Elementor Interface Overview

Understanding Elementor’s interface is key to efficiently designing and managing your WordPress pages. This section provides a comprehensive overview of the Elementor editor interface, including its main components and features.

Dashboard Tour

When you open Elementor, you’ll be presented with a user-friendly interface designed to make page building straightforward. Here’s a breakdown of the key areas:

1. Elementor Editor

   • Canvas Area: The central part of the Elementor editor where you build and view your page. This is where you add, arrange, and customize sections, columns, and widgets.

   • Preview Mode: View how your page looks on different devices (desktop, tablet, mobile) to ensure it’s responsive.

2. Widgets Panel

   • Widgets: Located on the left side of the screen, this panel contains various widgets you can drag and drop onto your canvas. Widgets include elements like headings, text editors, images, buttons, and more.

   • Search Bar: Quickly find specific widgets by typing in the search bar at the top of the widgets panel.

   • Categories: Widgets are organized into categories such as Basic Widgets, General, and Pro Widgets (for Elementor Pro users).

3. Content Area

   • Sections: The primary building blocks of your page. Sections are used to divide your page into different content areas.

   • Columns: Within each section, you can add columns to organize your content further. Columns can be resized and adjusted as needed.

   • Widgets: Add widgets to sections and columns to create your page layout. Each widget can be customized individually.

4. Navigator

   • Overview of Content Structure: The Navigator is a tool that helps you see the hierarchy of sections, columns, and widgets on your page. It allows you to quickly navigate and select elements.

   • Visibility: You can open the Navigator by clicking the Navigator icon (usually located at the bottom left of the editor) or by pressing Cmd/Ctrl + I.

5. Settings

   • Page Settings: Access settings for the entire page, such as layout, page title, and featured image. Click the gear icon at the bottom left to open Page Settings.

   • Global Settings: Manage global styles like fonts and colors. Access these settings from the Elementor menu (usually at the top left of the editor).

Basic Terminology

Understanding the basic terminology used in Elementor will help you navigate and use the editor more effectively:

1. Sections

   • Definition: The primary containers for organizing content on a page. Sections can hold columns and widgets.

   • Usage: Use sections to divide your page into distinct areas, such as headers, content blocks, and footers.

2. Columns

   • Definition: Subdivisions within sections that help organize and align content. You can have one or multiple columns within a section.

   • Usage: Use columns to arrange widgets side by side or in a grid layout.

3. Widgets

   • Definition: The individual content elements you place within sections and columns. Widgets include text, images, buttons, forms, and more.

   • Usage: Drag and drop widgets into sections and columns to add content and functionality to your page.

4. Template

   • Definition: Pre-designed layouts or blocks that you can import and customize to speed up your design process.

   • Usage: Use templates to quickly set up page layouts and then modify them to suit your needs.

Conclusion

With this overview, you should now be familiar with the Elementor editor interface and its main components. Understanding these elements will help you efficiently build and customize your WordPress pages using Elementor.