{"id":16329,"date":"2018-08-30T06:54:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T06:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=16329"},"modified":"2025-12-05T20:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:33:57","slug":"behind-the-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/behind-the-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Scenes: Why We Made UI Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16329\" class=\"elementor elementor-16329\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ba143d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ba143d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e17c9f\" data-id=\"7e17c9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55b152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b55b152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past few months, Elementor joined the few plugins to cross the one million active installs mark. There are a variety of reasons that explain why Elementor has become an industry leader, but three key reasons include our clear vision, the support of our community, and how these two sides are synergetic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e8884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94e8884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Elementor community has been fundamental to our success. Since day one, users supported us, helped spread the word, mentioned and shared our work. We quickly grew from the ground up, and we certainly don&#8217;t take this for granted.<\/p><p>While the first couple of years included positive support pretty much across the board, as we grew, reaching over a million active installs, other voices began to appear. This makes sense &#8211; a million users, a million needs and wants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-041ab3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"041ab3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uproar Over Right-Click<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d41aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d41aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For Elementor v2.1, we made significant modifications to the interface and moved the editing handles from a frontend menu to a right-click menu. This update prompted a lot of conversations in the Elementor community. Some liked the change, other less so.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560a9b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"560a9b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why we Made the Change in the first place<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1972d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d1972d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We see Elementor as the new standard solution for building websites on WordPress. This puts great importance on offering a clean design interface, enabling users to focus on their design.<\/p><p>When you think of it, no other software displays the delete and duplicate buttons on the frontend, not even basic software like Word or PowerPoint.<\/p><p>Right-click has become standard practice for interfaces, and combined with keyboard shortcuts, provides users with a streamlined process. The multiple frontend handles caused much confusion among our users, and sometimes also created conflicts when handles became hidden, invisible or partly covered by other elements.<\/p><p>The transition to right-click also allowed for additional and crucial capabilities such as copy-paste styles, the recent navigation tree and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8acee elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8b8acee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:100%;height:0;padding-bottom:60%;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/iEYAmKs8OlObm\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"position:absolute\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/div><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b1c564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b1c564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Voices for and against the change<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7fbd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d7fbd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following the right-click release, raging posts popped-up in the Facebook community. We also received email complaints, and even a few bad reviews made by users who, apart from right-click, really loved our product.\u00a0<\/p><p>This was the worst reaction we\u2019ve ever received, and I must admit, it took us by surprise. We spent a long time checking and proofing this change, along with an extended Beta period. We thought it was going to be accepted with open arms, and that users would experience it as a significant UX improvement.<\/p><p>We read all the comments, talked personally with many users, and did our due diligence, attempting to understand what went wrong in our process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61526bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61526bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listening to your feedback<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01f01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b01f01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While we have a clear vision for our product, we have just as much regard to listening to user feedback. In fact, about 80% of our product features come directly from user feedback.<\/p><p>For right-click, we came to the conclusion that while the change needed to happen, we were too fast to release it. As I am writing these lines, several weeks after the update, it seems that users have grown accustomed to it, even the ones who complained at first. We might have been better off introducing this change in steps, and gradually letting users get used to it.<\/p><p>In the past few months, we worked hard to make it easier for all users to adjust to Right Click.\u00a0<\/p><p>Here is what we did:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbca843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbca843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Differentiation of Right-Click Actions\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6034d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6034d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=419\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/new-right-click-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16345\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/new-right-click-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/new-right-click-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/new-right-click-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1200\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/new-right-click.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b701339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b701339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During our user-research, we realized that the extra click was not really the main UX issue. In previous versions, users already had to hover over a handle area to show the handles.\u00a0<\/p><p>Upon examination, the real issue seemed to be the difficulty in recognizing which right-click item did what. To deal with this problem, we added relevant icons to the edit, duplicate and delete and add column buttons. To make it even easier, we added a red background to &#8216;Delete&#8217;, which now appears on hover.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c946bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c946bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Better Keyboard Shortcuts<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ff138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79ff138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe came to believe that a combination of keyboard shortcuts with the right-click menu is the winning set, both integral to the design process. We recently significantly improved how our hotkeys work and plan to continue to advance them and add more shortcuts in the future.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9cf44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e9cf44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gradual Change<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2ad7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a2ad7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I must emphasize that the feedback to the right-click was mixed. We received much encouraging feedback regarding the change. Users complimented the increased accessibility, as well as the added value of the copy-paste features.<\/p><p>In the latest release of 2.2, we decided to cater to the users who missed the old handles, and offer them a way to bring back the frontend handles alongside the right-click menu. We understand the difficulty in shifting work methods and want to provide a more gradual transition to the right-click.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795c4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"795c4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=419\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/getting-started-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/getting-started-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/getting-started-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/getting-started-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1200\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/getting-started.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30637ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30637ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Improving how you Get Started<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289fb9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"289fb9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of our aspiration in offering the best user experience, I want to share a new education resource we are planning for our site. This resource will help users learn how to use Elementor better, and develop an efficient work process.<\/p><p>If you install Elementor 2.2 on a new site, you will notice we added a &#8216;Getting Started&#8217; window, that includes a short introductory video. This is the first of many steps we plan to make that will help ease the onboarding process for our <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-wordpress-page-builder\/\"   title=\"The Best WordPress Page Builder in 2025\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26821\">page builder<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc066f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cc066f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moving Ahead With Our Vision<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41982c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41982c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The other main reason that enhanced our growth, besides the community, is the fact that we are a company led by a clear vision for our product, and not just numbers.<\/p><p>We set out to build Elementor with a clear idea of improving WordPress web design. We came from this industry, after experiencing the roles of both theme company and design studio, and aimed to revamp it.<\/p><p>The main difference between this approach and a strictly growth-based approach is that we sometimes make unpopular changes, and we do so to optimize the product, not to increase sales.<\/p><p>This approach also fuels us to improve the smallest details of our product, and not just to innovate for the sake of innovation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739f0a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"739f0a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=419\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/inner-section-widget-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16344\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/inner-section-widget-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/inner-section-widget-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/inner-section-widget-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1200\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/inner-section-widget.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892ce75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"892ce75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Renaming Widgets<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db229ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db229ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As I already mentioned, we take our role seriously. Our team tries to take into close consideration the smallest details, even widget names. We recently changed the name of the &#8216;Columns&#8217; widget to &#8216;Inner-Section&#8217;.<\/p><p>During a continuous period of user-research, we found a disturbing commonly repeated mistake made by users of all levels. When users needed to add a column to an existing section, instead of doing it using the \u2018Add new column\u2019 option in the right-click, users mistakenly dragged in a Columns widget.<\/p><p>This rename brought on some displeased voices in the group earlier today. I totally relate to the frustration, since our team also now needs to re-do several of our YouTube tutorials and Docs that refer to the previous name of the widget.<\/p><p>Nevertheless, we made the change because we have to consider the greater good of our million users, as well as our future users.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5668a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da5668a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Learnt<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099b9a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"099b9a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Changes can be intimidating, especially with regards to interfaces. You are used to a certain way of doing things, and your brain develops processes to make automatic behaviors that take less effort. A change &#8211; whether it is UI-based, relocation, a new job&#8230; requires developing new automated processes, and can often be quite frustrating. But you do get used to it after a while (I read somewhere it takes two weeks).<\/p><p>If you are an Elementor user, you are part of our project. It means you share our vision and our long-term and continuous task &#8211; to build the ultimate solution for building websites. We always strive to be the best, to get feedback and to progress. To accomplish this, we need to make changes continuously.<\/p><p>We are developing new ways to make these changes in a more streamlined and less obtrusive manner. We ran a recent user survey, started developing a broader QA department, prolonged our Beta versions and set out to create better in-product as well as online education resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab18dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ab18dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summing Up<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c94c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23c94c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I wrote this post to offer our perspective, in regards to the recent updates. 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