How to manage your site with Angie

Last Update: April 9, 2026

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Angie is Elementor’s AI assistant, available as a panel on the left side of your screen while you’re using WP Admin or the Elementor Editor. Instead of navigating through multiple menus, simply type what you want to do – Angie handles it for you.

The following examples highlight some of what Angie can do to help you manage your site and create content. From publishing blog posts and handling media, to installing plugins, managing users, and updating core settings. The more specific your prompts, the better Angie’s results will be.

Note
As an AI tool, Angie provides context-sensitive results. Your results may differ from the examples below even when using the same prompts.

Create content

How to create a post with Angie

You can generate a complete blog post in Elementor by describing the desired content in the Angie panel. This AI tool builds feature-rich posts using Elementor elements, allowing you to publish immediately, edit specific layout components via text prompts, or generate alternative variations to find the perfect design and content match.

  1. Describe the post you want in the Angie panel. It generates a complete, feature-rich blog post using Elementor elements.
    Interface of the Elementor editor showing the Angie AI panel with a text prompt area for describing a blog post.
  2. Click the submit button.
  3. Once the post is created you can:
    • Publish the post so it goes live immediately.
    • Open the post in the WordPress editor. Here you can edit the post by telling Angie what to change: Layout, widgets, background, typography, etc.
    • Create another version of the post to change the content and layout.
      The options available after you create a post.

How to add alt text to images using Angie

Alt text serves several critical functions for your site’s performance and usability:

  • Search Engine Optimization: Helps crawlers understand image content for better indexing.
  • Web Accessibility: Provides context for users utilizing screen readers.
  • User Experience: Displays descriptive text if an image file fails to load.
  1. From WP Admin, navigate to Media>Library.
    Choose Media and then Library to ad alt text.
  2. In the Angie panel, enter: Add alt captions to all the images.
    The prompt to automatically add alt text
    Angie will generate and apply alt text across your media library automatically.

How to manage plugins with Angie

How to install a plugin using Angie

From anywhere in WP Admin, open the Angie panel and prompt it to download a plugin from the WordPress repository. Be as specific as possible with the plugin name.

In the example below, we’re installing WooCommerce:
The prompt to install the WooCommerce plugin

How to activate/deactivate a plugin using Angie

From anywhere in WP Admin, open the Angie panel and prompt it to activate or deactivate an installed plugin.

In the example below, we’re activating WooCommerce:
The prompt to activate a plugin

Tip
If you’re not sure about whether or not you’ll need a plugin, deactivate it instead of deleting it.

How to delete a plugin using Angie

From anywhere in WP Admin, open the Angie panel and prompt it to delete an installed plugin.

In the example below, we’re deleting WooCommerce:
The prompt to delete a plugin

Tip
Deleting unused plugins can improve website performance and security.

How to update a plugin using Angie

From anywhere in WP Admin, open the Angie panel and prompt it to delete an installed plugin.

In the example below, we’re updating all the site’s plugins:
The prompt to update all plugins.

How to manage themes with Angie

How to install and activate a theme with Angie

Warning
Adding, deleting and updating themes changes your site immediately. It is highly recommended you try out theme changes on a staging site. In addition, you should always back up your site before taking any actions involving the theme.

From anywhere in WP Admin, open the Angie panel and prompt it to install or activate a theme.

In the example below, we’re installing the Hello Elementor theme:
The prompt to install a theme

Delete a theme with Angie

From anywhere in WP Admin, open the Angie panel and prompt it to delete a theme.

In the example below, we’re deleting the Hello Elementor theme:
The prompt to delete a theme

Update themes with Angie

From anywhere in WP Admin, open the Angie panel and prompt it to delete a theme.

In the example below, we’re updating all a site’s themes:
The prompt to update all of a site's themes

Switch themes with Angie

From anywhere in WP Admin, open the Angie panel and prompt it to switch themes.

In the example below, we’re switching to the Hello Elementor theme:
The prompt to switch to the Hello Elementor theme.

Warning
After switching, preview your site – some customizations (menus, widgets, settings) may not carry over automatically.

How to manage users with Angie

Manage users with Angie

From anywhere in WP Admin, open the Angie panel and enter a prompt to add a new user with as many details as possible. Following a sample prompt:

Add a new user: First name Jane, last name Smith, username janesmith, email [email protected], role Editor.

This prompt includes the user’s first name, last name, username, email, password, and role.

Available roles are: Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, or Subscriber.

If you omit a detail, Angie will apply a default.

Tip
Assign the least privileged role necessary. Angie can also update roles later, for example: Change Jane Smith’s role to Author.

Manage site settings with Angie

You can control key WordPress settings directly from the Angie panel without navigating through menus. Below are some examples of prompts you can use:

SettingExample prompt
Site title & taglineChange the site title to Dan’s Food Truck.
Site LanguageChange the site language to Spanish.
Time zoneSet the timezone to Honolulu.
HomepageSet the homepage to the About Us page.
Search engine visibilityDiscourage search engines from indexing this site.
Favicon/Site iconSet my favicon to this image URL: [paste URL]
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