How to perform bulk actions in Manage

Last Update: March 5, 2026

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With Manage, you can perform Bulk actions for Plugins, Themes, and WordPress Versions. 

To perform bulk actions in Manage, navigate to My Elementor > Sites > Managed Sites. Select the Plugins, Themes, or WP Versions tab. Check the boxes next to the items you wish to modify, then click the Activate, Deactivate, Update, or Delete buttons that appear at the top of the list to apply changes across multiple sites.

Note
Elementor One users are able to make changes with Manage. The free plugin provides a read-only version of the app.

Bulk Actions (for all plugins) 

  1. Go to your My Elementor dashboard.
  2. Under the Sites tab in the top bar, open the Managed Sites tab.
    The Managed sites button to access all managed sites
  3. Click Plugins.
    The plugins button lets you manage all your plugins
    A list of plugins appears.
  4. Check the box next to each plugin for which you’d like to perform the action.
    The checkboxes allowing you to select more than one plugin.
    After selecting the plugin(s), buttons appear allowing you to take one of the following actions:
    • Activate
    • Deactivate
    • Update
    • Delete (You will be prompted to confirm deletion).
      The plugin actions Activate, Deactivate, Update or Delete.
  5. Select an action.
    A pop up box appears.
  6. Confirm that you want to take the option.
    The plugins(s) are activated/deactivated/updated/deleted.

Bulk Actions (per site)

To perform actions in bulk by plugin per site:

  1. Go to your My Elementor dashboard.
  2. Under the Sites tab in the top bar, open the Managed Sites tab.
  3. Click Plugins.
    The plugins button lets you manage all your plugins
    A list of plugins appears.
  4. Click the arrow next to a plugin to see what sites use this plugin.
    Clicking the arrow revealing sites that use the plugin.
  5. Use the checkboxes to select what instances of the plugin you want to act on.
    Note
    You can also expand multiple plugins by clicking the arrow next to them, and select specific sites to perform actions on.

    Use the checkboxes to select more than one site.
  6. After selecting the plugin(s), buttons appear allowing you to take one of the following actions:
    • Activate
    • Deactivate
    • Update
    • Delete (You will be prompted to confirm deletion).
  7. Select an action.
    A pop up box appears.
  8. Confirm that you want to take the option.
    The plugins(s) are activated/deactivated/updated/deleted.

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How do I update and delete themes in bulk

From the Themes tab, you can update or delete themes across your sites.

Bulk Actions (for all Themes)

  1. In My Elementor, go to Sites > Managed Sites > Themes.
  2. Check the box next to each theme for which you’d like to perform the action. You can:
    • Update (if needed)
    • Delete (You will be prompted to confirm deletion).

Bulk Actions (per site)

To perform actions in bulk by plugin per site:

  1. In My Elementor, go to Sites > Managed Sites > Themes.
  2. Click the expand arrow on the left-hand side of a Theme to view associated sites.
  3. Check the box next to the sites for which you want to perform a bulk action. (Update or Delete)

How do I update WordPress Versions in bulk?

To update the WordPress version in bulk, check the box next to the relevant sites and click Update.

How do I clean up my database in bulk

Select Optimizations for your Sites in bulk including:

  • Post cleanup (revisions, autodrafts, trashed posts)
  • Comment cleanup (trashed and spam comments)
  • Transient cleanup (unneeded cached plugin data that can be automatically regenerated)
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