How to install, activate, and connect Manage

Last Update: March 5, 2026

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To install Manage, you can use the WordPress repository, the My Elementor dashboard, or include it in an Elementor One subscription. Once the Manage plugin is installed on your site, click “Connect to start” to link it to your Elementor account. This process authenticates your website and unlocks remote management features.

How can you install Manage into a website?

Note
For non-Elementor One sites, Manage provides view access only.

Install Manage into an Elementor site

You can install the Manage plugin in two ways:

How do you install the plugin via the WordPress Repository?

  1. In the WordPress Admin, go to Plugins > Add New.
  2. Search for Manage.
  3. Click Install Now and then Activate.
    For details, see Install WordPress plugins.
  4. In the Plugins section, locate the Manage plugin and click Connect.
    The connect button to link Manage to your Elementor account
  5. Click Connect Now to confirm you’re connecting Manage to your Elementor account.
    Connect now confirms that you are connecting Manage to your Elementor account
  6. Confirm that your connecting to your My Elementor account or click Switch account to use a different account.
    The account email and the Switch Account link.
  7. Click Connect & Continue.
    The Collect and Continue button to finish installing Manage

You can now use Manage.

How do you install the plugin from the My Elementor Dashboard?

  1. Go to your My Elementor dashboard.
  2. In the top bar, click Add-ons.
    Click Add-ons to access Elementor Manage.
    Note
    If you do not have any managed sites, you can click Managed sites in the left panel instead of Add-ons.
  3. Locate the Site Management card and click Let’s Go.
    The Site Management card installs Elementor Manage.
  4. Download the Manage plugin.
    The download is a zip file. For installation details, see the install plugin procedure above.

Connect & Activate Manage

If your site ever disconnects, you can re-authenticate through Elementor>Site Management>Settings and then clicking Sync clicking on Sync. If that doesn’t work, disconnect and reconnect:

  1. From WP Admin, navigate to Elementor>Site Management.
    The Site Management section of WP Admin
  2. In the Panel, click Settings.
  3. Click Sync.
    the Sync button can help correct license issues
  4. If synching doesn’t work, click Disconnect and redo the connection process described above.
    The disconnect button which lets you start the process again

How to add more sites

If you already have sites connected, you can activate them under your Manage subscription.

  1. Go to Managed sites in my.elementor.
  2. If you have a subscription with available activation slots, select Add now in the notice above the site list.
    The Add now button appears if you have extra slots.
  3. Choose a subscription that has available activation slots.
  4. Select the connected sites you want to activate.
  5. Click Add sites to confirm your selection.
    The Add sites button lets you add the site to your subscription.

Once activated, All Manage features will be unlocked for those sites using your subscription.

Add sites by uploading the zip file directly to WordPress

  1. In the WP Admin, go to Plugins > Add plugin > Upload plugin
  2. Select the plugin from your files and click Install now.
  3. A prompt appears on the page encouraging you connect your site. You can also connect your site by going to Settings > Manage in the WP Admin.

Install Manage for Elementor One subscriptions

There are two ways to add Manage to your Elementor One subscription:

  • During installation
  • From the Elementor One dashboard

During installation

  • When installing Elementor One, make sure the checkmark next to Site Management is checked.
    Manage is installed as part of your Elementor One subscription.

From the Elementor One dashboard

  1. From WP Admin, navigate to Elementor>Home.
    Use the menu to access Elementor Home
  2. In the right panel, locate the Site Management card.
  3. Click Add for free.
    Manage is added to your Elementor One subscription.
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