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Install & activate Elementor Pro

Last Update: January 20, 2026

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Elementor Pro is an extension of the free plugin, Elementor Core. In order to install and activate Elementor Pro, you must have Elementor Core downloaded as well. See Install and activate Elementor Core for instructions before adding Elementor Pro to your WordPress site.

There are two ways to install and activate Elementor Pro:

Install and activate from WP Admin

After purchasing Elementor Pro, you can install the plugin from your WP Admin.

Note
If you have an Elementor One account, see the Elementor One section below.
  1. Go to WP Admin and navigate to Elementor>Editor>Home.
  2. Click Connect & Activate.
  3. Confirm that you are using the correct account.

    Note
    If Elementor tries to connect to the wrong account, click Switch User and log into the correct account.
  4. Use the dropdown menu to select the subscription you want to use.
  5. Click Connect & Activate.

    Elementor Pro is installed and activated.

Install and activate by downloading Elementor Pro

This section will take you through the process of:

  1. Downloading the Elementor Pro plugin.
  2. Uploading Elementor Pro to WordPress.
  3. Activating Elementor Pro.

Download the Elementor Pro Plugin

  1. Purchase Elementor Pro.
    After purchasing Elementor Pro, you are taken to a page where you can download the Elementor Pro plugin. You also receive an email with a link to download Elementor Pro. In addition, you can download Elementor Pro from your My Elementor dashboard as follows.
  2. After purchasing Elementor Pro, go to your My Elementor dashboard.
  3. Click the download icon.
  4. If you have more than one subscription, select the Elementor Pro version associated with the subscription you want to use.
    The Elementor Pro zip file is downloaded to your desktop.

Upload and activate the Elementor Plugin

  1. Navigate to WP Admin. 
     
  2. Navigate to Plugins>Add New Plugin.
  3. Click the Upload Plugin button at the top of the page.
  4. Choose the Elementor Pro zip file you downloaded and click Install Now. 
  5. When the install is complete, click Activate Plugin to complete installation. Follow the instructions below to connect and activate your account.
Warning
If you receive an error message saying that you are missing the style.css stylesheet, that means that you have tried to install this as a theme instead of a plugin. Elementor Pro is a plugin, not a theme. Install it as a new plugin only.

Install and activate for Elementor One and Pro users

  1. After purchasing Elementor One, click Download Zip and install this plugin. For details, see Install WordPress plugins. If you’ve already installed Elementor Pro, go to step 2.
  2. From WP Admin, navigate Elementor>Home.
  3. Click Let’s start.
  4. Click Activate it here.
  5. Confirm that you are using the correct account.

    Note
    If Elementor tries to connect to the wrong account, click Switch User and log into the correct account.
  6. Use the dropdown menu to select the subscription you want to use.
  7. Click Connect & Activate.

    Elementor Pro is installed and activated.

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