In today's video, I am going to talk about the exciting new features of Elementor 2.0.
Stick around to understand what Elementor Blocks are and what are the upcoming goodies
of the fastest growing page builder in the WordPress ecosystem.
*intro*
Elementor is already a go-to plugin for most of the WordPress users that want to build
a great looking website.
Even if the growth was huge, Elementor still lacks some features.
This is the main reason the news about Elementor 2.0 created a lot of buzz.
What is new, will it be compatible with Gutenberg?
Will Elementor launch a theme?
The roadmap ahead looks promising and one thing is for sure; starting with 2.0, each
Elementor release will focus on a lot of new features that users have been asking for:
Here are some key features: blocks, headers, footers, dynamic content, single posts, archive
pages, search results pages, and 404 pages.
It is important to remember that these new features will not be launched all at once,
so if you want to get the latest news, check the description box for updates.
Let's dive into the features.
# What are blocks and how do you use them?
In short, blocks are pre-designed sections.
Even if this is not a new concept for page builders, it is an excellent addition to Elementor.
Probably this will be in a way connected with the new WordPress editor called Gutenberg,
but if you want a video on Gutenberg, let me know in the comments or just like this
video.
So what can you do with blocks?
As a pre-designed layout, blocks will enable you to create landing pages faster.
Or any other type o page for that matter.
You might as well call this feature SECTIONS.
If you save a block as a template, it will be called Section: http://prntscr.com/is101h
At first you might not find the blocks feature as important, but this new level of flexibility
will help you build faster and better websites.
The problem with importing a full page template was that they came with different fonts, colors
and it is a hassle to build something from scratch.
Now you can drag and drop the blocks and only be limited by your imagination.
For now, there are 250+ blocks but more are to be added I am sure.
Probably third-party authors will work on this too.
In the end, blocks will help you work faster.
# New page template: Elementor Header & Footer
Not listed as a feature but the beta version that we are testing now included a new page
template: Elementor Header & Footer How does this work?
We can break down a page into header area, content area, and footer area.
For now, Elementor doesn't have an easy way to build headers.
Probably with Elementor 2.0, we will be introduced to header blocks or footer block, giving users
a new level of flexibility in design.
So, the new page template works the same as "Elementor canvas," but this time it keeps
your theme's header and footer.
The main idea behind it is that you get a full-width layout, no sidebars.
I think that this works awesome with themes that let you customize the header and footer
area but the content area is built with elementor.
# Is Elementor going to build a theme?
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One part of the Elementor 2.0 announcement is the Theme Builder as Part of Your Package
So what they are doing with a future release, is to bundle all the theme building parts
inside the existing Pro version, so you won't need to buy any other plugin.
Just to clear things off, you will still need a theme to run your website, but the design
part where Elementor will take care of the magic.
Actually, you will be soon able to customize any area of your chosen theme with Elementor,
which is even better.
If you want to know what is the best theme for Elementor, check the video on the card
on the top right corner.
Probably this is the main hassle with Elementor right now, the theme compatibility, so be
sure to pick one that is working with the page builder.
# Gutenberg compatibility
Talking about compatibility, WordPress 5.0 we will have a new editor.
Nothing is clear for now, but the team at Elementor said that they are keeping an eye
on Gutenberg and Elementor will work it when it will be launched.
This is still a great unknown, but let me know in the comments.
Did you tried Gutenberg editor?
# Why you should try Elementor beta?
Disclaimer!
Never use beta software on live websites.
Always test in safe environments like staging or local websites.
If you want to test these features and see for yourself what the future holds?
You can become a beta tester: There are a lot of promising features following
the first releases:
The posibility to create single posts and archive pages.
At the time of this video, the way to design a single post template with Elementor is to
use third party plugins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLWLd705c3Q Let's hope that this will be part of the
core of Elementor.
Less plugins = better site speed.
The same goes with Customization of your search results and 404 pages.
This is considered to be a big mis.
But it would be great to use the power of Elementor to have better 404 pages (maybe
show how a 404 pages looks vs a better designed one)
Powerful design control for WooCommerce shops, product pages and other eCommerce pages: usually
themes come with a limited option to design WooCommerce shops.
This is to be understandable because each online shop owner has its own ideas about
how to make the store.
Probably this will be related with the blocks but we will have to wait and see.
Please leave a comment below with your opinion about the future of Elementor and check out
the next video to find out what is the best theme for Elementor.
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