Elementor works with *almost* every plugin and theme, and especially with popular plugins such as WooCommerce and WPML. However, some plugins and themes are incompatible with Elementor. Here we listed the known plugin/themes that conflict with Elementor and added an alternative to almost each of them. If you experience compatibility issues with other plugins/themes please let us know about them.
The following plugins and themes are not compatible with Elementor:
Plugin Conflicts
WordPress Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate
By Vladimir Anokhin
It is not possible to open the interface of Shortcodes Ultimate from Elementor.
Alternative: Use shortcodes in another environment and paste it to the Shortcode Widget.
For more information, check this thread: https://github.com/elementor/elementor/issues/1033
Better WordPress Minify
By Khang Minh
There is a conflict with Better WordPress Minify due to a problem with the compression of the javascript files.
The issue is known and handled here.
Alternative: Use instead this plugin.
qTranslate X Cleanup and WPML Import
By OntheGoSystems
qTranslate X does not create separate translations for each page,
as a matter of fact, we recommend using more adapted plugins for your translations.
Alternative: Use Polylang or WPML.
10WebSocial *Formally WDFacebook feed
By 10Web
This plugin leads to bugs with the Text Editor
Alternative: Follow these instructions https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/page-plugin
The code provided includes JS so you cannot integrate it via Elementor.
If you are not tech-savvy, ask your developer to help you with this task.
Image Map Pro – Drag-and-drop Builder for Interactive Images – Lite
By Webcraft Plugins Ltd.
When you use the shortcode widget (and sometimes the text widget) to insert the shortcodes of this plugin, you can hardly edit or delete them in Elementor.
Heartbeat Control
By WP Rocket
Elementor works with the HeartBeat API of WordPress. This plugin may disrupt the functioning of Elementor according to the value chosen.
Clone
By Migrate * Formally WP Clone by WP Academy
The plugin does not use the API of WordPress to query the database. As a matter of fact, this plugin can corrupt the JSON data of Elementor and this can lead to fatal errors.
Known Theme Conflicts
Paid Themes
TheSaaS X – Responsive SaaS, Startup & Business WordPress Theme
https://themeforest.net/item/thesaas-responsive-saas-software-webapp-wordpress-theme/20136366
TheSaas theme includes a modified version of Elementor, called TheElementor. This version is not supported by us and cannot work with Elementor Pro.
WordPress Block Based Themes
Currently the Theme builder does not support block based themes. Below is a list of current block based Themes. You may also visit here to find any not listed.
Archeo
https://wordpress.org/themes/archeo/
Grigora Blocks
https://wordpress.org/themes/grigora-blocks/
Hello Gutenify
https://wordpress.org/themes/hello-gutenify/
Ona Creative
https://wordpress.org/themes/ona-creative/
Oscura
https://wordpress.org/themes/oscura/
Avant Garde
https://wordpress.org/themes/avant-garde/
Skatepark
https://wordpress.org/themes/skatepark/
Wabi
https://wordpress.org/themes/wabi/
Allele
https://wordpress.org/themes/allele/
X-T9
https://wordpress.org/themes/x-t9/
X3PO-Reflections
https://wordpress.org/themes/x3p0-reflections/
Richmond
https://wordpress.org/themes/richmond/
Ballyhoo Blocks
https://wordpress.org/themes/ballyhoo-blocks/
Twenty Twenty-Two
https://wordpress.org/themes/twentytwentytwo/
Framboise
https://wordpress.org/themes/framboise/
Gutena
https://wordpress.org/themes/gutena/
Stewart
https://wordpress.org/themes/stewart/
Miniblock-OOAK
https://wordpress.org/themes/miniblock-ooak/
Elyn
https://wordpress.org/themes/elyn/
Tendo
https://wordpress.org/themes/tendo/
Jace
https://wordpress.org/themes/jace/
Livro
https://wordpress.org/themes/livro/
Ona Minimal
https://wordpress.org/themes/ona-minimal/
Kubrick2
https://wordpress.org/themes/kubrick2/
Troubleshooting Other Issues
For other issues, check out our FAQ page .