloat; your site loads fast.

    Spectra One is beautiful and modern, suitable for blogs, portfolios, businesses, and more.

    It is fully compatible with WooCommerce, and has some WooCommerce-specific features that will significantly enhance the experience. If you want to set up a WooCommerce shop, or online course, or coaching program, Spectra One is a solid choice, especially if you plan to start with basic features and gradually expand.

    Spectra Pro, the premium version of Spectra, offers advanced website design options and is designed to work smoothly with any theme, including Spectra One. Start with the free version, and upgrade when you find specific features you need.

    In summary, Spectra and Spectra One are well-suited for coaches and course creators.

    Also by Brainstorm Force: Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Elementor elements much like Spectra’s blocks); Schema Pro (Schema Pro offers all major types of schema, including recipe, book, article, job posting, and a lot more.) Presto Player for embedding videos and audios in your site; SureMembers if you want to have a Membership site.

  • Make Your Own Page Header and Page Footer, for your Entire Site, in Elementor free version

    Normally, you have to pay for Elementor Pro to edit templates for your site.

    Yes, the simplest solution is pay a little money for Elementor Pro. You will likely find that Elementor Pro is worth the money.

    What if you Don’t Want Elementor Pro?

    If you don’t want to purchase Elementor Pro, then the Ultimate Addons for Elementor Lite by Brainstorm Force is a free plugin.

    All of Brainstorm Force’s plugins that I’ve tried focus on minimal overhead for your site, and your PageSpeed scores. Using the Block Editor with Spectra (another free plugin by Brainstorm Force, Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks ) is faster than Elementor will ever be; using UAE and Elementor will be faster than using Elementor and Elementor Pro, without some of the features of Elementor Pro.

    How Do you Make a New Header or Footer?

    One thing Ultimate Addons for Elementor Lite has is an “Elementor Header & Footer Builder”. In UAE in the WordPress left menu, you pick “Header & Footer Builder”. Click “Add New”, then select the type of template you want, either “Header” or “Footer”.

    It opens up for you to edit in Elementor. Make it look how you want, and Publish.

    Apply This Header and Footer to your Site Templates

    In Site Editor, Templates there is one template named Index, “Used as a fallback template for all pages when a more specific template is not defined.”

    In that fallback template for the Block Editor, edit the Header element to include a Shortcode Block with the Shortcode from UAE. Most likely you will only have that shortcode (do all editing in Elementor). Do the equivalent for the footer.

    If Index is set to “All Pages”, the Home Page Template should Not have anything in its Header or Footer section.

    You probably want that. If you want the Home page to have a different header or footer, exclude it from the Index template.

    Single Posts Template: nothing in header or footer areas, let Index take care of that.
    All Archives: nothing in header or footer areas, let Index take care of that.
    etc.

    Tip: You want the theme to control all layouts for all pages and posts and WooCommerce, etc. You can make exceptions, but set the defaults that way.

    Have Elementor Use the Theme’s Templates

    In Elementor’s Settings, set “Page Layout: Default” to use the theme’s layout.