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Elementor

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Elementor Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryInternet
Founded2016
FounderYoni Luksenberg, Yakir Sitbon, Ariel Klikstein[1]
Headquarters,
Israel
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Yoni Luksenberg, CEO[1]
ServicesWebsite development
Websiteelementor.com Edit this on Wikidata

Elementor Ltd. is a software development company primarily known for its WordPress website builder, Elementor. The Elementor website builder allows WordPress users to create and edit websites with a responsive drag-and-drop technique similar to Wix, Metaconex, or Webflow.[2][3]

Elementor is available in two versions: a free version and a premium version called Elementor Pro.[4]

Elementor Pro offers additional features for creating more complex websites compared to the free version, which only provides basic page builder functionality. Elementor Pro enables users to customize their websites with a broader range of tools and options.[5]

As of January 2021, Elementor was available in over 57 languages and ranked among the top 5 highest-rated WordPress page builders, with over 5 million active installations worldwide.[6] It is an open-source platform licensed under GPLv3[7] and powers 2.24% of the top 1 million websites globally.[8]

In its first round of institutional funding, the company raised $15 million from Lightspeed Venture Partners.[9]

History

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Elementor was founded in 2016 by Yoni Luksenberg and Ariel Klikstein.[1]

In May 2019, the Elementor team’s "Hello" theme was listed on WordPress.org.[10] The Hello theme is a minimalist theme framework specifically designed to pair with the Elementor page builder.[11]

On March 31, 2020, Elementor launched an expert network for web creators.[12]

Elementor was recognized by Israeli business daily Calcalist as one of the top 50 most promising Israeli startups for 2019.[13]

In 2019, Elementor acquired Layers WP, a WordPress theme brand.[14] That same year, Elementor partnered with A2 Hosting to provide a hosting account for its users.[15]

Reception

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On WordPress.org, the Elementor plugin has a rating of 4.7 stars.[16] ThemeIsle.com gave it a rating of 9.3.

References

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  1. ^ a b c About Elementor.com
  2. ^ "Elementor website building platform opens high tech center in Sderot". www.israelhayom.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  3. ^ "Elementor – Striving to Be the Ultimate WordPress Drag & Drop Page Builder". HostAdvice. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  4. ^ "Elementor Addons". Archived from the original on 2019-12-05.
  5. ^ "Is Elementor Pro Worth It?". 3 September 2022.
  6. ^ Browse: Popular, WordPress.org
  7. ^ Terms & Conditions, Elementor.com
  8. ^ Elementor Usage Statistics, BuiltWith
  9. ^ Tal Morgenstern, The Rise of the Web Creator: Announcing Lightspeed’s Investment in Elementor, Medium
  10. ^ "Hello Elementor". WordPress.org. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  11. ^ "Hello - The Fastest WordPress Theme With Minimal Styling". Elementor. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  12. ^ "Introducing Elementor Experts: The New Discovery Network For Web Creators". Elementor Blog. Elementor. 31 March 2020.
  13. ^ Calcalist's Top 50 Startups 2019: #18-#25, Calcalist
  14. ^ Elementor Acquires Layers WP to Expand Compatible Theme Options for Users, WordPress Tavern
  15. ^ A2 Hosting Partnership With Elementor To Increase Speed, Security For All Users, PR Newswire
  16. ^ "WordPress.org Forums". WordPress.org Forums. Archived from the original on 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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