Setting up a WordPress website used to be an expensive endeavor. Now, with page builder plugins like Elementor and WPBakery available to WordPress users, creating an attractive site is quick and straightforward. Both plugins are popular among both professional developers as well as novice users; so which should you choose?
Answering this question depends entirely on your personal preferences. For example, if your focus lies more in design and layout, Elementor would be your optimal pick; but for blogging with more comprehensive CMS needs WPBakery would likely be superior.
Both page builder plugins offer an impressive selection of widgets and templates, and both plugins provide equal features such as premade layouts and page elements. Elementor stands out due to its extra premade options.
With Elementor, you can quickly add text elements, Google Maps, videos, images and custom buttons. Furthermore, its grid feature enables you to organize content into multiple rows and columns while its various styling options let you tailor elements based on your specific requirements.
As part of its unique feature, WP Studio makes it easy and intuitive to build responsive and mobile-friendly websites. Its drag-and-drop functionality is intuitive and makes editing pages and posts much simpler; plus its user interface is clean and minimalistic; additionally it comes with a handy navigator tool that lets you move across and along page elements with ease, provides custom changes through indicators, undo/redo functions as well as quick undo/redo functions for quick undo or redo options.
WPBakery doesn’t offer inline editing like other frontend editors; instead it uses a popup window which may be less than convenient for some users. Furthermore, its interface may be less flexible and intuitive than competing page builders due to missing features like sitewide editing (headers and footers).
Elementor and Beaver Builder both integrate seamlessly with WooCommerce, but take different approaches when using it. Elementor’s approach is more flexible as it doesn’t require manually inserting code and it updates quickly so you can see changes live as they happen in real time. However, for those searching for another alternative there are other WordPress page builder plugins which offer more flexible customization capabilities and customization capabilities than Elementor can provide.
Both page builders offer a selection of third-party and in-house add-ons that extend their functionality, including CSS editing tools, advanced shortcodes and WordPress multisite support. Furthermore, both feature advanced features to enable further customization by those with technical knowledge.
WPBakery and Elementor both possess their own set of advantages and disadvantages; your decision between them ultimately comes down to personal preferences. Elementor offers a more intuitive user interface, has free version and provides more advanced features compared to WPBakery; however, developers might prefer WPBakery over Elementor due to better support services available from them both.
If you’re not sure what would be the best choice for you, feel free to reach out to us – we do WordPress website development and have a few years of knowledge with both platforms.