Use the Elementor Canvas page layout

Last Update: June 1, 2026

An Elementor Canvas Page removes the site’s header, footer, and sidebars. 

This is great for creating specific pages inside your website that don’t need these elements such as: 

  • Landing pages
  • Coming soon pages
  • Maintenance mode pages

Create a Canvas Page

To create an Elementor canvas page:

  1. In the center of the Elementor toolbar, click the Page Settings icon .
    The Page Settings icon
    The page settings menu opens in the panel.
    The Page settings section with the Layout highlighted
  2. In the panel, use the Page Layout dropdown to select Elementor Canvas
    The Layout dropdown menu with Elementor Canvas highlighted

The page is now an Elementor Canvas page.

Make Elementor Canvas the default layout for your site

If you want to use Elementor Canvas for most of your site, you can make Elementor Canvas the default page layout.

To make Elementor Canvas the default layout:

  1. In the Elementor Editor, from the top bar, click the Elementor logo.
    The Elementor logo
  2. Select Site Settings from the dropdown menu.
    The logo menu with Site Settings highlighted
    In the panel, the Site Settings menu appears.
  3. In the panel, click Layout.
    The Layout field
  4. Use the Page Layout dropdown to select Elementor Canvas.
    The Site Settings Layout with Elementor Canvas selected.
  5. Click Save Changes.
    The Site Settings with Save Changes highlighted.

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