Essential Addons for Elementor: A Review of 7 Years of Innovations and Its Popularity in WordPress

With the launch of Elementor – now a revolutionary drag-and-drop website builder – in 2016, the WordPress community witnessed something magical! It redefined the way websites were designed and built and has since become a favorite tool among millions of web designers and developers. However, soon afterward a new tool emerged in the next year (2017) to uplift and complement Elementor’s capabilities with advanced features requested by users — Essential Addons for Elementor.

Since then, Essential Addons has grown to become the most popular Elementor addon with over 2 million+ users globally. This blog will take you on a journey to reminisce 7 years of innovations and how the tool became the #1 Elementor plugin in WordPress.

Elementor x Essential Addons: How Both Tools Complement Each Other

Essential Addons for Elementor was solely designed to enhance and extend Elementor’s functional capabilities with the most advanced features, widgets and extensions. Over the past 7 years, these two web-building tools evolved hand-in-hand and empowered millions of users worldwide.

However, from the very beginning, team Essential Addons was always there with Elementor to make web building easy and effective for the users. Let us see what Verdi Heinz, the Global Community Manager of Elementor, says:

Meet M Asif Rahman, the brain behind the most used Elementor addon, pictured sharing his thoughts here with the Elementor team at their booth at the first-ever WordCamp Asia 2023. The relationship between the two teams portrays more than just a profession — rather a shared goal to make web-building easier and smarter.

In simple words, anyone who is using Elementor must be familiar with Essential Addons for Elementor, as both of them are considered cornerstones of the WordPress ecosystem. Right at this moment, 2 MILLION+ ELEMENTOR USERS are using Essential Addons to make their Elementor journey more enjoyable and exciting. The most interesting fact is that the minute you have spent reaching this line, 1 NEW WEBSITE has been added to the World Wide Web, built with Essential Addons for Elementor.

The Most Used Elementor Addons with 2M+ Active Installations

Essential Addons for Elementor has started its journey with the aim of making a difference by walking shoulder-to-shoulder with Elementor and taking the functionalities of the website builder a step higher. From then till now, the tool has been serving users with the utmost priority to make their web-building easier than last day and smarter than tomorrow.

Over these past 7 years, Essential Addons for Elementor introduced 100+ advanced Elementor elements (87 widgets, 15 extensions) and many more enhancements that reflect the commitment of the team to serve the BEST to its users.

2017 to Today: 7 Years of Innovation and Excellence

As we already said, Essential Addons for Elementor said ‘Hello’ to the world in 2017 and within a year it was loved by thousands of happy users. Within just 4 years, the plugin reached 1 million users, with the introduction of many new features and extensions. And finally, in January 2024, the tool hit its biggest milestone till date — 2 Million+ Active Users. A point to be noted: no other plugin for Elementor has yet reached this milestone. Plus, from the very beginning, Essential Addons was always on top in terms of active installations.

From Concept to Creation: The Birth & Evolution of Essential Addons within Elementor Ecosystem

Looking back at the journey of Essential Addons for Elementor, it is incredible to see how much the tool has grown, both as a team and as a community.

Here is what, Nazmul H. Rupok, CEO at WPDeveloper, had to say when he was asked the question— “What inspired you to create Essential Addons for Elementor?”

Hear from Afshana Diya, CMO at WPDeveloper. She has always played a key part in the incredible journey of Essential Addons for Elementor and has some great stories and insights to share with you.

Here comes the most exciting part – let’s discuss what’s new in Essential Addons! Not just achieving the most users than any Elementor plugin yet, Essential Addons comes with a surprise with version 6.0— a new logo, revamped website and plugin’s user interface, extensions and more.

Essential Addons 6.0: Celebrating 7 Years with Everything New & Fresh

Essential Addons took a huge leap recently with the latest release. What is in that Pandora’s Box— rebranded logo and website, a totally new intuitive user interface, a few new extensions, and time-worthy enhancements. Creating stunning and interactive websites is now a matter of time that truly engage your visitors. Let us see what is inside this release at a glance.

1. An Interactive Logo

   A new dynamic logo has been introduced for Essential Addons for Elementor. The logo symbolizes the sleek and modern look that the team has come up with.

2. Revamped Website

   A new logo obviously deserved a new outlook on the website. Keeping that in mind, the team revamped the website entirely, reflecting on the plugins’ dedication to providing users with the latest and best possible user experience. Would you like to have a visit to the website?

3. A New Dashboard

   Based on widget categories, you will have an overview of all the elements (widgets, extensions, integrations, tools) that you are using to see which are activated and which need to be. This update allows you to streamline your workflow.

   

4. [New Addition] 3 Advanced Extensions of Essential Addons v6.0

   These dynamic extensions are on the table to elevate your Elementor web-building capacity. Get ready to explore each one.

   i. Dynamic Tags
   Do you ever think about greeting visitors with their names or displaying their location to see where they are from? The Dynamic Tags extension can help you to do that in real time. To make your website more personal, interesting and engaging this extension can help you out.

   ii. Hover Interactions
   Did you notice anytime that the moment you hover over any elements and it responds immediately? That is called hover interaction & with this extension, you can create anything on hover that catches visitors’ attention.

   
   iii. Interactive Animations
   Static websites are outdated & dynamic websites are much welcomed nowadays. To add special effects to your Elementor website, Interactive Animations extension helps you to a great extent. You can easily create animations that trigger load time, scrolling, and clicking. From multiple sets of controls and styling options, creating dynamic websites is now easy with this extension.

   

5. Build Elementor Website with Regular Updates & Enhancements

   Besides bringing new features and extensions, Essential Addons 6.0 also comes with a few improvements. From many improvements, 2 key upgrades are Dynamic Widgets & Conditional Display.

   i. Dynamic Widgets
   Essential Addons 6.0 makes your favorite dynamic widgets even better. This update improves several popular elements, such as: Post Grid, Post Carousel, Smart Post List, Post Block, Post Timeline, Dynamic Gallery, Woo Product Grid, Woo Product List, Woo Product Gallery.

   These enhancements give you more options when customizing these widgets, making it easier to adjust content on your website. While not a total redesign, these updates keep your dynamic widgets strong and up-to-date.

   ii. Conditional Display
   Essential Addons’ Conditional Display comes with improvements that help you customize your content the way you want to. This tool lets you decide which elements appear based on specific factors, like user roles or the time of day. For example, you can show special features to members or promote a lunch deal during lunchtime. By personalizing content for each visitor, you can increase engagement and conversions.

   Getting more control over your Elementor web-building is much easier now with these new features. From creating unique, personalized, and interactive websites, the way to prefer is now possible without any coding experiences.

Many More Years Ahead to Grow & Achieve Together

Over the past 7 years, Eelementor and Essential Addons for Elementor transformed the way of web-building for millions of users. From releasing outstanding features and extensions to achieving remarkable milestones— these two tools have set the standard of what is possible in web building.

From the team, each day ahead is a promise to keep making something special for the users to streamline the web-building process. No matter who you are— designer, marketer, developer; you can rely on this duo. Let us keep building, creating, and achieving together for many more years to come.