{"id":32332,"date":"2022-08-01T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=13"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:49:37","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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> is an extension of the free plugin, Elementor Core. To use <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong>, you must have <strong>Elementor Core<\/strong> installed and activated on your website first. <em>(See <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/find-install-wordpress-plugins\/\">Install and activate Elementor Core<\/a> for instructions before proceeding).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you have the core plugin, follow the steps below to purchase, install, and activate <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Purchase Elementor Pro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before you can install the Pro features, you need an active subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the Elementor website and purchase an <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/pro\/\">Elementor Pro subscription<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After completing your purchase, you will be redirected to a confirmation page. <strong>Keep this page open<\/strong>, or look out for your purchase confirmation email, as you will need the provided download link if you choose the manual installation method below.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[callout type=&#8221;note&#8221;]<em>Note: If you have an Elementor One account, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/install-and-connect-elementor-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install and Connect Elementor One<\/a><\/em>[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Choose Your Installation Method<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two ways to install and activate <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/installing-elementor-pro\/#Download:~:text=and%20installing%20it-,Method%201%3A%20Install%20and%20Activate%20via%20WP%20Admin%20(Recommended),-After%20purchasing%20Elementor\">From WP Admin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/installing-elementor-pro\/#Download:~:text=ready%20to%20use!-,Method%202%3A%20Install%20and%20activate%20by%20downloading%20Elementor%20Pro,-This%20section%20will\">By downloading the Elementor Pro plugin and installing it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Method 1: Install and Activate via WP Admin (Recommended)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After purchasing <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong>, the easiest way to activate it is directly through your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard (WP Admin).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Elementor > Editor > Quick Start<\/strong>.<br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"240\" class=\"wp-image-170254\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/E-Editor-Quick-Start.png\" alt=\"Elementor Editor Quick Start\n\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/E-Editor-Quick-Start.png 678w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/E-Editor-Quick-Start-300x257.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Connect &amp; Activate<\/strong>.<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"92\" class=\"wp-image-170255\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elementor-Pro-License--scaled.png\" alt=\"Elementor Pro License activate quick start\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elementor-Pro-License--scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elementor-Pro-License--300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elementor-Pro-License--1024x138.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elementor-Pro-License--768x103.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elementor-Pro-License--1536x207.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elementor-Pro-License--2048x276.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm that you are logged into the correct Elementor 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><strong>Note:<\/strong> If Elementor tries to connect to the wrong account, click <strong>Switch User<\/strong> and log in with the account tied to your new Pro purchase.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the dropdown menu to select the subscription you want to use for this site.<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\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> is now installed, activated, and ready to use!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Method 2: Install and activate by downloading Elementor Pro<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This section will take you through the process of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Downloading the <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> plugin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uploading <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> to WordPress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activating <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>After purchasing <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong>, you are taken to a page where you can download the <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> plugin. You also receive an email with a link to download <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong>. In addition, you can download <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> from your My Elementor dashboard as follows:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/my.elementor.com\/websites\/\">My Elementor dashboard<\/a>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"351\" class=\"wp-image-170308\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/My-Elementor-Downloads-scaled.png\" alt=\"My Elementor Downloads\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/My-Elementor-Downloads-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/My-Elementor-Downloads-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/My-Elementor-Downloads-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/My-Elementor-Downloads-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/My-Elementor-Downloads-1536x792.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/My-Elementor-Downloads-2048x1056.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the top-right <strong>profile icon<\/strong> then go to <strong>Downloads<\/strong> and select your <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> subscription.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have more than one subscription, select the <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> version associated with the subscription you want to use.<br>The <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> 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.\u00a0Click <strong>Plugins<\/strong> > <strong>Add New Plugin<\/strong>.<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\" \/>\u00a0<\/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=\"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>Choose the <strong>Elementor Pro <\/strong>zip file you downloaded and click <strong>Install Now.<\/strong>\u00a0<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>When the install is complete, click <strong>Activate Plugin<\/strong> to complete installation.\u00a0Follow the instructions below to connect and activate your account.<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<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[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. <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> is a plugin, not a theme. Install it as a new plugin only.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect and activate Elementor Pro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From WP Admin, navigate <strong>Plugins &gt; Installed Plugins<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate <strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> in your list of installed plugins and click <strong>Connect &amp; Activate<\/strong>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"247\" class=\"wp-image-168767\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-Connect-and-Activate.png\" alt=\"Installed plugins section with Connect and Activate Elementor Pro highlighted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-Connect-and-Activate.png 1500w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-Connect-and-Activate-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-Connect-and-Activate-1024x371.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Click-Connect-and-Activate-768x279.png 768w\" 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><strong>Elementor Pro<\/strong> is installed and activated.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"50335\" class=\"elementor elementor-50335\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee4b6a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ee4b6a1\" 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