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Starting in January 2026, some of the Elementor functions connected to site building and management in the WP Admin moved locations.

This change gives users a clearer and more efficient way of managing their sites and differentiating between the Editor’s page building and site management features.

The notable changes are:

• Templates are now part of the Editor settings instead of being a separate section in the WP Admin.
• Custom Fonts, Custom Icons and Custom Code are now grouped together as “Custom Elements” inside the Editor menu.
• System Info, Element Manager and Licence/Connect are now grouped together as “System” inside the Editor menu.

Below is a full explanation of the new menu structure.

Home

The Elementor home screen gives you a new way to manage Elementor Pro and other Elementor plugins. The home screen contains shortcuts to many of the Editor’s most used features, significantly cutting down your workflow. Here, you’ll manage capabilities you need to create, manage and optimize your website using unified, intuitive controls. For Elementor One users, you’ll be able to monitor your credit usage to make sure you have enough to keep your site running smoothly, buy more credits if you need and upgrade your account as your business grows.

Access the Elementor home screen

To access the Elementor home screen:

1. Go to WP Admin and navigate to Elementor.

2. Select the plugin you want to manage:
   1. Editor
   2. Accessibility
   3. Email deliverability
   4. Image Optimization

Editor

Select Editor to open a submenu to access all Editor settings. You can collapse this menu into a sidebar for a clearer screen. 

The Editor submenu contains:

• Quickstart: This screen contains shortcuts to some popular actions, such as creating a new page. 
• Settings: controls how Elementor interacts with your WordPress theme and external services. Settings are divided into four tabs:
  • General
    • Post Types: By default, Elementor is active on Pages and Posts. If you have Custom Post Types (like “Portfolio” or “Products”), you must check them here to edit them with Elementor.
    • Enable/Disable default fonts and colors.
  • Integrations
    • Integrating third party plugins and apps
    • Google Maps
    • reCAPTCHA
  • Advanced
    • CSS Print Method: Defaults to “External File” (Recommended). This generates a separate CSS file for each page, which is faster for browsers to cache than “Internal Embedding.”
    • Enable Unfiltered File Uploads: Toggle this ON if you need to upload SVGs or JSON files (for Lottie animations). Security Note: Only enable this if you are the only admin, as SVGs can technically carry malicious code.
    • Enable/Disable Google fonts.
    • Choose a method of loading Google fonts.
    • Load Google fonts locally
  • Features: This tab allows you to activate or deactivate specific Elementor features.
    • Stable Features: Keep these on (e.g., Flexbox Containers).
    • Beta/Alpha: Only use these on staging sites. They are the cutting-edge features that might still have bugs.
  • Version 4
    • Activate Elementor Editor V4
    • Activate experimental features
• Tools: If your site “looks broken” or a migration failed, this is your first stop. Contains four tabs:
  • General
    • Clear files and data
    • Sync Library: Use this if your Template Library isn’t loading or looks empty.
  • Replace URL: Critical for Migrations. If you move your site from a staging URL (staging.site.com) to a live URL (site.com) and your images disappear, use this tool.
    • Replace URL
  • Version control
    • Roll back to a previous version
  • Maintenance Mode: This feature means you don’t need a separate “Coming Soon” plugin.
    • Activate Maintenance Mode
  • Website templates
    • Import and export website templates
• Role Manager: Control who has permissions to make changes to different aspects of your site. For details, see Control user permissions with Role Manager.
• Submissions: Here you can access your website visitors submit to your site via forms. For details, see Manage form submissions.
• Templates:
  • Saved templates: Access the templates you’ve created.
  • Theme builder: The Theme Builder allows you to create your own website theme. For details, see What is Theme Builder.
  • Website templates: Elementor website templates allow you to use the Elementor Library or one of your own designs to help you get a jump on building your site. For details, see Import and export Elementor website templates.
  • Floating Elements: Floating elements are little windows that appear on your site’s pages. For details, see Add a Floating Bar to your site.
  • Popups: Popups are windows that appear on your site’s pages under defined circumstances. For details, see Create a popup.
• Custom Elements:
  • Fonts: Unique fonts can help with brand identity. For details, see Use variable fonts or Add custom static fonts. 
  • Icons: Make your site stand out by using original icons. For details, see Custom icons.
  • Code: Add your own custom code to your site. For details, see Add custom code. 
• System:
  • System info: Access details to analyze your setup. This is often helpful when troubleshooting. For details, see System Information.
  • Element Manager: Use the Element Manager to limit users access to certain Elementor features. For details, see Element Manager. 
  • License/Connect: Connect, disconnect, and reconnect your Elementor license.

Accessibility

Ally provides you with the tools to make your site accessible.

• Accessibility assistant: Shows you the audit dashboard providing an overview of your site’s accessibility. For details, see Navigate the Audit Dashboard. 
• Widget: Offers you ways to customize the Ally widget:
  • Design: Customize the appearance and placement of the widget.
  • Capabilities: Customize the options available to visitors. 
  • Analytics: Check your accessibility statistics.
• Statement: Add an accessibility statement to your website. This can be a standard statement or you can create your own. For details, see here.

Email Deliverability

Site Mailer plugin manages your website’s transactional emails – the emails sent from your site.

• Email logs: Track your email correspondence with customers. For details, see Email logs.
• Settings: Lets you control where and from whom your emails are sent. It is also used to send test emails. For details, see General Settings. 
• Suppressions: Keep track of people who have unsubscribed from your email list. For details, see Manage Suppressed emails. 

Image Optimization

Image Optimizer helps lower the weight of your images, improving website speed and efficiency

• Settings: Control how Image Optimizer optimizes images. For details, see Explore the Image Optimizer settings.
• Bulk Optimization: This is often used when first setting up Image Optimizer so you can optimize all your site’s images with one action. For details, see Optimize multiple images.