Getting Started

Updated November 4, 2026

Theme Builder For Elementor lets you design every part of your site with the free Elementor – no Elementor Pro needed. Your theme stays installed; the plugin replaces only the parts you design: the header, the footer, the layout of posts and pages, the archives, the search results and the 404 page.

The Theme Builder dashboard in the WordPress admin
The dashboard: create a template, import a website and see what is active on your site.

What you need

  • WordPress 6.5 or newer and PHP 7.4 or newer.
  • The free Elementor plugin, installed and active.
  • Any theme – classic themes and block themes both work.

How it works

Everything you design is a template. Each template has a type (header, footer, single, archive…) and display conditions that say where it is used: the entire site, all posts, one category, the blog, chosen pages. When a visitor opens a page, the plugin picks the template that matches best and shows it in place of the theme’s own part.

Start small: create a header and a footer for the entire site first. Then go on with the layout of your posts and your blog archive.

Next steps