{"id":289,"date":"2020-04-19T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=289"},"modified":"2023-07-17T10:30:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T07:30:46","slug":"what-is-the-elementor-theme-builder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/what-is-the-elementor-theme-builder\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elementor Theme Builder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the past, a &#8220;page builder&#8221; allowed you to only design the area that your current theme didn&#8217;t control. Now, Elementor expands on the &#8220;page builder&#8221; concept to include the ability to design those areas that your theme normally controls, including the header, footer, etc. With Elementor Pro, the &#8220;page builder&#8221; concept has morphed into that of a &#8220;theme builder&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Builder&#8221; might be a confusing word in this case, but historically, it has become a standard part of the design vocabulary. Just as page builders are really page designers that work in conjunction with your theme, the Elementor Theme Builder is really a tool for building a new design framework that changes the look of those areas of your theme that has traditionally been off-limits to page builders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/theme-builder\/\"><em>Elementor\u2019s Theme Builder<\/em><\/a><em> feature does not create a new standalone theme.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Elementor Theme Builder Overview\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BWx8NQm2hdI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does Elementor\u2019s Theme Builder feature do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Elementor Pro\u2019s Theme Builder, you can now use Elementor\u2019s editor to <strong>visually build and design<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Any theme\u2019s header and footer.<\/li><li>Any theme\u2019s archive page templates so that you determine your blog posts and other archive layouts.<\/li><li>Any theme\u2019s single post or single page templates.<\/li><li>Any theme\u2019s search page format and layout.<\/li><li>Any theme\u2019s 404 page format and layout.<\/li><li>Your WooCommerce store layout.<\/li><li>Your WooCommerce product pages.<\/li><li>Dynamic templates, so you can build each template once, creating a content framework, and then apply it across your site with one click.<\/li><li>Multiple templates, multiple headers, multiple footers, etc. with each designed, built, and applied to different use cases!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve received questions from a few users, so just to clarify, we\u2019ve answered them here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong><strong>Even if I purchase Elementor Pro, I still need a theme installed already, right?<\/strong><br>Yes, you must have a theme installed and activated to use both the free Elementor plugin and Elementor Pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Which theme should I use?<\/strong><br>The choice of theme is up to you. As long as theme developers respect WordPress coding standards, Elementor should work well with it. We do have a <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/which-themes-work-best-with-elementor\/\">list of Elementor-compatible themes<\/a> available online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. You mention this isn\u2019t for creating a standalone theme. So I can\u2019t use this to code a theme from scratch, right?<\/strong><br>That\u2019s right. You can certainly code a theme from scratch if you\u2019d like. But Elementor Theme Builder is not the tool you need to write that code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. If I do code my own theme, and use Elementor Theme Builder to design the header, footer, and other theme areas, can I bundle Elementor Pro with my theme and then sell the theme bundle to others?<\/strong><br>No. You are not allowed to include Elementor Pro in a theme you are selling. You can include the free Elementor plugin if you\u2019d like. You can also include a set of saved Pro templates which you have designed. Those templates could be made available to import if the buyers of your theme choose to purchase Elementor Pro on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Elementor\u2019s Theme Builder feature is not about \u201ccreating a standalone theme\u201d &#8211; it is about building upon any existing theme &#8211; transforming and reimagining every part of your current theme with your design, your layout choices, your dynamic templates &#8211; all using Elementor\u2019s easy drag-and-drop visual editor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Also see <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/considerations-for-theme-builder-compatibility\/\"><strong>Considerations for Theme Builder Compatibility<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/introducing-theme-builder\/\">Read the full introductory blog post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about Elementor&#8217;s Theme Builder and how it benefits you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_elementor_kustomer_id":["65ba3ac496e4efd4ce241192"],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1498],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deprecated"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Elementor Theme Builder | Elementor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn everything about The Elementor Theme Builder in this article from Elementor&#039;s Knowledge Base. 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