- WordPress Elementor
- Getting Started with Elementor
- Elementor Tutorial by WebYoda
- Elementor Tutorial One-Page Photographer
After you’ve installed Elementor into WordPress you’ll want to get familiar with the interface and how it works. YouTube videos help with this. There are a lot of Elementor videos at YouTube.
wpbeginner.com has a good article that introduces us to using Elementor It’s called How to Create Custom WordPress Layouts With Elementor.
Create a new page or post on your WordPress site. Click the new ‘Edit with Elementor’ button to launch the Elementor user interface where you can edit your page using Elementor’s drag and drop page builder. You have two different ways to proceed. You can add sections and build your page from scratch, or you can add a template. Templates are a fast way to get started with Elementor. You can customize as much as you want the many templates that come with Elementor.
Templates
Clicking on the ‘Add Template’ button will bring up a popup where you will be able to see different templates available. You should look for a template that is similar to what you have in mind for your page layout. Select the template you want and then click on the ‘Insert’ button to add it to your page. Start editing the template to match your needs. Simply point and click on any element to select it.
Layouts
Elementor layouts are built using sections, columns, and widgets. Sections are like rows or blocks that you place on your page. Each section can have multiple columns and each section and column can have its own styles, colors, content, etc. You can add anything in your columns and sections using Elementor widgets. Click on the picture to the left to see some of the available widgets. These widgets are different kind of content blocks that you can place in your Elementor sections. Select a widget and drop it into your section or column. There is an extensive set of widgets available that cover all popular web design elements that you can think of.