Elementor Ltd. is an
Israeli software development
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company mostly known for Elementor
WordPress
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website builder. The Elementor
website builder
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lets WordPress users create and edit websites with a
responsive drag-and-drop
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technique.
Elementor is available in two versions: a free version, and a premium version called Elementor Pro.
Elementor Pro is a web design tool that offers additional features for creating more complex websites. Unlike Elementor Free, which only provides basic page builder functionality, Elementor Pro enables users to customize their websites with a broader range of tools and options.
As of January 2021, Elementor was available in over 57 languages and ranks among the 5 highest-rated WordPress page builders with over 5 million active installations worldwide. It is an open-source,
GPLv3 licensed platform and powers 2.24% of the top 1M websites in the world.
In its first round of institutional funding, the company raised $15 million from
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm focusing on multi-stage investments in the enterprise, consumer, and health sectors. Lightspeed invests in seed, early and growth-stage companies.
The company invests in the U.S. and a ...
.
[Tal Morgenstern]
The Rise of the Web Creator: Announcing Lightspeed’s Investment in Elementor
''Medium''
History
Elementor was founded in 2016 by Yoni Luksenberg and Ariel Klikstein.
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Growth milestones:
*1 million websites built with Elementor: July 5, 2018
*2M websites built with Elementor: February 18, 2019
*3M websites built with Elementor: August 14, 2019
*4M websites built with Elementor: January 29, 2020
*5M websites built with Elementor: May 12, 2020
*8.7M websites built with Elementor: January 21, 2023
As of August 19, 2021, Elementor had published its free plugin version 3.4.2 and its paid Elementor Pro version 3.3.7.
In May 2019, the Elementor team's "Hello" theme was listed at WordPress.org. The Hello theme is a barebones theme framework specifically designed to pair with the Elementor page builder.
On March 31, 2020, Elementor launched an Experts Network for Web Creators.
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Awards
Elementor was recognized by Israeli business daily Calcalist
''Calcalist'' ( he, כלכליסט, a Hebrew wordplay on ''The Economist'', from כלכלה) is an Israeli daily business newspaper and website.
History and profile
''Calcalist'' was first published on 18 February 2008, and currently runs five d ...
as one of the top 50 most promising Israeli startups for 2019.
Partnerships & acquisitions
In 2019, Elementor acquired Layers WP—a WordPress theme brand. Elementor also partnered that year with A2 Hosting to provide a hosting account for its users.
Reception
On WordPress.org, the Elementor plugin has a rating of 4.7 stars. ThemeIsle.com gave it a 9.3 rating, saying that it has many templates, different content modules, and was easy to use.
References
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External links
Official website
WordPress
Free web development software
Automated WYSIWYG editors
Online companies of Israel
Israeli brands