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Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets

by WPDeveloper · Page Builders

Also makes 47 other plugins · 2.8M+ installs across the portfolio →

Elementor addon: 120+ widgets & templates — Elementor Gallery, Mega Menu, Slider, Form, Post Grid, Accordion, Header Footer Builder & WooCommerce.

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Health

A 95/100

no flags

Active installs

1M+

≈1.8M estimated

Momentum

+20%

downloads vs prior 30d

Biggest opportunity: Support resolution scores 93/100. Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.

How scoring works →
95 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 98/100
Support 96/100
Security 75/100

95 health vs 72 average across 1,895 Page Builders plugins

Install conversion

How it's measured →

0.7%

of downloads still active

At least 1M of 136.9M lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,272 plugins.

Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.

Details

Version
6.8.8
Last updated
6d ago
Added
2017-07-20 · 9 yrs old
Requires WP
5.3
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.0

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

99 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100

Updated 6 days ago

WP compatibility 100/100

Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer

Rating quality 98/100

4.9★ over 4,132 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.9★

Listing tuning 100/100

5 of 5 tags set · short description in place

Support resolution 93/100

14 of 15 support threads resolved in the last 2 months

Daily downloads

Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+20% vs prior 30d
18.4K2 Nov 2026

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.3M · peaks are release surges

2M2 Nov 2026

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Essential Addons for · #30youRTMKit for Elementor · #805WidgetKit for Elemen · #2470Turbo Addons Element · #3977

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.92 Nov 2026

Health trend

Composite health score, snapshotted daily

952 Nov 2026

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

2K2 Nov 2026

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v6.7 30%
v6.6 29%
v6.5 9.8%
v6.1 6.8%
Older / other versions 24%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “1M+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
1M–2M ≈1.8M

Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 2.6 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2M.

Install history since 4 Feb 2021

1M2 Nov 2026

Reviewer account pattern

from wp.org reviewer profiles

15 of the last 28 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review, and 9 of those landed between 2026-05-27 and 2026-06-23.

Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. ★★★★★ elo8617
    4mo ago

    Very responsive and available support !Truly appreciated.I recommend it.

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  2. ★★★★★ reviewecon
    4mo ago

    I had an issue with Essential Addons after an Elementor Pro update. Florence (through EA support chat) walked me through fixing the issue. Very helpful! This topic was modified 3 days, 16 hours ago by reviewecon.

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  3. ★★★★★ jimmyhix2711
    4mo ago

    Had Loren help me on a issue, professional, quick and responsive. Excellent plugin too.

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  4. ★★★★★ Steve Szasz
    4mo ago

    I’ve been using Essential Addons for Elementor across most of our projects over the last couple of years, including on our own agency site WP Clinic. Because we use Elementor almost exclusively for all our new builds, this plugin has become a massive part of our WordPress toolkit. In fact, pretty much every single site we rolled out last year had Essential Addons running under the hood. The extra creative capabilities and widgets it gives you are second to none. It makes it so much easier to unlock premium features and deliver top-notch, dynamic websites without the headache. It adds serious value and design flexibility to every build, which is why I’ve happily recommended it to countless current and past clients. I still sing its praises today. If you’re looking to elevate your web design workflow and build cracking websites, you can’t go past Essential Addons for Elementor. Absolute game-changer and support is always good even though a bit slow when I was up late at night trying to work out a hack.Great product and i will continue to support them. Steve S

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  5. ★★★★★ jasacat
    4mo ago

    this plugin provide a super fast support

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  6. ★★★★★ izakvdm
    4mo ago

    If you care about you core vitals then this is one of the best Elementor addons.I use some other Elementor addons before for my webite and I struggle to get my core vitals above 90%. After I changed to Essential addon and change my website to use Essentials element and blocks my core vitals are up now, between 99 and 100%. Even best practice is now 100%This addon for Elementor is very light to use.Recommended for ElementorFounder Team

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  7. ★★★★★ wildcard2092
    4mo ago

    I decided to buy the Pro version of the plugin. Some nice features is that each module can be enabled and disabled seperately, reducing the load on the website. Also, the widgets work great and are bug free unlike many other Elementor addons. Highly recommended!

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  8. ★★★★★ chicagopuppetfest
    4mo ago

    I had a fantastic support experience with WPDeveloper and the Essential Addons team. I was working on a large “People in Puppetry” gallery with hundreds of entries, and the Advanced Search widget had stopped returning media results the way it used to. This was a really important feature for us because the gallery needs to remain searchable and filterable as the project grows. Tracy and the team took the issue seriously, reviewed the setup directly, confirmed that I had not done anything wrong, and identified an actual bug in the plugin related to how media files were being queried. They prepared and installed a development build on my site with the fix included, tested it on the live page, and clearly explained what had happened and what to do next until the official release is available. I really appreciated the patience, clarity, follow-through, and care. This was not just a generic support reply, they actually investigated the problem, found the cause, fixed it, and made sure I understood the solution. That kind of support makes a huge difference when you are relying on a plugin for a public-facing project. Huge thanks to Tracy and the WPDeveloper team. I’m very grateful!!!!

    Read on wp.org ↗

Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. — Version 6.7.0 Added: New Widget | EA Woo Product Title Added: New Widget | EA Woo Product Short Description Added: New Widget | EA Woo Product Description Added: New Widget | EA Woo Products Tabs Improved: Security Enhancement Improve 6.7.0
  2. — Version 6.6.11 Improved: EA Post Grid | Improved AJAX request validation Improved: Enhanced input validation and security checks Improved: Security Enhancement Fixed: EA Filterable Gallery | Filterable control is not working on edit pa 6.6.11
  3. — Version 6.6.10 Improved: EA Pricing Table | Improved security validation for the Title Tag setting Improved: EA Woo Product Compare | Enhanced security measures Fixed: Added WPML Media Translation support for all media-supported widget 6.6.10
  4. — Version 6.6.9 Improved: EA Login/Register Form | Added validation for custom fields to prevent submission when the input is invalid Improved: Added new Gradient Text Color controller Fixed: EA Business Reviews | Reviews and timestamps 6.6.9
  5. — Version 6.6.8 Fixed: EA Event Calendar | End time displayed incorrectly for The Events Calendar events on non-UTC sites Fixed: EA Advanced Data Table | Resolved “elementor is not defined” error in standalone preview mode Few minor bug 6.6.8
  6. — Version 6.6.7 Improved: EA Advanced Data Table | Added option to set default sorting column on initial load Improved: EA Sticky Video | Video now pauses automatically when the modal window is closed Improved: EA Woo Account Dashboard 6.6.7

Security history

via Wordfence Intelligence

All 74 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (6.8.8). Sites still on an older version should update.

  1. 2026-10-30 CVE-2026-118205 Improper Privilege Management Affects <= 6.8.7 Patched in 6.8.8
  2. 2026-10-28 CVE-2026-110509 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects < 6.8.7 Patched in 6.8.7
  3. 2026-10-23 CVE-2026-110510 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 6.8.7 Patched in 6.8.7
  4. 2026-10-23 CVE-2026-110537 Missing Authorization Affects < 6.8.7 Patched in 6.8.7
  5. 2026-10-17 CVE-2026-110898 Improper Privilege Management Affects <= 6.8.5 Patched in 6.8.6
  6. 2026-10-01 CVE-2026-102394 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.8.4 Patched in 6.8.5
  7. 2026-08-27 CVE-2026-81777 Guessable CAPTCHA Affects <= 6.8.0 Patched in 6.8.1
  8. 2026-08-12 CVE-2026-18039 Improper Privilege Management Affects <= 6.7.1 Patched in 6.7.2
  9. 2026-07-30 CVE-2026-13345 Missing Authorization Affects < 6.6.10 Patched in 6.6.10
  10. 2026-07-30 CVE-2026-13344 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 6.6.10 Patched in 6.6.10
  11. 2026-07-20 CVE-2026-15145 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.6.11 Patched in 6.7.0
  12. 2026-07-20 CVE-2026-15156 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.6.11 Patched in 6.7.0
  13. 2026-07-10 CVE-2026-15155 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password Affects <= 6.6.10 Patched in 6.6.11
  14. 2026-07-07 CVE-2026-6459 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.6.2 Patched in 6.6.3
  15. 2026-06-05 CVE-2026-7665 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 6.6.4 Patched in 6.6.5
  16. 2026-05-13 CVE-2026-5193 Improper Privilege Management Affects <= 6.5.13 Patched in 6.6.0
  17. 2026-04-22 CVE-2026-25440 Missing Authorization Affects < 6.6.0 Patched in 6.6.0
  18. 2026-02-13 CVE-2026-1512 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.5.9 Patched in 6.5.10
  19. 2026-01-15 CVE-2026-1004 Missing Authorization Affects <= 6.5.5 Patched in 6.5.6
  20. 2026-01-06 CVE-2025-69092 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.5.3 Patched in 6.5.4
  21. 2025-12-16 CVE-2025-13977 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.5.3 Patched in 6.5.4
  22. 2025-11-18 CVE-2026-23543 Missing Authorization Affects <= 6.5.5 Patched in 6.5.6
  23. 2025-09-17 CVE-2025-64352 Missing Authorization Affects <= 6.2.4 Patched in 6.3.0
  24. 2025-08-14 CVE-2025-8451 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.2.2 Patched in 6.2.3
  25. 2025-07-07 CVE-2025-6244 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.1.19 Patched in 6.1.20
  26. 2025-07-02 CVE-2024-5647 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.0.4 Patched in 6.0.5
  27. 2025-06-06 CVE-2024-9993 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.1.12 Patched in 6.1.13
  28. 2025-06-06 CVE-2024-9994 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.1.12 Patched in 6.1.13
  29. 2025-04-16 CVE-2025-39589 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 6.1.9 Patched in 6.1.10
  30. 2025-04-16 CVE-2025-39590 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.1.9 Patched in 6.1.10
  31. 2025-02-04 CVE-2025-24752 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.0.14 Patched in 6.0.15
  32. 2024-12-18 CVE-2024-56063 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.0.7 Patched in 6.0.8
  33. 2024-11-14 CVE-2024-8961 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.0.7 Patched in 6.0.8
  34. 2024-11-14 CVE-2024-8979 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 6.0.9 Patched in 6.0.10
  35. 2024-11-14 CVE-2024-8978 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 6.0.9 Patched in 6.0.10
  36. 2024-09-12 CVE-2024-8742 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.0.3 Patched in 6.0.4
  37. 2024-09-10 CVE-2024-8440 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.0.3 Patched in 6.0.4
  38. 2024-08-12 CVE-2024-7092 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.27 Patched in 6.0.0
  39. 2024-08-01 CVE-2024-39649 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.26 Patched in 5.9.27
  40. 2024-06-10 CVE-2024-5189 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.23 Patched in 5.9.24
  41. 2024-06-05 CVE-2024-5188 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.22 Patched in 5.9.23
  42. 2024-05-29 CVE-2024-5073 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.21 Patched in 5.9.22
  43. 2024-05-17 CVE-2024-34764 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.15 Patched in 5.9.16
  44. 2024-05-13 CVE-2024-4624 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.20 Patched in 5.9.21
  45. 2024-05-09 CVE-2024-4448 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.19 Patched in 5.9.20
  46. 2024-05-09 CVE-2024-4275 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.19 Patched in 5.9.20
  47. 2024-05-09 CVE-2024-4449 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.19 Patched in 5.9.20
  48. 2024-04-30 CVE-2024-4156 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.17 Patched in 5.9.18
  49. 2024-04-24 CVE-2024-4003 Improper Input Validation Affects <= 5.9.15 Patched in 5.9.16
  50. 2024-04-24 CVE-2024-3728 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.15 Patched in 5.9.16
  51. 2024-04-24 CVE-2024-3733 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 5.9.15 Patched in 5.9.16
  52. 2024-04-16 CVE-2024-3333 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.14 Patched in 5.9.15
  53. 2024-03-29 CVE-2024-3018 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 5.9.13 Patched in 5.9.14
  54. 2024-03-29 CVE-2024-2974 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 5.9.13 Patched in 5.9.14
  55. 2024-03-25 CVE-2024-2650 Improper Input Validation Affects <= 5.9.11 Patched in 5.9.12
  56. 2024-03-25 CVE-2024-2623 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.11 Patched in 5.9.12
  57. 2024-03-11 CVE-2024-1536 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.9 Patched in 5.9.10
  58. 2024-03-11 CVE-2024-1537 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.9 Patched in 5.9.10
  59. 2024-02-12 CVE-2024-1236 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.8 Patched in 5.9.9
  60. 2024-02-12 CVE-2024-1276 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.8 Patched in 5.9.9
  61. 2024-02-12 CVE-2024-1172 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.8 Patched in 5.9.9
  62. 2024-02-12 CVE-2024-1171 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.8 Patched in 5.9.9
  63. 2024-02-01 CVE-2024-0954 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.7 Patched in 5.9.8
  64. 2024-01-17 CVE-2024-0585 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.4 Patched in 5.9.5
  65. 2024-01-17 CVE-2024-0586 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.4 Patched in 5.9.5
  66. 2024-01-03 CVE-2023-7044 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.9.2 Patched in 5.9.3
  67. 2023-09-14 CVE-2023-41955 Missing Authorization Affects <= 5.8.8 Patched in 5.8.9
  68. 2023-07-19 CVE-2023-3779 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 5.8.1 Patched in 5.8.2
  69. 2023-05-11 CVE-2023-32243 Unverified Password Change Affects <= 5.7.1 Patched in 5.7.2
  70. 2022-02-18 CVE-2022-0683 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.0.8 Patched in 5.0.9
  71. 2022-01-21 CVE-2022-0320 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects 1.0.0 - 5.0.4 Patched in 5.0.5
  72. 2021-05-05 CVE-2021-4446 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.6.4 Patched in 4.6.5
  73. 2021-05-05 CVE-2021-4447 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.6.4 Patched in 4.6.5
  74. 2021-04-13 CVE-2021-24255 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 4.5.4 Patched in 4.5.4

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CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 34 languages, 7 at 90% or more

Dutch 100%
Galician 100%
Serbian 100%
Spanish (Spain) 100%
Dutch (Formal) 99%
English (UK) 99%
Spanish (Chile) 94%
Portuguese (Brazil) 85%
Spanish (Argentina) 85%
Lao 79%
Korean 78%
Russian 77%
Persian 75%
Swedish 60%
Dutch (Belgium) 58%
Bengali 46%
English (South Africa) 46%
Spanish (Colombia) 41%
Spanish (Ecuador) 41%
Spanish (Venezuela) 41%
Spanish (Mexico) 38%
Ukrainian 32%
French (France) 27%
German (Formal) 26%

Plus 10 more locales with partial translations.

AI assistants

How it's measured →

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Premium

Share of voice

How often each assistant names Essential Addons for Elementor when asked about these topics, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.

Assistants
ChatGPT, Claude
Topics tracked
Slider, Instagram feed, Table of contents, Product feeds
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Readme readiness

6 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026

Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.

  • ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
  • ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
  • ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
  • ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
  • ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Contact Form 7 and 11 more.
  • ✓ Headings and lists 18 headings and 9 lists.
  • ✓ Enough to quote 15,832 characters of description.
  • ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-08-19 2M+ → 1M+ down after 940 days in tier
  2. 2024-01-22 1M+ → 2M+ up after 1047 days in tier
  3. 2021-03-11 900K+ → 1M+ up after 48 days in tier
  4. 2021-01-22 800K+ → 900K+ up after 71 days in tier
  5. 2020-11-12 700K+ → 800K+ up after 72 days in tier
  6. 2020-09-01 600K+ → 700K+ up after 75 days in tier
  7. 2020-06-18 500K+ → 600K+ up after 54 days in tier
  8. 2020-04-25 400K+ → 500K+ up after 104 days in tier

Competes with

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