{"id":32332,"date":"2022-08-01T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=13"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:47:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:47:56","slug":"installing-elementor-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/installing-elementor-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Install &#038; activate Elementor Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Elementor Pro is an extension of the free plugin, Elementor Core. In order to install and activate Elementor Pro, you must have Elementor Core downloaded as well. See <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/find-install-wordpress-plugins\/\"><strong>Install and activate Elementor Core<\/strong><\/a> for instructions before adding Elementor Pro to your WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two ways to install and activate Elementor Pro:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#WPAdmin\">From WP Admin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Download\">By downloading the Elementor Pro plugin and installing it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"WPAdmin\">Install and activate from WP Admin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After purchasing Elementor Pro, you can install the plugin from your WP Admin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[callout type=&#8221;note&#8221;]If you have an Elementor One account, see the Elementor One section below.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to WP Admin and navigate to <strong>Elementor&gt;Editor&gt;Home<\/strong>.<br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"336\" class=\"wp-image-158853\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Select-Elementor-Editor-home-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Select-Elementor-Editor-home-1.png 694w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Select-Elementor-Editor-home-1-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Connect &amp; Activate<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"118\" class=\"wp-image-158923\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-and-activate-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-and-activate-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-and-activate-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-and-activate-1024x178.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-and-activate-768x133.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-and-activate-1536x267.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-and-activate-2048x356.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm that you are using the correct account. <br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"351\" class=\"wp-image-158930\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-1536x792.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-2048x1056.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br>[callout type=&#8221;note&#8221;]If Elementor tries to connect to the wrong account, click <strong>Switch User<\/strong> and log into the correct account.[\/callout]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the dropdown menu to select the subscription you want to use. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"357\" class=\"wp-image-158944\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-1536x806.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-2048x1075.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Connect &amp; Activate<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-image-158965\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-1536x790.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-2048x1053.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br>Elementor Pro is installed and activated.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Download\">Install and activate by downloading Elementor Pro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This section will take you through the process of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Downloading the Elementor Pro plugin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uploading Elementor Pro to WordPress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activating Elementor Pro.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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=\"Install and activate Elementor Pro\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MWXeP_Tq2jE?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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download the Elementor Pro Plugin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/pro\/\">Elementor Pro<\/a>.<br>After purchasing Elementor Pro, you are taken to a page where you can download the Elementor Pro plugin. You also receive an email with a link to download Elementor Pro. In addition, you can download Elementor Pro from your My Elementor dashboard as follows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After purchasing&nbsp;<strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong>, go to your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.elementor.com\/websites\/\">My Elementor dashboard<\/a>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"423\" class=\"wp-image-51989\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-the-dowload-button-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-the-dowload-button-1.png 1232w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-the-dowload-button-1-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-the-dowload-button-1-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-the-dowload-button-1-768x478.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the download icon.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"232\" class=\"wp-image-51990\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-the-subscription.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-the-subscription.png 1035w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-the-subscription-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-the-subscription-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-the-subscription-768x262.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have more than one subscription, select the Elementor Pro version associated with the  subscription you want to use.<br>The Elementor Pro zip file is downloaded to your desktop.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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=\"Download Elementor Pro\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yPCQ_-PA01g?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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Upload and activate the Elementor Plugin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to WP Admin.&nbsp;<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"608\" class=\"wp-image-45626\" style=\"width: 380px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-20.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-20.jpeg 327w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-20-188x300.jpeg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Plugins<\/strong>&gt;<strong>Add New Plugin<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"287\" class=\"wp-image-45627\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-13.png 752w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-13-300x126.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Upload Plugin<\/strong> button at the top of the page.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"232\" class=\"wp-image-45628\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-14.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-14.png 884w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-14-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-14-768x262.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the <strong>Elementor Pro <\/strong>zip file you downloaded and click <strong>Install Now.<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"330\" class=\"wp-image-45629\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-15.png 806w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-15-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-15-768x373.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the install is complete, click <strong>Activate Plugin<\/strong> to complete installation.&nbsp;Follow the instructions below to connect and activate your account.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>[callout type=&#8221;warning&#8221;]If you receive an error message saying that you are missing the style.css stylesheet, that means that you have tried to install this as a theme instead of a plugin. Elementor Pro is a plugin, not a theme. Install it as a new plugin only.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install and activate for Elementor One and Pro users<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After purchasing Elementor One, click <strong>Download Zip<\/strong> and install this plugin. For details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/install-wordpress-plugins\/\">Install WordPress plugins<\/a>. If you&#8217;ve already installed Elementor Pro, go to step 2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From WP Admin, navigate <strong>Elementor&gt;Home<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"194\" class=\"wp-image-158452\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/naviagte-to-Elementor-Home.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/naviagte-to-Elementor-Home.png 502w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/naviagte-to-Elementor-Home-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Let&#8217;s start<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"362\" class=\"wp-image-159137\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-lets-start-1-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-lets-start-1-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-lets-start-1-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-lets-start-1-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-lets-start-1-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-lets-start-1-1536x818.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-lets-start-1-2048x1091.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Activate it here<\/strong>.  <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"360\" class=\"wp-image-159151\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Activate-it-here-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Activate-it-here-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Activate-it-here-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Activate-it-here-1024x541.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Activate-it-here-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Activate-it-here-1536x812.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Activate-it-here-2048x1083.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm that you are using the correct account. <br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"351\" class=\"wp-image-158930\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-1536x792.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confirm-user-2048x1056.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br>[callout type=&#8221;note&#8221;]If Elementor tries to connect to the wrong account, click <strong>Switch User<\/strong> and log into the correct account.[\/callout]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the dropdown menu to select the subscription you want to use. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"357\" class=\"wp-image-158944\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-1536x806.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/use-the-dropdown-to-slect-a-subscription-1-2048x1075.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Connect &amp; Activate<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-image-158965\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-1536x790.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Click-Connect-Activate-2048x1053.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br>Elementor Pro is installed and 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