{"id":57595,"date":"2025-05-19T15:55:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=57595"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:55:54","slug":"what-are-the-differences-between-the-elementor-editor-3-x-and-v4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/what-are-the-differences-between-the-elementor-editor-3-x-and-v4\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the differences between the Elementor Editor V3 and V4?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the introduction of V4 the Elementor Editor is taking great strides in improving our UI, making website design faster and more efficient than ever. While using V4, you\u2019ll notice a number of changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introducing classes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest change in V4 is the use of classes. An element\u2019s look and feel &#8211; its style- is determined by its classes. Every element has at least one class, called <strong>local<\/strong>, which is used to style that individual element while more classes can easily be added. Classes increase efficiency by allowing creators to reuse styles across their entire site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: Alex is building a website and wants to use a standard font for most of the website text. They create a class called <strong>Text<\/strong> that uses black text with a 12 point sans serif font. Every time they create an element, they just have to add the class <strong>Text<\/strong> and the text will be set to this style.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about classes see:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/classes-in-elementor\">Classes in Elementor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/the-elementor-editor-class-manager\">The Elementor Editor Class Manager<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/element-states\">Element states<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/prioritize-conflicting-styles\">Prioritize conflicting styles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Standardization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Elements in Elementor Editor V3 used three tabs to control their content and style &#8211; <strong>Content<\/strong>, <strong>Style<\/strong> and <strong>Advanced<\/strong>. In V4, the number of tabs was reduced and standardized. Every element now has two tabs &#8211; <strong>General<\/strong> and <strong>Style<\/strong>. The <strong>General<\/strong> tab is customized according to the element\u2019s needs while the <strong>Style<\/strong> tab is standardized across all elements. This allows you to easily unify your site\u2019s look and feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about V4 styles, see:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/style-tab-layout\">Style tab &#8211; Layout<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/style-tab-spacing\">Style tab &#8211; Spacing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/style-tab-size\">Style tab &#8211; Size<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/style-tab-position\">Style tab &#8211; Position<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/style-tab-typography\">Style tab &#8211; Typography<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/style-tab-background\">Style tab &#8211; Background<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/style-tab-border\">Style tab &#8211; Border<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/style-tab-effects\">Style tab &#8211; Effects<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/add-a-layered-background\">Adding a layered background<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More responsive controls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Elementor Editor V3, responsive controls are found in the options panel and are applied to a limited number of options. In V4, responsive editing is done by switching to a responsive mode.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about responsive editing, see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/responsive-editing\">Responsive editing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The chart below summarizes the changes you\u2019ll see in V4 elements:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Feature changes<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Elementor Editor V3<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>V4<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Element options<\/td><td>Three tabs available in the panel &#8211; Content, Style and Advanced. Options customized per element.<\/td><td>Two tabs available in the panel &#8211; General and Style. All Style options standardized.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Classes<\/td><td>Global settings created via Global colors, fonts and widgets.<\/td><td>Elements are edited and standardized by using classes.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Class Manager<\/td><td>No Class Manager<\/td><td>Class Manager allows users to edit and prioritize classes and styles.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Class indicators<\/td><td>No class indicators<\/td><td>Class indicators let users understand when class settings conflict with one another and which take priority.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Layered backgrounds<\/td><td>No layered backgrounds<\/td><td>Users can create mutli-layered backgrounds<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gradient backgrounds<\/td><td>Limited to two colors<\/td><td>Users can add an unlimited amount of colors to gradient backgrounds<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Box shadows<\/td><td>No layered box shadows<\/td><td>Users can create mutli-layered box shadows<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sticky elements<\/td><td>Elements can stick to the top or bottom of the the page<\/td><td>Elements can stick to the top, bottom, right, or left of page.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Responsive editing<\/td><td>Responsive editing done from the options panel. Only marked options can be edited for responsive modes.<\/td><td>Responsive editing done using the top editor panel. All options can be customized for responsive editing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HTML code<\/td><td>Allowed in some widgets<\/td><td>Not allowed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reset to default<\/td><td>Many options can be reset to their default by clicking a reset button.<\/td><td>No reset to default available.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the introduction of V4 the Elementor Editor is taking great strides in improving our UI, making website design faster and more efficient than ever. While using V4, you\u2019ll notice a number of changes. Introducing classes The biggest change in V4 is the use of classes. 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